Flowers in Zhuwei, 2024

My wife’s an industrious soul. Last year, out of the blue, Christine decided to take a basic course in carpentry that lasted nearly four months. During that time, she learned how to measure, screw, drill, paint, polish and make some great furniture! She even made this chair, which is a delightful chair, and well-made. I…
I noted this news story in my Google Taiwan News Feed (click here for my special Taiwan News Feed!) !. FET soft launches WiMAX network in Taichung Taiwanese mobile operator Far EasTone (FET) has launched a limited trial across its WiMAX network in Taichung, central Taiwan, charging users a monthly fee of TWD599 (USD18.50) for…
Seamus Caldwell was a gaelic variation on one of my names: James. Combined with my mother’s maiden name, it created an alterego for the nightmare that is FB. The whole account was disabled because I also faked my birthdate, and got caught out by the algos who finally figured out that I must have…
Hey, was I supposed to leave a tip at Churchill’s yesterday? In Taiwan or Japan, I never do… but I kinda got the impression we were expected to.
While you might say, it sucks that Taiwan doesn’t have representation. TBH, the word of mouth that this gets is invaluable. It’s reaching disparate groups across the world, groups of people who recognize the exclusion that Taiwan faces in the political realm, people who are themselves excluded from whatever. Spreading word of mouth about Taiwan…