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Find me here on BlueSky!

ByObblogatory January 9, 2025January 26, 2025

https://bsky.app/profile/obblogatory.bsky.social Not really crossposting as much. It’s more of a backup plan in case I lose my FB account again (it’s possible). I want to have my own space, too, not subject to the whims of bots/algos/etc arbitrarily enforced by billionaires who cave to whoever is in power.

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Great seeing you guys! Do come back!

ByObblogatory August 6, 2008

Well, I have a great friend from Taiwan who is now married and living in NYC, it was great to see them again in Taichung over the past few weeks, but I just got an email from them after they want back to the States. This was Cynthia and Alan’s first time to bring…

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Weight loss products vs a box of fruit and veg? Which will help more?

ByObblogatory March 7, 2009November 14, 2024

You’ve seen them on the TV, on the late night channels, in magazines, on the net, those expensive weight loss products? I was watching the TV show on BBC World, called Fast Track, in which the presenters are encouraging two business travelers to lose weight. The series is called “FIT TO FLY on fast:track: our…

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Overlooking Guandu

ByObblogatory June 17, 2024

This image was one of my favorites, it’s taken overlooking Taipei City on a day when you can easily see the mountains in the South, lots of clouds, and you can make out the buildings! The image isn’t crystal clear, but I didn’t have a good lens! I really should learn to take good pictures!….

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Swimsuits, UV Rays and Summer

ByObblogatory May 22, 2008

With the heat in Taiwan, and summer fast approaching, beach wear and the swimsuit are about to reappear on the beaches and swimming pools all over Taiwan. But with the sun also fierce during most of the day, and my white skin, a swimsuit isn’t something that I’ll be donning ever since my nasty experience…

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Chiang Kai Shek’s religiosity: performative or genuine? We’ll never know but…

ByObblogatory January 4, 2025January 17, 2025

Chiang Kai Shek’s religiosity is probably one of the reasons that Christianity took off here. It surprises many that he was in fact christian in his beliefs (at least later in life). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17535650902900364 CKS was in fact a methodist. But the deaths attributed to him number in the millions: https://www.cbgr1971.org/index.php/genocide/what-is-genocide/2-r-j-rummel-on-genocide Of course, his crimes against…

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