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Guests
(note: I met Sue in a Kung Fu class here in Taiwan as well. Coincidence?)
Kelly Ann and Sherif came to visit us in Taiwan just after Chinese
New Years. Despite the very un-Taiwan weather (very cold and rainy.
Like Seattle, only we're not used to it here and most houses don't even
have heaters) we were able to see some sights, go bowling, and enjoy
our time together.
Normally, if I can talk Sue into bowling, she hates it, however, after
playing a few games with her friends, she asked me why we don't go more
often. Geez.
Sadly, we don't have pictures from the night of driving go-carts in
the underground track at Shilin Night Market, but that was another highpoint
of the trip
NOTE FROM SUE: Sue wants me to mention how much she misses Kelly Ann
and Sherif. We will visit soon -- or, at least, meet you in Thailand
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Sherif is an avid football (not American football) fan -- so we made it to a local pub to watch his team, Liverpool, play a couple times. I was educated in the game everyone else calls football, and amazed at how rabid the fans are. Liverpool beat Everton in one game, and tied the other. I dragged Sherif to a Super Bowl party later. I was amazed the Carolina hang in there and almost forced the Super Bowl's first overtime. Sherif was amazed at all the Americans downing Coors Light with their breakfasts (the game aired at 7:00AM Taiwan Time). This paragraph is dedicated to the halftime show: Who thought that fans want to see these annoying extravaganzas, anyway? I read an article noting that people were happy with the "Pass, Punt, Kick" contests, where fans can win prizes with playing prowess. I don't care whether or not Janet Jackson flashing the world was an accident -- I just think the whole tacky event was created by greedy marketing executives and soulless agents representing lame but lucky stars. In the States, I normally would change the channel or tap another keg or do something useful during the halftime break, anyways. Off the soapbox: to the left are images of Sue's hometown and two of our friends, Konraad and Joanne, celebrating Chinese New Years. A fun holiday was had by all.
-February 17, 2003 | ||||
Sue
spent a couple years in London studying animation at the London School
of Design and kung fu. In her kung fu class she made some excellent
friends: Kelly Ann and Sherif.
