Kaohsiung - Home

Home, Sweet Home!! :) After "detouring" for a month, I finally got to my destination - Kaohsiung. My Dad summarised my 10 days at home as "總統也沒有妳這麼忙!" (Not even the president is as busy as you!). Indeed, I had a very stressful catch-up schedule and I almost had a breakdown during weekend when there were too many social commitments. Wanting to please everyone and utilising all my time with family and friends made me neglected myself and not have enough time for myself sometimes.

All the reunites, catch-ups and conversations can be funnily (and sadly) summarised as

1. Do you have a boyfriend? :x
2. When are you going to marry? :x :x
3. When are you going to have children? :x :x :x

It must be the age thing... :x :x :x :x

Summary

• Family and Friend catch-up. It's sad that I really didn't know how to talk to my grandpa after they had just asked about his health and the exciting politics and elections :( The other grandpa was really in a great mood when I went there. He was dropping a VERY subtle hint of me getting older by telling me a story :x
  
• News (a.k.a soap opera) is not as entertaining as 2 years ago?!
• The heart to heart conversation with Mum went deeper than I was prepared.
  
• Night market! She was so good at bargaining! "$450 的話，就包起來了"
  
• Chat at HSR station. Good on her for going to 泰北. Good on her for quiting her job and have a bit of time-out in her life. Best wishes, my frieads.
  
• Hair strigthen; It took less time than last time, but it was still as painful as last time
• He came to see me with his Mercedes convertible and a suit. We went for a chat and then he joined in. They are so different from everyone else I know. I understand their values and appreciate how honestly they share about their approaches to happiness. He has always been a true friend and looks after me by telling me all the crude reality no one else would have told me. I felt uneasy and heavy though, after our chat because I still want to believe the good in people. The relationships they are involved are way more complicated than I ever experienced. Talking to them tonight and thinking of being back to Taiwan again made me feel really paranoid.
  
• Fortunately, I have done all my shopping in London and Hong Kong. There aren't that many sales at the moment in Taiwan.
• The only day staying at home :)
  
• They drove and showed me around in Kaohsiung and gave me a good rehearsal for the next day
  
• More baby Talks :x
  
• I am surprised at that New Zealand is more conservative than Taiwan in some way.
• Divorce with a child seemed to be the theme for tonight
  
• She came to see me from Taipei!! I ( :o) gave her a river tour and department store tour. Thank you for coming all the way to see me.
  
• My travel expansive has being officially over my over optimistic budget of NZ$5000 due to my new toy - digital camera! Dad loves playing it though. Hopefully he will get himself one soon.
• My best shopping buddy came with me to do more shopping :)
• I had a great talk with my parents about religious, and life in general. They really love me and worry my personality tends to be hash on myself, which I know. "能牽手，也要學會放手" - That must be the biggest parents love!. "我不要當你的父母，我只想當你的朋友"
  
• She is married! :o It was a bit pity that I didn't feel I had a chance to spend some time with her. However, I am glad that they seem able to understand and hold each other well.
• Food: Lots :) (I don't think I can list them all. It would be too crude for some :p)