This is a picture of the guy taking a picture of us"Bula" (foreigners- literal translation is albino).
He was a little shy as I waved to him with my other hand.
This is a picture of a person taking a picture of his kids posing with Zoe and Caden.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Paparazzi
So now we understand how Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie must feel. Other then being an incredibly good looking couple, we have very blond kids. Apparently, they don't exist in Asia.
We went to SeaWorld Indonesia today with the kids. Now, we are used to being the only white people walking around, that is fine. There have been a couple of occasions where people will try to touch the kids' hair (especially Caden's) but, we were not prepared for today.
I am sure you have all been to a resort or something that has mascots. You know, those guys in puffy suits and fuzzy characters. Well today, we were bigger then the mascots!
Everywhere we went people were stopping to take our photographs. Zoe posed with more strange kids then she has ever in her life. Families were posing in front of us but you could tell they were taking the picture of us and not themselves. I actually have a picture of a man taking a picture of us! I waved at him while he was focusing his lens then he quickly put his camera away.
Many people were friendly, but some were downright rude. They would talk about us to their children and then stare. I got to be quite uncomfortable.
I think from now on we will charge $10 for every picture.
We went to SeaWorld Indonesia today with the kids. Now, we are used to being the only white people walking around, that is fine. There have been a couple of occasions where people will try to touch the kids' hair (especially Caden's) but, we were not prepared for today.
I am sure you have all been to a resort or something that has mascots. You know, those guys in puffy suits and fuzzy characters. Well today, we were bigger then the mascots!
Everywhere we went people were stopping to take our photographs. Zoe posed with more strange kids then she has ever in her life. Families were posing in front of us but you could tell they were taking the picture of us and not themselves. I actually have a picture of a man taking a picture of us! I waved at him while he was focusing his lens then he quickly put his camera away.
Many people were friendly, but some were downright rude. They would talk about us to their children and then stare. I got to be quite uncomfortable.
I think from now on we will charge $10 for every picture.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Bees
These guys are referred to as the bees. They zip
around and clean up the compound. There are
about 30 of them all around. Here, he is sweeping
up the astroturf around the playground.
He was unimpressed when Caden kicked over his
of leaves.
These guys are referred to as the bees. They zip
around and clean up the compound. There are
about 30 of them all around. Here, he is sweeping
up the astroturf around the playground.
He was unimpressed when Caden kicked over his
of leaves.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Aug 6, 2010
So, we hired some nannies on Tuesday. Because Caden is so wild the school decided that we needed two. Consider this, in St. Albert you might pay your dayhome lady $1000/month for care everyday. We are paying two girls who will clean, cook, do laundry, etc. $100 each plus $20 for a food allowance. They will not eat with us so they cook our food, go eat on the street and then come back to clean up. In fact, they will not even use out bathrooms. They will leave, go to the nanny quarters and come back.
We did look into enrolling little man in to a preschool. Here, preschool is just that, too. It is math, science and languages for three-year olds. Caden did say that he did not want to go with a bunch of babies. That is because he is twice the size of any other student.
We had to buy a washing machine. The one we found has a maximum capacity of (wait for it) 16 pieces of laundry. We may be able to wash one sheet at a time.
Other then that, confirmed enrollment at the school has ballooned to 70 students. That means that each teacher should have an average of 6 students per class. I have two confirmed grade 10's. That should be perfect because I only have two test tubes for science class.
We did look into enrolling little man in to a preschool. Here, preschool is just that, too. It is math, science and languages for three-year olds. Caden did say that he did not want to go with a bunch of babies. That is because he is twice the size of any other student.
We had to buy a washing machine. The one we found has a maximum capacity of (wait for it) 16 pieces of laundry. We may be able to wash one sheet at a time.
Other then that, confirmed enrollment at the school has ballooned to 70 students. That means that each teacher should have an average of 6 students per class. I have two confirmed grade 10's. That should be perfect because I only have two test tubes for science class.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Day two
So....it is really humid, here. And, the small lizards in our apartment make me skiddish. But, all in all things are good.
The school smells like a display at Fort Edmonton and my science lab is old and has some rat shit in it. Kind of like Cuts, in a way.
Our apartment is bigger then the house in St. Albert and we hired two nannies today for little man. They will cook and clean as well as cater to his every whim. The poor girls are 19 years old but look about twelve.
We have been gathering a bunch of things for the apartment. Apparently, soft linens and towels that soak up water are a luxury. Food is relatively inexpensive but we have only been eating at mall restaurants. I would expect things to get cheaper.
Some of the females went for a 90 minute foot massage, yesterday. It cost them $4. Marni plans on taking advantage of this.
I must say that having people do everything for you seems nice- but it is weird. We bought our driver a water today and you would think we cured his cancer.
The school smells like a display at Fort Edmonton and my science lab is old and has some rat shit in it. Kind of like Cuts, in a way.
Our apartment is bigger then the house in St. Albert and we hired two nannies today for little man. They will cook and clean as well as cater to his every whim. The poor girls are 19 years old but look about twelve.
We have been gathering a bunch of things for the apartment. Apparently, soft linens and towels that soak up water are a luxury. Food is relatively inexpensive but we have only been eating at mall restaurants. I would expect things to get cheaper.
Some of the females went for a 90 minute foot massage, yesterday. It cost them $4. Marni plans on taking advantage of this.
I must say that having people do everything for you seems nice- but it is weird. We bought our driver a water today and you would think we cured his cancer.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Testing
Just giving things a try for those who are interested. Everybody says they want pictures but I think it would be easier if you come and visit on your own.
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