Flurry

A flurry of posts and I haven't even gotten to May yet! Well, blogging is sometimes tiring so here's a quick summary of the month so far.

Hsinchu visit
I went to Hsinchu for an interview and to see family. It was interesting to see Science Park, the Silicon Valley of Taiwan. My cousin's family is also a lot of fun. It's much like my cousin's family in Malaysia - multiple generations convening together regularly. My cousin's parents, kids, sister, sister's kids were all there. I had a lovely home cooked meal with them and then played Wii for the first time. My arms got instantly sore just from boxing -- in air!

Spring Tourney
This past weekend was the quarterly Taiwan tournament, held in Taipei this time. Renegade submitted two teams - one competitive and one for training. Spank, the former, got 1st place with the help of NA Steve visiting from Korea and our MVP Fei Fei (who had loads of layout D's). The training team Thatch had a good time teaching a whole bunch of beginners that we hope have been enticed enough to keep on with it and come to our regular practices.

Wedding Reception
Morris and Angel had a Mr & Mrs Smith theme (Mr & Mrs Lin) that was beautiful, touching, hilarious and fun. The reception was at the Grand Hyatt, just by Taipei 101 with the 12-14 course meal that is typical for Chinese weddings. What was atypical was the rejection of all hong baos (traditional wedding gift of money), an entertainment video about pre-wedding events a la Mr & Mrs Smith, and the overall high class feeling of everything. They really did a good job of making it feel like a true celebration.