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Hong Kong Surprise

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I've sung the wrong song, played ping pong, watched King Kong, and acted like a ding dong, but I had never been to Hong Kong. After saying our goodbyes to our life in Indonesia,we were on our way for a stopover at the "Pearl of the Orient".  Was it wise to go on vacation en route to a big move from Indonesia to the United States to Dubai? Was it wise to take this much luggage to a tiny hotel room in Hong Kong? Probably not, but we made it work!  Besides seeing Hong Kong, our secret mission was to reunite Pea and her best friend Jigmai at Disneyland. Our good friend Tshering, mother of Jigmai and her older brother Wangyel, planned with us accordingly. Penelope and Jigmai were practically inseparable while we lived in Jakarta and taking Penelope away from her friend was truly one of the hardest points in leaving Indonesia. And thus, with careful planning, the Hong Kong surprise was in the works! Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005 and was the first in