Mosquitos

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Mosquitos. Little flying bugs that are more annoying than siblings. Don't get me wrong I love Dai, he's my brother.  There are so many mosquitos in Taiwan. They like to go for the ankles, so wear long socks. 

My dad finally won the mosquito war. We kept getting bitten by mosquitos not knowing where they were coming from. He got us all mosquito nets to put up around our beds. When I FacedTimed my grandma she said it made my bed look like a princess bed. I like my prinsess\mosquito protected bed with superhero sheets. 

I also have a mosquito zapper thingy in my room. It is a UV light that attracts mosquitos and then fries them. I keep it on when I'm not in my room because my mom says the UV light is not good for me. 

Every day before we go out I put on wine-smelling bug spray. I don't know why it smells like wine, it just does. I only put it on my feet because they go for the ankles. This one week I had so many bug bites on the bottoms of my legs that there were tiny red dots everywhere. I had to keep putting on the itchy medicine. 

I'm glad that I have a mosquito net around my bed, a UV light in my room, and have to put on wine-smelling bug spray on my legs. Without it, I would be eaten alive and itching like crazy. 

Comments

  1. The FungsJuly 30, 2022 at 10:27 AM

    My type of repellent…wine smelling ones. ~aliz

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  2. AnonymousJuly 31, 2022 at 10:13 PM

    That’s us in New York every summer! I love the ice light bug frying machine. Ask your dad about the citronella candle. It doesn’t work but that’s what we had at your age. Love you and miss you
    Tito Paul

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  3. AnonymousAugust 20, 2022 at 10:52 AM

    你好！ 妳在台灣好嗎？ 妳看起來很開心。 Did you see a mosquito zapper racket? It looks like a tennis racket. I remember using that to “zap” mosquitos for half an hour. Lol. Take care! 加油！
    Ruth

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  4. AnonymousAugust 21, 2022 at 6:50 PM

    My mom also got bit a lot

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