Mom and I wrote bike to the market. The street is bustling with people, vendors luring loudly, shoppers catching and bringing their ‘trophies’ (bags of everything they like) home for the feast. Our baskets were quickly filled with fruits, vegetables, fish, and on top, an old-fashioned rice cake. I worked till before the reunion dinner. …
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Care
We went to a dim sum restaurant and had some extra food. We asked the waitress for a box to bring them home. She was eager to help. She carefully picked up each piece and put it side-by-side in the box. It became a pretty ‘assortment’. We complimented her artistic skill. She laughed and said …
Flag Raising
The first day of 2024, mom, dad and I got up early to join the flag raising ceremony at 7AM at a neighborhood playground. With election in 2 weeks, the debate of identity and competition are intense yet today there is no bus, neither freebie to lure…Everybody came with his/ her heart. We held a …
4 Old Streets, 4 Different Styles
(四條老街，四樣風情) I visited 4 old streets in New Taipei City: Dan Shui (淡水), Jiu Fen (九份), Shi Fen (十分), San Xia (三峽). The first two I had visited many years ago and liked so I want to come back; the last two was first time. They were very different, let me share with you… Dan …
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving normally are days off that people spend with family, friends, watching Macy’s parades and having way too much food. This year is quite different, due to system incident, I’m discussing with engineers then communicating with cross-functional team. The whole morning went quickly. I was planning to have lunch with some friends but by the …
Dream Come True
March ’20 I had a planned trip to Arkansas and complete a bucket list to visit all US states. Covid hit, the trip was cancelled and postponed until now, 3.5 years later. I landed in Little Rock in a sunny Saturday afternoon. I walked out of the airport excited to check things out. A small …
Be Nice
I had a chimney inspection, performed by 2 young guys. The lead guy said he will send me the report in the afternoon as well as checking if he could make the price works for the cap style I want. Later I received the good news: yes. Great, I followed up with 2 questions we …
Be Cynical or Be Grateful?
One of the tenants invited me for lunch at a local new restaurant and offered to help out cleaning up the leaves in the backyard. How lovely! I thought it may be her way to say thank you as I took her out to celebrate her new job 2 months back and bought a new …
Que Hace Feliz
Vi el mes pasado, la vida estuve sensilla, yo trabajé todos los días, corre dos veces cada semana, y camine a veces. Hice cena de verduras para Ana* y yo (su hijo y hermana no quiere) te o café con leche para su hermana. Yet, caminamos. En el fin de semana, ella hace officials y …
Regalos de Memoria
Ana* me regalo una taza (foto 3) con Fusa para memoria de ‘Ariba, abajo, a Centro, por dentro’ (salud antes de beber). Que amable. Luego, su hermana, Dina* también quiere me regalo, no necesita, uno es suficiente. La experience es regalo muy especial pero ella insistió. Miramos en la tienda y Ana encontré un juguete …