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…
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Fun with Call Centers and Bank Accounts
Friday January 11, 2013 7:07 a.m. at the 7-11 on Bade Road The weekend is almost upon me, and I’m very glad about that. It should have felt like a short work week since I wasn’t at work on Monday, but it has felt quite long. In an odd way,…
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Setting Up My Bike
Setting Up My Bike – Pletscher ESGE Kickstand, Handlebar Bags, & Deda Handlebar Tape Tuesday, January 8, 2013 5:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chong-An Road in Taipei I probably should have stayed in bed and tried to sleep longer. I am going to pay the price for this later…
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Tales of Rabies, Typhoid, and Other Travel Vaccinations
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…
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Snacking and New Year’s Resolutions
Sunday January 6, 2013 8:00 a.m. over a morning coffee at 7-11 This is too early to be up this morning. I can feel that my body and mind didn’t get enough sleep. However, as usual, I had no choice. I was lying in bed and quite aware that I…
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Biting the Bullet – Buying Lowe-Pro Lens Cases
Friday January 4, 2013 7:45 a.m. at the 7-11 on Bade Road You think it can’t get any gloomier and colder in Taipei, but then it does. I don’t wear gloves on my scooter because I find it interferes with operating the gas and the brakes, so my hands are…
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An ESL Class – And I Survived
Thursday January 3, 2012 10:30 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chang-An Road Another rainy and gloomy day here in Taipei. The rain, at least, isn’t pouring down. It’s barely even making the effort to be rain. It’s just trickling a bit here and there. I didn’t even bother to break…
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“Forever Love” New Year Concert in Taipei
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:30 a.m. at a 7-11 on Bade Road I’m sitting inside a 7-11 is just down the street from the building where I work. It’s only 7:30 now, and I don’t start work until 8:30, but I don’t mind leaving early sometimes. I have smooth sailing…
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Vaccination Stories
Monday December 31, 2012 7:40 a.m. at the 7-11 on Zhongshan Road in Taipei Another red-letter day of a sort. A very Doug-style red-letter day: I broke out my Survival Kit from my touring bike. I use the left rear pannier bag as my main bag when I’ve gone on…
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Hitting the Museums – MOCA, TFAM, and Taipei Story House on a Sunny Day
Sunday December 30, 2012 8:30 a.m. at the 7-11 on Zhongshan Road in Taipei The weather today is the type of weather that, in the end, can make Taiwan an unlivable place. Whatever I like about Taiwan, this cold, gloomy, drizzly weather is the killer. I’ve been hoping to go…