Haircuts
Ashley got her hair cut (again!). This time, she got bangs. She looks so cute and grown up too. It just kept getting in her eyes and didn’t stay up all the time, so we thought we’d give it a try. Liz is also sporting a new hairdo – little bangs too. She wouldn’t keep her hair up so I went the easy way and just cut little bangs. I did her myself, so they are a bit crooked with little stray hairs, but oh well. I took Ashley to MingYao again and she did really good – even closed her eyes when the hairdresser cut across her forehead. She understood everything the lady said in Chinese – so she’s really improving on that.
We are cat-sitting for another expat here in Taipei who’s visiting family back in Ireland. The cats name is Moguai and he’s a white Persian. Very pretty, although he’s had a trim recently, so he looks a little funny – big head and little body. He’s a very good cat, walked all around our place as soon as he showed up, no hiding for him. He’s taken to sleeping in our bed and playing with the kids. He’s been really good with Mack, who tried to put up a fight in the beginning, but now they play together. We can see what’s in store for Mack as he gets older – lots of tail pulling and neck hugging by Liz – she LOVES the cats and even has to hug and kiss them each goodnight.
It’s been pretty hot and humid here lately. I’ve been doing quite a bit of walking around, trying to get some exercise. Liz is doing really well sitting in the stroller for the most part – she’s even taken to sleeping in it if we’re out for a long time. She isn’t doing so well walking around on her own. I’ll take her to Ashley’s school and not bring the stroller and she’ll throw herself on the ground crying because she doesn’t want to walk. My arms have gotten quite a workout carrying her. I’ll try the whole leave her on ground and walk away thing – it doesn’t work – she could sit there all day whether I’m around or not. So I end up carrying her. Hopefully it’s just a phase and she’ll start doing some more walking on her own. She’s fallen in love with one of our security guards. Everytime we walk through the front gate, she has to stop and give him a hug or at least say hi. She’s so good with him and will just sit in his arms for a long time. He told us he has 2 boys at home, so he enjoys having a little girl around. It’s really quite cute.
I’ve been watching American Idol – they show it on Star World here the day after it airs in the States. Of course, for the finale, our digital cable was all messed up – the sound kept going in and out, along with green squares showing up all over the screen. Not good, especially for a show that’s musically based. I still made myself watch the whole 2 hour show last night so I could see who won. Was hoping Bo would win, but oh well. About a month ago, the digital cable was doing the same thing – and we brought a cable guy in to look at it. Of course, when he came over, it was just fine, no problems. He said it’s probably the cables in the building and they can’t do anything about it. When the building was built, they put in cable wire for each apartment, but apparently, they use cheap cable wire, so eventually it goes out or you have cable issues. And they can’t replace it all because it’s run through the whole building in concrete. Nice, huh? We’ll see if it continues and if so, we’ll have to give up digital cable!
They are going to start showing “Lost”here on AXN (regular cable) on June 6th. Anthon and I are looking forward to that since it started right before we left the States and we never got a chance to see it. We’ve heard great reviews about it, so we’re looking forward to seeing it. It’s the little things here that keep us happy.
We are cat-sitting for another expat here in Taipei who’s visiting family back in Ireland. The cats name is Moguai and he’s a white Persian. Very pretty, although he’s had a trim recently, so he looks a little funny – big head and little body. He’s a very good cat, walked all around our place as soon as he showed up, no hiding for him. He’s taken to sleeping in our bed and playing with the kids. He’s been really good with Mack, who tried to put up a fight in the beginning, but now they play together. We can see what’s in store for Mack as he gets older – lots of tail pulling and neck hugging by Liz – she LOVES the cats and even has to hug and kiss them each goodnight.
It’s been pretty hot and humid here lately. I’ve been doing quite a bit of walking around, trying to get some exercise. Liz is doing really well sitting in the stroller for the most part – she’s even taken to sleeping in it if we’re out for a long time. She isn’t doing so well walking around on her own. I’ll take her to Ashley’s school and not bring the stroller and she’ll throw herself on the ground crying because she doesn’t want to walk. My arms have gotten quite a workout carrying her. I’ll try the whole leave her on ground and walk away thing – it doesn’t work – she could sit there all day whether I’m around or not. So I end up carrying her. Hopefully it’s just a phase and she’ll start doing some more walking on her own. She’s fallen in love with one of our security guards. Everytime we walk through the front gate, she has to stop and give him a hug or at least say hi. She’s so good with him and will just sit in his arms for a long time. He told us he has 2 boys at home, so he enjoys having a little girl around. It’s really quite cute.
I’ve been watching American Idol – they show it on Star World here the day after it airs in the States. Of course, for the finale, our digital cable was all messed up – the sound kept going in and out, along with green squares showing up all over the screen. Not good, especially for a show that’s musically based. I still made myself watch the whole 2 hour show last night so I could see who won. Was hoping Bo would win, but oh well. About a month ago, the digital cable was doing the same thing – and we brought a cable guy in to look at it. Of course, when he came over, it was just fine, no problems. He said it’s probably the cables in the building and they can’t do anything about it. When the building was built, they put in cable wire for each apartment, but apparently, they use cheap cable wire, so eventually it goes out or you have cable issues. And they can’t replace it all because it’s run through the whole building in concrete. Nice, huh? We’ll see if it continues and if so, we’ll have to give up digital cable!
They are going to start showing “Lost”here on AXN (regular cable) on June 6th. Anthon and I are looking forward to that since it started right before we left the States and we never got a chance to see it. We’ve heard great reviews about it, so we’re looking forward to seeing it. It’s the little things here that keep us happy.
posted by The Armstrongs at
5/27/2005
