November 18, 2006, 9:24pm

My knees are in pain right now. I went up to the mountain this morning. I hiked 2 miles... It's not like hills in Hong Kong or the Great Wall. I didn't even have to go up and down. The car did that. I was only walking on a trail of level ground... It's very easy but my knees are swollen.

It's very beautiful and quiet up there. I'll post some photos probably tomorrow. No time this evening. I'm making law han fruit soup. It's very dry here.