Fiona's room is finally ready! I've spent months sewing the sheets, curtains, chair cover, etc. The room needs a lot of space for all those baby stuffs. Now it is finished. Do you like it?
我們女兒的房間終於準備好了！從暑假開始就一直在準備她的房間，小床、尿布更換桌、椅子、抽屜櫃...，也花了不知多少個小時縫製窗簾、床罩、圍欄、椅套...。洗衣機也洗了好幾槽所有親戚朋友給的小衣小帽。現在終於完成了，就等著她的到來。 
This baby shower was really something unusual for me. We don't do this in Taiwan at all. I really appreciate how Rachel and other friends made this happen for me and Fiona. Thanks all of you who came!
Fiona has been moving a lot lately. She probably can't wait to come out and see her gifts!
以前只有在西方電視電影裡看過這名堂─baby shower，中文應該可以翻譯成「嬰兒祝福會」(就是一群朋友們，為準媽媽和未出生的baby帶來禮物和祝福而聚在一起的聚會)，這回換成自己是主角，真有點不習慣和一些難以置信。 真的很感謝這群朋友們所做的一切。相信Fiona在肚子裡就已經可以感受到這麼多阿姨們的關愛！
Another hiking adventure... the weather was a bit rainy, but I guess it was a blessing because it might have been too hot otherwise. Lots of exciting terrain on the trail, plus some historical curiousities. This area was once a gold mining town, and many relics from the Japanese colonial era still remain. Kirt, Michael and Wei Guo made the day more fun :-)
Fiona目前在我的肚子裡約36週。我當然沒有出現在照片裡。這是一群爸爸們暫時擺脫“家累”的茶壺山健行之旅。Gareth趁著尚未有孩子之前，把握時間，不斷地安排活動。深怕一但Fiona出來後就哪兒都去不了，失去自由。有這麼嚴重嗎？
And last but not least: A cool little slideshow of the best pics from the trip!
We recently visited the Ping-Xi valley by train. It's a nice little country spot not too far from Taipei.
Fiona is about 35 weeks old now. I'm getting bigger, and it's more difficult to move. Everyone tells me "You should walk and take stairs more now!" It's easier to say it than to do it.
Fiona現在在我的肚子裡約35周，行動越來越困難。每個人都說，「你該多爬樓梯。」說比做要容易多了！這次的短行我們去了菁桐、平溪、和十分。說實在走了不少路，大家也都覺得我很厲害呢。
There's a great little viewpoint on top of a mountain near our house -- it's called Five Fingers Mountain. This spot attracts lots of locals, a few mobile coffee shops, and even vendors selling wild boar. Looking right, you can see Taipei 101 and the buildings of downtown. Looking left, you can see Keelung Mountain, Juifen village and even the Pacific Ocean. The full moon rose in the East, just before it was time for us to go home. 
We went to visit Vivian's classmate in Kaohsiung on the 20th and 21st of August. Fiona was 30 weeks old at the time.
趁著孩子還在肚子裡(30週)，趕快和老同學碰面。跟金祥大概快十年沒見面了。上次是她結婚時見的面，現在已是兩個孩子的媽。金祥和褚耀鈺開車當司機帶我們玩了兩天，還去了旗津。Gareth愛極了旗津的烤魷魚，吃了兩隻。
We took another trip -- to nearby Neiwan and Daxi.
Neiwan is up in the mountains near Hsinchu. Lots of Hakka people live up there. They make tasty food. Daxi is another nearby town, famous for its old shopping street.
彥綺給了我兩張旅行團招待卷，所以我又和Gareth去了內灣一趟。早上在內灣，下午去桃園大溪。快熱昏了！
