Joe
Joe continues to travel around Asia Pacific for his job. When not on the road, he still enjoys working on the website, spends way too much time on social media posting his travel pictures on Instagram and Facebook (SingaporeJoe is his handle on both sites), to do so he continues using his camera to capture memorable sights and happenings in the region. This coming May will mark the 35th year that Joe has lived in Asia. Three and half decades ago Joe dragged his family halfway round the world to Malaysia on what was supposed to be a 2-year contract to open a new hotel in Kuala Lumpur... 2 turned to 4 years, 4 to 8 to 16 years and so on. Asia has been home for over three decades. Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong &, for the past 24 years, Singapore. Joe, JR, Cui Mei, Sawyer and Joey live in Singapore, while Alexis, Adam and Margot live & work in Freemont, CA.. Joe purchased a second home in La Quinta, California. The home is at Rancho La Quinta which is a great place, it is on a golf course, and will be great for holidays with an eye on it eventually becoming home after retirement. The purpose of this 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 when traveling the world.
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Adam & Alexis
Drs. Adam & Alexis Bateman haven been living in Freemont, the San Francisco Bay area for the last two and half years with their daughter, Margot, who turned 4 in January 2019. They welcomed their son, Clark Ellington Bateman in San Leandro, CA in the early hours of May 2, 2018. He has added more laughs, more fun, and a lot less sleep to their family. Adam continues to work as a product engineer for Lam Research and enjoys the fast pace of corporate life. Alexis has been fortunate to continue her work remotely as a Research Scientist with MIT, with occasional trips back to Boston to return to “HQ”. While she misses working on site, a few visits during the Boston winter make her eager to get back to California weather. The Batemans ended 2018 with a trip to Maui with Adam’s parents. They spent the whole week roughing it; sitting by the pool, splashing in the ocean, and napping frequently. They were all sad when it was time to go home. Adam and Alexis rang in 2019 by toasting a glass of champagne and heading to bed early. With two kids under 5, late nights are a thing of the past! 2019 is already kicking off as a promising year with a busy schedule, a few trips on the agenda, and a whole lot more fun.
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JR & Cui Mei
Cui Mei & JR continue to reside in Singapore, nestled comfortably 41 stories in the clouds. Their modest 2 bedroom condo can barely contain, the two little animals running around. Yet somehow by the end of the day, dishes are washed, clothes are reasonably clean and somewhat folded.
Animal #1; Joey loves his new school and has made many friends in his infant class. He continues to exercise his two most redeeming factors: a quickness to smile, and his uncanny ability to charm anyone he meets. Taking after his big sister, he leads the class by "guiding" his friends to climb on chairs and make an utter mess #facepalm. Meanwhile, Animale #2; Sawyer has mastered new skills - she’s developed with her dance moves and can count from 1 to 20! The sibling duo continues their love-hate relationship - looking after each other’s backs one minute and are whacking each other in the face the next #doublefacepalm.
Cui Mei thoroughly enjoys loves her job with the Singapore Tourism Board. It keeps her very busy having to predict how many hotel rooms the country will need in the year 2030! JR is utilising his 20+ years of restaurant experience to start his own consulting firm.
The family is on the perpetual lookout for the next fun activity. If they can slot it in between a meal and nap times they are game to try it. 2019 goals include swimming and dance lessons, more family cooking time, helping grandpa Joe mess up his kitchen drawers and finding time to go on a short holiday trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.
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IN LOVING MEMORY
 Dedicated to the life and memories of Gerri Hickman. Loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and teacher. Gerri was only 52 years old when she lost her 4 year battle with breast cancer on 9 April 2005. We miss her!
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www.JosephHickman.com
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