It’s 2:46 am here in Taipei. I have been awake since 1, lying quietly next to the exhausted boys who passed out at 8 pm, which means they’ll be up and ready to go any minute now.
Jet lag sucks ass when you are traveling with kids.
I am also typing this on my stupid iPhod with my nose hovering above the screen because genius here packed a pair of glasses with NO prescription when my eyes are so effing bad (9.80 and 10.20). Wearing contact lenses 24/7 is simply not an option for me; I’d be blinking the whole day like Sarah Palin, I mean, winking.
I still have some work to do for work, and I would have gladly been working on them except I don’t know how to work on Excel while you are effing half- blind.
Except the above loser glitch, and the fact it’s going to rain the whole week, everything is nice. It’s nice to be here with my folks. Awesome to rub the tummy of my nephew’s wife (Yes, that means I’m going to be a GREAT aunt soon… Shut up! If I’m a great aunt, you all are great aunts and uncles according to the Chinese rule of familial osmosis.). Awesome to see my 12-year-old hovering above my parents (I’m the black sheep in my family: different in every way including effing poor eyesight). Wonderful to watch my dad watching Mr. Monk eating and my oldest doing homework with a content smile.
I’m being a bad blogger. I thought I should drop you this note and let you know why it is all quiet on the WESTERN front…
Love, from Taipei
How he feels about the REAL Chinese food...
HA! Leave it to the kid to let us know the real deal.
Hope all is well, thinking of you.
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Thanks. Fighting jet lag this week. Ugh.
You are probably heading home now-still effing blind, with exhausted children, and more jet-lag when you return home. The best vacations are in hindsight after you recover.
Safe travels to you and the boys. I know you will be reading this comment in an airport in between somewhere…
Velva
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You got me! But I am just replying to my comments now… How long can one use jet lag as an excuse??!! 😉
A few days ago I started noticing a strange uptick in my blogsite traffic sitemeter, and ALL of it was coming from Taiwan and Taipei… My site usually draws 200-300 hits a day, and suddenly was getting 7,000 to 8,000 hits, all from those to locations.
Have you pranked me to the local computer hackers association? Jeez, I’ve got enough troubles without THAT noise…
Squatlo
Man, talk about not being appreciated for the hard work I did for you!
Ha ha. Seriously though, did the spike stop? I am trying to figure out what attracted the traffic. You think it’s the lady with her crack showing?
Chinese rule of familial osmosis.
Is that the one where everyone sends me a hundred bucks for necessities? Does such a rule exist and if not, can we start one immediately. 🙂 Enjoy your trip.
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You’d be a fool if you only asked for $100 bucks dude! 😉
I miss you and I’m imagining the familiar cloud of exhaustion that envelopes all travelers with offspring.
Also, kudos for blogging on your iphone. I just cannot bring myself to do it.
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I am having this love hate relationship with it.
aw. Have fun with your family. Safe travels. I’m probably a great great aunt by now.
Not until June. So fret not yet. 🙂
Have a wonderful, wonderful time! Take good notes for the awesome blog posts this trip is sure to inspire!
I was too busy stuffing my face to take notes or anything else. LOL. Seriously, I gained 7 lbs… ugh
Love hearing about this trip. Black sheep or not, I bet it’s nice to be home again, eh?
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Yes it is. Very much. 🙂
Enjoy every minute! (Jet lag sucks.)
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(Yes it does. Going through it again now.)
yay i’m going to be a great aunt! woohoo! there’s a baby boutique near me with THE coolest baby clothes. (elly and ry pretend you didn’t see this.)
jet lag is a bitch. i’m glad you’re at least feeling some happiness and peace by being at home, too. hang in there, girl. xoxoxo
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Please don’t tell me you want to get any baby a white cashmere onesie by Chanel. Yes, a friend of my mother’s bought that for her grandson. For some people there is too much money swim around and they don’t know what to do with it. How about give it to me, right?!
I feel your pain. I was awake for 3 hours in the middle of the night last night from my Jet Lag. Ugh. I feel like hell this morning.
PS – I don’t envy you trying to get American kids to eat Chinese food. Mine would probably starve before they tried it. Especially Cantonese. Yikes!
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Dude, your post on Jet Lag? Absolutely delicious.
I love that you are there with your kids (and I love that pic of the Monk). It makes me all warm and fuzzy, generations being together. Have a wonderful trip!!
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Thanks! I am back now to terrorize the Interwebs!
Wow, Lin! My eyes are -7.50 and -8.50…I only see shapes and colours without correction!
Hope you guys have fun in Taipei!
Hugs,
Wendy
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I have never had jet lag (Beat me with a wet noodle), but I hope you recover and have a great trip.
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Jet lag between the US and Asia is BAD– I made the trip from our home in Kentucky to Vietnam a few too many times. I did it with pets–can’t imagine doing it blind and with kids!
Hugs from Haiti,
Kathy
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Oh, I’m sorry! I hate jet lag. I hope you have a wonderful trip, though.
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Safe travels. I hear its bad luck to eat bunnies during the year of the bunny.
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Excel while blind, squint and lean in really close, not that I’ve ever done that myself.
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Hope your nephew’s wife is well and the baby arrives today. Pat her tummy for me too.
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