Articles tagged with: Taiwan
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 off on a week-long scooter trip for many months now, but the plans never work out. And …
Triple Hernias, Penzu, and Cleaning Up My Bicycle
Sunday December 23, 2012
7:15 a.m. at 7-11 on Zhongshan Road in Taipei
Now this is more like it – an actual weekend day. No traffic on the streets, no people in my 7-11. Having a work day on a Saturday was very strange. It felt like there was no Saturday, except, of course, that I didn’t go to work.
I’m not sure you could come up with …
“IT IS NOW BREAK TIME!” – A Singing Contest in Taoyuan
Saturday December 22, 2012
9:00 a.m. 7-11 on Chang-Ang Road in Taipei
This is pretty much the same setup as every other morning this past week or two. I’m here at the 7-11 a bit later since I managed to drop back to sleep at some point late this morning and sleep in a tiny bit. So it’s 9:00 a.m. It’s a bit of a weird day …
Crashing and Burning – Storytelling English Classes
Friday December 21, 2012
7:30 a.m. at a 7-11 on Chang-An Road in Taipei
I am at my second favorite morning coffee spot. This 7-11 is much larger and has tables as well as the window counter. The other 7-11 is much closer to my apartment, but it is also much smaller and I can feel guilty about occupying a seat there for too long. I decided …
“The Big Band Wolf” – School English Drama Contest in Taipei
Thursday December 20, 2012
8:00 a.m. 7-11 on Zhongshan Road, Taipei
I’m in my favorite morning spot – the counter at the 7-11 around the corner from my apartment. I keep trying different coffee shops, but they are never open when I want them to be, and they generally serve much worse coffee and for three or four times the price, so I frequent this 7-11, and …
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. I was out until midnight last night chatting with a coworker. He got me talking about my …
Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail
I’d been interested in hiking along the Sandiaoling Waterfall trail for a while now. I’d read about it on Richard Saunders’ blog here and Stu Dawson’s blog here. It appeared to be a relatively easy hike without a lot of long climbs yet with a lot of scenic spots along the way. I haven’t gone in the past partially because I wasn’t sure about the …
Photo Post: Blue Sky Temple Ceiling
I was quite taken with this blue sky and cloud-filled ceiling at this temple. You see lots of bright colors at temples in Taiwan, but I don’t think I’ve seen blue very often. I’m fairly certain that is a statue of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy, in the temple. On the plate on the table are small wooden objects used in fortune telling. …