After Kaoshuong, we left for Tainan to see family on my mom's side. It brought back so many fun memories from my childhood. During Chinese New Year, we used to travel to Tainan and there would be something like 15 adults and 8 kids gathered in one house. The adults did their thing and us kids did ours. I really miss that energetic, fun, and hectic atmosphere (very 'reh-nao') in the house. It's hard to believe that the same kids that used to play together are now adults, many of whom are married, one with a baby and one with a baby on the way. Amazing how fast time flies.
Silly picture taken at a college campus nearby
The baby is so adorable, she imitates everything we do. Her mom is my cousin's daughter, so her daughter would call me 'biao-yi-puo' which is a very 'old' term. Since I'm two generations before her, I'm considered a 'grandparent' of sorts, weird huh?
We went to a Thai restaurant for dinner, we took up two huge tables in a private room! The Thai foods in Taiwan are very different from the Thai food that I'm used to eating in America. It's family style, so we got to try various dishes (fish, vegetables, beef, chicken, soup, etc). Surprisingly no one eats pad thai or pad see ew or drunken noodles, and look at me weird when I ask them about Thai noodle dishes. I guess it's more American-Thai?
At a night market on a Saturday. It was so crowded that we could barely move or see anything! All the people sitting are eating at these short tables on tiny stools with garbage all over the ground. Not the most sanitary or pleasing eating environment....
Aunts and cousins on my mom's side, cooking lunch for us all. They are a rambunctious bunch in the kitchen!
My uncle, a calligrapher. His works are beautiful!
My sister's 24th birthday celebration
Family picture
Us with An-An
1 comment:
An-An is sooooooo cute !! You girls are soooooo cute with An-An !! And the Thai food looks delicious !!!
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