Mommy Growing up: Happy New Year!!!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Happy New Year!!!

Almost everybody went to Taipei to watch the spectacular fireworks at Taipei 101 that cost millions of dollars. For the remaining lazy people like us, we just got contented with what our university can offer. We were catered by a parade of colorful booths probably a hundred selling various Taiwanese cuisines and hosting games, a lively concert by famous local artists, and fireworks display on top of the 7-floored university library. After satisfying our hungry stomachs and that means surviving the heavy traffic of people especially along the food stalls, I, my daughter and some friends sat on the grasses by the lake facing the library, waiting for the countdown to new year. We ate, we chatted and ignored the freezing temperature. After the countdown (ended up with hoarse voices), we then went to a tea shop to continue our chitchats and further went to a movie theater to watch Tom Cruise's MI-4. At about 4:30 dawn, we then proceeded to eat breakfast together till 6:30 AM. I know it's a terrible way to start a new year (that is being outside of the house), as my mom would say, we would end up nocturnals for the rest of the year lol. Hopefully not. I guess this is what we get for being away from home, and having our friends as our only family here to greet the new year with.

Gathering for tea in a checkered black and white teashop after new year countdown.
At the lakeside with friends watching simple firework displays.

Wishing you all a prosperous new year too! May 2012 be better for all of us!




7 comments:

  1. That sounds like a great way to welcome the New Year.
    Thanks for your visit and comment on my blog.
    Happy New Year!
    Lea

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  2. Happy New Year, Mommy Katya Kate :) Parang ang saya ng celebration nyo ah ^^

    By the way, I'm opening a meme on Friday, Jan 6, in my other blog. It's called Happiness Is... Meme, and I hope you can join there :) Here is the link, please check it out:

    EXTRA ROOM FOR HAPPINESS

    See ya there! :)

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  3. Happy New year Katya Kate, you are lucky to be surrounded with lots of good friends and family

    visiting from {FLO}WW

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  4. Happy New Year! :)


    Visiting from WW.
    Here's my entry: Something I Love

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  5. What a blast!!! Happy New Year!!!!

    Visiting for WW! Here's my share- hope you can stop by:)

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  6. what a great day to celebrate the New Year celebration with friends who we have fun with. Late visit from Wednesday Whites Sis, hope that you can return the favor too.

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  7. Happy New Year, kat! what a fun way to welcome the new year!
    Thank you for joining Wednesday Whites!

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