Good news, we find this restaurant near our place, 2-min walk. The food is great and they do have roasted duck served on the side table. How come we never notice this restaurant?

This is tranditional TW breakfast service. Well, someone told me the shop in the corner has better quality of soymilk. However, those breakfast shops start business over 40 yrs here, with same food, same service team. My mom orders the salty soymilk, it serves with green onion and egg yolk and soy sauce. She likes Cabbage Caibao, I have ricemilk to go with Xiao Long Bao. There are many breakfast shops on that street. My plan is try all of them and then find out which one is the best. My Dad loves Biscuits with Fried fritters to go with soymilk. I gonna find one for him before his next visit. Hey, my Dad has 50% discount on public transportation now. Da (in DUB), you use your free pass a lot, don't you?

During Deaflympic game in TPE, we really need a big party and tonight is school uniform party. But most of them are primary school or junior high uniform. I am EHL service uniform. Well, 12 yrs now, I can't fit into the skirt, but the vast is still ok. Hey, I still can fit it! And yes, we do have so much fun in this theme party.... What's the next? Halloween? No problem, 1.5 month to find the dress.

PS: I left my mom at home, she comes to visit us for weekend. When we came home at 5AM, she noticed. She asks what'll happen if she is not here. I reply that we'll come home after breakfast. Back to the old day!HAHAHA!

My first iPhone pic. We go to Cynthia to pick up the moon cakes and have lunch in her hotel. That pizza is really something, fresh made tomato sauce and with all those ingredians. Well, the secret of good pizza is fresh ingredians, nothing else. Taste so nice.

On Sunday night, the moon just comes out from the mountain. In the middle is the Far Eastern "Shangari-la". On the left is 101. Taipei is so beautiful.

Well, one thing for sure, Joshua has good taste on high heel shoes. He could spot the one most comfort and more expensive one. Surprisely, he can walk a bit with these on.

Since I am back to hotel business, Sunday is the only day off I can have. Joshua has good time with us. He loves the cake in Starbucks. Deaflympics is going to start next week. Some players arrived early to get used to this hot and high humidity climate.

Joshua is getting bigger and bigger every time I meet him. He is interested on everything and he's good in decorating himself. He has learn few new words, like: I love you and Happy. Those words are important.

I can't stop laughing when I see Daniel put on this 70s for his first graduation ceremony. You can see his face, he doesn't like pinky stuff. Unlike you, Ian. Hahaha! Daniel starts his 2nd year in kindergarden this month.

We move to TPE for 5 months and it's difficult to Daniel and Duncan to accept that we "live" in TPE now. Duncan thinks we are in TPE for weekend. I don't know how to explain to him. Daniel takes it better now, but still call us from time to time, before he goes to bed.

It's been 7 days since mudslides fall down. Based on Taiwanese tradition, relatives need to collect their love ones' spirit by photo or clothes, it's the first part of TW funeral (the First 7-Day;http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/08/16/2003451266). It's a hard time today. Many ppl kind of break down in this point. Some ppl are facing 15 blood related's funerals, there is a man holding 40 photo and 15 of them are blood related. He cried out that the he can't carry all of photo with heavy frames on, so he only puts photo on table. I wonder if any governement officer hears this or see this happening. Some ppl can't stay in the ER center, so they go back to the village to collect their love ones' spirits. After the ceremony, the woman carries photo and incense, call their love ones' names and tell them to follow her go on or get off the car. Normally, you hear ppl call one name only, but it's so different to see this woman calling 10 names. That's part of story for the death. Following is the for the one still alive. There are so many villages on the mountains and they can't leave without helicopter. Some of them still can't have the food and water. This drop point is a mountain away from the village. You can see on the video that village ppl climb out to get the supply and carry back to village. There are more video show village ppl are starving for 5 days, when they come into ER center, it's terrible to watch. 5-yr-old girl eats like dog coz she hasn't eat for 5 days and news channel puts her on headline. It's humiliation. How can they broadcast this? I feel so disgraceful. Like one of suvivors said, face the problem and deal with it, and then let it go. Most of village ppl are trying still, hopefully, they can work it out and get back to their life. There are over 100 kids on A-Li-San truck in village without food, they really need milk powder. I'm going to check governement's work schedule and make sure they don't forget those villages.

The sad thing is the center governement is hiding behind the law. The time like this, they need to behave like a country leader, but I can't see one. So far, TW governer only admits 126 death and 56 injurts. The officers need to see the remains to give compesation or help. Those survivors have lost everything they have (family, house, farm or job) and government is still on paper work. That's the governement we voted. The weather forecast department just announces heavy rain warning for this afternoon. My heart sinks.

Taipei Times shows this "Before and After". The photo can speak itself...http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/photo/2009/08/14/2008039837

Show off and show off (the Gucci bag) and then more show off (photo taken). Priminister says the rescue (5 days later) is very efficient, compared with his 921 experience (7 days later). Yes, it is 2 days earlier and he says it loud that he signed the order yesterday (12 Aug). And then 50 teams go into villiages this morning. Is it a credit? No, it's far too late. So many ppl can't wait until the help comes in. They died in their family's arm. Even one old woman who was injured by mud slides on Saturday, 9 Aug, said she was starving before her last breath (the helicopter comes next morning, 13th Aug). We are in Taiwan, and this story happens.

This video shows the mother and son seek for President Ma's help to search for the missing father. This was 3 days ago. The son cried out loud: "We voted for you. How come it's so difficult to see you, especially the time like this. The rice paddy is gone. The house is gone. The job is gone. We have nothing left. No food, no family and no help." President Ma replies: "You want to see me, I am right here. I hear you. That's why I come over. "(surrounded by a group of secret service agents and step in between; funny, look at his face expression) The side story: President Ma said his father died 4 yrs ago, so he can understand how this guy feel. For God's sake, this guy still believes his father is still alive. The mother still believe her husband is trapped somewhere. I think, a lot of victoms are asking the same question - Where is the governement when we need them most? President Ma has over 7 million votes and he is the boss. And he won't call for help or sign the order to get military in to help ppl survive on this nature disaster. These days, we see him show up in Chia Yi and Tai Dong (both are KMT strong hold counties). Until 5th day, he comes to Kaohsiung county, but leaves in hurry.Read this article in New York time - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/world/asia/13taiwan.html?_r=2&ref=asia You'll get the result from this guy and his mom. That's what our president do, how hilarious!

I don't know what to say when I read this news. How great is our government! We need all the help we can have and that's what we get? All the news turn into good news only, in 24 hours, wired. What's going on? The rain still goes on and there is a new typhoon out there. Please set a prayer for those who try every breath to survive. http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1028576&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng

This is the county where Mark's chicken farm is. The farm is on higher land, but still flooded on knee high. Mark lost 12000 chicks, died on drunk or lost tempture. Everything comes so fast, there is no time to think about what's next. 2900mm rain in 3 days without stoping and it's still raining out there. Please set a prayer for my ppl in the South. There are many report of land slide and many villages lost contact. Bridges broke down and there is no road in some places, may God shows them the way to life. 2nd Uncle's rice paddy is in the water, there is nothing we can do. He looks ok and still look out for his grandchildren. They stay on 2nd floor, won't come down until water is gone. The village on video is on the way to the fish restaurant, Dong Guang. There is no road, you gonna go with boat. Let's pray the rain stop asap. The weather forcast said it'll continue until Tuesday. I don't know if they can hang on that long.