Tip of the day: NEVER TAKE A CUTE CAUCASIAN BABY TO A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN TAIWAN ON A WEEKEND.
I ventured out today with a friend, another Aussie, who has two gorgeous blonde girls and my blonde son. We thought it would be a nice thing to get out and about and see some of the sights of Taiwan...little did we know that we would be the star attraction.
Ever since we moved here we've known that the babies cause quite a stir amongst the Taiwanese. There is constant photo taking and gooing and gaaing and the occasional poke and prod. And for some reason, whenever they're talking to babies, they do this weird clucking noise that none of us can figure out. We've even come to recognise the Chinese term for 'so cute' because we hear it wherever we go. Some days, however, you just shouldn't leave the house.
There must have been a thousand people walking through these gardens today, looking at a memorial and just having a day out with the family. Here we are pushing prams through the throng and hoping for a nice quiet picnic somewhere. If we stopped for too long we were swarmed...talk about upsetting one's aura!!! The kids were being video'd and photos taken and when we finally found a spot in the grass it felt like we were Santa Clause waiting for the line of kids to take photos with us at Christmas!!! People were literally gathered around us, several deep and lining up to see the crazy white people. They were peering over fences and sending their children up to talk to us and take photos. We were only there an hour and we were exhausted, not to mention the poor kids. Now I know what the poor animals in a petting zoo must feel like.
I think it's time to start charging.
Sigh...it's nice to be sitting at home in the quiet.
Sabrina
http://www.life-coach.net.au/
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
This Year’s Must Have Accessory: The Dog
I’m an animal lover so you can imagine my thrill when I realised the country I’ve moved to allows animals inside restaurants, taxis, doctor surgeries, trains... virtually any public venue. Pups in pubs, birds in banks and cats in cafes. I’m in heaven, or so I believe, right? Wrong. As an animal lover I’m now quite distraught to see that pets here are not their owner’s best friends, they are their owner’s best accessory (depending on that day’s outfit of course. 
You don’t want to be seen in red pants and a brown poodle, no no no.)
I’ve passed a number of stores that I thought sold baby accessories and upon closer inspection revealed themselves to be pet accessories, of the most extreme! The dogs here get around in hand bags (especially designed) or their own ‘prams’. It would be awful if their designer outfits were to be soiled on the ground when walking so they are kept away from all things dirty.
The flavour of the month is brown poodle. I’ve seen a few schnauzers but I think they must be last year’s colour as they’re owners tend to hide them rather than wear them proudly. How embarrassing to be seen in last season’s dog!
Some mornings as I walk along the roadside with my own pram I see groups of owners meeting up and allowing their dogs some social time, which I think is very generous in light of the fact that everyone here lives in apartments.
Most distressing of all is how early they are sold in the pet stores. I know in Australia there are laws stopping animals being sold before six weeks of age but here it looks like they’ve just popped out of the womb, been cleaned up and stuck in a cage on display. Makes me want to ‘awwwww’ and cry at the same time.
So if you hear any rumours of a crazy white woman breaking into pet shops and releasing/stealing all the animals...it just might be yours truly.
That's all
Sabrina
http://www.life-coach.net.au
You don’t want to be seen in red pants and a brown poodle, no no no.)I’ve passed a number of stores that I thought sold baby accessories and upon closer inspection revealed themselves to be pet accessories, of the most extreme! The dogs here get around in hand bags (especially designed) or their own ‘prams’. It would be awful if their designer outfits were to be soiled on the ground when walking so they are kept away from all things dirty.
The flavour of the month is brown poodle. I’ve seen a few schnauzers but I think they must be last year’s colour as they’re owners tend to hide them rather than wear them proudly. How embarrassing to be seen in last season’s dog!
Some mornings as I walk along the roadside with my own pram I see groups of owners meeting up and allowing their dogs some social time, which I think is very generous in light of the fact that everyone here lives in apartments.
Most distressing of all is how early they are sold in the pet stores. I know in Australia there are laws stopping animals being sold before six weeks of age but here it looks like they’ve just popped out of the womb, been cleaned up and stuck in a cage on display. Makes me want to ‘awwwww’ and cry at the same time.
So if you hear any rumours of a crazy white woman breaking into pet shops and releasing/stealing all the animals...it just might be yours truly.
That's all
Sabrina
http://www.life-coach.net.au
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