Is It Fall Yet??

And another hot weekend in Taiwan. The tropical storm from last week left enough rain to make it uncomfortably humid. You know that one week in August where it's hot and humid and you sweat just walking to the mailbox and back? Well, that's EVERY DAY in Taiwan right now. Standing in the sun is not a good idea - heck, standing in the shade isn't a good idea right now! So I enjoy the airconditioning wherever I go. Thankfully all the shopping stops usually have good AC.

A bunch of us went out Saturday night to the night market Raohe. It's a pretty fun and full night market known for their food and lots of clothing. The mascot is an owl which you can see in the pictures I posted (link to the right). The market was built around the temple on the far east end that was built to overlook the river. Well now there's so much city between the temple and the river that it's impossible to see the original view that the Buddhist people had originally sought.

We found a game arcade with airhockey and strength test. Don't worry, After coming up short on the first throw, on the 2nd one, I took the gold medal for Team USA. We also found the outlet clothing section of town that has hours of endless streets with VERY cheap clothes - mainly for women. I was surprised I made it as far as I did with the heat as bad as it was Saturday night - and no breeze to help cool things off.

I took some pictures at Church yesterday. They are getting ready for basically a Vacation Bible School and have over 200 kids registered for the English Christian School this week. The theme is "Jesus is my Superhero" and we sang a song that says Jesus better than Superman, Batman, Yo-Gi Oh.... the kids will have fun this week. I remember the days of old with VBS and all the entertainment we had.

My stitches come out Friday morning. I took a picture but decided not to post it - so let me know if you want to see and I can send you the picture:)

Otherwise - the rest of Taiwan awaits Sarah's arrival in less than 2 weeks!!!! RAGBRAI starts this week - the thought of riding a bike 50-80 miles per day in the heat does not appeal to me for some reason. But best wishes to all those riding (including Sarah for a couple of days!)

One last thing I found today on the web. There are plans for a new building in Dubai that actually rotates or spins and changes shape through time. I think this is a facinating idea and a great example of what a little right brain creativity can do to traditional structures. That and a sh!t ton of money!!! Page 2 of the link really shows the concept in its fullest!