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Meet Paul

April 4, 2013 – 12:47 pm
Meet Paul

Meet Paul. He is the oldest resident in the small village of Salvacion on the lower slopes of the Mayon Volcano in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. He has never married and so has no children and has lived in the house behind us for his entire life. He was born in that house and grew up there, and when his parents passed away …

Day 7 CNY Scooter Trip 2013

February 16, 2013 – 10:13 pm
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Day 7
Saturday February 16, 2013
9:18 a.m. Syuejian Scenic Area in Shei-Pa National Park
It almost goes without saying that I had another fabulous day on the road yesterday. I drove up to the town of Guguan first thing for a cup of coffee to start the day. Then I drove back down the central cross-island highway turning off onto side roads and crossing bridges here and …

Inkjet Cartridge Adventures

January 13, 2013 – 7:12 pm
LexMark Inkjet Printer Cartridge

Sunday, January 13, 2013
7:15 a.m. 7-11 on Zhongshan Road in Taipei
The daily weather report remains unchanged: cold and very wet. I lay in bed listening to the rain all night long and it is still raining now. It is the type of rain that clearly has no intention of stopping.
Yesterday turned into a day of errands. My main task for the day was to open …

Tales of Rabies, Typhoid, and Other Travel Vaccinations

January 8, 2013 – 10:39 am
Return to the "vaccination house" at NTU Hospital

Monday, January 7, 2013
8:45 a.m. Training Center for Travel Medicine
National Taiwan University Hospital – Taipei
Things are a bit hazy this morning. I woke up at something like 3:30 this morning and then for whatever reason I couldn’t get back to sleep. I struggled for a while, but then I gave up and just got out of bed. I figured I’d go back to bed in …

A Flight to Manila & School Visits

December 8, 2012 – 10:26 am
Fire Extinguisher Practice at a School in Taipei

Saturday December 8, 2012
10:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chang-an Road in Taipei
It has been a busy week for me. I went to three different schools and had a ton of recording to do at work. But let’s go back to Sunday. I’m a bit tired right now. I was out until midnight last night chatting with a coworker. He got me talking about my …

Tapdancing Giant Flies and Other Wonders – A Performance at Wenshan Theater

December 1, 2012 – 8:09 pm
The Puppet and Its Double Theater

Saturday December 1, 2012
9:37 a.m. 7-11 on Chang-An Road in Taipei
I am at a second 7-11 very close to my apartment in Taipei. I thought I’d give my usual one a break and hang out at this second one. It’s December 1st. It’s not pouring rain right now, but it is still gloomy and overcast. Sprinkling a little bit. It is supposed to rain all …

Immigrant Stories at the Spot Taipei Film House

May 16, 2012 – 9:14 am
Entrance to the Spot Taipei Film House

Four interesting movies are playing at the Spot Taipei Film House in the month of May. They are Taiwanese movies and they offer a fascinating look at the experience of foreign women who marry men in Taiwan. I had been told that there were no English subtitles, but the other day I happened to catch a trailer for one of them, and it had English …

Australian “Wonderland” at MOCA

February 26, 2012 – 11:38 am
Chen Cheng-po Exhbit

The streak of rainy weather is continuing in Taipei, so I figured it was a good time to drop in on a couple of museums. MOCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art, is right around the corner from where I live, so I headed there first.
I really like MOCA. The exhibits are always interesting and the art is spread out over two floors in a series …