It’s true: Taiwanese don’t really like the beach. How do I know this? Because beachside property is one of the few areas on the island where the locals DON’T bid up the price to exotic levels as you’d find in places like Malibu. In fact, there are places with village communities that are dotted all around the island,… Read More »
Yes, I’ve managed to reach 1000 published posts today. This is the 1000th post! I can’t believe how long it has been. Originally, this blog was hosted at InvestorBlogger until that blog became quite more focused. Then, it was moved to this location and (ashamedly) it languished for most of 2007. Since then it’s grown mightily in a… Read More »
20091026345, originally uploaded by obblogatory. We witnessed this repair job where the helicopter was flying only a few feet from the electricity pylon. It was quite a skillful piece of flying, given that a sudden gust could have had the chopper in the wires in just a second or two.