Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Timeless

It was a total accident. We did not plan on visiting Tunghai University when we headed out for a wedding, but took a wrong turn on our way home. So hubby said, “Let’s go to Tunghai!!” And there we were, admiring I.M. Pei’s Luce Memorial Chapel. The last time I was here was more then 15 years ago. A lot of things has changed but this Chapel is beautiful as usual. This is truly a timeless piece!!

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I’ve finally moved to the red flowers on the Mystery Sampler. This red was what caught my eye when I first see this piece. It is such a pretty color~ It took me a while but I think I can see the end now. I am getting excited!!!

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Looks like Sandy has caused a lot of trouble on the east coast. I hope everyone is doing ok. Be safe!!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

New Bike~

Hello my darling friends, thought it's about time for me to check in. Things have settled down a little bit, but both of us are still very busy. To shorten the time of my commute, I bought a second hand bicycle. The bike shop owner take in broken bikes and would take pieces from here and there and magically turn out a whole new bicycle, which I think is pretty cool!! The only think I can think of is maybe give this bike some bling, and maybe a more comfortable seat - my butt is hurting already after only riding it for one day...

Still working slowly on my mystery sampler. I'm onto the border now. Not a whole lot of difference since my last post so I will save the picture for next time. I see many of you have been preparing for Halloween!! We are not big of Halloween here in Taiwan and I miss the pumpkins and mums and decorations. Enjoy the season, and have fun~

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

This and That

Wow!! Really?! It's October already?! Where did the time go?! Work has been crazy, I mean really, it's CRAZY!!! The work environment here is totally different from that in the US. Although it's not mandatory, people here still stay late everyday and even come in during the weekend. I was totally shocked by how long the work hours are. I was so exhausted everyday after work that I could not function at all when I get home, not to mention I still have 30 boxes of stuff that needed me to sort through. Don't get me wrong, I love the job, just not the long work hours. So after two weeks of hard work, I decided to cut back the hours and work part time. I just can not handle the long hours right now.... One good thing about working is I got to walk 20 mins everyday to work, and I enjoy this walk very much. This is a tree on the way that is blooming like crazy~ Like me, it is trying so hard to hold onto the very last bit of summery days!!!

Life here is not all dull, though. A friend of ours told us about a very special place. It is a cafe for rabbit lovers! The owner is a rabbit lover and she wanted a place for rabbit owners to interact with each other, so she opened this cafe, and people would bring their rabbit here to social. Although I do not own a rabbit, it was so much fun to see all these furry little things running and hopping around while we enjoy our drinks. That was an unforgettable experience!! I would definitely come back again!!!
Although I was too exhausted to stitch during the time when I worked full time, I have been trying to catch up on my Mystery Sampler these past few days. One stitch at a time goes a long way, and I'm loving the process!! Hopefully I will be able to finish the main part and start working on the border by the end of this week~