They are my beloved families!

On the trip to the South

Well, I strongly believe that I have the best parents in the whole world! Yes, I know you have the best ones, too! This picture was taken when I went back to Taiwan for a visit in summer, 2007. We were on the trip from Northern part of Taiwan, where my families live, to the South to visit my little aunt, which is the far right in the picture. She used to live very close to us; however, she had to move to the South cuz she got promoted as deputy curator of National Museum of Taiwanese History. Congrats again, aunt! She is like a second mom for my sister and me.


My sister, my best friend!

Mn...we always fight like kids although we are not young anymore! She is my younger sister. Only 11 months younger! We are more like friends than brother and sister cuz our ages are really too close. She is so extremely mature, that sometimes I felt like I'm too childish. She is a great sister, and she is a brave young lady! She went to Germany to study piano when she was 19. Believe or not, when she went there, she couldn't speak Germany at all, but she still went for her dream without any hesitation. Now, she speaks perfect German, which is according to what her professor told us and rarely to be achieved by an Asian! She is still studying in Germany right now, for her second master degree...wow, I know!


Historical site

Although the title is historical site, the point for this picture is to bring up my another second mom, who is another aunt of mine at the far right in the picture. She lives with my
little aunt which means she moved to South with my little aunt, too! This picture was taken when we arrived the South while visiting some famous historical sites. She is a retired elementary school teacher, and enjoys her life now. She and my little aunt regularly travel to different places around the world for vacations at least once a year. I'd been with them once, and that was a great experience indeed!


Being serious!

I don't know why everybody in this picture has to be so laugh less! My father is a strict and serious father, and my mom plays the opposite role of him. I do get passed on some genetic characteristics from him, but I still remain some easy personalities from my mom as well. I really love the background of this picture. Chinese calligraphy truly demonstrates the culture of ours. The main idea of this ancient short article is about how a person should behave himself. There is a very famous quote from this article that I would like to try to translate: Before ruling the world, one should govern his own country well. Before governing a country, one should be able to keep his families well. Before having a family, one should develop one's personality well. Old Chinese article sometimes is hard to be explained in even our own language. I hope this translation is not too bad!