Category Archives: Encounters

What has caught my eye in-person, while travelling or exploring “the real world”

Taiwan 2009 - Scooters Everywhere

Posted Thu May.07.2009 under Encounters

I got a 50cc scooter last year, a cheap Chinese-built Keeway Venus. It’s a small retro-styled scooter, similar stylistically to (i.e. ripped-off from) an old model Yamaha Vino Classic 50. I figured that it would be a good “starter scooter” … Continue reading →

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Taiwan 2009 - More Eating, More Walking

Posted Wed May.06.2009 under Encounters

My sister and I have been in Taiwan for about a week, mostly staying at Dad’s place in Taichung City. Although we both spent about a decade here in the 70s-80s, we lived in the capital city of Taipei, so … Continue reading →

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Taiwan 2009 - Newspapers

Posted Sun May.03.2009 under Encounters

On the second day of arriving in Taiwan, my sister and I had a chance to flip through two local newspapers over breakfast, the English-language Taipei Times and the Chinese-language Liberty Times. The English papers are rather thin, serving an … Continue reading →

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Taiwan 2009 - Familiar Yet Different

Posted Thu Apr.30.2009 under Encounters, Personal

It’s 4AM and of course I’m wide awake. My sister and I, along with all of our cousins, arrived in at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at around 4:30AM. The 15-hour flight on the EVA Air Boeing 777 wasn’t as … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Taiwan

Posted Tue Apr.28.2009 under Encounters, Personal

After months of suspending my blogging activity for a year-long project, I’m somewhat at a loss at what to do next. I can think of plenty of things to do, mind you—getting back to work on the various productivity forms … Continue reading →

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