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…
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Day 7 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
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…
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Inkjet Cartridge Adventures
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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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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A Flight to Manila & School Visits
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….
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Tapdancing Giant Flies and Other Wonders – A Performance at Wenshan 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,…
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Immigrant Stories at 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…
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Australian “Wonderland” at MOCA
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…
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Scooter Mechanics in Taiwan Are Awesome
It’s a cliche, but it’s hard to believe that it is already January of 2012. I seem to have lost all track of time – years and months and even days. I was handed my pay slip by my company the other day, and I had no idea what it…
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Night at the Opera – Bluebeard’s Castle
The opera Bluebeard’s Castle by Hungarian composer Bela Bartok was performed at the National Theater in Taipei on Friday night. I had never been to the National Theater and, on impulse, I picked up a ticket for NT$800. My seat was off to the left in the balcony on the second…