I went back to Taiwan for the annual lake crossing swim in Sun Moon Lake. I decided to get my dad to join because I think we have been ignoring him, it is not fair to take mom out traveling all the time (oh well, mom is a much more pleasant companion and she cooks). Taking my dad has another plus, that is, I can fulfill my dream of driving a broken car, with a dog sitting in the backseat and blasting Beatles or Beach Boy's music in summer time. I don't have a dog, but my dad has.
We set out our adventures on Saturday afternoon, of course, dad's nagging about life accompanying us the 3 hour trip to the lake. That's OK, I had Beatles and the dog (though Ilang is not very friendly to anyone but my father).
Dad and Akiko were not paying attention to the instruction, we had a bit of fuss about where to put their clothes and wallets. In the briefing the evening before, we were clearly instructed not to bring anything to the meeting point. I had to put everything into Akiko's bag and then begged strangers to allow me leave the bag with them. I know why my dad refused to go with only swimming wear, he wants his cigerattes with him ALL THE TIME.
We jumped into the cool lake after an hour of queueing and waiting. I was responsible for Akiko and my dad, however, no pressure at all, they all have insurance. Dad dropped out 2 minutes into the water. We climbed up to the floating platform, I was eyeing Akiko in the water, saying to my dad "Ok, get your clothes, keep warm, I will come back to look for you". I then jumped into the clear lake and swam off with Akiko.
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