Cousins Visit Taichung

Yesterday afternoon, my uncle, my aunt, and my cousins came down to Taichung because my uncle had to attend a sort of meeting, I'm not sure. Anyway, while he was at his meeting, the five of us (my aunt and my mom, my two cousins, and I) went to have lunch at an organic food restaurant. Then, we went to a huge department store and walked around a bookstore. I bought two books: Airman by Eoin Colfer, and The Neverending Story by Michael Ende.

Before we took off.

We arrived in Taichung city. My uncle dropped us off.

The cars stopped for the traffic light.

We sat in the second floor. A room only for us.

Looking at the menu.

Listened to my mom's stories.

This was my mom's dish.

My cousin's.

Our salad. It is delicious.

We asked the owner if she knew where the department store was.

My mom and my aunt looking at the food products.

Outside.

We started walking over to the department store.

Amazing sites along the way.

Taichung is so beautiful. I only realized that now.

I think this is the Jane Eyre Motel.

We walked by a park.

We finally arrived.

We wanted to go to the bookstore, which was on the 11th floor.

The elevators confused us...

.... so we took the escalator.

(Taking pictures were not allowed in the bookstore, so I didn't take any.) My cousins and I went to the 9th floor instead because there were some books there. Afterwards, we went to the 11th floor. So many good books up there. I should have been hanging around there instead of the 9th floor. Oh, well. At least I bought two books.

I had fun!!!

My Favorite Short Stories

Part of our work, my dad sometimes assigns my brother and I to read some famous short stories, some which are part of he American literature. I enjoyed some stories, and here are the links. (I'll probably update this post from time to time.)

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury.

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

Cats Coping with the Hot Weather

Well, summer is not even here yet, but the weather is incredibly hot. It's a killer. Whether I'm standing or sitting, I keep sweating. Here are some photos of how our cats cope with the weather - and some other funny pictures.

Lincoln is so flexible.

Romeo is a strange cat...

Mine.

Aw, isn't she cute?

A model for Glamour, anyone?

She was watching my mom brushing her teeth.

So exhausted...

How is he comfortable?

*Sigh* The strange positions he chose.

Caesar and Lincoln.

I love my cats, that's for sure. :)