Life in Asia

The Hickmans have called Asia home for 25 years. Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong &, for the past 13 years, Singapore.  Joe & JR now both live & work here, Alexis is living & working on her PHD at UC Irvine. The purpose of our website is to give you a glimpse at what's going on in their lives; important events, simple moments and times they simply laugh at themselves. Here they share their stories, photos, adventures and experiences to various parts of the world. 

JR now living in Singapore

JR moved to Singapore in February 2008 transferring from the Fairmont Newport Beach to The Fairmont Singapore.  Joe and JR are now roommates and having a great time re-discovering Singapore together when they have the chance. Between JR's 12-hour, 6-day work schedule and Joe's travels they are often like ships passing at sea...  JR has recently purchased a Canon SLR camera and he and Joe are working on building their photo libraries.

Alexis in Irvine, California
Alexis buzzed through University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 3  years and is now attending University of California, Irvine (UCI).  She received her Masters in Urban Planning (MURP) last year and is now in the process of getting her PHD in Public Policy. Even better yet, Alexis was granted a 3 year fellowship by UCI! We are all so proud of her.  Alexis still manages to get home to Singapore once or twice a year to spend time with Joe and JR.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
 - Dalai Lama
Joe

Joe continues to travel Asia Pacific for his job with Interval International.  When not on the road he still enjoys working on his website, fooling around with his camera especially when on holiday in countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand etc.  The month of May marked the 25th year that Joe has lived in Asia.  25 years ago he dragged his family halfway round the world to Malaysia on what was supposed to be a 2-year contract... 2 turned to 4 years, 4 to 8 years and so on.  He has resided in Singapore for 14 years now and thinks of it as home.

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.
 - Charles M. Schulz







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