Today it is my big boy’s birthday… He had been asking me for the last few days what we had gotten him for his birthday, and saying that he really wanted a skateboard.
Well, turns out that is exactly what I had got for him a few weeks ago when I went grocery shopping in Taipei a few weeks ago. I saw it in the toy store and knew that he would like that, then like I said that is all he has been asking for! Needless to say when we gave him his gift this morning he was thrilled!
My mom and dad (aka nana and papa) skyped to wish him a happy birthday and then Aunt Mel and Uncle Gordon skyped too.
We went to MacDonald’s for lunch, Willow-River’s request, then we took them all to the park so Willow-River could try out his board and then to the pool for a swim.
Willow-River likes the fact that here in Taiwan he is actually 10 years old, and not 9...
The Chinese traditional way of counting one's age is different from the Western way. In China, people take the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year as the starting point. No matter in which month a child is born, he or she is one year old at this time, and one more year is added as soon as he or she enters the New Year. It is very puzzling for Westerners when a child turns two years old when he or she is actually two days or just two hours old. This can occur when a child is born on the last day or hour of the previous year.
It has been a long day, but I will add more soon...some interesting news coming, so keep checking back here to get the scoop!
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