We had another shaker this afternoon!!!

http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/   Melissa and I were dining with Ronald Mcdonald and Melissa felt a bump and saw one customer run out and HUG the front pillar.  The 5.9 was a steady shaker for a few seconds but it felt like vertigo for a full minute.  The pendant lights did a bit of a sway  I think they settled before my brain did!

On our way to McD's we noticed a groups setting up a bunch of boxes on a side street.  Fortunately they did not start until well after the quake settled.  The popping firecrackers, booming whatever......and then BANGING fireworks started while we were at the per adoption event.  THE DOGS DO NOT LIKE THE FIREWORKS.   There was a dark grey cloud from the firecrackers and the street was red from the paper casings.  I mean DARK GRAY and for almost a block.  It looked like somebody had set tires on fire but didn't last that long.  The BOOMS are just like getting hit in the chest!  talk about sound and air pollution.  It literally scared the poop right out of a couple dogs at the adoption event!  seriously!  And surprisingly not much available to clean it up so out come small tissues and paper bags....................

And then there was a second round of firecrackers as big or bigger than the first but at least we could see it and prepare the dogs.   We got home and Sadie and Cabu, Melissa's dogs, were so frightened they broke one of the spotwelds pushing on their gate!

Melissa and Colleen hosted a baby shower for Anastasia, Matt and Josephine's baby.  There were only 3 or 4 attendees  as the bigger shower was already held by others the second week we were here.  I vacated the house in favour of the females and walked to my Tea Shoppe, chatted a bit with the owner's friend who is taking 'Applied English' at E-Shou University, it's neat talking with him.  then I walked to the RueFong Night market to eat a delicious vegetable and chicken BBQ then wandered until the coast was clear...................

23 days and we are headed to Taipei and Saskatoon but before then we are going to Hong Kong the 3-5th of April.   Ah relaxing busy fun!