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News Updates for Local ‘Foreigners’

ByObblogatory December 16, 2009

I think the correct term must be local expats, or whatever term we like to use to describe ourselves! A couple of months ago I subscribed to a newsletter, called Taiwan What’s Up. It seems be a government sponsored newsletter that reaches out to foreigners in a variety of languages and provides valuable information about…

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Worth watching?

ByObblogatory February 11, 2012

It’s on Mod right now, just can’t decide if it’s worth watching!

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Taipei Quarterly is borked! or is it?

ByObblogatory June 14, 2024

I think the magazine forgot to include the chinese fonts! Except it turns out it’s not Chinese. It’s English! It shows fine on my PC, but not on my Ipad! Huh! Same file. Different OS.

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Making Espresso

ByObblogatory April 22, 2012

Now this is a neat espresso making system. I started making espresso with it and found that it really makes a flavorful cup of coffee, too! Very nice, and much fuller in flavor than Starbucks! Man, what a size that coffee puck is, though!

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I wonder if I should add one of these to…

ByObblogatory May 5, 2024

my website’s name. Amaris Woo has a period. Allen Chen has an @ I should probably choose *bbl*gat*ry… why stop with just one!

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2025 SKM PHOTO 台灣SKM攝影藝術博覽會

ByObblogatory March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Well, that left me with a … “… and then” feeling. The individual professional photographer exhibits were reasonable, but conservative, while the curation of the competition left me wondering what the judges left on the tables after selection. The judges seem to be playing ‘safe’ with sets that highlight themes from previous years. It’s becoming…

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