connecting with suzhou friends

i have been to suzhou yearly since 2004 during the months of may-june. the friends i have made included local and expats. we stay in touch mainly through sms, emails, or chat online or the occassional phone calls (thanks to calling cards) and the yearly chinese new year cards sent out.. I miss my friends, and i wish i can visit them more often. i am preparing myself and psyching myself up to visit them again this year may-june.