Since returning from overseas I have been locked up in a quarantine hotel. Today is my last day before moving to a vacant building. More places to walk around but still isolated and can’t go out or see people
@Cryptopsycho21 in February 2022
Well I’m back after a long break in America. I just finished two weeks quarantine. It was difficult so I didn’t feel like posting anything
Today in day care, we are making apple pie. Right now we are preparing the ingredients so the kids can just put them together
Taking the day care kids out for lunch and a walk in nature. Found this baby Buddha head or custard apple. I’ve never seen one in nature before
What a blessed day. Remember this weekend to give thanks to the Lord. You are loved!
Lazy Saturday my son. Best part of the week;)
My son and I are now watching Mr. bean. It’sa cute cartoon based on the tv series. Have you seen it.
Such a rainy day, it’s perfect for family time. I treated everyone to some of Taiwan s bubble (boba) milk tea. I chose the smaller bubbles. My son got Yakut green tea. Anyone want some?
Thank you oh Lord, for such a wonderful meal with my family. We have pumpkin soup, braised pork, tofu, two kinds of rice, fried radish cake, and two leafy vegetables. All my noisecash family are invited.
After dinner, we had tea. Now we are playing rummicubes. It’s cold and number logic game. My youngest beat everyone;).
Good night, my friend. I hope you accomplished everything that your desired. I’m hitting the sack. Have some sweet dreams and God bless.
This is a picture from my uncles house. He lives in eastern Oregon. There are very few people there and the air is clean. From his house, you can see about seven mountains … oh and wild deer walk through his property. I love it. What do you think?
Here’s lunch that I cooked for my mother-in-law. There’s eggs, Chinese sausage, shredded pork, noodles, cabbage, and canned roast eel.
We are getting ready to play basketball at our house. But my youngest wants a 3-point line. So we got some chalk and he’s drawing it on the concrete. Kind of a wobbly half circle. But it’s cute.
For my sons makeshift basketball court, he drew the golden state logo at the free throw line. I guess you can tell he loves the NBA
Here’s the little basketball player. We played almost all day on the basketball court that he drew on the concrete.
Took this picture while driving my moon to my uncles house last month. It’sa 3 hour drive from my moms house. But it’s so beautiful, I don’t mind.
This picture is from Oregon’s high desert. I was driving, so I couldn’t take the time to arrange the picture. I just pointed and shot. It’s an amazing country.
Wow! My son had a butterfly land on him. Then he put his finger out and the butterfly crawled on his finger. It was a little cold, so maybe the butterfly was looking for warmth. I don’t know. Anyway it was a real surprise.
Now we are having a unit 1-4 review test. The students aren’t ready because they just got back from Chinese New Year break.
Here’s a temple that we visited. It’s near my mother-in-law’s home. It’s interesting and beautiful, but for me there is too much pollution. There is always incense burning, firecracker going off, and ghost money being burnt. I have Athsma, so I have to take s my medicine before I visit. But it’s so beautiful that it’s worth it.
Today we celebrated Valentine’s Day. I got my wife chocolates and an I phone.
Here’s a picture from today’s lunch. It’s our Valentine’s lunch. We went to an Italian restaurant.
Today was lantern festival. This is the mark of the end of the Chinese New Year. We went to this temple to celebrate and eat some delicious street food outside the temple.
Cooking lunch for my mother-in-law. We are trying to get her to eat healthier. Less salt and fat. So we prepare extra vegetables, but she doesn’t like them because they don’t have salt. And suggestions?
Those of you who know they know how delicious this will be. Those that look and don’t know, there are radishes cut up and drying in the sun. These will later be really small and pickled. It’sa nice treat to any meal.
This is one of my students. She’s very cute but had trouble. Today I set up time to help her.
My wife and I love going to old temples. This one is very old and it’s an interesting design. It’s in the north of Taiwan. According to my friend it’s over 200 years old.
Here are some more students. They are happy, but one is shy. We are playing a reading game in class
Good morning. It’s almost lunch time and my wife and I are debating what to get. She doesn’t want to cook and neither do I so we are driving around huko, Taiwan looking for something delicious. Any suggestions?
Earlier, I posted that my wife and I didn’t know what to eat for lunch. This is what we ended up with. Here’s the result. Stewed beef, radish, ginger and black tree fungus.
Now we are gathered for our class. The students are arguing over who writes their name where. So funny. I told them to enjoy it. When they enter the real world, problems are much bigger. They are cute.
This is a Facebook memory, but I want to share it with my noisecash friend. A lego lion ate my son:). This was at a lego exhibition a few years ago. I love this picture.
It’s my last class to teach for the day. It’s really drags. I wonder if I’m more bored than my students. Maybe we will have a discussion about it. We can work together to make it more fun for everyone
I never thought of taking a picture on this road. But when I was walking to work I saw this motorcycle and I feel it looks very interesting with all the bamboo on the sides of the road.
Good night dear friend. I put my son to sleep and now it’s time for me. Have some sweet dreams. See you tomorrow.
I had an interesting job today. My brother-in-law is captain of a motorcycle club. So he asked me to ride ahead of his pack and wait in the middle of the road to take pictures as they rode by. Kind of fun. What do you think
Today we have a memory game to help student memorize sentence patterns. I like this method. It’s great and the students have fun.
Hey foodies, I helped my brother-in-law take pictures of his bikers club. So he treated me for lunch. Here’s the picture. It was really good.
The last of the class today. Fridays last class always drags by. Not just for me but the students too. I can’t wait until no masks. The students look so tired. They have a CB break in five minutes, so they can play some genres and wake up.
Saturday morning and I have a morning class to teach. I wish I could sleep in with my family, but this student needs help. So I’ll start the day early. Hope you have a nice Saturday
My son and I are doing legos. We took a break for noodles and chicken gizzard. Anyone want some?
Here’s tonight’s dinner. Chicken and shiitake soup, fish, vegetables and bacon, eggs, and rice. Anyone want some?
This was our dessert. It’s be really cold for Taiwan, 6c. So this is ginger, brown sugar (so it’s not too spicy), home make sweet potatoe dumplings and Chinese red prunes. Delicious and can warn you up. Come on over.
Now we are playing our Sunday night rummicubes. It’s much better than watching tv.
This a today’s class. They are reciting question and answers to sit down. It’s better than sitting and they can compete to sit down.
This is a picture of my niece. I sat her up with her hat on and she stayed there just long enough for me to take this photo. Right afterwards, she wobbled, and fell over.
Good night. It’s been a long day and I’m looking forward to getting some rest. First I have to soak my ankles. Yesterday I tripped and hurt them a little. So I’ll soak them in epson salt. See you tomorrow
Today I have an appointment at the hospital in taipei. It’s nothing special, just a routine appointment. The only problem is the drive. It’sa very long drive and the traffic is bad because it’s rush hour. How’s your day going?
Now I’m waiting to see the doctor for my annual visit. They are on number 23 and I’m 79. I have a long wait. Thanks for being with me friend
Still waiting in line at the hospital. This is ONne of the drawbacks of government insurance. It’s great that it’s affordable, but the lines take all day. Hopefully I’ll get in before lunch.
Very deep verse of the day. Read it and keep it with you. When you do something, think about which way you are going in your love of Christ. A little can be a lot.
I finally got my coffee! It’s not the best, barely even good. But it’s coffee. Did you get yours today?
Oops, the picture didn’t attach. Here my first choice of the week.
These two students really work hard. They go to school all day and after school they have a two hour private class. Their parents want them to pass a test, so I have to push them. We still have a little fun and I told them after the test we can go out and have fun.
Today verse. Keep on living for the Lord and you will be rewarded.
Now we are reading in class. This is a great exercise for increasing courage and confidence. I hate this when I was in school, but it’s vital for language learning.
Here’sa picture is my sister and her husband. They were married in Las Vegas yesterday. I couldn’t be there, but I wanted to see the pictures because they both look so happy. My sister has been in bad relationships before, so it’s good she found a good guy.
Now we are having a writing game. I saw a sentence with an adjective and they have to write the sentence and draw the object. They are competitive, so it’s fun.
Here’s another picture if my sister and her hubby right after the wedding. I’m really jealous of the heat he’s wearing. Very nice style
This is a mask that my youngest son made in art class today. It’s colorful, but a little scary to. I told him he did a good job.
It’s been a long day, my friend. I hope your accomplished everything you wanted to. Get some rest and have some sweet dreams. God bless.
The first student is in the class. This is Debra. She’sa little quiet and shy, but she’s very smart and hardworking. As always the first student gets a sticker. So she’s happy and ready for class
Now my students are having a test. I don’t like tests very much, but they are good for making sure the students are studying at home.
Break time is UNO time for my English class. It’s the perfect game to help students start to think in English and speak out. They have to call out the card they play when they put it down. Today it looks like Kitty is going to win:)
Good my friend. Try to get a healthy night sleep. God bless and sweet dreams.
My students are having a test for adjectives and yes/no questions and answers. I’m confident they will do fine. Then we can play a game
Getting snack things ready for our students. Today snack is fried ham, cheese and egg sandwiches. Anyone want to join us?
I haven’t drawn in a long time. I started this Monday and I’ve been working on it during my breaks. I usually don’t do much with color, but I decided to try something new. Any opinions?
Everyone ready for a great day. It Saturday, but I still have some students that need some help. So I’ll work 5 hours and then I’ll go home and play with my son. What are your plans?
I finished my half day at work and now I’m waiting for the garbage truck. It’s the one day I’m free at this time, so I take care of it. We recycle most of the water in the house. The recycling truck comes right after the garbage truck. How’s your day.
Here’s tonight’s dinner. Beijing duck, Chinese sausage, rice, radish soup, vegetables, and sweet pepper. All are welcome. Come on over.
Now we are going through some old coins that my late father-in-law collected. Some of them are really old and special.
It’s the first sunny day in two weeks, so my wife and I are going for a walk in the country. Anyone want to come?
Here’sa picture of a flowers we saw on our walk. I love the color.
I forgot to wish everyone a happy Sunday. The week really goes by so fast, doesn’t it? Tomorrow we have a day off for a local holiday, but I don’t know what we are going to do. I’d like to take the family out, but the traffic will be terrible. Any suggestions?
Here’sa picture from the Chinese New Year that I forgot to post. Surprisingly, it’s not from Taiwan, it’s from Las Vegas. Amazing!
Chinese New Year is over, but decorations she still up. This makes me happy. I love all the red in Chinese New Year. It’s so energizing and happy. Happy year of the Tiger
Las Vegas is such an amazing place. You can see landmarks from all over the world and never leave the place. Just be careful if you gamble. The odds are against you.
Here’sa picture of my niece…. Again. Sorry I post too many pictures of her, but I love taking her picture.
Today we cooked for a wedding so now no one wants to cook. So we are going to the local harbor for some sea food. It’s Sunday 6:30. So it’s going to be crowded. Should be interesting.
Everyone is tired from cooking for a wedding so we went to the harbor to get some seafood. It’s very fresh and the price is reasonable. Who is in?
For dessert we are getting some fried foods. King oyster, sweet potato fries, and popcorn chicken. Anyone want some?
Happy Monday. We have a day off due to a holiday. But we don’t have much to do. We are just doing chores to put us ahead for next weekend. It’sa sunny and hot day, so we will go for a walk later. What are your plans.
This is another picture from Las Vegas. This is fun Venice. The streets look like that city and even had waterways. Amazing.
Finished most of the chores that we wanted to get done today. Since It’sa day off, we are going to have some tea. Then we will work in the garden so my mother-in-law doesn’t have to.
Here’s tonight’s dinner. We have omelet, cabbage, beef with onions, stewed pork, tofu, more vegetables, steamed buns and rice. It’s more than usual because we have more relatives tonight. If you want to come, give a shout.
It’s been a long day. Even though it was a day off, we did lots of chores to get ahead this week. I hope you have sweet dreams. See you tomorrow.