SuperMimi!

The adventures of SuperMimi as she battles the evil King Koopa and his son Duck in an effort to rescue her friends Mario, Luigi, Baby Yoshi, Mama Yoshi, and Dug.

Mimi and Dug

This is Mimi and Dug. For those of you who don’t know Dug he is the talking dog that was in the Pixar movie ‘Up’ this past summer. Dug is also Mimi’s favorite toy ever since she got it for Christmas. She sleeps with Dug, talks to Dug, and takes him almost everywhere she goes.

Since Christmas I have watch ‘Up’ at least 20 times and watch ‘Dug’s Big Adventure’ (the short animated movie that came with the Blu-Ray), at least 30 times. Watching ‘Up’ with Mimi doesn’t mean watching it from beginning to end, usually it consists of watching the part when Dug first appeared, then skipping to the end where Dug and Carl goes to save Kevin and Russell. I enjoyed ‘Up’ the first couple times I saw it, and to be able to keep Mimi interested for such a long time is really a testament of what a great movie it is for kids, however I really mean it when I say I would be very happy if I don’t see that movie again for a really long time.

Family Pictures - Year 3

Every year Annie and I make a point to take a picture of Mimi once a year just to keep track of our growth together as a family. We usually do it around Mimi’s birthday however because this year we were moving to our new place, we didn’t get around to it until last month. Also because of our new place, we elected to go to a slightly cheaper studio. The results…well Mimi came out still cute but just not very…Mimi like. They dressed Mimi up and also did her hair to a more cutesy style. However if you know Mimi…she is kind of a tomboy and I am just not use to seeing her like this. But overall the pictures are fine and we can say this is kind of what we looked like in December of 2009. However…probably will not going back to that studio again.

Merry Christmas!

So I wrote on my Facebook status ‘Christmas in Asia is…business as usual…sigh’, that kind of sums up my Christmas this year. For the second time since I was 6, my Christmas was spent working, 3 hours total of commuting, and suffering from the bewildered looks of my coworkers when I wish them Merry Christmas. Sadly Christmas is just another day here in Taiwan, celebrated only by shopping malls and restaurants in order to try to generate more revenue for the year end. Some people do take it off, usually Christians or people looking for excuse to take a day off. The big holiday in China and Taiwan of course is Chinese New Years which this year comes in the 3rd week of February. So it would be a little strange celebrating 2 big holidays so close to each other especially since Christmas is so revolved around Christianity. However…it is a little strange going about it like it is just another day.

So yesterday on Christmas Eve in order to put a little of the Christmas spirit into our lives, Annie and I did fork out the money to eat a ‘Christmas Dinner’ at one of the better restaurants here in Hsinchu. The place was decorated nicely with Christmas trees, candles, and balloons. They even had a choir singing Christmas carols in English and Chinese to everyone. Mimi got a chance to meet Santa for the second time in her life, of course this was the first Chinese Santa she met and he wasn’t that fat…kinda slim actually for a Santa. I think Mimi was a little freaked out as you can see from the picture. Anyways though Christmas is what it is here in Taiwan…Annie, Mimi, and I with everyone a happy and safe holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!

Little Reo

I just recently came back from a business trip to San Jose. During the end of my visit I stayed over at my friend Matt’s place and had the opportunity to see his 7 week old baby boy for the first time. I bought Reo a Mickey Mouse plush doll which is as big as he is right now.

Seeing little Reo made me remember how small, cute, and vulnerable Mimi use to be. Of course later I remember the nights after waking up at 2am and 6am to baby’s crying.

Nai-Wan Trip

Yesterday the weather was unreasonably good, 80 degrees, cool and sunny. Since it was the last weekend my parents will be here before going back to U.S. on Tuesday we decide to go to Nai-Wan which is a touristy place up in the mountains near Hsinchu. Of course we weren’t the only people to take advantage of the good weather, apparently millions of Taiwan people had the same idea. Besides the masses of people, it was a good time with lots of good food. Mimi had a blast since she to go fish and play on the trampoline for her first time. We thought she would be scared but she was excited and like any little kid…fearless. Mimi keep talking about it all throughout the night and asking when we can go back. It’s a good first memory for her. Check out the photos and the video...

People Mountain People Sea...

Will Never See in America...

Famous Nai-Wan Hanging Bridge

Mimi on the Trampoline

The Famous Nai-Wan Pork Sausages

Mimi Fishing

Video...

Hualian 2009

Finally got my Hualian pictures up in my picture gallery. This Thanksgiving my family including my parents and sister went to Hualian for a small vacation. Hualian is a small city on the eastern side of Taiwan. Because the east side of Taiwan is mountainous, it has stayed relatively untouched by industry and is considered a must see tourist spot.

Here are some highlights….

6:00 am – rise and shine Mimi!


At the Beach


Mimi at the Entrance to the National Park


Walking along the Canyon

At the hanging bridge

King Kong Mountain

Thanksgiving Chicken

The Famous Hualian Spring Onion Pancakes

The Famous Hualian Pig’s Lard used to fry the Spring Onion Pancakes