2005.7.17=7[#198]:4703.6.12[++#39]:T#61 Chiu comes w NT$3,0000 & lunch, Liu/Maio-ling come to get us to Chopin recital defying "typhoon"!

Cloudy fair warm, some rain rushes, but a night of rain thunders: Up 7:30, mom already up, hair bath shave, then wash clothes & pant again, Chiu arrives at 9:40 w mom's request of NT$3,0000, saying that it's huge rain & wind in Shih-lin (should have full attention from me, concerning top floor here and about Nanking E Rd building, if anything could be done about it), 2 ladies off for some food shopping to cope w the typhoon then back rather soon, lunch and rain gets rather serious, by then clothes are already dry ok. Chiu left under some rain, but soon rain stops, and off stopping Dagoda, getting the last loaf of bread. Soon home in time for 2 of us to leave w 2 of them, Ms. Liu & Miao-ling already in & mom also already dressing in the supposed coming big typnoon (which turned around & around upon reaching Taiwan disappearing south of Hsin-ju to west, seems nothing in Taipei tomorrow}! Reaching Shui-Ni bldg for a good time of 2 persons' Chopin recital expecting to join in Warsaw's competition: first gentleman w nice techniques but waiting for second lady to get into rhythems and waves, the latter of which Liu/Miao misses. Home then some serious big rain {w/o a real typhoon approaching, it seems}. Bed mom first at 11:35. During the night, rain & wind thunders keeps me awake, regretting that I have not gone upstair to make sure it has been safely closed and locked all windows and doors, or even just have visited Nanking E Rd bldg.