Lazy January weekend~

After all the wedding errands, it's nap time with poodle on the piggy-back

Zzzzzzz till it's time to head out for the broadway show

Bellavita again, with a vibe of the lunar new yearReady for Fuerzabruta!Performers & Audience at only a glass- distance awayAfter a night of excitement, exhilaration ~ it's brunch time with Jas for some ice dripped coffee

Fresh Strawberries, ice-cream + waffle

Our anniversary: For dog lovers only

Cliff & I celebrated our 4th anniversary on the same day with dog lovers in Taipei. As we headed to Vieshow for our movie date, we enjoyed checking out the competitions, shops at the annual dog carnival. The movie "NY I love you" wasn't a romantic movie as I had imagined~but I felt deeply connected somehow, and I still miss living in the big apple.

who's the fastest dog food eater? if p2oodle joined in, I'm sure she'll be a winner!
twinkle Ballerina meets her princeRobin, but he's not exactly interested in twinkle the Ballerina

Rohin Hood worked all day at the carnival

Rainbow Poodle

Candle light dinner @ MOT: a better tommorow, what a name!~ for the special occasion

2010: 1st work-day

1st day of work on 2010 began with sleepiness, woke up late, cliff's car nearly hit a cab when he sent me to work >_< (we were so close to getting into an accident! god bless), right during our team meeting, supervisor's announcement of her retirement from Apr, 30th was yet another shocking news! Complete re-organization @ work will also take place soon, what will be my position? what's next?

1st weekend of 2010, included my 1st experience at the taipei car show Cliff checked out cars and tech, while I checked out geeks + photographers zooming in furaciously @ the models. It was purely model scouting for majority of the guys.
I was expecting to see more concept cars..or eye catching innovation, this is the only adorable & friendly Toyota's Eco concept car

3 days to 2010~~~

Soon after X'mas, it's only 3 days to 2010! 2009 has been an exciting year! It is also the celebration of barbarpapa @ blogspot! Major milestones in life occured~ from being a creativity trainer, to getting the psychometric certification, going back to New York, accepting the proposal, wedding planning, being engaged, travelling to S'pore, Macau, around coasts of Taiwan. It's been quite a busy year filled with ups & downs! Counting down to 2010, also draws the wedding day closer! May our wishes come true this coming 2010!

Jingle Jingles

In search for some holiday spirit, we headed to the Taipei Xinyi district for an afternoon stroll~

1st stop: Newly opened luxury brand mall~Bellavita.

X'mas Bubble tree was pretty! but where's the X'mas Jingles? "Bellavita" Elevators the interior reminded me of Beverly Hills, LA

Next stop~ Tiffany's skater tree welcomed us as we head into Taipei 101. it's become more touristic than ever!I couldn't help but chase after the Taipei 101 bear for a picture! it's been ages since we visited Taipei 101~ well, we're still waiting an opportunity to head all the way up!

Midtown, Taiwan 埔里 PULI -part 1

Land of Taiwan is shaped like a yam, but it also resembles Manhatten, NYC~100%~ Our smart town work project allowed us to discover the beauties of PULI in just 2 days, 1 night! PULI is the midtown of manhatten, right in the middle of the land of Taiwan. Midtown NYC is one of the busiest hot spot where times square, broadway shows are clustered with tourists! PULI on the other hand is a town of passing, tourists find it a convenient place for a short stopover ie: bathroom break, one stop shopping. Our trip to PULI is to gather more knowledge of this little town and brainstorm possibilities of transforming PULI to a smart town.

PULI is well-known for it's wine-factory 酒廠 & alcoholic chinese sausage + ice bars..
Paper Dome~ church with pillars made from paper

PULI paper industry is also a major economic revenue. From paper to DIY paper crafts

Re-tractable Paper Hat

Annual Work Sports Day~

When was the most recent "Sports day" you attended? Other than the MICHIGAN football games I attended in college, the last sports day was back in middle/ high school.