Ok. That’s impressive. My new disappearing trick!
Perhaps it’s the impending arrival of Chinese New Year and the hasty onrush of Spring that spurs people to renovate their houses. But it’s always this time of year that the jackhammers come out and drill away walls, floors, and anything that stands in between it and a large renovation bill. One friend’s house is…
Bringing Back Baile on 6th Tone. Nearly 50 years ago, Shen Jian got a job making Baile-brand accordions at the Shanghai Accordion Factory. The factory is long gone — closed during a round of state-owned enterprise consolidation in the early 2000s — and demand for accordions has shrunk, but Shen remains, running a factory on…
It seems we now live in “New Taipei City” … but the Councillors can’t decide what the city should be called in English!
When we got married, we exchanged rings, and I actually had two rings. For a man with few rings, this was a surprise. One was gold, one platinum. Since then I’ve acquired a couple of rings that are silver, and in the style of Scott Kay engagement rings. But they tarnish so easily in Taiwan….
Played a good game with friends recently! It’s more fun than playing on the ipad. Much!
