Sean looked very tired even though his Dad didn't pick him up and take him to eat breakfast until 9:30am. He looked a bit blank when he was considering the menu.
And, even after he had ordered he still looked half-asleep.
Sean had ordered the children's meal again.
He had hot chocolate with it, the same as last time.
Sean's Dad passed on a Christmas/birthday present to Sean from his grandparents in Australia. Sean was given the choice of changing it into NT dollars but chose to keep the Australian currency.
Sean liked a picture that was in a free magazine that came with the Sunday paper of the biggest swimming pool in the world. He was obviously starting to wake up by then.
While his Dad finished his coffee, Sean entertained himself by drawing a picture with the leftover tomato sauce on his plate. Then, it was time to go shopping for bike gear.
The first thing purchased was a pair of very nice padded gloves for NT$600.
On the way back to Sean's Dad's motorcycle Sean had some fun playing with a kitten that was in the front window of a pet shop.
But soon the kitten wanted to fight with two of its brothers and sisters who were right next to him.
At the next shop they bought a shirt (NT$2,200 and a helmet NT$1,300).
Then they moved on to another shop where they purchased the single most expensive item for the day, a pair of protective glasses with light-sensitive lenses.
Sean tried them on again when he and Dad went for lunch.
Sean's Dad took a turn with them just for the hell of it.
They really were a bit too expensive for a 10-year-old boy (NT$3,280 = AUD$120!)
Sean concentrated on his drink while waiting for his food to come.
His macaroni cheese wasn't very big but Sean doesn't eat much and couldn't finish it.
They were given a voucher for a free salad with a meal purchase and Sean gave it a very close inspection.
Then it was time to take Sean back home so that his Dad could go to work in the afternoon. It was a quick visit but that's better than no visit at all.
