merry

merry christmas from the north pole... of taiwan 

(jiling with santa claus... aka larry) 

thalia

new old friend in taipei and taichong, taiwan 

阿媽生日

my ama, grandma on my ma's side, turns 80 next year. this year's birthday, her age is still a question mark! :) 

jiayi 嘉義 camping

camped overnight at a waterfall in 嘉義 jiayi (southern central taiwan mountains) with some great people 

紙教堂

"paper temple." taiwanese people enjoy japanese designs and architecture. this all-religions-embracing temple is made of paper, produced on a local farm. (and metal, glass, etc)。 also en route to sunmoonlake. photos by aunt and friend

埔里花展

flower exhibit in puli. my aunt (left) with her friend. rainy day. en route to sun moon lake. taiwanese people like to put flowers into arrangements, and admire their beauty. it reminds me of drinking tea. small things that make you happy. 

sun moon lake

blue sky 

calm lake 

with boats all over it 

and people surrounding it 

welcome to sun moon lake (日月潭) in the middle of taiwan 

one of taiwan's most famous lakes 

i prefer the small lakes 

like "grandma's pond" (阿婆潭) in yangmingshan （陽明山) 

but it was interesting here 

to see all the development 

and experience what most tourists from china or elsewhere come to taiwan to see 

so now i know 

and can blue sky calm lake 

elsewhere 

(pictured on left is my aunt maylin from taichong, my adventure partner for the day!) 

wrist

wrist is beautiful!!!