Dear Cyrus’ Daddy,

Day 12
It was rainy out and a little bit chilly so we stayed at home. After dinner, we went to downtown to see if we could find a souvenir for your Dad. The laterns were all on for the coming latern festival. I didn’t bring my camera so we’ll come back later on.

Day 13
After feeding Cyrus some cereal, I Mobied him to the post office. I didn’t know there was no need to wait to be called if I was simply mailing something. Probably because it’s the first work day after the holiday, the place was packed. I waited for at least an hour before I realized that I didn’t need to. what a waste of time! During the wait, a couple of women looked at my Moby wrap with great curiosity. Most of people carry babies facing in not out. Those women seemed to think it’s a good idea to let him see things. They said "he looks so cute being carried like that."

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Dear Cyrus’ Daddy,

The weather forcast predicted that it was going to rain later so we got up early and took a scenic drive along the northern coast to Danshui.

It was sunny and there were many people at the beach. We also saw some people fishing. I vedio taped the trip. Hopefully it’s not too boring. I am pretty new to video taping. We stopped by a wind plower plant on the way in order to show Cyrus BIG windmills. I attached a picture here for you to see. They were like airplane propellers. So amazing.

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Dear Cyrus’s Daddy,

Cyrus and I went to a Cantonese restaurant to have a lunch with my middle school friends. We had dimsum. The food was average but the scenery was pretty nice. The building is located right next to the harbor. From the 5th floor, where the restuarant is, you can see a major part of the harbor. Cyrus got to see some big ships. My friends treated me the lunch. Very nice of them, don’t you think?

After lunch, Cyrus, me, and my parents went to the Green Sand Harbor again. Because of the holiday, the place was packed. It’s a windy day and many people were flying kites. Cyrus was too young to fly a kite. My parents bought him a toy windmill. He was very facinated when it turned. I’ll bring it home.

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Dear Cyrus’s Daddy,

We were expecting guests today so didn’t leave the house. My dad showed us the new Karaoke machine he bought a few months ago. I haven’t done karaoke for a long time so it’s fun. Maybe not as fun as going to a KTV but something is better than nothing since I can’t take Cyrus to KTV anyway. There weren’t many English songs but there was a classic: Dancing Queen. i remember you like that song.

After I put Cyrus to nap, our guests finally came. They were my mom’s coworkers that you’ve met and their children. One of them also has a toddler. The little girl looks a lot like her pretty mother and is very funny. Her mother wanted to hold Cyrus but she didn’t like the idea. When she heard we said she would be upset if her mother hold Cyrus, she said "He (Cyrus) would be upset if mom hold him." When her mom actually held Cyrus, she started crying and wanted to attack Cyrus. She was okay her daddy holding Cyrus though.

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Dear Cyrus’ Daddy,

I met Angela, Bettina, and another high school friend at Angela’s house in Taipei. Her house is very nice. Although it’s in Taipei, it’s a fairly big condo. We actually have another friend who was supposed to come to but she changed her mind. Don’t know if it’s because we talk all about babies? There were one toddler, one 9 months old, Cyrus, and another one in mummy’s tummy.

Angela’s son was sleeping when I first got there. Jeffrey, Bettina’s son, can crawl so he had a grea time, crawling all over the place. When he saw Cryus, he was very curious and kept coming towards Cyrus, wanting to touch him. Of course babies’s hand coordination are too well so it seemed like he was trying to attack Cyrus. All of us, mothers and mother-to-be, were paying attention so everything was fine. Angela gave Cyrus a very cute pair of shoes as a gift. He will grow into them.

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