The given Chinese Name
'Gei Hao' means "brings good".
Most times "Lao Wai" is enough, the "old stranger" in positive sense.
In fact the mother-in-law started to use this nickname because she simply could not pronounce the German name.
Most Chinese friends simply use "Lao Ge".
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above: The new family during a visit in colorful Shanghai
(in cold February 2001).
below:
In the 'ASMARA-Restaurant' on Lombok island Gerhard celebrated his 50th birthday together with local friends (2004).
The restaurant-team had prepared an excellent tropical seafood menue with fine exotic side dishes.
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With one of our already five foster-children from Sri Lanka, the Philippines, China, and Indonesia. Above is little Hari from Colombo (in 2000). Since 2009, the sponsorships have expired.
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Gerhard's Greenpeace engagement can be found under » Greenpeace
Gerhard is partner at:
P.T. ASMARA Restoran Senggigi
- a fine tropical restaurant - in Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia:
> www.asmara-group.com
further engagement, hobbies:
• Co-founder of "Auftakt - Musik-Kooperative", a local initiative of hobby musicians in Bielefeld.
• Photography: photo.lagena.de (in English only)
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2006: Six years marriage with a Chinese woman of course change the habits of eating. Noodles have become a new favourite food.
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