Not So Cali..

On Friday Morning I was instructed to awaken the Aili and take her to Mc'D and then to the Train Station.. boy that would have been easier if she actually woke up. Let's just say she is not a morning person... So finally she got up like around 11 or something like that and we headed out. and BOY was I HUNgry. We stopped by 7-11 and picked up some snacks .. (I don't recommend the HotDog- weaner on a stick)the boiled egg is ok... actually pretty good. And the lunch box on the train ... not all that. So I headed to Hualien along with Aili and her aunt. Train was freezing ... and I had a headache, did I mention it was super HOT outside. Anyways.. headache would not go away so I tried sleeping it off... finally arrived to train station Yang dixiong picked us up and took us to Joy's house and as soon as I arrived I went to sleep... woke up just in time for dinner and then run to meeting... meanwhile head still hurt. By the way That was the last meeting at the old kingdom hall in Hualien. The next day... Saturday... me and Joy went to help clean the new kingdom hall ... really pretty. (head still hurt) and we came back home about 1 hour later... and they were all convinced that I had heat stroke... I dunno if I really did.. but Joy's sister hit me with a rock a couple of times... (massage) Surprisingly I had no headache... for a while ... it came back though. Sunday was a good day... went to meeting at new kingdom hall and AC was not on yet.. so all we had were windows.. it was pretty horridly hot! but bearable.. felt like we were in a sauna with another 180 people. The other congregation had their meeting the night before and could not even open the windows b/c of mosquito's ... Ouch!

Some Pics

4月19日- Danshui

These are Some Danshui Pics... Click on the pic to see more.

Time is Running out!

Ok so after the Crocs incident.... I am hesitant to leave my shoes outside the door. >.< On Sunday night we stopped at Liu Jiemeis home and joined a small jiaowang in the basement... it was pretty cool they have Kareoke and a pool and pingpong and theatre and a mess load of other things there. Let's just say I am not as thrilled by Kareoke anymore... or atleast when people are super serious about it ha ha... I'm glad for those sound proof walls. After that Sandy and I headed over to Taibei... (she never sleeps at night) We went to a memmorial for that kat chet fella ... The one who lead some Chinese people to Taiwan and then he went back to China. yeah that one. It was kinda like the Lincoln memorial but cooler. There are some auditoriums that look like old Chinese Palaces... when we arrived there was a crew taking down some stages and stuff... I was Like OH NO I MISSED A REALLY GOOD CONCERT! or something,... but we were nosey and found out it was some Buddhist thing where a whole bunch of people showered themselves or something... Ok Let me put some pics up. (Joy's brother let her borrow this really cool thing where you hook it up to the comp and you are hooked up to internet no matter where you are on the world... its about the size of a flash drive... anyways here we go)

Zaijian

Mystery of the missing Croc's!

Ok so last night we were leaving to meet a sister at her home, so we exited the apt. and went to put on our shoes. The shoes are usually left out right outside the door, everybody does it, SERIOUSLY. So it is assumed that it is a perfectly ok spot for shoes. Well as I went to put on my comfy black crocs that I refuse to pay for, but got for free... they weren't there!? WHAT IN THE WORLD!? I know it's CRAZY!!!!!!! So now I have to search every floor (11 of them)I guess since they don't really matter especially since they were free,... and that means I can buy something else to replace them in my luggage on the trip back... but at this point "It's the Chase" I am playing detective, and Sandy is my assisstant! Ok that's all... Good Day

Sorry Guys... words is all

Ok so this whole picture issue is getting on my nerves. I can't get it to work. I apologize. I attended the DanShui congregation meeting on Friday, and met many cool people, honestly this is the congregation I zui xihuan (like the most) It was super awesome! although there was that huge language barrier everyone was willing to talk to me. Yes ... My head still hurts from all the thinking ... and for some reason I can't really remember the words... but as soon as someone says it I know what they are saying. That's pretty cool. Chou jiemei (the sister I am staying with, and Sandy's bible teacher) is the sweetist sister ever!!!!!!! She has so much patience towards me and she is an awesome teacher. We were out in service and went up to this security guard I gave him the tract and invitation and all and then he said Oh I am busy,.. and I was like yeah so still leaving it for ya! and She jumped in and started talking and he was like im busy right now... (he wasn't really... he was on the job.. but all he had to do was wait for cars to come in and push a button) anyways sister Chou litterally said I KNOW! this will only take a momment. And went on and even through in a scripture... (Ok so I figure if I only make smaller posts maybe it won't seem as intimidating to you guys... so that's all for now... gotta go for some jiaowang)
ZAIJIAN!!!!!!!!!!

And Again!

Alright, well.... Where should I begin... So it has been a while since my last post. Where to begin...Ok! So Monday night I came back to Taibei... I fell asleep on the way... on the train... and the next thing I know there is this train Lady saying.. "xiaojie xiaojie.. daole" ... and I'm like ohhhh... "bu hao yisi" half asleep... No one else on the train and this line of ladys coming on the train waiting for me to scram to clean the train. It was so embarrasing! Then I had to drag my luggage to the opposite side of train station TWICE! (again half asleep) So then I finally found Joy and we went home! We stayed up for a while talking and stuff. The next day Joy, Aili, and I headed over to Yang Ming Shan! We ate picked callie lilies,.. and then hiked a little to this beutiful open hill side type thing and chilled... it was really cold so Joy wore a bath robe (on top of her clothes). Afterwards we headed over to the HOT SPRINGS (this one is for you Nikki) It was at a resort... the mountains surrounding us (the price was super reasonable we got food afterwards too) There were so many pools we could get into... it was basically just the three of us there. SUPER AWESOME... Basically spent the evening doing that...The next day ... the morning hung around home, studied cleaned, that kinda thing. Went out fur lunch came home and packed for Danshui (where sandy and chou mama are) We hung out with a couple in Danshui and had dinner and went back to there place for tea and biscuits. The liu dixiong is prof. caligraphist. So he thru together some masterpieces and gave to us. Afterwards I came to stay with Sandy. Today Thursday was pretty awesome we went out in service in the morning and it was so pretty. It was out towards countryside so there was trees and fields and then Ocean... BIG BIG OCEAN... It was so nice. And I got to jiaowang with a lot of sisters. Afterwards we all went to lunch together... it's seriously like a family here. I got invited to go karoke and bowling for Sunday.. I'll see how that turns out. Afterwards we went to this place where they have the "nuwang tou" queens head. Off the shore there are these rocks that have formed through out the years and one of them looks like a queens head. It was BEAUTIFUL mountains to one side Ocean to the other... we arrived around 5 so the sun was starting to set. now let me see about pictures. ...

Out Chuandaoing in Gaoxiong!

Well... as far as the post before this one... I don't really know what happened with it. It's a mystery .. I don't remember what it said... so it's lost... THE STORY'S CONTINUE! ( Edit: I remembered a little When I arrived at the NRT station, I had trouble finding the elevator .... When I found it I was instructed to find the 4th floor... but I only say floor 1, 2, 3, and R! what in the world! I suspected it would be R(4) but I was not sure so I waited to ask someone... took a while and it was confirmed... HEY! I just had a thought! maybe it's because 4 is not good number! HA HA! It must be!.... So last night, we went to the meeting here in Gaoxiong. It was pretty nice! Although something gave me some comfort... eventhough there were about 100 people there... there were still times when there was a question... and dead silence. I commented! but then as soon as I began ... this little green bug jumped on to my book... and well you know me I alway have an awesome reaction to these type of situations.... I did really good this time but kinda thru me off. I talked to many sisters... all the same questions... there is only one question that I have trouble answering... that is what made me decide to get baptized so young? Well.. there are many reasons... the biggest one I dunno if I can explain in Chinese.... all well JIAYO! There were a couple of times where some people talked to in english,... and I was like chinese please,... but they would give up on me too easily... so i prefer to talk to those who know no english. Today I went out in service... it was interesting! A lot of differences i dunno where to begin! I have to draw up a map or something. I dunno. I'll tell you later. After service we went home I HAD TO TAKE A NAP. So tired! and then ate and went to do a study with ru. And then we went sight seeing... I don't remember the name of the place. I think it was that British con... thing... There were a MESS LOAD of Tourists... could barely move. Still fun though, then we went to night market. I enjoy riding the scooter it such a rush ... I mean you could fall off at any momment... ha ha... I like the ride though. I like the way people look in Gaoxiong... very laid back looking... not everyone walks around made up like going to club like in Taibei. To tell you the truth I wanna go back to Taibei! >.< ( I kinda feel like that is home.) All well I just need to go to train station and get meh ticket... anyways So now I have to go study. ZAIJIAN!