James ordered a whole bottle of wine which was 50US$!
We even had the chocolate lava cake with ice cream and the beer was buy one get one free.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Birthday Fun with Brother James
Today is actually my brother Eddie's birthday. But he's not in Taiwan. Instead, my brother James is. So we went to Outback Steak House and celebrated on Eddie's behalf.
James ordered a whole bottle of wine which was 50US$!
We even had the chocolate lava cake with ice cream and the beer was buy one get one free.
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James ordered a whole bottle of wine which was 50US$!
We even had the chocolate lava cake with ice cream and the beer was buy one get one free.
Seek Him First!
Monday, July 20, 2015
Finished Her Tests
Abby finished her English tests today.
Writing included 10 sentences which she had to translate from Chinese into English and then write a short essay.
The oral test had two parts -- first, it was to tell a story with a picture she was given and then a short interview.
She was done by 1p.m. and I happened to be there to pick her up.
She felt quite positive that she got in!
Now she has to decide which to give up -- the English or the Math or both and just stay in the regular class. It's going to be tough decision. Next Monday is when she has to make the decision.
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Writing included 10 sentences which she had to translate from Chinese into English and then write a short essay.
The oral test had two parts -- first, it was to tell a story with a picture she was given and then a short interview.
She was done by 1p.m. and I happened to be there to pick her up.
She felt quite positive that she got in!
Now she has to decide which to give up -- the English or the Math or both and just stay in the regular class. It's going to be tough decision. Next Monday is when she has to make the decision.
Seek Him First!
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Sunday, Church Day
The kids decided to go to the morning service as many of the children from the week long children's camp were going to come.
After the service, they ate lunch at the church and I picked them up at 1p.m.
While they were at the morning service, I was home, making things for HOP Love Feast and cleaning house.
The kids and I were home for an hour before we were out the door again. On the way to HOP, it started to rain! What a relief as it helped to cool down the afternoon!
I counseled a couple while the kids practiced with the worship team.
We ate dinner with our HOP church family and Jane, a dear sister, came over to our house so that we can celebrate her birthday. We put together a slice of cheesecake with banana slices and chocolate syrup and a make-shift candle.
By 11:30, we were all exhausted and headed off to bed!
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After the service, they ate lunch at the church and I picked them up at 1p.m.
While they were at the morning service, I was home, making things for HOP Love Feast and cleaning house.
The kids and I were home for an hour before we were out the door again. On the way to HOP, it started to rain! What a relief as it helped to cool down the afternoon!
I counseled a couple while the kids practiced with the worship team.
We ate dinner with our HOP church family and Jane, a dear sister, came over to our house so that we can celebrate her birthday. We put together a slice of cheesecake with banana slices and chocolate syrup and a make-shift candle.
By 11:30, we were all exhausted and headed off to bed!
Seek Him First!
Saturday, July 18, 2015
One Activity After Another
Morning came too early today...
After getting a few household chores done, I went downstairs as it was our annual community meeting. It was a long meeting and it was HOT. So many issues to talk over and they wanted me to be a part of the 'leadership' team for this complex. I declined. I really don't like meetings.
At the end of the meeting, each household got 200NT$ to be used at 7/11 and then we had a raffle. I wanted the super single serving juicer as this one can crush ICE CUBES. But instead, I got the best prize -- a bottle of wine!!!!!!
I rushed back upstairs and we all quickly headed out to the MRT Station as we had tickets for the two o'clock Stream of Praise Concert. We got there at 1:57 and there was still room in the main hall. As we were climbing up the stairs, we saw Michael and his family. How fun! This was our first SOP Concert. The place was packed. I sat next to a 'not-yet-believer' and at the end of the concert, I asked if we could pray together.
We had dinner at a dumpling place and just had fun being together. For less than 300NT$ we stuffed ourselves with potstickers, water dumplings and soy bean milk. YUMMY.
We then took the MRT back to Neihu, hoping to catch the 7:40 Ant-Man Movie. When we got to the window, we found out that the only tickets available were in row 1-3. NO WAY. Sitting that close to the screen gave me a headache last time. So instead we went cruising around the mall. There were so many fun activities -- a free turn to shoot the newest nerf gun, free kiwi juice, and FREE WIFI and A/C!!!!!!!
We came home and the kids did a bit of their studies and now are enjoying their own 'thing', while I sit here writing this post!
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After getting a few household chores done, I went downstairs as it was our annual community meeting. It was a long meeting and it was HOT. So many issues to talk over and they wanted me to be a part of the 'leadership' team for this complex. I declined. I really don't like meetings.
At the end of the meeting, each household got 200NT$ to be used at 7/11 and then we had a raffle. I wanted the super single serving juicer as this one can crush ICE CUBES. But instead, I got the best prize -- a bottle of wine!!!!!!
I rushed back upstairs and we all quickly headed out to the MRT Station as we had tickets for the two o'clock Stream of Praise Concert. We got there at 1:57 and there was still room in the main hall. As we were climbing up the stairs, we saw Michael and his family. How fun! This was our first SOP Concert. The place was packed. I sat next to a 'not-yet-believer' and at the end of the concert, I asked if we could pray together.
We had dinner at a dumpling place and just had fun being together. For less than 300NT$ we stuffed ourselves with potstickers, water dumplings and soy bean milk. YUMMY.
We then took the MRT back to Neihu, hoping to catch the 7:40 Ant-Man Movie. When we got to the window, we found out that the only tickets available were in row 1-3. NO WAY. Sitting that close to the screen gave me a headache last time. So instead we went cruising around the mall. There were so many fun activities -- a free turn to shoot the newest nerf gun, free kiwi juice, and FREE WIFI and A/C!!!!!!!
We came home and the kids did a bit of their studies and now are enjoying their own 'thing', while I sit here writing this post!
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Friday, July 17, 2015
Friday Is Here!
The day started early...
I took Abby to Nanhu Senior High School as she had to take Part I of a three part test this morning.
Today was listening and reading. Monday will be writing and an oral interview. I think she's not going to have any problems. But when she finished this morning's test, she said, it was quite hard.
I went and bought a few grocery items to make a special concoction as friends were coming over for dinner..
We had lunch with one of my old students from 19 years ago. That was quite nice. She and her two kids took the high speed rail from Hsinchu just to meet up with me.
Tonight, the kids and I watched another movie.
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I took Abby to Nanhu Senior High School as she had to take Part I of a three part test this morning.
Today was listening and reading. Monday will be writing and an oral interview. I think she's not going to have any problems. But when she finished this morning's test, she said, it was quite hard.
I went and bought a few grocery items to make a special concoction as friends were coming over for dinner..
We had lunch with one of my old students from 19 years ago. That was quite nice. She and her two kids took the high speed rail from Hsinchu just to meet up with me.
Tonight, the kids and I watched another movie.
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Coupons, Coupons, Coupons
Abby got quite a few coupons.
500NT$ for Carrefour as she memorized three chapters of Isaiah.
500NT$ for 7/11 as a graduation gift from her youth group leaders.
500NT$ for Kingstone Bookstore from her school as she was fourth in her class.
I got 600NT$ for another convenience store from a dear couple. I would hardly go shopping at a convenience store, but today, Abby and I went, just to look around.
The prices are a bit high, but they have quite a lot of great stuff. Abby decided to use her coupons to buy magazines.
I'm going to save my coupons and let the kids use them if they need to buy breakfast one of these days.
At Carrefour, they had discounted fruit and vegetables. I scored big as there were TWO huge avocados for only ONE US dollar! People here in Taiwan don't make guacamole. So, the nice 'not-yet-riped' ones are like 5US$ EACH. But once they get perfect for guacamole, they put them in the 'reject, discounted' pile.
Abby and I had a fun afternoon, going to these different stores. Not only was it fun to shop, but every store had their A/C on high! Oh did it ever feel so good!!!!!!!!!!!
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500NT$ for Carrefour as she memorized three chapters of Isaiah.
500NT$ for 7/11 as a graduation gift from her youth group leaders.
500NT$ for Kingstone Bookstore from her school as she was fourth in her class.
I got 600NT$ for another convenience store from a dear couple. I would hardly go shopping at a convenience store, but today, Abby and I went, just to look around.
The prices are a bit high, but they have quite a lot of great stuff. Abby decided to use her coupons to buy magazines.
I'm going to save my coupons and let the kids use them if they need to buy breakfast one of these days.
At Carrefour, they had discounted fruit and vegetables. I scored big as there were TWO huge avocados for only ONE US dollar! People here in Taiwan don't make guacamole. So, the nice 'not-yet-riped' ones are like 5US$ EACH. But once they get perfect for guacamole, they put them in the 'reject, discounted' pile.
Abby and I had a fun afternoon, going to these different stores. Not only was it fun to shop, but every store had their A/C on high! Oh did it ever feel so good!!!!!!!!!!!
Seek Him First!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
A Restful Day
No swimming today! Abby didn't even get up until after 11a.m. And even after getting up, she said she still felt tired. Since she had to be at church by 3pm, we decided against rushing and instead, opted for resting!
I started cleaning out the school files for both of the kids. That's a job that's going to take two or three days to complete.
While I sorted through piles and piles of paper, Abby did three SRA. I'm trying to get both kids to finish to the last article -- Number 100. Abby is at #68 and Isaiah is at #76. They can do about 3 a day!
I had tutoring and then went to the library as the kid I'm tutoring needed a book for a school-assigned book report.
A short run tonight...
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I started cleaning out the school files for both of the kids. That's a job that's going to take two or three days to complete.
While I sorted through piles and piles of paper, Abby did three SRA. I'm trying to get both kids to finish to the last article -- Number 100. Abby is at #68 and Isaiah is at #76. They can do about 3 a day!
I had tutoring and then went to the library as the kid I'm tutoring needed a book for a school-assigned book report.
A short run tonight...
Seek Him First!
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