Injection at Centro de Salud Minga Guazú

June 22, 1995(Thursday)

Shirley brought Xing to Centro de Salud in Km 16 at 8:00 A.M for free injection of Sarampionosa.
As usual, they called Leonardo texi.

Came back early 9:00 A.m.

Centro de Salud at Minga Guazú is just 5 kilometers away.

Centro de Salud de Minga Guazú

taxi driver's reunion

June 21, 1995(Wednesday) At 1:00 p.m we went to the house of Leonardos mother and brother to get oranges. There are more than 4 bags of mandarine, lemon and oranges. At night Yee and Xing eat a lot of oranges.





June 23, 1995 (Friday) Leonardo invited us to go to taxi driver's reunion tomorrow in Km 21. One ticket worth 4000 guaranies.


June 24, 1995 (Saturday) It has strong wind and it's raining and has also lightning. A few minutes that has no light. We didn't able to go to taxi driver reunion party because of strong rain. Instead Leonardo just sent the food to us.

2nd Anniversary day

June 09(Friday) Our 2nd Anniversary day. We eat in Shangri-la (Lee garden) to celebrate our anniversary. Around 70,000 Guaranies for the restaurant.
Xing Xing always wants to crawl under the chairs and table.

Hernandarias

June 05(Monday) In the morning Lorenie told Shirley that the son of Nelson found and tied the cow.


June 06(Tuesday) I brought the mother and son with me  to Hernandarias after that I collected the photographs of Lilians birthday.

Before going back to Macosur we Passed to Km 16 for check up of Xing (cough).

They give him Nebulization. Yee paid 100000 Guaranies for taxi. We were using that car 1:00 P.M up to 6:00 P.M.

Birthday parties

June 03(Saturday) At night we attend the birthday party of Christian David (son of Paiva). We stayed there up to 10:30 P.M. Xing was very happy looking at the light of Video.

June 04(Sunday) Xing and Shirley attended  the birthday party of Leonardo Ramon (son of Lillian and Leonardo). While I am returning from Asuncion.

The Cow is gone

May 26, 1995 (Saturday) The Cow was gone.

May 27, 1995 (Sunday) The photographer came to give us the photo of Luis mothers Cumpleanos. At the same time Xing also took photographs together w/ us and the puppy.

May 28, 1995 (Monday) Went to Km. 16 for check up of Xing Xing. This time we tried another Doctor (Dr. Caballero) introduced by the driver Leonardo.

Lillian, taxi driver wife,  also brought their children check up (Ramon’s face bitten by the dog). The time for check up of Dr Caballero is afternoon.



May 29, 1995 (Tuesday) Went to Km.19 to see the cow. We went there first w/ Silvina, Caballero, Jose by using the car of Macosur.

 The second time we Went by taxi. We brought the picture of us together with the cow then we realize that cow is not belonging to us.

After that we went Immediately to house of Lorenie's mother and there we found the Cow.

Uchiyamada Hotel

May 24, 1995 (Wednesday) Moved to Uchiyamada hotel. For dinner we eat in Uchiyamada restaurant. We cooked in our Table.


May 25, 1995 (Thursday) Went to park in Asuncion to see the pigeons. We bought corn For the pigeons. We also saw the children living on the squatter area. Gave them orange (mandarin).

Diamond Restaurant

May 22, 1995 (Monday) Went to Asuncion to send Paul.
 It was cold day We slept that day in San martin hotel.

We have dinner in Lee Garden together w/ Marcos after that Marcos  use his car to bring us  to see a painting exhibition.

May 23, 1995 (Tuesday) Sent Paul to airport. We eat dinner in diamond restaurant.

Mother's Day

May 15, 1995 (Monday) Mother’s Day Out to CDE just to eat in the restaurant. We lunch at in Tokyo restaurant to celebrate mother's day. I bought 1 red flower for Xing as regalo for his mother.




May 20, 1995 (Sunday) Today we went to Quintana's factory to attend the birthday of Luis mother. We gave her 20,000 guaranies as regalo.

Opening a bank account in Paraguay

May 01, 1995 (Monday) Today's is worker's day. At night we have asado together w/ Leonardo and Lilian, Luis and Vilda. We ate outside the house.


May 02, 1995 (Tuesday) We went to CDE to open a bank account of Shirley. It's needed in Order to get cedula. The minimum is U.S$ 5,000. We only deposit 4000.


May 04, 1995 (Thursday) Went to Km.16 to get certificate of Police that we are living here in Macosur. Our witnesses were Francisco and his wife Elvisra. We paid 20,000 guaranies for the certificate.

After that we went to Tokyo restaurant for Lunch.

Dinner

April 12, 1995 (Wednesday) It's a non-working day because of Holy week. We just stayed in Macosur for  carpentry works.

April 13, 1995 (Thursday) Holy Thursday.  Finished the shoe shelves.

April 16, 1995 (Sunday) We invited Lillian and Leonardo, Luis and Vilda to eat dinner in our house but Vilda did not able to come. Cooked fried chicken and curry beef and rice.

April 29, 1995 (Saturday) Went to CDE with by texi because  it was raining. We paid the taxi forty thousand guaranies.

 It was Marcelo's birthday we bought toy as regalo for him. We bought also a table chair for Xing worth 169,420 guaranies and some clothes for him.

April 30, 1995 (Sunday) Jose and the wife came and we cooked fish asado. At night we just ate sardines w/ rice w/ Vilda.  

Xing Xing's first time to eat cooked foods

March 24, 1995 (Friday) Today is the 6th months of Xing Xing. We went to km. 41 for his check

We bought thandador for Xing Xing. In the afternoon we went to clinic of Doctor Cardozo to inject Xing Xing.

Xing Xing's first time to eat cooked foods of potato with chicken soup.

cedula and passport of Xing

March 06, 1995 (Monday) Went to Km 41 to get birth Certificate of Xing Xing in Hospital (important for his document). In the afternoon we went back again to Asuncion. We took the 6:30 P.M bus.


March 07,1995(Tuesday) We went to Agency and one of the staff brought us to government department for Identification Card of Xing Xing.

We went there in the morning for Cedula and in the afternoon we went to another department for passport.


March 08, 1995 (Wednesday) We moved to  Japanese Hotel Wednesday morning because it's near to  Agency. There is much better than San Martin. That Hotel has restaurant.

No result about the cedula no. of Xing Xing.


March 09, 1995 (Thursday) We took taxi going to Identification office to ask what is the no. of cedula of Xing Xing but no result yet so we go directly to terminal back to Macosur.


March 22, 1995 (Wednesday) Xing Xing can already say ma-ma. Ana was the one who heard first


March 23 1995 (Thursday) I  came back from Asuncion with the cedula and passport of Xing Xing.

Applying for an IC

March 01, 1995 (Wednesday) Today in non working holiday (no work). I went to CDE to buy ticket going to Asuncion.


March 02, 1995 (Thursday) We took the 9:00 A.M bus going to Asuncion to process passport of Xing Xing and Cedula.

After we reach Hotel San Martin we took a rest and directly going to Agency. We didn’t able to do it because the birth Certificate of Xing Xing in hospital was needed.

In the afternoon Xing and Shirley stayed in San Martin while I went to Limpio factory.


March 03, 1995 (Friday) All of us went  to Dr. Melenie's factory (Limpio).
In the afternoon  went to another factory w/ Marcos while the mother and son stayed in Hotel San martin.

At night we have dinner  in Diamond restaurant.


March 04, 1995 (Saturday) We came back to Macosur and go again on Monday.

First trip to Brazil

January 31, 1995 (Tuesday)    To Cascavel in Brazil following Mr. Manfred.

Cascavel is a city, but Manfred live in the city outskirt. So for the few days in Cascavel, I stay mainly in his area.

He recommended a small hotel. A clean friendly hotel on a hill. Looking out from my hotel room, is a vast green country side similar to the above photo from internet.

Cascavel, the quite part of Cascavel where I stay,  is a clean and comfortable place.

One late afternoon, a small group of local dancers with a couple big drums marched into the small hotel lobby and start beating  the drum and dance.

I did not watch too long and walked elsewhere.  It they could use a small drums with lower noice, I would enjoy the rest of the afternoon with them.

Guava Jam

  January 28, 1995 (Saturday)    Vilda got Guava and cooked jam here in the house.   

  

January 29, 1995 (Sunday)    Xing  Xing's  first taste of food (Nestle in bottle).  He  has eaten 3 spoons of nestle.  

Injection

January 24, 1995 (Tuesday)   Today  is  the  4th months of Xing Xing. We did  not  go  to hospital because I was waiting for Manfred.   

  

January 25, 1995 (Wednesday)     Went  to km 41 (hospital) for the 4th month check up of  Xing Xing. Xing Xing's weight is 5 kilos 650 g. He's 60.5 cm. tall.    

January 27, 1995 (Friday)    Doctor Cardozo came here to Macosur to inject Xing Xing.    He injected triple o D.P.T (Difteria -tetanus- Tos  convulsas) and  also  he injected for Anti-Haemophilus influenza b.  He  let Xing take medicine for sabin oral (Anti polio).     Xing Xing cried a lot because of his leg (injection).

Xing first trip to Assunsion

  January 09, 1995 (Monday)    This morning Yee together w/ Paul gone to Asuncion.    It was raining.

     

  January 21, 1995 (Saturday)     We  went to Asuncion. Xing Xing's first time to  travel.   We slept in San Martin Hotel.  We met Paul in Asuncion to send him off to Taiwan.

     

January 22, 1995 (Sunday)      We took the 1:30 P.M bus back to Macosur.    

Caballero Family

8th January 1995 Sunday

Sunday. Thinking of somewhere for an outing, we thought of Caballero family.

Their small wooden house also served as a sundry shop of the area. The small store is just 5 minutes across the highway. The wife also delivered few months ago. We want to see how their baby getting on.

We sat in front Caballero's shop for a bottle of Pepsi.

Shirley took photos of the family.

Their new born baby is Patricia.

Patricia (baby of Caballero)

        January 01, 1995 (Sunday)   It's New Year   Early  in the morning at around 5:30 A.M Xing Xing fell down from the bed.

    We went at 8:00 in the church but we arrived late because the mass finished at 8:30 A.M.

      January 03, 1995 (Tuesday) Workers started their work this year.  

January 04, 1995 (Wednesday)     Went to Km. 41 (hospital) for the check up of Xing Xing. He's now 3 months and 10 days. He's weight is already 5 kilos and 100 g. The measurement of head is 40 cm. and he is 60 cm. tall.

January 05, 1995 (Thursday)    The doctor said he will come to Macosur  for the injection of Xing Xing but he did not come.