Weekend Pictures

Nothing makes one more proud to be an American than watching the 4x100m relay where the US beat France in an amazing finish.



go Phelps - what a machine and only 23 years old?!?!?! Makes me feel A LOT older thinking about that.

Happy belated Valentine's Day (last Thursday in Taiwan) and belated Father's Day (last Friday in Taiwan). Here's the story on Father's day. It's yearly on 8/8 here in Taiwan. The Chinese for "8" is pronounced "ba" (like a sheep) so on 8/8 it's "ba ba" (black sheep have ye any wool). The word for father in Chinese is "baba" (kind of like dada) thus why August 8th is Father's Day every year no matter what day of the week it is on. As for our Valentine's Day... Sarah and I went to a bass recital that was ok. I was a little disappointed (the player wasn't as good as I had hoped) plus the music was all 20th century composed stuff which is FAR from my favorite era in classical music. So I did not enjoy it like I had hoped.

Friday we had an organizational outing in the mountains for a nice lunch. Pictures on the right of course to share with everyone. It was very hot, but the view made up for it (plus a decent breeze in the mountains). After lunch all were free to do whatever. Most went home (it was Baba Day) but a handful of us went to Karaoke for the afternoon! Sarah's first trip to the KTV - and she LOVED IT! For someone who was insistent that "I don't like to sing", she sure did enjoy singing for everyone. Everyone does it, and yes... some of them are BAD singers, but doesn't matter - they sing anyways. This one is close to our house plus has a LOT more English songs than the other place from my birthday gathering. So any visitors to Taiwan will get the pleasure of joining Sarah and I there!!!

Saturday we had a guest from work join us for some sightseeing. I also think it was the hottest day yet in Taiwan. (More pictures to share on the right as well) We went to Chang Kai Scheck Memorial but this time there were hundreds of kids and families there. The reason why was because they had a HUGE exhibit on Mammoths going on. Kids always like extinct things like Mammoths and Dinosaurs. We avoided the Mammoths but enjoyed the tour. Walked down to the electronics haven (thus the 3D glasses), then out for dinner and drinks. A big day for walking and sweating.

Sunday night, a group of us went to Shilin Night Market which is the biggest one in Taipei. Lots of unusual foods (but good), lots of random things for sale, and LOTS of people... even on a Sunday night.

Hope you enjoy the pictures... have a good Tuesday!!!