Birthday Sumo Bash


The World Games are going to arrive in Kaohsiung in 10 days. Yesterday I spotted some French athletes wandering around the crowded streets of the computer district in kaohsiung. My birthday is on the 18th of July, and it aligns perfectly for the sumo competition. I don't know a thing about Sumo, but I did some digging to learn about what I will be seeing. Here is a good sumo info site.
It seems all the sumo athletes I will see in the World Games will be strictly amateurs like the Olympics used to be. This is ok, I think it will be fun anyway. I was thinking of stopping by Mr. Doughnut before the match and picking up a dozen donuts. Who knows, the athletes might get hungry and I could toss them a nice creme filled doughnut to to get them re-energized.

天馬行空休閒農場(Air Coffee, Tian Ma Sing Kong Leisure Farm)


I blogged about the place John and I went for a date.
I thought you might wanna know how to get there and know more about it.
I did a research and I'd like to share with you.
I copied the info from Economic Affairs Bureau Kaohsiung City Government Website.
Tian Ma Sing Kong Leisure Farm info(天馬行空)
地址: 高雄市小港區明聖街135巷7弄7號(小港機場跑道圍牆邊)
Add: No.7-7, Lane 135, Mingsheng St., Siaogang District, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
電話: 07-793-3533
Tel: 886-7-793-3533
營業時間: 平日3PM-0AM,假日10AM-0AM
Business Hours: Weekday 3PM-0AM, Weekend 10AM-0AM
簡介:
位於飛機跑道的中心點附近,在這裡可以清楚看見航機在面前起飛或降落,提供全家聚會或情侶約會的全新休閒地點!到這裡可以近距離觀看飛機起降的震撼效果,場內整個平台墊高,視野一覽無遺,是近距離觀賞飛機的最佳地點,絕對是前所未有的新鮮感受。另提供停車場,方便停車無顧慮。
園內庭園景觀,小橋流水、花草扶疏,各種自然生態的庭園造景,給孩子最寬廣舒展空間;喝杯飲料搭配著精緻甜點,讓煩憂隨著飛機,拋到九霄雲外 。
五星級廚師準備的精緻套餐及咖啡大師調製的精緻飲料,不論是用餐或冷、熱飲、約會或聚餐,白天或夜晚,均是您闔家光臨或三五好友聚集的好地方!

Introduction:
Near the central points of airport runways, you can see the airplanes here landing and taking off, it is a new leisure place for the entire family or couples! You can watch the shock effect of the airplanes, the higher platform allows a good view, which is the best place to watch the airplanes, it is a new feeling that you have never had before. We also provide parking lots for your convenience.

The small garden scenery, with bridge and water, flowers and grass, all natural sceneries in the garden give the children the most spacious environment: a cup of coffee with pastry, all worries will just fly away with the planes.

The delicate meals prepared by the five-star chefs, as well as the exquisite drinks prepared by the coffee specialists, meals, cold and hot drinks for meetings, regardless evenings or mornings, are all the best choice for having dinner with your family or friends!

交通指引:
*最佳觀機起飛點(白色雷達球左轉)
*開車:中山路往機場方向,中安路口左轉,明聖街右轉到底左轉(依然是明聖街),右轉明聖街135巷,第二個路口左轉,沿道路前進即可抵達天馬行空休閒農場。
*捷運:搭乘捷運至草衙站下車.坐紅7接駁車到桂林國小站下車步行即可到達。
*公車:搭乘69號市公車至貴陽街下車,步行即可到達。

Transportation: The best place to watch the airplanes taking off (turn left after you reach the white radar ball)
*By car: Chungshan Road, direction airport, turn left at Chung-An Street, turn right at Mingsheng Street until the end, and then turn left (still Shengming Street). Turn right into Lane 135 of Mingsheng Street, then the second street on the left, following the street straight ahead and then you will reach the Air Coffee, TEMA-SINKONG Farms & Leisure.

*By KMRT: Take the subway and get off at the Caoya station, take the red 7 shuttle bus and get off at Guilin Elementary School, you can reach us at walking distance.

*By bus: Take the bus No.69 and get off at Guiyang Street, you can reach us at walking distance.
特色介紹:
1. 本園區提供佳餚美食,有~咖啡、各類冷熱飲及花茶、精緻套餐風味火鍋、桌菜、風味點心小菜以及有機土雞和素食類等等。
2. 焢土窯、烤肉~完全DIY的土窯區讓住在城市中的人們享受鄉間的樂趣;活動式的烤肉架可邊吃邊觀看飛機起飛的震撼。
3. 戶外教學~本園區用心規劃及設計的戶外教學的小單元,以昆蟲為主題並且培育有獨角仙之幼蟲,還規劃了蟲蟲步道、昆蟲教室,以及機場的講解。中間還有機智問答喔!希望生動的單元能讓小朋友有豐富的收穫。
Specialty:
1. This garden provides many delicate meals; there is coffee, all kinds of cold and hot drinks as well as flower tea, exquisite meals, hot pots, dishes, small dishes, organic chicken and vegetarian food, etc.
2. Kilning and BBQ, the 100% DIY kiln zone allows the people who live in the cities to have the pleasure of countryside; the mobile grill allows you to watch the airplanes while you are eating.
3. Outdoor teaching, this garden has planned and designed an outdoor teaching unit with the insects as main subject, cultivating the larva of the unicorn beetles, we have also planned insect paths, insect classrooms and explanations of the airport. We have planned quick-witted questions and answers! We hope that the vivid units can bring the children much knowledge.

Here's another website tells you more about this place and also shows their Menu.
If you read Chinese, go to the website and read more about it! Read more




檢視較大的地圖

Why Taiwan?




There's also an explanation of this logo from the official website:
See Explanation of the Logo.






I was so impressed with one of the official videos when I first saw it!
I especially love about the first 15 seconds.
Please watch the video and let this video tell you why you'll be so touched when you come to visit this country!



My country, Taiwan, is truly beautiful and it's an unique and amazing place.
We welcome you!

Rains Down, Roaches Up

Was inside editing some video and it started to Monsoon outside, so I decided to get my lunch and take it out and listen to the rain and thunder pound away as I ate. Took my lunch down and it was really washing. All the streets were covered by about 2 inches of water, and the drains were really filling up fast. So what to my amazed eyes do I see? Tons of roaches crawling out of the drains as they began to flood. I have to give it to the roaches, God designed them as survivors and they do that. I saw some of them crawling under water against the flood to make it to dry ground. Amazing, but ultimately disgusting in the fact that there were many of them crawling all around. Watch the video to see.

Dragon Curl Vegetables

Hello everyone, Dragon boat weekend was a great one. We saw lots of cool things and even had the chance to interact with some locals. We ate tons of great food and saw many cool things. I have to give a big thanks for my traveling companion Jessica, as she did most of the planning for the trip and I did most of the picture and video taking. Here is a short video about the unusual vegetable we found in the back of a truck we were riding in.

Dragon Boat Vacation-How It Started

John didn't find out that he actually would have a 4-day-vacation until the week before. I didn't know if my bosses would allow me to go on a trip and leave everything behind while I was out of town with John. To my surprise, not only I could leave the unwed mother ministry, also I wouldn't need to take the Hot line Cell phone with me on the trip.

As soon as I found out the great news, I started to plan for the trip and made a MASTER transportation table for the whole trip.

Here's my proud masterpeice:

Because we decided to take this trip in a short notice, we weren't able to book any early train tickets online. After I did the research, I found there's a 6AM train that we might be able to get on and actually sit on the seats.

I didn't have time to pack until the night before the trip so I didn't go to bed until midnight and woke up around 4AM the next morning.

It's always a strange thing that most people could wake up early to catch a train for a vacation but not many people could wake up early to spend time with God.

Here's the pictures we took on our vacation