Dad....

I woke up just now with a thought....

When I was maybe 7, I remember dad waking me up in the middle of the night to take me to hockey practice. He arranged free ice time when everyone else was done playing for the night, and we'd go out and work on my goaltending. I guess this is what fathers do. I just never said thanks. Thanks dad.

And then some odd 25 years later, I move my sorry ass to the other side of the world, leaving all my responsibilities back in Canada, and my dad takes care of them. Thanks dad.

And then, a week before Christmas, I get the crazy idea to ship drums to Taiwan, and my dad and brother stay up late for my crazy request to put them in one box (as it turns out, two boxes would have been a bit cheaper--sorry guys). Thanks a lot dad and Jon (I'll never really be able to call you Jonsey)

So, just thanks to everyone in my family for always putting up with me. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope to be able to hug all of you sometime in 2007.

Greetings from Taiwan

This is a shorter post, just to let everyone know that Danielle and I have made it to Taiwan safe and sound.

The flight over was amazing. Everyone warned us about problems with circulation, and how long the flight was going to be, but for me it went in a flash. I LOVE flying....There was a lot of turbulence over Japan, and really crazy flying Hong Kong to Taipei. My food floated in front of me, literally, and I had to keep my plate from flying away. The airline fed us like royalty.

Getting to Tai-Chung was a piece of cake. We've been so luck with helpful people and awesome friends. Many thanks go out to Will and Sandra for helping us get over, and giving us a place to stay. However, I'm glad we didn't bring our bikes, because trafic is insane, and it's constantly raining and will continue to do so for another couple of weeks, and then the heat hits. The food here is plentiful and cheap, but very few people speak english, and the signs are all in Chinese, so we better get up to speed, FAST!

I'll be posting photos and more details once we've settled a bit more (and get my computer connected). We already have beats on 3 potential jobs, just from being at the bar last night, listening to Will's band. (He has a guitar, and KNOWS how to play it)

Also, I have to thank my parents, for whom none of this would be possible, Thanks dad, for taking care of my apartments, and I promise, I'll make it up to you tenfold.

Peace,
~J & D~

Big Spender!

We finally did it. After three months of living without one, we finally purchased a stove! I'll be here Thursday (thanks dad) and we'll be cooking with heat again!

First on the agenda: spaghetti and meatballs. Second: Roast Beast and Yorkshire Pudding. Third: Vindaloo chicken!

Also, we're in the process of getting our 2006 plan worked out. We've got our financials taken care of, and we're moving on to some ambitious personal goals. Stay tuned, as I'll be posting our results shortly.