I vaguely remember a time when people actually wrote in their LJs, and my friends page was never empty.

Guess what was in my mailbox today?

A lizard.

I did two things today that I'd never done before: I got my scooter repaired, and I crashed it. Yes, in that order ( Read more... )

Pictures from a scooter trip up to Keelung, on the northern coast:

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In my week off I've spent some time just walking around Luzhou, something I haven't done since shortly after I arrived.  It isn't a very attractive city,  so once I got a feel for the layout of the streets I didn't feel a need to do so much exploring, but this week it's been nice to wander around a bit.  It reminds me how much more settled in I am ( Read more... )

Often while riding in a taxi, the cab driver will attempt to strike up a conversation. Sometimes he speaks good English or I manage a full discussion in Chinese, but most of the time it is a mix of both. A while ago I had a quite memorable cab ride. I'll write the conversation in English but really it was a rather garbled and confusing mix of ( Read more... )

Happy Year of the Pig!

Don't ask me why I happened to remember this today, but today is the three year anniversary of the creation of this blog. Not anything much to celebrate of course, but I looked back at some old entries and it did get me thinking ( Read more... )

Maybe you've heard about the recent earthquakes here in Taiwan. Well, we (me and my dad and brother, who are visiting me currently) weren't anywhere near where the damage occured, so we're fine, but our hotel room was certainly shaking that night ( Read more... )

As of Friday I have been in Taiwan for three months. That's 1/4 of the time I'm committed to, can you believe it ( Read more... )