Waterfalls
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A well exposed photograph of a waterfall is something that captures the
viewers imagination almost every time. It’s eye candy for those looking at
the phot...
Facing China
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From time to time I add or remove links to Taiwan-related blogs and websites
of note. The current batch is listed in the right-hand column under
"Taiwan-R...
Cross Cultural Relationships : Summary
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[image: Cross Galactical Relationships : the movie Avatar] In the last 11
days I’ve shared some of the responses I got from a survey I conducted
during 200...
正門 at Sunset
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“NCUT what up!” Houmenr is spotted at the front gate of NCUT. After the
second week of classes, feeling good on a Friday, my Korean friend 惠松 took
these ph...
Taiwanese Weather Sucks
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Yeah. Now you're warned. Taiwan's weather is infamous for having some pretty
hefty temperature swings. This year has been one of the worst.
Seen those pi...
Sand Storm In the Air
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Sand and dust from China have drifted over the Taiwan Strait, polluting the
skies in Taiwan. The air is harsher, and outdoor activities are
discouraged.
...
American racism in Taiwan
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Today, during a break in between classes, the following exchange took place
between one of my female Taiwanese classmates and me. She had this little
bookl...
不找零的公車 (No change will be given on this bus)
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Below is a short story from Anzel’s blog.
往北頭上山的公車上，最前面左邊坐著一位妙齡小姐，右邊坐了一個老太太，小姐的後方是一位父親，公車中間站著一位小學生，後座則有些零星的乘客，這班公車經過漫長的路程，後座的乘客大都睡著了，剩下前面的那幾位乘客看著窗外欣賞著窗外的風景。...
CMW - Back in Action....
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*CMW threw his first bullpen on Monday. The key phrase here is pain-free.
*Ku-Pao HS won the Taiwan Cup defeating Kao-Yuan 4-1 on Monday. Shi-Yuan HS
ea...
Return to the hills - Part 2
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The writing was on the wall this afternoon as I made my first visit in over
a month to the Tak'eng 大坑 area (in case you're wondering about the graffiti,
...
Week Three
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Still way too busy to blog. I wasted my morning running around trying to get
registered at the police station (that's what foreigners have to do in China
e...
A tea set for shu puerh
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In August 2009, I spent 3 days with David Louveau de la Guigneraye. He
showed me how he works, we drank nice teas and then I gave him directions to
create ...
My 29th Birthday.
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This is my last year as a twenty-something-year-old. This year I decided to
celebrate my birthday in the Red Theatre area of Ximen. However, due to
adver...
5 Rucksacks
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Long taking a backseat to totes, sleeves, messengers and briefcases, the vintage styled rucksack is enjoying a renaissance among style conscious men. Always ...
How's the weather today?
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Mother nature has been super bi-polar lately making a simple question about the weather super complicated.
This week we've experience weather typical of ever...
Panniers on road bikes
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Our new bikes are racing bikes rather than touring bikes, whichamont oher things means that there are no threaded holes in the bike frame to mount a rack for...
Week 73: 03/08/10-03/14/10 Total: 195 kms
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Today was the monthly local club race day. It was TTT. TianLe, XiaoDing,
XiaoFeng, TaiGu, and Tino had a team under Hualien Excellent. They did quite
well ...
New Moon Birthday Party
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So Rachel (and I) are both enthralled by the Twilight saga.
What better birthday theme?!
We found tons of ideas on the internet.
We had a print shop here pr...
Song Jiang Battle Array 宋將陣
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Perhaps not the most exciting or visually appealing of parade troupes, but
interesting nonetheless, Songjiang battle arrays are martial or military
troupes...
Taiwan needs a government capable of self-reflection
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"*Taiwan needs a government capable of self-reflection*," says Taipei-based
lawyer, Robin Winkler; a former Environmental Protection Administration EIA
Com...
Rodeo Clown!
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Jordy Smith and the rest of the modern surfing aerial acrobats are changing
the face of surfing. Check these words and the awesome, unbelievable clip
abov...
Indian Black Eagle observed over Huben
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Indian Black Eagle: Photo courtesy of Richard Yu.On Friday 12 March, researchers from the Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute observed an Indian Black ...
In the Suck
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~ Graffiti spotted above urinal at *Going Om*, a club/cafe/hangout space in
Singapore's Arab Quarter.
It summed things nicely for me. I had to laugh.
The...
Home Sweet Box
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I can't believe it's already been a month since we were first shown to our
new apartment by our whiskey-drenched housing co-coordinator. I expected it
to b...
Order Ahead for Food in Taipei
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One of my gripes with shopping for food around here has been that local
organic groceries don’t consistenly have milk and bread. They get
deliveries perio...
hotness ensues....
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*Pretty much sums up what am feeling.... just too darn hot!!!*
*
Hope you are all having a fairer weather in your neck of the woods....
*
1981 Photo Shoots
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[ 時尚. 攝影 ] Studio Photography.
This looks like an advert from a fashion magazine eh? One of the fun things
to do in Taiwan for girls would be taking ...
Taiwan boy band "Circus"
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We heard many people cheering at the mall, and I asked a friend who it was. When she said, "Circus", I was imagining acrobats and elephants, but as we walke...
Beach Day and Zoo Day
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Going to the beach and the zoo are two things that you can do pretty much
wherever you live. In fact, even Nebraska has sandy beaches at the wonderful
La...
Coffee Party
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FiveThirtyEight.com's Tom Schaller has posted an interview with Annabel Park
of the Coffee Party Movement.
*I’d like to start by asking you to give our re...
week 10, 2010
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[image: week 10, 2010]
despite some reluctance from me, olivia has started school. we enrolled her
at a school near our house called karl witte, which is a...
Doing a join in an update in SQL for PostgreSQL
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Was writing some SQL queries for PostgreSQL for updating some tables and did
a touch of trial and error for getting the syntax right for doing a join
wit...
Boat Trips in the Mekong
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The best way to view the Mekong Delta is of course from the water, and so
that's exactly what Nick and I did. By far, I'd have to say that the best
boat tr...
Tchibofon goes weit weg
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Chunghwa Telecom, Tchibo. Das sah irgendwie merkwürdig auf meinem Telefon
aus, als ich meine deutsche Prepaidkarte in Taiwan mal probeweise eingelegt
habe...
Prince of Tears (淚王子)
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*Prince of Tears [Lei Wangzi, 淚王子]. Dir. Yonfan [楊凡]. Perf. Joseph Chang,
Wing Fan, Terri Kwan. Far-Sun [花生]/Peony 5: 2009.*
I'll come back to this after I...
Nationalism trumps pragmatism
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China will not bow to foreign pressure by letting its yuan currency
appreciate, Premier Wen Jiabao told a news conference in Beijing on Sunday.
The move wo...
The Plain of Jars, Sites 3 & 2
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Photos by MJ Klein and Hui-chen Day 7 of our trip found us taking a flight
up to Xiengkhuang province, primarily to visit the most dangerous
archeological ...
The Ten Most Terrifying Words In The Chinese Language
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I'm from the PRC government, and I'm here to help. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Advancing the Gospel
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To advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into the nations through
spiritual generations of laborers living and discipling among the lost. The
Navigat...
歐莉葉荷城堡
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*We just stayed in this castle for an hour....*
*Actually, we spent more time in the car.*
*Please don't believe the beautiful photos on the net.
*
...
"Elections" are a problem for Taiwan
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In Patterns of Force, Kirk and Spock beam down to a planet to find a
Federation historian named John Gill, who apparently turned the place into a
Nazi stat...
Monday March 15th, 2010
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Something tells me 2010 is going to be a year of big change. Not just within
myself but also within the people that surround me. Some are scheduled to
get...
Yulon closes in on slumping Dacin
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[image: 裕隆李學林(左)璞園毛加恩(右)]
Photo: Yulon is on a 7-game winning streak with Lee Hsueh-lin handling the
backcourt
==
There have been a lot of changes in ...
314 Tibet protest in Taipei
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More than 1,000 people marched through the East District of Taipei today to
mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising. The date of 14 March also
co...
Tree Cotton
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It's that time of year... the tree cotton (Bombax ceiba) is beginning to
flower, bringing some color to the city. And yes, it's quite closely related
to th...
Red Oil Wonton (红油抄手)
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My current favorite food (and take-home evening snack) near our house along
Dong-Hu Road... Large Red Oil Wonton (红油抄手)! Yummy-Yummy!
In Sichuan, semi-pen...
bright lights, big city
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Last night I hung out with my cousins. They're a hilarious, crazy bunch :)
It was Allan (flew from Houston for the wedding), Aunt Shan-zhen's sons
(edit: H...
RenMinBi Redux
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Premier Wen Jiabao promised to reform currency controls, but gave no
indication when that might happen. Washington and other trading partners are
pressin...
Sunday March 14
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Hmm, it's been a while since I wrote anything. Oh well. What with Facebook
and Forumosa.com, it's not like I'm off the Internet or anything.
Trudi is now ...
It's the Godzilla of ice cream cones!
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I don't actually like posting pictures of myself on my blog, I think it
detracts from the food in some way, but someone *wink* asked for a picture
of the m...
Fun Time at Disney!!
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We just returned from Disney. We first went to St. Petersburg, Florida to
visit with Keith's mom and step-dad and then we all went to Disney World for
fou...
A few Things
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The last few months have been so busy. I have a few pics here showing why.
Our church has moved towards independence and are now the Kaohsiung
Internati...
U-2 Pilot Training (Part 2)
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This is the welcome letter sent to Denny and David by the Commander of
Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Provisional) – 4 (aka Detachment H) at
Edwards AFB ...
Jetpacking in Boston
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A couple weeks ago I gave a talk at the Boston Javascript meetup introducing
Jetpack and filling people in in the latest developments in the project,
inclu...
Boston FAPA & YPG Advocacy Workshop
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Want to learn how to help Taiwan in a few simple ways? Spare an afternoon, meet others who care about Taiwan, and learn how to advocate for Taiwan! We will r...
Singing in the park
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You have invited everyone you know to your birthday party next weekend (most
of my friends too it must be said) and you asked me if Hale would maybe sing
y...
I'll see you again.
-
Is just difficult to express the feeling of saying good bye and accept the
fact that there is not date to meet that person again, and you just have to
l...
One for the Folks Watching at Home
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Having a restful day at home. Gretchen was sick last night with a fever of
39.6C.
Maggie was good and didn't panic and make me drive to the hospital at six...
Reaching out
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This morning I attended the “Gaining International Support, Accelerate
Taiwan’s Nation Building” conference organized by the World Taiwanese
Congress at Na...
Eye and the Triangle Mental Force Trick
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I've just posted a video episode of the eXperiential Hypnocast and this one demonstrates the "Eye and the Triangle Mental Force" trick, a bit of psychologica...
Hsu Chao-jung's (許昭榮) Lost Soldiers
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I came across this article about writer and activist Hsu Chao-jung (許昭榮) in
a past *Liberty Times *newspaper:
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/may/2...
Damper baby
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While the Taipei 101 building is no longer the tallest building in the
world, it does have a few other world records under it's belt. First,
what's the ...
Pinyin subtitles for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Er, someone has created Hanyu Pinyin subtitles for the film Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon (Wòhǔcánglóng / 臥虎藏龍 / 卧虎藏龙). They’re in UTF-8 (Unicode) and
com...
My blog is carbon neutral
-
I got an email from Christin who works for an initiative team in Germany
called "Make it green!" The email is as follows:
Hi Hanjié,
just stumbled over yo...
Taiwanese, Be Recognized
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I'm helping spread the word. I agree with everything said in the video, it's a simple step that makes all the difference. So if you are currently living in...
Ugh
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Sometimes when I'm working, I think, "Wow I should have to be paying these
guys for the privilege of being here in X country and learning about the Y
busin...
Something every teacher knows...
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So every teacher knows that no two students are exactly alike. There will be
a vast array of personalities, strengths, weaknesses, challenges, likes,
inter...
Bizarre bridge in Dakeng
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The foot of the mountains of Dakeng is a new development area, number 11.
It’s currently in that strange limbo phase where there are roads and street
furni...
Music
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As I have made excessively clear on this blog over the years, watching too much CNN causes me to hemorrhage from the eyes and ears. So while in Europe the l...
Mommy, let's tell stories!
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We tell stories a lot. They usually begin with Once upon a time, and have
babies in them or witches. Or both :)
My favorite are stories that begin, "When I...
My stroke-y name
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When telling someone your Chinese name over the phone, you have to describe
the characters. In Chinese, this is usually accomplished by saying what
radical...
A short return to winter.
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The celebrated reopening of Yushan Main Peak on March 6th was accompanied by
a death on the summit. This, and the winter-like weather of the last couple
da...
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
-
If you notice at the top of my blog I have a series of random "I wonder..."
questions, one of which is, "I wonder if my wife will be able to find a
job?"
...
Expat Culture: John’s break from reality II
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John continued to date the KTV girl, Hsiao Lo, for eight or nine months.
They became kind of behind boyfriend and girlfriend in a strange way. It
wasn't ...
Hearing God's Voice
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*Dear Pastor Michael:
How do you know it is from God and not your own voice? - Miss LAMMM*
A very good question.
There are three principles that one mus...
pizza/vegetarian: i recommend SO FREE PIZZA
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SO FREE WOOD FIRED PIZZA AND CHEESE
No. 28, Lane 283, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 3
(02) 2364-3351
MRT: Gongguan or Taipower Bldg
website: SoFreePizza's blog
ho...
V is for Vagina
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I was recently invited to create a piece that will be featured in a silent
auction that will help to raise funds for the V-Day campaign here in
Taichung. V...
Tim Burton's Alice is in Underland
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Yes, Alice is in Underland, not in Wonderland, as the New York Times reviewsays. Wonderland is for children and we are all too old for and also too
bored...
CFP: Globalization in Asia
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GLOBALIZATION IN ASIA: Perspectives and Prospects for the Second Decade of
21st Century
International Conference
Graduate Institute of Asian Studies, Tam...
Umbrella hiking
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On our long list of things to do during Chinese New Year was a trip to 太平山
(Tai ping mountain), one of the most popular destinations in Taiwan.
Everythin...
A Cave, a Lake and a Peak
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This weekend we shot down to Chiayi straight after work for a fantastic 2
day excursion in the mountains near Alishan. The scenery and hiking were
second ...
U.S. Census 2010: write in "Taiwanese"
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*Now's your chance: You be you!*
A group of Taiwanese-Americans produced this great video below as part of a
campaign to address the problem of their group...
Adieu
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As much fun as I've had posting for the Hungry Donkeys, it is time for me to
move on to other things. My best to all you donkey readers out there. I'll
lea...
Peanut Butter and Jelly
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In case you, my faithful blog follower, are just so curious as to the state
of affairs in the Hampster World over here, I would like to just type a
little ...
pics from biking & running
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Left, the sunrise on my early-morning bike ride last Fri. I took it on my
camera phone so it didn't come out so well but you could see each layer of
moun...
Easiest ever strawberry cream cheese brownies
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Once in awhile, I like to post a recipe. I'm a bit of a brownie fiend, so I
like to experiment with the Ghirardelli brownie mixes from Costco. These are
a ...
birds of a feather
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That's Shanghai March 2010 vs. Shanghai Talk March 2010
I couldn't find any better images than this online, but I wanted to shared
with you guys the sad/f...
woodchuck question answered
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s: how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
r: a woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a
woodchuc...
Do you speak English? Hmmm...
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Today...another goof up! Goof ups are good for me..The super best way to
relax me effortlessly! It's funny how it takes so much effort before I can
take th...
Ice Monster
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This *also* appeared in the Taipei Times this morning:
The Ice Monster Dies
OK. Ice Monster was pretty good. I always enjoyed eating there.
But it was not...
Science Museum
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Last weekend we went to the Science Museum, and for the first time, we
actually went into the exhibits! Usually we just walk around the grounds, as
there’s...
I Am Taiwanese American
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Sorry for the lack of posts, but I’ve been busy busy with GMAT studying and
whatnot. But a real quick FIY, on April 1st (aka Census Day 2010), if you’re
a ...
Commemorating 228
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I just noticed my post from last year, and thought I'd update with some news
from this year. I'd first like to start off with:
1. this article from a Chine...
PiLi Dynasty Puppets
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Here's something uniquely Taiwanese:
Look again. They’re puppets.
Traditionally, these are cloth and wooden puppets used to tell traditional
Chinese f...
A Useless Lesson
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Super Kids 6, Unit 2: Lost in Hawaii
Peter is at the airport and can't find his sister. A man helping asks, "What
is she wearing?" and "What does she look l...
The Need for Reason in Taiwan/ foriegn influence
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just so you'll know, Ran is NOT a Taiwan hater. there's lots to love about
this place, but lots that needs to change too.
a lot of things here are "just tha...
Taiwan earthquake 3/04/10
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I was up late last night, so when my wife tried to wake me up at 8:00 am
this morning, I brushed her off and went back to bed. Dreamland felt so
good. All ...
So.
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So I've started a new blog!
You may find it here.
The title refers to my (mostly) unintentional habit of starting blog posts
with the word, "so." I'm not ...
Confessions of a MILF Hunter
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I hooked up with my friend- we”ll call him Sly- a long time Taiwan foriegner
and cassanova of sorts for this interview.What he says may shock you. All
name...
Taiwan cycle, Day 2
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Chaozhou to Kenting
This day was going to be a much simpler journey as we just had to follow the
one road all the way to Kenting.
We set off quite early in...
Dylan is 5!
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Okay so i started off the birthday weekend by finding out that my camera is
broken . So took pics with video cam and phone cam...both of which my kids
seem...
Red Meat
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This 60 Minutes story has Red Meat for everybody.
In the video, the man driving the car is Gregg Bergersen. He's a civilian
analyst at the Pentagon with on...
Pheww
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We were about to declare a state of emergency here because of a lost
passport. Guinness', of all people. 'Cause he uses it so often, right? We
are going to...
Daily Photo [and Announcement] – Longshan
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Longshan Temple in Taipei City. I’ll be taking the rest of March off from
blogging to focus on other projects. See you later, Space Cowboy.
Home again, home again, jiggity, jig!
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After six years of living in Asia, I finally returned to my homeland. Of
course, a lot of things have changed in that time. Many of my friends have
marrie...
228 Poem - "In Memory of the Massacred"
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In memory of the massacred
Still no justice
Murderers and thieves
Walking free under the sun
Money and power still holding
For glutted offspring
...
Back again
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It seems as if we’ve been getting up early nearly every day of this trip;
maybe some day I should try one of those lay-on-the-beach-and-do-nothing
vacation...
WE ARE MOVING
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Blogger.com is ending support for self-hosted blogs. This stinks, but it
does give me an excuse to update the whole site, building instead on the
more powe...
Taipei Fire Dept Fire Safety Museum
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When I was teaching preschool, we visited this museum several times. It is
very well setup for teaching children and adults about safety in case of
fire o...
Nothing much
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I don't have much to say, just wanted to write something since I haven't written in a while. Just 'surfing the net' tonight, which tends to consume more time...
Taipei Contemporary Art Center
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Here are some images of the Taipei Contemporary Art Center grand opening.
The center is located at 10042台北市中正區延平南路160之6號 l 160-6, Yanping S. Road,
10042 Ta...
GOOD BYE, MY TRAVEL BUDDY!
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My Hi-Tec hiking boots had been my travel buddy for 7 years; been to Japan, Egypt, some European countries, many hiking trails in Taiwan and this time to New...
Some notes about the proposed ECFA
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Read today's Taipei Times News on Trade deal renegotiation unlikely: MAC and
notice the 3 paragraphs near the end: Recently, a Chinese firm selling
liquid-...
Formosa Betrayed: Belated, Last-Minute Update
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I've posted a number of times over the past several months about Formosa Betrayed, the political thriller about Taiwan's martial-law era. And a lot of Google...
Hmmm...
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I have been thinking of ways to spice up my life lately.
I ADORE the kids I teach, and they fill my heart with so much love...it's a
great feeling...but I ...
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Bamboo and Dragonflies
The winding road that takes the traveler up from the Jade river flood plain
begins auspiciously enough. A little way past Mr Li's m...
Review from Taipei 芽米 Yammy restaurant
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From Natalie... "What a tasty restaurant! We started off the meal with
creamed corn chowder, which was really satisfying. This seems to be a
specialty of ...
Our Chinese New Year's Trip
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Our plan for Lunar New Year *had* been to go hiking and camping in the
mountains of central Taiwan. We would enjoy some spectacular views and get
some m...
Early Bird Diner
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*Overall: 5.5*
Service: 7
Food: 5
Atmosphere: 8
Vegan options: 2
Eaten there: 2 times
Address: No. 62, ZhōngMíng South Rd, West District (right across from...
How's Your Marriage?
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I'd thought I'd share this video and song. It's from the movie *"**Fireproof
**"*, which many people have seen already, especially if they are in the
Christ...
Nurturing Kinmen's Trees
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Here's a cool little story that I heard from my father-in-law about his days
on JinMen island, just off the coast of Xiamen, as a soldier in the 1950s.
A...
Back to business
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This is a blog post from TheBellSite . .com
This is a blog post from TheBellSite . .com Today (Sunday) will be the last
day of the week-long lunar new yea...
After 14 days of Waiting, First IVF Failed!!
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Feb 3, 2010
I was told to check in the hospital in the early morning at 10 for
collecting my eggs. It was just a one-day operation,so no hospitalization
...
The derivation of Gong Xi Fa Ci
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Gong(恭)Xi(喜)發(Fa)財(Ci), whose literal meaning is "congratulations for getting rich", is commonly used in Chinese societies during Chinese Lunar New Year. It ...
Publishing Trend: Recommendations as Preface
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A publishing trend in Taiwan that seems to have caught on in only the last
few years is the inclusion of multiple recommendations for a book placed at
the ...
My, My! What Big Updates You Have!
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I’ve sadly ignored this blog for some time now. The main reason is the
beginning of my Ph.D program, which takes up a considerable amount of my
time, not t...
What did you say?
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It's easy enough to assume that for any native-English-speaker living in a
country whose first language is NOT English, things could get a little...
well.....
J.Y. Interpretation 671
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On January 29, 2009, the Justices of the Constitutional Court issued J.Y. Interpretation 671. It asks:土地登記規則第107條違憲?憲法第十五條關於人民財產權應予保障之規定，旨在確保個人依財產之存續狀態行使其自由...
Change in architecture
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It’s been a while since my last post and I haven’t reported any changes to
the Cruisy website. The reason for this is that I have restructured the
architec...
She's doing just fine
-
It amazes me how the time has flown by. On one hand it seems like we were
just in Taiwan and on the other it seems like she has been a part of our
lives ...
新年快樂! Happy New Year!
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I just want to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!
Continue reading 新年快樂! Happy New Year!
This is a post from: An Expatriate in Taiwan. If you are read...
Back in Taiwan!
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It feels good to be back in Taiwan--and back blogging, for that matter! It's
been a while. Well, Josh and I arrived here in Kaohsiung late night Feb. 5th...
More weekend walks
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Here is another Saturday excursion where we decided to walk to the Art
Museum and see what was new there.
Walking through the park, someone taking pictures...
Cheng Man-Ching "Yang" Style Schools in Taipei
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These two schools specialize in keeping the martial aspects of Tai Chi
alive! If in Taipei, stop in for some push hands and to get tossed around.
Shr Jung ...
A thankful heart
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I’ve been invited by L company’s annual greeting party last Sunday. I
didn’t feel surprise when my former boss invited me to his company
annual party....
Incoherence of Republicans: Feature, not bug.
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Don't try and appease the American people. Don't try and pander to their
policy preferences. Don't try and guess at what direction they really want
America...
Our Canadian Christmas: epilogue
-
.All good things must come to an end and like all those other good things,
peanuts roasted in their shells for example, our time in Canada inevitably
drew ...
Hello, space people! Are you hungry?
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Over the past several weeks, I’ve been learning a bit more of the Taiwanese
(AKA Minnan) language. One interesting thing I’ve recently discovered is
that M...
The new/old perspective
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I came across this temple last night. Diet, my friend from the Philippines,
took us to dinner in little manila and we wandered around afterward to walk
...
Refused US visa. 2 times
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What's wrong with all those dudes sitting in embassy I wonder!! I have 1
week-short business trip planned. I have all the invitation letters and
flights in...
Taiwan Trash: Tales from a “yellow” trailor park
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Oddly enough in this modern world, to be of “Big Man Thinking” –
better known as “DaNan-Ren ZhuYi” (大男人主義) or “Male Chauvinism” in English —
is ...
I finally have my camera back!
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While I may be no photographer, and while I'm usually very lazy about taking
pictures, I missed my little point-and-shoot Canon so much once it was gone!
I...
Panic Now and Freak Out? Please don't.
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It seems that the old British propaganda slogan from the blitz, Keep Calm and Carry On, which I keep on the right margin of the Rant, has been re-vamped for ...
My Eyes Are Opening And It's Not a Pretty Sight
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When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel
pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. ~Ingrid Newkirk
Sinc...
Cleaning up a neighourhood
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This was video I took - using, for the first time, a tiny hand-held flip
camera. It can be a bit shaky if you dont hold it really really steady; but
for we...
2010-In Vancouver
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We have been very busy this month from the beginning all the way through. We
celebrated New Years Eve at a friends house (April's) and watched some
firewor...
蔡國強在台北
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I am not a big fan of modern arts, but according to my friend, the show is
stunning. So I decided to pay a visit after I had the interview with SERVAS
Tai...
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Ok..... We've moved our blog to another site.... we've found a need to give
a new start to our blog and as life changes and progresses, we are doing
that t...
Sunday Visit in the Countryside
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[image: longview]
[image: intern]Our intern is working out an arrangement for his son to come
down during winter vacation next week to work for a week on...
Cold, cold comfort
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In Taiwan, it doesn't get all that cold. But since nobody uses indoor
heaters, apartments and offices can get a little chilly. Especially when
people turn ...
Back to Taichung: Part 3
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Frostfox posted up another part of the Taichung video. In this one you can
see a small Temple on my street and some cool night time shots as well.
http://...
Little Liu Chiu Island
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Little Liu Chiu Island (小琉球) is South-West of Kaohsiung in the Taiwan straits. The very small island is easily reached by passenger ferry from Dong-Gang (東港 ...
Luang Prabang Laos 1
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So continuing the tardy report on our adventures, for Thanksgiving break we
travelled to Luang Prabang, Laos, a UNESCO World Heritage site noted for it...
On the road
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I'm preparing for a big trip to the U.S. for one month to see family. My parents have moved into a new facility, so I will get to check out their new digs. I...
A Wonderful Family Christmas
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For the first time in four years, our family was able to be together for
Christmas. Aaron was able to come up from Charleston for a couple of weeks.
Anna, ...
Have Compassion: Help Haiti
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HAITI EARTHQUAKE: The people of Haiti desperately need our help and hope.
Please reach out in the name of Jesus to bring relief, comfort, love and
restorat...
Successecities!
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I first got my Taiwanese learners' permit about 5 years ago so that I could
legally drive the family car when it came time to take our first child home
f...
Letter to Pepsi Canada
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Dear Pepsi Canada,
Let me get right down to it. I'm not in much of a punch pulling mood today.
The fat cats that went with the marketing firm that had th...
2% Taiwan Fashion Show
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Here is the first of 3 parts of the 2% Group Taiwan fashion Show. There are
3 videos that contain both male and female models and current fashion
trends. I...
Teaching Anthropology “In The Field”
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Re-posted from Savage Minds. This is a view of the building where I work.
The College of Indigenous Studies at National Dong Hwa University, in
Hualien, Ta...
new year, new blog
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Lawrance and I have started a new blog called “Wuhoo!“ Lawrance picked out
the name, and I love it because it includes our last name as well as
incorporat...
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Today I read an article in which defined adventure as:
A willingness to commit to an uncertain outcome with an open heart and an
open mind.
As I read fur...
Come with me, we’ll travel to infinity
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This is the last post on Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas. But Tom Robbins
follows me still to… simplyolivia.com simplyolivia.com/blog
Chinese Character Festival
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Students studying Chinese in Taipei might be interested in the 6th Taipei
Chinese Character Festival. There is a “Cultural Bazzar” and an Art
Exhibition fe...
Dish 01: Russian Pirozhki
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What have I gotten myself into? I’ve just started a new series called “52
Dishes: A Year in the Kitchen,” and that means I need to find 52 different
people...
Fun Travel
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So, on December 29, I arrived in North Platte on time for my flight from
there to Denver. The plane in Denver apparently had some issues, so they
finally s...
Happy New Year
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The last year it has been difficult for me to keep this blog going. I
thought it would get better again after taking a break but for some reason I
could ne...
Another day, another dollar
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For everyone's information, I will be moving to the greater Washington DC
area in February.
Huzzah for full-time employment! If you're in the area and look...
Some Lists for 2009?
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Okay, so I gave in - I wrote up my own list of 2009 tv, more as a follow up
to last year’s list. This list has also been posted in the comments section
of ...
Placement marketing and the 2009 Taipei Deaflympics
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Placement marketing is the practice where advertisements are passed off as
news. Such a strategy would mislead the public and weaken the media’s
position t...
2009 Christmas Show
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Queenie and Charlene - Christmas 2009On Sunday, 20 December 2009, we all went to the Ta An Presbytarian Church to watch our beautiful nieces, Rochelle and Ch...
Twas The Night Before Christmas (Remix)
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I reworked this classic poem and shared it at our Christmas service last
night:
Twas the night before Christmas and all through Taipei,
Every office was sti...
And... She does it again!
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Apparently our kids think we should be on a first-name basis with the ER
staff at the hospital...
Anaya has just been in for her 3rd set of stitches on he...
Please Don’t Beat Me, Sir!
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We have a new name for the film, it used to be called, ‘Hooch and Hamlet in
Chharanagar,’ now its called ‘Please Don’t Beat Me, Sir!’ Kerim redid
thewebsit...
New Location for Next Week's (12/20) Game
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(click for larger picture)
The organizers of the league needed to change the venue for next week's game
due to a scheduling problem at the other venue. *T...
Eric
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I am here with Eric now and he has a few words to say. "What? I don't know.
Are you a pig? Are you a handsome boy? That's it."
Interesting.
Mark
Please update your RSS feeds
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I've migrated catherinedaigle.com to wordpress and as a result it is no
longer writing to the rss.xml file. If you are currently subscribed using
this file...
No Helmet bike fines
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Here we go, fines coming for bikers for no helmets... here
In many countries such as the Netherlands, bikers still think that helmets
should be optional....
Strategic Shifts in Taiwan's Tech Industry
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A recent article on Business Week highlights that while the tech industry in
Taiwan is still doing well with increased demands from China, many of the
ma...
I've moved!
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The new blog is more or less up to date (I still haven't moved the links,
pics, vids, or comments, but the text is there).
So, this blog is done. :)
Aga...
Books!
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today while i was out shooting the latest BHF challenge i stopped by one of
the used bookstores that stocks used english books. i was hoping they’d have
a ...
Natural Jianshi Hot Spring (part 2)
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There are two small, shallow pools under cover and a deck of sorts where I
have seen people taking a nap.
Being Taiwan people normally enjoy the water w...
American Chamber of Commerce Ball 2009
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On Nov 14, we attended American Chamber of Commerce's formal ball. This
year's theme was "The Great Gatsby" and very well organized with cocktail
hour, lot...
Two years of great change
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Just wanted to say that these two years have seen dramatic changes in my life, and 2010 is poised to boost that trend even a bit more. I'll post more later o...
Housing going crazy all across East Asia.
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Quick Asian housing news round up: In Korea… “SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) –
Housing prices across South Korea will rise in 2010 for a sixth consecutive
year and...
EFL Game: Behind Your back
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Before the game starts, show the class the series of flashcards you intend
to use. Give descriptions for each one. Have one child at a time come up to
the ...
The pipe pups need your help!
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Down by the river park in Muzha, southern Taipei, I found a border collie
mix and her six pups running around the grass two Sundays ago. The pups were
ful...
it was hazy last night
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Weather has been struggling to get cooler here in Taiwan. It was much cooler
last weekend this time but then it is back to being sunny and hot past
couple ...
Mingchih (Yilan County)
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First post for a very long time. There's not been so much to report in the
last few weeks.
At the weekend, as it was our birthdays, we took a trip to Mingc...
Day 513
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This is my little bro when he was like 3 or 4?
My God he was the cutest kid in the whole world!! But now.. he is a 19 years
old boy in law school...
The...
Taiwan Immigration Update II
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Some news on that front. Eventually I received my Marital Status certificate
and my Police Clearance certificate and put both through their paces by
having...
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A few more pictures of our happenings. Zach turned 25, so it only seemed
appropriate to have a pirate birthday party. We ate yummy food, played
guesstures ...
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