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It's Mo's 3rd birthday!

Unfortunately we had to go home and spent almost the whole day in traffic.

We went for another swim after the big breakfast (Mo made me a toast with jam).

It wasn't really warm enough this time.

Even Mo gave up in few minutes and had her fun in the children's zone.

Of course, I didn't miss the chance to visit Starbucks Coffee I worked for although I didn't know anyone there anymore.

We made it to have the birthday cake with grandpa and grandma at late night.

Dear Mo Mo,

Happy Birthday to My 3-Year-Old!

I hope you will remember the great time we had together.

I know you will.

You are still asking to sleep with Belugas or go back to Flying Cow Ranch every few days.

Love You

Mommy

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I saw one of the Belugas turned its head and said something to another before they both looked down at us and giggled.

I didn't understand how did the big piggy and little piggy snoring next to me sleep under this circumstances, but I was awake all night.
I opened my eyes and I saw the big blue with two Belugas swimming around.

I closed my eyes and I heard the talking, singing and barking.

It was magically peaceful and wonderful before visitors pouring into the aquarium.

Since that night, we have the sense of superiority toward other visitors.

The relationship between the Belugas and us is much more closer! (?)

Mo jumped into the water after breakfast with her water monkey mom, even the famous feeding show couldn't get her out.

We were there just on time to witnessed a proposal at the end of the show and collect our souvenirs.

It took me a lot of energy convincing Mo to see the penguins before she jumped back into the water.

The winter sunshine we hadn't seen for months was so tempting and we spent the rest of time enjoying it.

Among all the hotels and hostels in Kenting, I always have a partiality for Caesar Park Hotel.

We stayed in the room with private outdoor jacuzzi and back door leading directly to the pool.

Even 3-year-old Mo (almost) was considering to move in permanently.
After wolfing down like 4 oranges, Mo and I couldn't wait to go into the water again.

Mo shouted "We are getting married!" when I held her and spun in the pool.

The joy on her face is something I will never forget although I don't remember where she got the impression.

Thanks to me, Warung Di Di was an excellent choice for dinner that night.

We sat on the beach for few hours and in the jacuzzi for another few with our tummies full of good food.

My baby girl turned 3 quietly in her sleep with her stuffed Belugas.

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This day was the highlight of our trip.

We were going to sleep with the belugas in National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium!

After my grandma's giant breakfast, we were on our way to Kenting, the mini tropical paradise in Taiwan where I had a long stay for almost a year.

We arrived the aquarium just in time for the starting of our two-day journey.

16:00-17:00 Life Forms in Intertidal Zones

Unfortunately we didn't really see anything in this restricted area. Mo was more interested in throwing rocks.

17:10-17:50 Guided Tour through Coral Kingdom Pavilion

As I traveled with an old one who thinks Chinese is stupid and a young one who only pays attention to her mommy's private interpretation, I tried my best to listen to what our guide said. Eventually three of us were complete outsiders. Still it was pleasant enough to just stare at those fishes. Mo gave each one of them a name.

17:50-18:40 Dinner

18:40-19:30 Secrets in Working Areas

It was interesting to visit where the staffs actually work. As long as there were opportunities to feed or touch something. Mo got really excited. We fed the jellyfishes with tiny shrimps and the tropical fishes with small shrimps. Touching a jellyfish made us laugh for hours.

19:30-20:10 DIY Activity

It was Mo's favorite! Mo made the big fish. I made the small fish. I felt that Mo was all grown up in these few days. She went out of the room alone asking for more clays. We were both so proud when Mo showed me the clays she got in her little fat hand. Here came the tears again.

20:10-20:50 Late Night Adventure in Coral Kingdom Pavilion

We went back to the totally dark aquarium to see the difference between day and night with flashlights. We had fun finding naughty fishes which weren't sleeping.

20:50-22:10 Shower and Dessert

We made our beds in the underwater tunnel with two belugas swimmming above us.
Thanks to the excellent choice that Mo made, we were VIPs in this area that night.
I believed everyone would have thought of "Night at the Museum" at this moment.
The Aquarim at night did have a magical power.
We were thrilled and Mo therefore went to the toilet 10 times in two hours.
Mo fell asleep talking and asking all the questions about the belugas.
We could hear them sang.
This is definitely one of the best hotels I have ever stayed.

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Mo woke up early in the morning without any complain as soon as I said "Let's go play with the animals!"

We joined another DIY activity after breakfast to paint our own pottery cows.

I like Mo's with concepts of modern art.

Mo met all of her animal friends again.

This time, she held a baby duck, rode the horses and walked the lambs.
This little one wasn't afraid of anything.
We had lots of fun running around like crazy mad women on the grass.

I was going to leave this day as a free day.

We could go somewhere else before visiting my family in 霧峰.

However, Jeff the Asshole had his friends all met up in the ranch without notifying me.

I didn't care about Jeff.

He was away every 5 minutes for his cigarettes and beers anyway.

But I was really pissed off that I was forced to walk with those people in my vacation with Mo.

What else could I say?

An asshole is an asshole.

He will never respect the others.

The drunk accused me as a bitch who isn't interested in anything at dinner again in front of his friends.

Obviously I bored him a lot as the only thing could not interest me is that drunk old man.

I wish he could find someone as "cool" as he is from my heart though.

We arrived my grandparents' house late.

Mo showed the whole family how everyone eats the ball puddings from Flying Cow Ranch.

It was nice to see them.

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As Mo's first and second birthdays weren't really celebrated, I wanted to do something big this time.

So how about feeding ranch animals and sleeping with belugas, a trip from the mountain to the ocean?

Mo:Wow~ Mommy~ Are we in Australia or Africa?

Ma:Mmm... We are in Flying Cow Ranch... in Taiwan.

I didn't know where the impression came from.

But Mo obviously thought that this amount of animals and this size of scenery only appear in Australia or Africa.

For the first night of our trip, we stayed in their Japanese style cabin with big windows facing mountains and gardens.

I like to watch Mo running, jumping, rolling and shouting.

Children's moves are different from those of adults.

They use ALL their power without any holding back.

Here she had quite enough space for exercising.

Even falling down was fun.

We were like walking in our own ranch as it wasn't a holiday.

Mo tried everything.

We fed the sheep, ducks, goats and rabbits.

We miked a 650kg cow.

For dinner, we had milk hot pot, pudding and ice cream produced in the ranch.

We then joined the DIY activity making egg tarts.

Mo wore a bunny suit and competed in the drinking milk contest.

After all these, Mo could still go crazy in our cozy cabin jumping on the bed and playing the monster ga

me for hours.

Unfortunately I couldn't remember too much from that time as the poor mommy was running out of her energy.

At last, Mo read the bed time story for us.

It was her favorite dinosaur book.

Mo:I want to live here.

Ma:I want to live here too, Mo.