China – Planet Doug

Talking Movies: Locke and Last Train Home

Saturday August 16, 2014 (Spoilers) I have the movie Locke on my mind this morning. I enjoyed it. It’s […]

Friday August 15, 2014 7-11 Cebu Not much on my mind first thing this morning. Jeepneys are going by and

Doug Nienhuis / October 18, 2013

I had plans to leave Guiuan yesterday, but I woke up to rain and it continued to rain off and

Doug Nienhuis / January 30, 2013

Things that come up in this post: travel vaccinations for Japanese encephalitis, rabies, and polio at the NTU travel clinic

The Taiwanese movie The Moonlight in Jilin is currently playing at the Spot Taipei Film House. If you want to

Zhao Jiping is one of the best-known composers in China. Among his work are the film scores for several famous

Doug Nienhuis / January 15, 2012

Not much of interest happened this past week. I passed some time reading two Sherlock Holmes novels. I read A

Doug Nienhuis / December 8, 2011

Recently, two people who are cycling around the world asked me if I had any tips about cycling in Taiwan.

Doug Nienhuis / November 22, 2011

On Sunday, the weather finally cleared up a bit and it stopped raining. That’s good news for Amaya and Eric,

Doug Nienhuis / January 21, 2001

Sunday, January 21 7:46 a.m. Dalaba is supposed to be a place of “beauty and repose” but though I appreciate