Many people have written in asking why Willie hasn't posted anything in our Scrapbook for so long. Well it turns out that Willie has been just too busy to sit down and write the long articles and stories he used to write for the website. However, he felt guilty that he wasn't contributing to the Scrapbook and so we came up with an idea for a new feature called Ask Willie. It will give everyone an opportunity to not only hear from him on a regular basis, but also to find out more about him. You can send your questions to askwillie [at] jackiechan [dot] com and Willie will answer them here in the Scrapbook as time permits.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Unfortunately, in Hong Kong most people have a 5 1/2 day work week (although many are changing to a five day week as they have in many advanced countries). It's also unfortunate that our darling JC is a workaholic and he won't listen at all when we suggest switching to five days! I don't have any special hobbies, but as you know from previous (I know - a long time ago!) articles, I have a little seaside house and I go there for the weekends. I love the sound of the waves and the quiet of the sea. Often I have to take a bit of work with me because - believe it or not - the JC Group has more than 30 companies and there's so much accounting work to do, so many checks to sign! I just wish all those checks were meant for me!

Something I would like most to do is to learn about Zen Buddhism. I have learned some things at several temples, but it's hard to find courses, especially in English. To conclude I will say that I love to eat and drink and that I do every night. (Oh I know some of you have written and want me not to drink too much. I wish I could stop!)

Warmest aloha,
Willie

15 August 2006