Travelling Baby Circus

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
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