Taipung Suites Tainan

... for once. Plus I felt he knew what he was doing and so I trusted him enough and it was great to not have to do anything.

We decided to go to the "Tree House" first as that was furthest and then make our way back. The tree house was a run down building that had been taken over by Banyan trees, kinda like at Angkor Thom in Siem Reap. The destructive power of one tree is quite amazing, penetrating walls easily. I think Daniel said that it ...

... and tried some milk fish soup (a Tainan delicacy). After a lunch of oyster omelet and dried mangoes, we visited Anping's Merchant House/Tree House.

The Tree House was especially interesting because a Banyan tree had completely overgrown and replaced one of the wall of the structure. The remaining rooms had been decorated with modern furniture which subscribed to Asian contemporary aesthetics. It was the closest thing to a Museum I have been to since Nairobi.

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... temple grounds. I bought a funny t-shirt... funny means inappropriate English because I don't think I'd want to wear it at home. "Love is a small word" "Love can be absurd" "Loving should be heard". The video is of a random garbage truck. We thought it was time everyone heard it at home.

... Range. The 21-meter-high Eluanbi Lighthouse is o­ne of the most impressive lighthouses in Taiwan. Known as the "East Asian Light, " it is a historic preservation site. Eluanbi Park spreads out over a coral and limestone terrain rich in unusual formations, caves, and animal and plant life. As we walked up the path to view the lighthouse, which was a long path uphill in horrible heat by the way, there was several jewelry vendors selling some very nice pieces. I actually ...

... have to thank God daily for this opportunity. I finally got up the nerve to ride my bide around the city the other day. I wasn't as nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Mind you I haven't rode a bike in like 15 years or more, but its true you never forgot. I managed not to get hit by any cars or scooter which was good. I found that if you just go when all the other scooter go then you will be fine. I am trying to bike in the morning or later in the afternoon when its ...

... so dass ich keine besond**s grosse V**antwortung od** Druck hatte und alles ein wenig entspannt** war. Es wa**e jetzt auch spannend fu** mich, eine gewisse Zeit mit alten Menschen zu arbeiten (eine ku**z**e Zeit und auch nur als Freiwillig** J) um zu sehen, wie mir diese Taetigkeit gefaellt. Ich denke, ich kann jetzt auch ganz and**s an eine solche neue Aufgabe h**angehen, weil ich mich selbst viel bess** kenne und einen V**gleich zu d** Jugendarbeit habe. Im Laufe ...

... Halbleit**technik und Elektronik und namhafte Firmen wie BenQ, Realtek, VIA Technologies hi** heimisch. Auss**dem w**den hi** vor allem auch Fahrraed** (Giant) fu** die ganze Welt produzi**t. Quatschen, sch**zen und laut lachen, das ist was die Leut' hi** g**ne machen! Die Menschen hi** sind wirklich sehr h**zlich und h**zig und obwohl Asiaten fu** uns vielleicht einen zurueckhaltenden od** ruhigen Eindruck machen...wenn sie unt** sich sind dann geht es ...

... due in around 11pm. After taking showers and "freshening up", Melinda and I decided to wander around to find an ATM and a snack. After a bit we did finally locate an ATM that would take a MasterCard. Navigating the ATM menu in Chinese was an adventure. There was just enough broken English for us to figure out where to put in the PIN number and how much cash we wanted. Of course, after very little sleep, doing the ...

... mit all**lei Leck**eien. Wegen Tischsitten muss man sich ab** nicht viele Gedanken machen, denn Abfall und Knochen w**den zum Beispiel einfach auf den Tisch gelegt, es darf ruhig auch ein kleines bisschen g**aeuschvoll zugehen und ruelpsen ist auch gestattet, woran ich mich auch wirklich noch nicht gewoehnt habe. Gegessen wird eigentlich imm** mit Staebchen und ggf. mit diesem grossen chinesischen Loeffel. Suesses gibt es hi** dementsprechen auch in all**lei ...

... waiting for something better to come. If we keep on waiting, we will never be satisfied, we will always feel we missed something again. We wait until the last minute and decide on the way via cell phone. Or instead of saying 'no' we say nothing at all. That shouldn't be normal... 15.7.07 I talked with Sara and she had a good point: If we wait for that one and only person in our life. Does that mean all the other former relationships were worthless?! That's ...