Christmas Dinner

Yeah there were a few comments like:

When did we do this last?

Where is the fancy dinning table and chairs?

You made nice mashed potatoes!

The troop was smaller, 3 sisters, 2 kids, and a date.

I have to admit I was thrilled to do something fun.

If I thought he'd show I would have called up someone with an appetite and a thirst for vodka.

Grand total of 9 people.

death star canteen

Death Star Canteen in Lego-Land

Driving Downhill

Pic (A). Cost 1600nt$

Pic (B) Cost 1600 nt$

The fun part is that one pic came on Tuesday and one came on wednesday.

Thursday I was nervous.

Wifey said "I told you to slow down!". I would have if someone had told me there is a big sign in Chinese saying Traffic camera. OR I made the leap from "slow down" to the camera will take your picture.

This is a down hill stretch after leaving the freeway. The limit was 60 and I was coasting at 73 and 75. SHIT!

et aussi

more permanent snow

Boys' First Snow

This happened a few weeks ago.

It's hard to see but the snow was in the air.

It didn't stick.

More recent pics to come shortly.

Stimulus package for Taiwan

Money money and I qualify because I am a foreign spouse. I will get 3600 nt from the government. I was so thrilled I agreed to hand the money over to the wifey.

The department of transportation wants to give me a Taiwan license. But I am not from Saskatchewan, Quebec, B.C. or Ontario. So maybe a "yes" oh "no". There was a big chit chat about my international license issued from Moncton, N.B. They struggled to understand me.(who doesn't)

They asked me if MON-TON is MON-TAN-A. And then the clerk shook her head and said "Oh no USA." After consultation with her supervisor she wanted to know what is this N.B. I then explained that is New Brunswick. How about looking at this one that says Nova Scotia. The more I spoke the better their English got. And then like MAGIC , they sent me to another office and asked if they could speak to my wife.