Quick update on the past weekend.

Last Friday, our company had a team-building outing. Departing from our office at 8am, we went into the mountains in Miaoli County. Donning on army uniforms, we had a morning chock full of fun activities to promote teamwork as well as individual confidence following the "I can do it!" tagline. The activities included: 1) finding a way to get through a "electric fence" as a team, 2) working together blindfolded to create shapes while holding hands (e.g. square, circle, triangle), 3) standing up in groups of 2, 4, 8, and 30+ by pulling on each others arms, 4) lowering yourself from a 5-6 story height by "hopping" off the side of a cliff, 5) two-rope and 3-rope walks at 5-6 stories high, and 6) sliding down a belayed rope from a bridge.

On Saturday, our company celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Highlights of the event, which was held in and around our office building, were the awesome lion dance, and the bull-riding / bucking machine (which I managed to stay on for only 11 seconds, but my excuse is that I kept sliding around in my loose track pants).

On Sunday, my folks came to Hsinchu, and N and I took them around on our scooters, with tours of our homes, our offices, and around the city a little bit.

So, it was a busy weekend. And continuing with a busy work week.