absolutwillie

Tag: travel

  • Mt Rushmore

  • Blitzkrieg: a holiday in retrospect

    The Lunar New Year.
    9 days off.
    Death in the family.
    Major surgeries scheduled for 3 family members.

    Time to go home.

    • Friday: Classes end, clean up. Finally got an answer to my marriage proposal: No.
    • Saturday: Packed ex’s belongings, departed for Hong Kong, then Johannesburg.
    • Sunday: Had a lovely brunch with friends at OR Tambo, flew to George, visited Grandpa’s ashes, cried when I sat down in his house and realized he’s passed through the veil. Family time.
    • Monday: Jetlag, NGO meeting, processed orders of business cards. Time with my folks.
    • Tuesday: Family time, office time, groceries, made chocolate desert, supper club in Groot Brak.
    • Wednesday: Dept. of Home Affairs, meeting with our attorney, quick visit with my uncle, dinner at Transkaroo.
    • Thursday: Family time, checked in with friends in Mosselbaai.
    • Friday: Meeting with NGO affiliates, farewell hugs, dinner with Gran, pack for the return flight.
    • Saturday: George airport closed due to adverse weather conditions, special time with Dad, missed flight to Hong Kong, Special time with Jonathan in Johannesburg.
    • Sunday: Checked in early, missed a wedding in Kaohsiung, relaxed in The D Lounge at OR Tambo, boarding for Hong Kong in 40 minutes.

    Pulling myself towards myself.

    Taiwan, ready or not, here I come!

  • the magic parcel adventure

    after school on friday, i hopped on the bus (not pictured) to Kaohsiung…

    where i took the subway to zouying station,

    where i took the High Speed Rail (up to 300km/h) to taichung,

    where i got on the slow train to Dajia,

    where i picked up the deliciousness from SA! Mom sent me some droë wors, coffee cookies, rusks, scarves, Black Cat peanut snacks, Cadbury’s, my SpringLeap T-shirts – and even a copy of DeKat!! color me crawling on the floor with laughter when i noticed the fruit-cake and the designer tissues *lol* awesome!!!

  • today is better

    just a quick “mornin’ y’all” to smile and wave from the other side of last night’s post.

    the risperdal and a good night’s sleep – plus the resolution to hit the road out of town after school today – has me feeling a whole lot better about myself and life in general :0)

    also, thanks to Rod for the comments – both of them. no comment is a bad comment.
    and thanks to Immi for all the tips and tricks on her blog! i live better every day.

  • Saturday with the kids

    here are some pics from my 11-hour day with the kids (teachers and parents) from kindergarten last saturday. we went to a “farm” in tainan county, called “cow’s house”:
    doing the loco-motion – everybody’s on the train and ready to roll!
    daywalker – our guide avoided the sun at all costs.
    moving on up – snapped in transit.
    calves – the hungry kind
    we’z gots ta get some!
    note to self: cut out figure on the right…
    standoff: Jocelyn wanted to feed the pony – but she wouldn’t stand any closer.
    Meg loves candy – mom loves coloring.
    my sentiments exactly!
    Dylan made it to my desktop with this one :0)

  • they know that "Loop" is Afrikaans for "Walk", right?


    i nearly wet myself laughing at the cuteness of it all: Peugeot’s new, green concept car is a thing of beauty, called Loop. which is an Afrikaans verb describing the most ecologically friendly mode of transportation ever ;0)

  • TPE this weekend!

    TGIF! Heavens, this Friday came just in time. For a moment there I thought I was losing it.

    Me and Peter are bound for Taipei this weekend. We’ve got tickets to see Wang Li Hong (LeeHom?) in concert! I’m super excited!! Not that I know LeeHom’s music or anything – but a break-away from the South is way over due. That – AND we’re hooking up with Heather, Mathilda and Stacey! I haven’t seen them since our island adventure.

    This is going to be good :0)

    Posted by ShoZu

  • Road Trip: Kenting


    breaking the fast at starbucks
    hiked to kissing rock
    posed near the light house ( 21°53’57.53″N , 120°51’16.23″E)
    drank some coconuts
    and swam in perfect the blue waters of Kenting

    wish you were here ;0)

  • my next holiday destination should be

    …gamirasu cave hotel

    luxury caves in Turkey – now there’s an idea!

  • Photoblog: LiouCiou Island

    so here’s the deal: in an attempt to get a better blog-rhythm going, i’m trying to set up a kind of “daily schedule”. sticking to it isn’t all that easy – but i plan on improving ;0)

    one of my intended weekly installments is “photo blogging”.
    so here goes:

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    this weekend (before the ninny typhoon), me and Ben – my American colleague – went to LiouCiou (LiuCiu) Island with 6 Taiwanese friends. the fun never stopped ;0)

    Enjoy!

    me, Mathilda, Ben and Stacey (Heather took the picture) having breakfast at a Mei&Mei in DongGang.
    Stacey, Ben, Heather and myself waiting for the ferry (notice the absence of people around us… i think our brand of humor might have scared our fellow passengers a bit ;0)
    Jackson… *sigh*
    me and Heather playing it up for the camera!
    Emma just looks so cool in this shot! (yes, i’m chuffed with my work)


    Simon (Mathilda’s bo) and Jackson – two very cool dudes!!

    random DILF

    we laughed more than we talked :0)
    me and Heather playing it up again (see what i meant with “brand of humor”?)
    my finest hour – before boarding the ferry back home.