Fall

Fall has somehow disappeared and I have no clue how that happened. Thought maybe I should blog a bit about a few things we've done since September. We went to The Hard Rock a few times...


We went to the Mid-Autumn Festival again this year (and this time Amanda wasn't in charge of face painting):

We headed over to Shenzhen one weekend. Kylisha had a volleyball tournament there so we booked a hotel for the weekend and thought we'd watch her play volleyball, do a little shopping and then go to Happy Valley the next day! Sports over here basically suck! The kids (especially girls) barely have any opportunities to play (especially here in Macau). The kids aren't as into sports here and the venues are difficult to find and book. So, it was no big surprise when we found out Kylisha's volleyball tournament was canceled (3 days before). BUT then it was re-scheduled in Guangzhou (which is nowhere near Shenzhen) at the last minute. So, we were stuck with having already paid for our room in Shenzhen (and we had invited another family to join us)! Not happy! We ended up sending Kylisha to Guangzhou while we still went to Shenzhen, but we hated not being able to watch her play.

While we were in Shenzhen we checked out a Wal-Mart. It was interesting. VERY different from the Wal-Marts back home. For instance, instead of giant bins filled with DVD's or towels, there were giant bins filled with dead animals (or sometimes live ones). The place was also BEYOND packed. Imagine your worst ever Christmas shopping experience and throw in tripe, pig faces, and 37,000 Wal-Mart employees!

After shopping for the day we headed out for Teppanyaki. It was a bit of a gonger to find, but we were very happy we found it! Basically, for about 20 CAD it was an all you can eat feast. They give you a menu and you order whatever you want and then the guy will cook it in front of you. It was delicious and Amanda really wants to take her parents if they come back again in the Spring.




The next day we went to Happy Valley which is basically a small amusement park in Shenzhen. It was pretty much what we expected it would be (after having already been to the water park in Zhuhai). There were lots of great water rides for the kids and Kaid (and Amanda) both thought the place was wonderful.

Safety first at Happy Valley...