親愛的朋友們：

　　現在是凌晨四點，家裡的人都已經睡著了。再過兩個小時我將會在Rochester 的機場把行禮送入倉。24小時以後，我就會回到香港了。"等一等"，你們說， "你怎麼還在紐約呢？"，"不是應該先到日本去的嗎﹖"暫時先不回答這個問題，因為有點複雜。現在讓我先回香港把"China White"～"雷霆戰警"英文主題曲的混音工作完成；開始工作吧 ！

　　等一 等！我還沒有離開家，怎麼就已經在談論工作了呢？不可以！不可以！讓我再享受一下感恩節假期最後一點剩餘的時光吧！啊 …（深呼吸）… 好多了，讓我重頭再開始。

親愛的朋友們：

　　這個星期非常的棒。2000年的感恩節就像我想像中的那麼美好 。媽媽是世界上最棒的廚師，在我們兄弟、表哥，表姐以及爸爸；這一群飢腸咕嚕的觀眾面前再次展現出她的精湛廚藝。容許我加入一句話：這群觀眾已經不覺得餓了，而且還因為這個星期的狂歡暴飲變胖了一些。

　　我們的飢餓都歸功於一些體力消耗的活動。我、表哥，表姐以及哥哥和弟弟大部份時間都在社區裡一間中學後面的大山坡上玩雪橇。那裡的雪是乾的，而且很鬆軟，玩雪橇最適合不過了。我大概已經有7年沒有玩雪橇這種既單純又帶點兒 傻勁的運動。玩雪橇的過程中有15秒到20秒的時間是帶著孩子氣的欣喜從雪片紛飛的山坡上沖下來（ Wheee！）， 然後就要費勁的 重新跑回山頂上再滑下來（這就是使我們胃口大開的原因）。我們的整個下午充滿歡樂和刺激。再怎麼說，我是一個很好玩的小孩。有時候我自己都覺得滑稽，因為我很容易覺得愉快和滿足。Wheee！

　　感恩節的晚餐包括了小紅莓布丁、沙拉、釀蘑菇、塞在火雞肚子裡烤出的填料、烤番薯、個式的日本米酒、紅酒、白酒，最主要的當然就是18鎊重多汁而有味的大火雞囉！這隻火雞烤至發亮的金黃色、很香、很脆。甜品是四個用奶油作裝飾、很漂亮的南瓜派。我們一邊吃一邊聊著一起渡過的快樂時光。繼續吃著，聊到了弟弟將來的教育計劃。然後再吃，聊到了我作為一個音樂家的目標。接著吃更多，一直吃，吃到大家的肚子有快要爆裂的感覺。這就是我們的感恩節大餐，由王媽媽盛情提供！Bravo！太棒了 ！

　　這個星期能夠和自己的表哥，表姐、哥哥、弟弟，爸爸、媽媽以及一些在中學和大學的好朋友（ 在我的心裡，他們等於是我的家人）一起渡過，讓我覺得非常感激；。對我而言，沒有任何東西比自己的家人更重要，能夠擁有他們讓我感覺到真實的幸福。願上帝祝福他們，也祝福你們在這個佳節裡一切平安美好。

假期愉快

王力宏

It's 4:00 a.m. and my family is asleep, but in twhours, I'll be checking in my luggage at the Rochester airport. In 24 hours, I'll be back in Hong Kong. "Wait!", you say, "Why are you still in New York? Weren't you going to Japan first?" That question will be answered in time. It's a bit complicated. But for now, I have to go back and mix the song "China White" which will be the English theme song of "Lei Ting Zhan Jing". Back to work.

Wait a second! I haven't even left home yet and I'm already talking about work! This cannot be! I'm still going to enjoy my last hours of Thanksgiving vacation! Ahhh.(deep relaxing breath) much better.

Let me start over:
Dear Friends,
This has been a wonderful week. Thanksgiving 2000 turned out to be all that I had dreamed it to be. My mom is the world's greatest cook and once again flexed her culinary muscles to the joy and amazement of an audience of hungry brothers, cousins and father. Might I add, that the audience is no longer hungry.and quite a bit fatter after this week's bacchanal.

It all began with working up an appetite. My cousins and us three brothers went sledding for most of the day on a gigantic hill behind the local middle school. The snow was dry and fluffy, not wet and sticky, so it provided the perfect consistency for sledding. Sledding, is a sport that I have not played in probably seven years, and I had forgotten how genuinely silly it is. It involves 15-20 seconds of childish ecstasy as you rocket down the hill in a whirling cloud of snowdust (Wheee!!!), and then a much longer period of time running back up the hill (which is the part that works up appetites). Sledding is simple, and pointless, yet can provide entire afternoons of entertainment and thrills. After all, I am a kid who loves to have a good time. It's just funny how easily I am amused sometimes. Wheee!!!

Thanksgiving dinner included cranberry pudding, salad, stuffed mushrooms, stuffing, baked sweet potato, generous amounts of sake, red wine, and white wine, and of course, the main attraction was a juicy 18 pound turkey baked to a golden, shining crisp. Dessert was four beautiful pumpkin pies with whipped cream on top. We ate and talked about good times we've had together, and then ate some more, and talked about my younger brother's future educational plans, ate some more and talked about my goals as a musician, ate some more, and then were about ready to burst. That was Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of Wang Ma Ma! Bravo!

This week, I am grateful for having been able to spend time with my dear cousins, brothers, parents, and some of my best friends from high school and college (who I consider to be part of my family anyway). There is nothing so important to me as my family, and I feel truly blessed to have them.

God bless them, and bless you all as well this holiday season.
Happy Holidays,
Leehom Wang