11- 13 March ( Chou family reunion)
11 March 10``
I have just reached Taoyuan airport with my family and my cousins at late morning. We took a bus to Eastern Villa which was at Taoyuan county, Yangmei city. It was very cold once we reach there because it was at a mountaineous area. We went for lunch which was steamboat. It was really awesome to eat steamboat there as it helps you to keep warm. I totally love the spicy sauce they use as the soup to cook your food in it. My udon was totally awesome. I just went for more food after finishing cooking the food in the pot. After lunch, it was free and easy programme and a great time to enjoy and relax. We could go to the SPA facility to relax. However, being the typical Singaporeans who are scared of cold, we didn't go. My granduncle started with a introductory speech to invite all of us to come for this Annual Chou family reunion. After that, my grandaunty shared about her parents with us. It was really interesting hearing her stories of how great our great granduncles and great grandaunties were.
12 March 2011
After breakfast, my Taiwan distant uncle shared about how the Chou family legacy is not a religion of Christianity but it should be the spirit of how the younger generation relate to God with a closer relationship because that would last and that would be how the legacy and grace of God can be passed on. It was a fundamental concept that is often compromised nowadays. After that, we broke up in groups of 3 praying. Each family introduce the members who come and it was great seeing how big this who Family tribe is. Seeing new faces and recognising them as relatives just proves how unfamiliar I am with my distant relatives in Taiwan. We splitted into different groups to start preparing for our skit of our great grandfathers' life and we started discussing our script and what we guys were going to do. I got the oldest great granduncle one. After that it was phototaking time for everyone who came and resting time for everyone. At 4:40, our granduncle started telling us about our great granduncles' and great grandaunty's stories and how they were taught by them when my grandparents, granduncles and grandaunty were only kids. After dinner, it was song singing before we started with our actual skits. It was really interesting and funny to see how good some of the Chou family had good actors. I had a great time watching it. I was helping out videocamming the different skits. After the end of all the skits, prizes were awarded to every team. Another Granduncle and another Grandaunty continued the story telling time about interesting and unique events that happen when they were young. It was really such a privilege to be able to hear such stories.
13 March 2011
After breakfast we had a general sunday service and my granduncle's wife started telling us about how we should grow in lord. She shared with us many testimonies and examples. It was living a christian life according to biblical scriptures and text references. After that, it was planning for the next committee who will prepare the next family reunion next year. It was also choosing the different coordinators to coordinate the people coming for the reunion for those who are not living in Taiwan. After farewell lunch, we went on our separate ways and wished goodbye to our relatives before leaving. We took High Speed Railway from Taoyuan to Kaoshiung.
14 March 2011
It was mainly visiting my grandfathers and grandmother's grave. It was knowing more about who they really are when they were still alive. After that we went back for mostly a lot of shopping at kaoshiung:) Shop till wallets burst:) haha quite impressed with the things I find there:) The clothes look much better than those you can find in Singapore.
15 March 2011
It's the last day in Taiwan. After taking high speed railway with my sis from kaoshiung to taoyuan, we made our way to the airport by taking a shuttle bus. We then flew off back to Singapore :)
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