bff!

Considering that we've been good friends for about 5 years now, you'd think Andrew and I would have a slew of good pictures together. But, we don't. It wasn't until recently they we FINALLY got a decent shot of us together.


Hee-hee.

Seriously, though, it has been just recently that we got a normal shot of us...




Naw, that one is TOO normal.


That's more like it!

fur frenzy!

You know I've got to be really busy if it's taken me so long to give a single mention of my furry friends - Guinness and Eyebrow. They made the long trek from New York to Taipei back in mid-September - and luckily arrived scared as heck but all in one piece. They spent 3 weeks in a quarantine facility, which also rather fortuitously, is located right across the street from where I work, so it was easy to visit them 2-3 times a week. Also luckily, all the staff members at the quarantine facility were very friendly and competent, so I had full confidence that my girls were in good hands.

I brought them home in early October, where they quickly took to their new surroundings. They've also been enjoying the company of some occasional visitors - mainly Andrew.













Guinness even learned how to play mahjong from my student, Becca! (Though I'm afraid she didn't bring her any luck - in fact, both Becca and I ended up being big losers that night!)
And she proved instrumental in teaching Sharon how not to strangle Santa while hanging Christmas decorations,

as well as providing artistic inspiration to Jose in making snowflakes.

Brow-brow, meanwhile, has been cozying up with her new toy and has taken up a new habit of barking.