Last years NYE was a let down. I remember going out with Roach to some party where “we could see the 101 fireworks” unfortunately we were on the wrong side of 101 and just saw loads of smoke… This year whatever happens can only be better
I understand Christmas is not a holiday this year. Claim this as a holiday, folks! Let your employers know that foreigners don’t work on Christmas Day. Stand firm. They’ll relent, after all, it’s Christmas.
I’ll be taking it as a holiday, and 26th too if I can. There’s nothing more depressing than having to work in an office at Christmas. OK, well, losing a limb or something would be worse, but you know what I mean.
My wife and I were very clear with the parents of our students that Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were holidays, and would always be holidays at our school. I imagine I’ll be spending Christmas with my wife and whatever the stork brings us in the next couple of weeks.
I hate New Year’s Eve - I’ve had maybe half a dozen great New Year’s Eve parties in my life. The rest were just anti-climactic, and more aggravation than fun. V and I wouldn’t be going out even if we weren’t encumbered.
I did my first tandem paraglide on Sunday in Puli. So awesome that I will go to Puli on Christmas and New Year’s again. We will go camping on the mountain top and have a bbq. Breathtaking views from the mountain and it’s nice to be so close to nature. Step out in Taiwan also have a backpacker’s lodge if you don’t want to go camping. Email flyyuri@yahoo.com.
xmas party complete with turkey dinner at a friends’ place one night and a cabin in the mountains with a hot spring nearby for the Sunday and Monday. Last year I spent new years on a plane, this year maybe a house party or pub