Living It!

Hi there,

I’ve been meaning to write for a couple days already, but just haven’t been able to slow down enough. I have the afternoon off and your mother is taking a nap, and I’m caught up with pretty much everything else, so I thought I’d catch you up on what’s going on with us.

We had quite a long weekend. I took Friday off, so we headed to Houtong, a small village near the coast known as the “cat village,” where dozens of well-cared-for stray cats have taken refuge and are the main attraction. We’ve been meaning to check it out for some time. From there we fought our way through traffic to have dinner at Bossa Nova, on the northwestern coast, overlooking the ocean. To top it off, we headed to another favorite seaside spot, Youngdoor, for dessert and tea, then capped the night off visiting friends at Alleycat’s in Tianmu.

 

On Saturday we had dinner at The H.O.P. with a friend who’s back on the island, visiting from Saudi Arabia, and his wife. Not having to drive, I relished in the joint’s exquisite imported beer selection, having more than my share and loving it. I’ve never been a big drinker anyway, but having not had wheels for so long, I’ve recently had to pass on the occasional drink due to having to drive. So since we were having dinner not too far from home, we took the bus and I enjoyed myself as much as possible. Selina did too, stuffing herself with pizza, salad and buffalo wings.

After being out and about the past two days, a lazy Sunday at home was in order. And your mother caught up on some much-needed extra sleep. I spent much of the day in the kitchen, something I too enjoy immenselybut have had so little time to do lately.

You’ve been kicking a lot, Selina tells me. I’ve begun reading a bit to you while we’re settling into bed for the night. When I stop, you resume kicking. And last night you seemed to have shown a liking for Miles Davis. As soon as I switched from the radio to it, you began kicking up a storm. We guess you were dancing.

Your mother’s belly has been stretching ever so fast. Some of her favorite dresses are going to need to be retired very soon, or put away for a while. I’m still enjoying this process a lot.

Love,

Dad