We're about 34 hours from Sarah's arrival in Taiwan. I have a limo ready to pick her up upon her arrival. The Taiwan government is considering a police escort from the airport to the apartment, but haven't confirmed this yet. For reference (and the new readers), Sarah now has her own address label to the right. Yes, it looks very similar to mine but now has her name on it so she can get mail at the apartment! Should have a cell phone number for her by this weekend sometime.
It's definitely back to summer weather in Taiwan. 95 degrees and 66% humidity (the after shock of the Typhoon with higher humidity). Heat index of 102. No, I don't miss the snow, but I do miss the "normal" summers I've been used to in the midwest my whole life. But I do think I am sweating less than I was a month ago.... my body is probably getting a little more acclimated to the heat.
As July comes to an end, my other thoughts are on some of the things I read online:
Jamie Lynn Spears is getting married in Mississippi. I thought they were from Louisianna? Even so, if you had that kind of money in the family, wouldn't you want to get married somewhere... ANYWHERE... besides Mississippi? And what is up with McCain comparing Obama to Britney in his latest advertising? We're supposed to take McCain serious?? Another waste of money in politics as usual.
Pudge going to the Yankees.... seriously? Like they need any more reasons to be hated! I'm still surprised they didn't sign Bonds in the offseason just to make even more people hate him. And when are the Twins going to make a solid move by the deadline? They're playing well, let's get a team to move up to the top. Braves have thrown in the towel for the season already. Sorry, not used to that but I have a feeling the next few seasons will be like this.
China tries to "fix" pollution issues 2 weeks (less than that) before the Olympics. Sorry folks, this stuff takes 10-15 YEARS to fix, not days. I think overall this will be good for China to get in a different mindset (maybe not) and the world to learn more about China and not rely on textbooks that describe China from 1980s. Hopefully most people will also learn about the history of Taiwan and understand that Taiwan is NOT the "capital of Thailand". Take the time to learn about Southeast Asia geography (take you about 15 minutes) - this area will remain in the news for the next many years.
One other thought to share - not all Western Cultural influences are a good thing to see here. Sure, I enjoy seeing evidence of Hollywood films (Batman is a huge success here, even on the IMAX theatre here) or Pepsi in every 7-11 (all 2600+ of them), but when I see the latest craze of small dogs being carried around by young girls.... I get a little frustrated. Yeah, there are miniature dogs here that fit in purses, or are too small to walk themselves so the woman carries it everywhere as she shops. Hoping this fad passes quickly and we can laugh about it 20 years from now just like we do with the Jams we wore in the 80s.
Hope you all enjoy your Thursday! Mine is complete and I'm off to continue watching Back to the Future III complete with Chinese Subtitles!!!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
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