Carmen and I just finished our first 9-day trip to Hong Kong and China since leaving half a century ago. Instead of a relaxing vacation, we averaged 6 meetings a day—one starting at 7am and ending at 1am the next morning. We saw thriving malls, packed restaurants, and shockingly efficient transport (HK to Shenzhen round trip completing our tasks in 4 hours on a whim). We walked more in 9 days than a year in SF and Hawaii, enjoyed a 20-person karaoke room for just $85 (9pm–5am), and a private dinner for 8 under $200. But the biggest surprise? When we invited friends and alumni to visit us in America, they just stared and said, “Are you kidding?” 太太和我剛結束了離開香港半世紀以來的第一次為期9天的中國（含香港）之旅。這不是一趟悠閒的假期 – 我們平均每天開6場會議，最長的一天從早上7點一直忙到隔天凌晨1點。我們見證了繁榮的商場、擠滿人的餐廳，以及驚人高效的交通（臨時決定從香港往返深圳，並在4小時內完成所有任務）。9天內走的路比我們在舊金山和夏威夷一年走的還多；花不到85美元就能包下一間可容納20人的高級卡拉OK房（晚上9點到隔天早上5點）；8人份的私人包廂美食晚餐不到200美元。但最大的驚喜是？當我們邀請朋友和校友來美國玩時，他們只是瞪大眼睛看著我們說：「你開玩笑吧？」
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