Here are some videos depicting life in Hualien during October, sorry, no beer.
Lala is growing up quickly, she is now seven months old, and very familiar with her surroundings. She is 90% toilet trained, meaning that she can hold her excretions overnight and during the day. We take her outside in the morning and in the evening where she lets it go, and no more mess inside the house. Good job lala!
Sometimes I take her to the beach which is only 5 minutes from our house, and she loves it. She is a good runner and I can hardly keep up.....
In this video, she demonstrates how she conducts her business in the wild......
Lala loves the beach but is afraid of the water. The waves scare her. Animal instinct I guess.....
And speaking of waste, Taiwan has a great trash collecting system. Five nights a week, a garbage truck comes to the house and picks up garbage and kitchen waste which goes to feed the pigs. Twice in a week, the recycling truck comes along and picks up all recyclables. In Canada, we store our garbage in our house and the pick up is once a week or twice a week in some neighbourhoods. The first time I heard the garbage truck, I thought it was an ice cream vendor! I said to Frankie, lets get some ice cream, then found out the recorded serenade was broadcasted from the truck to alert the neighbourhood of garbage time.
A new 5 star hotel opened in Hualien recently, and serves very good dim sum. Here we were checking out the spa and outdoor pool on a windy day. All you can eat dim sum is about $12US per person, which is excellent comparing to prices in Canada.
Although eating out is reasonable, Frankie and I love the food at guess where? yes, 7/11! In Taiwan, 7/11 has almost everything, including hot lunch and dinners. I had "ma por tofu" with rice and Frankie had fishballs soup, and the bill comes to $3US. Spend like a pauper and dine like a prince!
