Sept.28,1993(Tuesday)
Shirley assisted in parquet classification.
The 3 classification of Guatambu parquet are:
A – Light color good surface looking for exporting Taiwan
L – Mixed color of dark and light.
C – Ugliest looking surface with knots.
Kintana has 3 children. Sofia and Laura and a youngest son.
Sept.29, 1993 (Wednesday)
Month ending. Started inventory taking.
There are a few bags of Palosanto small pieces.
Secretary of Macosor, Silvina invited Shirley to her near by house for lunch.
They have carrot juice and mix salad fruit for dessert.
At night it rain. Raining down from the sky was rain drops were ice pieces.
Sept.30,1993 (Thursday)
Strong wind midnight and power supply black out a few times.
This morning woke up to learn that certain part of factory roof was damage by halt.
It’s a rainy day today.
11:45AM Ole came from Asuncion and gave a lunch treat in Lee Garden Restaurant in Ciudad del Este.
Rosie prepared lunch for us which we kept for Dinner.
Wednesday, September 29, 1993
Tuesday, September 21, 1993
Life in Macosur factory
Sept 20, 1993 (Monday) St. Paulo?/ Asuncion
7:45AM (Hong Kong is 7:45 P.M.) Our Varig flight No:RG829 arrived São Paolo of Brazil early morning. Almost all passenger clapped their hands.
In the flightwe get to know 3 sisters from Taiwan who were also on their first trip to Paraguay. It was an unexpected to see Chinese also going to this far remorted corner of the earth. While waiting at São Paolo Airport for the connecting flight to Asunsion of Paraguay, I tried to helped them to use the public phone to connect to their parent in Paraguay and some how I could not get the right connection.
10:40AM we transferred into a smaller airplane to Asuncion, capital of Paraguay.
Asunción is serviced by the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, which is also the country’s main gateway. The airport is located in Luque, a suburb of Asunción.
It’s a small airport. A swarm of baggage porters at the luggage claim area and before I could say yes or no a porters already started pushing our luggage trolley toward the exit where Mr. Ole has not difficulties to identify us. He paid the tip to the porter as I have no Guarani.
He send us to Paramanta hotel a nice simple place with a nice garden and the owner is German.
At night Mr. Hinrichs invited us dinner Diamond Restaurant. A Chinese restaurant.
Sep. 21, 1993 (Tuesday) First day in Macosur
I awake 4:30AM in morning by the singing of birds in Paramanta Hotel. I just enjoy sitting under the quite peaceful morning ray till breakfast time around 7:30.
At 8:30 Ole came and off we went to Ciudad del Este by road 3 hours.
In the way we stopped at a famous steak restaurant for lunch.
Afternoon we reached Macosur Factory and the first people we saw are Kintana and Paul standing besides the wooden office building waiting for us.
Among the first thing we did was Paul brought us to see the production line in the factory. This is why I came here for, as their new production supervisor.
Sept.24,1993 (Friday)
This is the last working day of the week. It is only 5 days operation.
Factory starts at 6:00AM and end at 4:00PM
Our usual dinner time is 6:00PM.
Shirley became good friends to Ana and Laura whom she gave a hair clip each as gift.
Sept. 25 1993(Saturday)
Today is Saturday and factory off day.
The maid, Lucy, also off on each Saturday
After breakfast around 8:30 A.M. Paul and two of us together with Mr. Caballero went to supermarket in the city using company’s car.
We bought necessities such as toothbrush, pail, Vegetables, and so many things.
We have lunch in a Chinese restaurant.
7:45AM (Hong Kong is 7:45 P.M.) Our Varig flight No:RG829 arrived São Paolo of Brazil early morning. Almost all passenger clapped their hands.
In the flightwe get to know 3 sisters from Taiwan who were also on their first trip to Paraguay. It was an unexpected to see Chinese also going to this far remorted corner of the earth. While waiting at São Paolo Airport for the connecting flight to Asunsion of Paraguay, I tried to helped them to use the public phone to connect to their parent in Paraguay and some how I could not get the right connection.
10:40AM we transferred into a smaller airplane to Asuncion, capital of Paraguay.
Asunción is serviced by the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, which is also the country’s main gateway. The airport is located in Luque, a suburb of Asunción.
It’s a small airport. A swarm of baggage porters at the luggage claim area and before I could say yes or no a porters already started pushing our luggage trolley toward the exit where Mr. Ole has not difficulties to identify us. He paid the tip to the porter as I have no Guarani.
He send us to Paramanta hotel a nice simple place with a nice garden and the owner is German.
At night Mr. Hinrichs invited us dinner Diamond Restaurant. A Chinese restaurant.
Sep. 21, 1993 (Tuesday) First day in Macosur
I awake 4:30AM in morning by the singing of birds in Paramanta Hotel. I just enjoy sitting under the quite peaceful morning ray till breakfast time around 7:30.
At 8:30 Ole came and off we went to Ciudad del Este by road 3 hours.
In the way we stopped at a famous steak restaurant for lunch.
Afternoon we reached Macosur Factory and the first people we saw are Kintana and Paul standing besides the wooden office building waiting for us.
Among the first thing we did was Paul brought us to see the production line in the factory. This is why I came here for, as their new production supervisor.
Sept.24,1993 (Friday)
This is the last working day of the week. It is only 5 days operation.
Factory starts at 6:00AM and end at 4:00PM
Our usual dinner time is 6:00PM.
Shirley became good friends to Ana and Laura whom she gave a hair clip each as gift.
Sept. 25 1993(Saturday)
Today is Saturday and factory off day.
The maid, Lucy, also off on each Saturday
After breakfast around 8:30 A.M. Paul and two of us together with Mr. Caballero went to supermarket in the city using company’s car.
We bought necessities such as toothbrush, pail, Vegetables, and so many things.
We have lunch in a Chinese restaurant.
Monday, September 20, 1993
To the other side of the globe
Sept.19, 1993(Sunday) Last Day in Hong Kong
Today we are leaving for Paraguay from Hong Kong.
Shirley has live here for 2 years and I lived here for more then 6 years. We were both workers in Hong Kong – Shirley a domestic helper while I was an office worker.
8:30AM Gloria came to our boarding house to give a helping hand.
10:00AM Both of us took the Ferry off from Cheung Chau to Kai Tak International Airport. Waiving farewell at the ferry pair were Gloria, Gloreen, Angie, Tita and Mirriam.
From Jim Sha Tsui, we board the shatter airport bus to the airport. Howard came to the airport to see us off.
2:30PM passenger started boarding though the plane started moving only at 4:30PM and within 2 minutes the plane was in the sky.
Two hours later the plan stopped over at Bangkok International Airport for 1 hour refill.
Thailand time is only 5:30PM while Hong Kong is already 6:30PM. We began the experience of “Traveling backward in time” in which we gained 1 hour of extra time. This flight continued until we reach Paraguay by then we have gain half day (6 hours) of extra time in our life.
We stop over again in Johannesburg at 11:45PM and Hong Kong time is 5:45AM morning of the next day. So officially I have ever ‘Landed’ on the great continent of African though I never actually set a foot step on the soil.
Saturday, September 18, 1993
Farewell Dinners
Sept.17,1993 Friday Hong Kong
Gloria family invited us to their flat for a farewell dinner. We are leaving Hong Kong in 2 days time on 19th September 1993 for job offer in Paraguay. Their flat is just 5 minutes walk.
After dinner we return home to continue packing our luggage.
Sept.18,1993 (Saturday) Hong Kong
Howard invited us to Hong Kong for farewell dinner in Chinese restaurant. Lawrence is already waiting for us with his two daughters when we reached there. Howard Tsai arrived after us.
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