Hope you like the new look of the blog as much as I enjoyed putting it together...it did cause me a few headaches...but managed to get it sorted!
Wow, October...2 months till Christmas...I am reminded almost daily about this from the kids!
So that covers the new look, the new month, and now the new name...
Asia-Faith's name has now legally been changed to our Chinese family name and her "new" Chinese name, Mei-Ya. It was such an efficient procedure I could hardly believe it...
Our dear sweet landlord took me and the kids (or as Jason would have me say...the kids and I....) to the Household Registry Department. We had been there a week before to fill in documents and such to get Asia-Faith removed from the Household Registry in Taitung and moved to one here in Hsinchu...
Anyway, there were a bunch more forms to fill out, but they were able to change her "birth" name to our family name and her new Chinese name...Mei-Ya...and then they even asked if I wanted an English version of the document (for NT$ 150), so I said definitely, and then they said well for an extra NT$20 I can get 2 :) Although the English version will only be available in a weeks time...(which I now have!).
However I did get the Chinese version so we were able to head straight from the Household Registry Department to a travel agency (I was told by my landlord this is the way it is done, so who am I to question...), anyway, we went to the travel agency to apply for Asia-Faith's Taiwanese passport! That will be ready in about 2 weeks time (because of the Double Ten day public holiday it will delay the paperwork a bit), but we will have her Taiwanese passport soon!!!
Then after the travel agency...we headed to the Hospital, to the Health Insurance Department and were able to change her Medical card name to her "new" name (took about 10 minutes if that!), and that arrived a few days ago!!!
Wow, I have to say...Taiwan is efficient!!!
Our next step, once we have all these documents, passport and birth certificate in hand is to send it off to our South African liaison office and they will then start paperwork for her to become a South African citizen and get her South African passport!!! Although this part of the journey could take a good few months!!!!
The kids are doing so well...they have made some friends here in our complex....one boy, Ryan is the same age as Willow-River, so it is go great to see him have a best mate again (his dad is British and mom Taiwanese), so he speaks English...
We had a braai (bbq for non South African's), on Friday afternoon (it was a public holiday). We got some sausages and rolls and invited Ryan and his brother, and pretty soon we had quite a few kids from the complex here...it was great!
Jason is enjoying his new school where he is teaching...he even got given a raise! So he was very happy about that!
Me....well, still carrying on regardless, loving my new home and enjoying my kids and my man everyday!
~* Peace and Love *~
PS: Some of the pics were taken a while ago...
Asia-Faith our future Sharks Rugby Player...in a loose ruck!
Goodnight Hello Kitty!
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