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Comment on Baby Phoenix Learns How To Crawl by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:54:24 +0000

thanks Jim, will do!

Comment on Baby Phoenix Learns How To Crawl by Kaminoge

Kaminoge — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:25:29 +0000

She looks very happy. Keep those pictures and videos coming!

Comment on Baby Phoenix Learns How To Crawl by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:44:48 +0000

thanks Yu-fen! nice to see you again. take care.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Learns How To Crawl by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:44:34 +0000

hi Carolyn. oh wow, HC would have loved to go to the Coach outlet there! thanks for your kind comments, as always. take care.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Learns How To Crawl by Yu-Fen

Yu-Fen — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:52:00 +0000

What a sweetie!!

Comment on Baby Phoenix Learns How To Crawl by Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:44:10 +0000

Phoenix is precious. I enjoy seeing her pictures.
Thought of Hui-chen today when we were at the Seattle Premium Outlets and walked by the Coach store. The windows were full of very nice purses. We were at the outlets for me to shoe shop.

Comment on Under Attack! by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:03:52 +0000

hey John, always good to see you. i have my security set so that it only allows one attempt at an invalid username, per IP. the attacks are all different IPs. it’s a botnet. i’ll send you an email. take care.

Comment on Under Attack! by John

John — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:10:44 +0000

Hey Michael, there is a plugin called limit login attempts. I was having similar issues before. How is everything. Send me an email or something, I’ve got some news.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:26:53 +0000

hi Jim. oh, wow, that sounds about perfect! there is a big pool in Zhubei, so i’m going to ask around and see if there are some of those type classes available. i believe that Phoenix would love it! thanks for the info!

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by Kaminoge

Kaminoge — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:04:53 +0000

Actually, the classes we attended didn’t teach the infants how to swim. The purpose was to get them comfortable in the water, and not be afraid. The parents were in the water with the children at all times, and the activities included things like having the parent guide the child through the water to pick up a plastic ball and then bring them over to a floating basket and put the ball in. Amber’s favorite was moving along a floating obstacle course. The emphasis was on letting the kids have fun in the water.

Starting from three years of age, Amber started attending proper swimming classes, where she learned strokes and breathing techniques, among other things. The class was only one hour a week, and she always looked forward to it.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:40:21 +0000

hi Carolyn. yes we’re blessed with a happy baby! she smiles most of the time, especially first thing in the morning. thanks and please take care, Carolyn.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:39:42 +0000

hi Paul, i totally agree with you. one would never know we live on an island by the number of people here who cannot swim. when i lived in Florida, swimming was part of high school gym class. thanks Paul.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:37:22 +0000

hi Jim. well, i’ve been to those pools with the classes, and they emphasize learning many different kinds of strokes. again, it’s about appearances, like the guy who sits on the edge of the pool in Speedos with a racing bathing cap, ear/nose plugs and prescription goggles, but can’t swim. i think Phoenix will get enough of that rote learning in school so i don’t think i’ll subject her to that on her free time. i was thinking about teaching her how to swim myself, like my father taught me. basic simple strokes plus how to survive in the water, not how to look good going by, lol. of course if she wants to go to those classes, i have no objection. thanks Jim.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:50:11 +0000

Phoenix is precious. Glad to see she likes the water now. I enjoy looking at her pictures every few days since she is so sweet natured.

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by Paul

Paul — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:34 +0000

MJ – it is cool you are teaching her to swim at such a young age. It is good to get rid of the natural fear of water early and I personally believe swimming is an important life skill that few people pay attention to. That aside, she is a cutie…have fun….:)

Comment on Baby Phoenix Goes Swimming by Kaminoge

Kaminoge — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:18:06 +0000

My daughter had the same kind of ring at that age. We started her with water familiarization classes at a pool in Taichung when she was six months old, and seven years later she really enjoys swimming and being in the water. Are you thinking of doing something similar with Phoenix?

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:28:42 +0000

oh, the PP Hotel and restaurant. i did find the physical spot where it should have been, and i was rather shocked to see a Honda dealership in it’s place. had some good memories there for sure. one of the first times i went to the restroom there was an attendant there who put a cool cloth on my neck as i stood at the urinal doing my business. at first i did not realize what he was doing (he didn’t say a single word) and my natural reaction was not pleasant! the hotel itself was rather nondescript but not a bad value for the baht. thanks Stefan.

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:40:33 +0000

Oh sorry – no I meant the restaurant. You mentioned that you wished you could find it again.

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:19:57 +0000

hi Stefan. you mean the solar panel farm?

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:28:29 +0000

Beautiful pictures – can’t you find the place again via geotagging, maybe?

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:12:40 +0000

hi Carolyn. that sounds good, but it’s too bad you can’t enjoy the spice. personally, i’d be inclined to take the risk, hehe. take care.

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:20:39 +0000

Always enjoy your travels and meals. I had phab thai with chicken for lunch today. It was very good. No spices as cannot handle those on an old stomach.

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:36:30 +0000

hi Snap. i’m not so enamored with Thailand trains either, having spent more than 9 hours on a rambling, non-aircon train from BKK to KKH. but on this occasion i was looking for something different than the bus and i knew it was a short ride. the small bottle of Sangsom helped me to pass the time! lol i’ll see if i can remember what i wrote and re-submit my comment on your blog! thanks Snap.

Comment on Thailand 2012, Day Seven by Snap

Snap — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:26:16 +0000

Hi MJ, looks like it was an interesting visit. I liked KK, it was my first (short) time to the city and would return to see the things I missed.

I’m not into trains, but your trip appeared to be scenic and amusing I accidentally deleted your comment off my blog…fumble fingers

Comment on Near Misses by mike01905

mike01905 — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:41:00 +0000

Well… if they are going to take a bat out and take a few swings… hopefully they aren’t like Ted Williams (last person to hit over .400 in a season) and more like Bob Uecker (a career .200 hitter)

Comment on Near Misses by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:57:12 +0000

hi Mike. well that’s one way of looking at it. instead of doing those things, Taiwanese drivers usually just get out the bat and take a few swings.

Comment on Near Misses by mike01905

mike01905 — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:04 +0000

“he decided to “teach me a lesson” by passing me very close and driving recklessly”.

You mean… he didn’t flip you off (telling you that you’re #1) and swear his head off at you… calling you every name in the book???

Geeee… you have polite drivers there in Taiwan

Comment on Near Misses by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:30:44 +0000

hi Carolyn. so true. there is a way of thinking here though, and that people need to go in front of you instead of behind. i cannot tell you how many countless times i’ve been passed by someone just to have them pull over in front of me, when they could have just as easily gone behind me and not inconvenienced me. just how people are brought up i guess. take care Carolyn.

Comment on Near Misses by Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:20:12 +0000

I guess there are rude drivers all over the world. Glad you were careful.

Comment on Baby Phoenix at Six Months by thenhbushman

thenhbushman — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:57:36 +0000

hi MKL. you’re in for a wonderful time watching her go through this developmental stage! it’ll be gone before you know it, so take plenty of photos and videos! haha, hey Mike, did you hear that??? thanks MLK and take care.