Saturday, September 20, 2008

Malaysia, Thailand, and China, Oh My!

Since our last post, Daddy has been to three countries!

PENANG

After he left Singapore, he was in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia and is also known colloquially as "The Pearl of the Orient".

HAT YAI

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Daddy went from Penang to Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is a city in southern Thailand near the border of Malaysia. The name "Hat Yai" is a short version of "Ma Hat Yai", meaning big Ma Hat tree.

SHANGHAI

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After Thailand, Daddy was off to Shanghai, China, which is where he is spending the weekend. Shanghai is the second largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world, with over 20 million people in its extended metropolitan areas.

The two Chinese characters in the name "Shanghai" literally mean "up, on, or above" and "sea":



The next stop for Daddy is Japan.

We Miss Daddy!

Mommy has been documenting almost every moment of our life so Daddy doesn't miss anything. This morning, Mommy took all kinds of pictures when we woke up...at 6AM! Mommy doesn't get up that early on a work day, but I was ready to rise and shine.

Because Mommy always has the camera at the ready, she was taking pictures of us while we were still in bed.


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Here's a picture of me chewing on Maddux's back leg...I love chewing on his legs.


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It is hard to tell from this angle, but I'm giving Maddux morning sugar.


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Maddux giving me some sugar (Mommy cut off my head in this picture).


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Mommy thought these two pictures were hilarious.


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A few hours later...

Mommy got out the tripod that Auntie Tina got Daddy for his birthday so she could get a picture of all three of us. You should take a look at the pictures on dropshots to see how many pictures she had to take to get me and Maddux looking at the camera. (Let me save you some time...it was 25!)

Mommy played a dirty trick on us to keep us on the bed...she took away the stairs! I got even with her by going into my hiding place between every picture. I'm even baring my teeth to show my displeasure. I look like a vampire!


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We are finally all looking at the camera.


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Mommy eventually gave up on getting me out of hiding and she worked around me.


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We are all ready for Daddy to come home, and we think he should skip Japan. Well, since he is on a business trip, I guess he can't skip it, and we'll have to wait until Friday to see him.

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