Happy Earth Day All!

"Take nothing but pictures.

Leave nothing but footprints.

Kill nothing but time."

To commemorate this day, and with the rain letting up for today, I did a nice

 and windy run by the river - one with nature...

Just a collage of some of Mother Nature's Pretty Offerings!!!

Tuesday is Juju Time...

yep it is that time again... time for Juju-sitting...   as with the other Sunny Summer Days, we wait till after 5PM when the sun goes down to go out and play....  escaping the afternoon heat by making ourselves busy and indoors - playing catch me, watching her favorite You Tube vids on the iPad, eating, looking at photos of toys, cats, dogs and other children on Facebook, and playing her favorite Pinocchio Apps Games....

After 5pm...  when the breeze finally rolls in and the sun is about to set, we started our journey...  we headed to one of our favorite haunts, Dajia Riverside....  walking through all the lovely views, people watching, all the way to the Rainbow Bridge and Roahe Night Market....  even stopping by the Roahe Temple for a little praying.. Juju sure loves to "BaiBai" :)

Here comes that rain again...

Nothing worse than bring scheduled to babysit Juju and the rain pouring at the same time... we go nuts being couped up in the house for too long... I mean, we can only run around the couch so many times... And watch KPop music videos on you tube...

And this is just how it has been the whole afternoon today... It is now almost 6pm and we were getting ready to go out when the rain started pouring once more... Haiiiis... At least yesterday, the rain let up and we were able to enjoy an early evening stroll and a picnic by Dajia River...

And it was actually quite beautiful last nite....

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DAY 2 With Juju:  MONDAY the 16th

Stuck at home for most of the day again due to the rain....  finally let up a bit about 5PM... i think Juju sensed this and she actually got herself ready and was tugging at me to go out... and that we did... we went to the BUS STOP and took the first bus to come along....  it ended up being the BL10 so we headed over to the Warner Viewshow area....   hung out and played at the Mitsukoshi Dept Stores....  and had dinner there....  

Juju mustered up so much energy, even though I could tell she was sooooooo tired.... she ran around for a good couple of hours... happy as a little clam to be out and about.....   waving at people... admiring all the displays, toys, and other little kids - and shoes, of course!!!!

But on the bus, going and coming back, she was dead asleep.... hahahahahahahaha......

of rain and queens....

another rainy Sunday here in Taipei.....   as with every Sunday, started the day, answering emails, PMs and catching up online....  then Church for this week's Sunday Mass....  enjoyed the music more than anything....   had some Filipino desserts....  called Mom....   and came back home to wait for Jewel, who arrived a little after 1PM... yep, today is babysitting day.....

Jewel has gotten even bigger these few days I was in Manila.... as always, upon arriving - she has the smile and the outstretch arms for me...  as if it was only yesterday that i saw her last....      we played for a few hours and now she sleeps....  soundly....  Hopefully, when she awakes the rain would have subsided a bit - so we can take a walk by the river... been a while since I was there last.... 

I MISS IT....

So, am back answering emails and watching trailers on You Tube...  just realized that there will be two Snow White film adaptations....  and both are Big Hollywood undertakings....   and forget who is playing Snow White on both films, the more thrilling news will be the battle of the Evil Queens....  Charlize Theron dons the wickedness in "Snow White and the Huntsman" with Kirsten Stewart as Snow White.... this looks to be a more action packed, darker take on the tale....; while the other adaptation boasts Julia Roberts as the resident Evil Queen to Lilly Collins' Snow White....  I for one, cannot wait for both adaptations....   so forget the Pacquioa/Marquez bout that just concluded - this is the fight am waiting for!  Hahahahahahahahaha....

ADDENNDUM: 10PM

Juju just got picked up a little while ago.....   we did have a nice nite and got to go for a walk by Dajia River, all the way to the Roahe Night Market for some delicacies, and a visit to the Roahe Temple....  in just under two hours - we went and came back...  perfect timing as it started drizzling once more a couple of blocks away from the house....  WHEW!!!

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Today was all about working... packing things for tomorrow's Post Office pick up.... and dealing with other stuff - personal & work related.... so, i decided, as a little break treat - pick up Jewel and go for a nice leisurely walk by Dajia River, alays a FAVE past time of mine.... Besides, the weather, though a bit more windier, is still pretty enough, not at all like what they are predicting it to be... another typhoon is coming you see.... So might as well take advantage of the weather before am stuck indoors once more....

The walk was just what I needed.... people all around.... walking, running, biking, hanging about and enjoying the weather, as well... Jewel being in a good mood - even let me put her in the stroller for the whole time - when usually she cries as she just wants to be carried.... and of course, watching the beautiful sunset.... and seeing the skies beautifully change from light to dark..... almost a good 2 Hours was spent enjoying it all...

Fun Friday All!!!

Yesterday was somewhat of a frustrating day..... actually the last few days, really.... so much waiting... wasting time... and dealing with nonsense.... all the frustrations led me to think about what to do to lift my spirits up... and in an instant, running came to mind... something I have not really done for over 3 months due to the knee giving out on me... since then, I have just been resting up the legs.... then late last month, i started little by little walking at the Gym's treadmill... all that's been good so far, so a slow run - I thought - might not be so bad.... and Boy, am I glad I did it!The run turned out to be a GREAT MOOD PICKER UPPER... it was sooooo refreshing to be out when the skies were not soooooo gloomy... out breathing the fresh air..... out seeing other runners, bikers, walkers all enjoying the day..... and out seeing all the lovely sceneries - natural and man made - that is on the path of the run.... here's a few shots....


So it was TRULY a GREAT THING... and you can bet I will, slowly but surely, will be getting back to running on a regular basis.... Good thing I was able to do this as it started raining once more in the early evening....

sUnSeT

Forgive the SHAKY capture... it is none-the-less, a beautiful sunset!!!
Nothing like a beautiful sunset to give you a warm, fuzzy feeling... makes you think a lot... reminisce Happy Times.... Miss those who are dear to you... and look forward to a beautiful sunrise the following day and a promise of a better tomorrow...