Articles tagged with: Taiwan
Ceramics Museum in Yingge, Taiwan
I was very impressed with the ceramics museum in Yingge. I particularly liked the open and spacious design.
Incense Burning in a Censer in Yingge, Taiwan
I can never resist snapping a picture of incense burning at temples in Taiwan. I particularly like these very large sticks of incense. When I see one, I wonder if the person who put it there and lit it had a particularly big wish that day. I’m also curious how much this big incense stick costs as opposed to the smaller ones.
Train Ticket Vending Machine in Yingge, Taiwan
Buying a ticket for a local train can be a snap in Taiwan. This ticket-vending machine in Yingge, Taiwan, walks you through the process in a few seconds. The banks of buttons light up in the order you have to follow while making your selections. First, how many tickets you want. Then the type of train followed by the ticket type. Finally, you choose your …
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, it hasn’t felt like a work week at all. My brain and heart have both moved on …
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 on today. Then again, I’ve already paid the price. Somehow, a mosquito or two got into my bedroom last …
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 then I gave up and just got out of bed. I figured I’d go back to bed in …
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 pretty frozen as I sit here in this 7-11 and try to type.
I wrote the other day …
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 out an umbrella for the walk from my apartment to here. I was the only one walking …