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Betelnut culture in Taiwan

ByObblogatory May 13, 2008

Betel nuts are commonly eaten in South East Asia, and in Taiwan there’s quite a sub-culture of this… Take a look at this excellent video. In Chinese, the term for the sales girls is “Betel Nut Princesses”! You’ll see how they dress!

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Testing Chinese: If you see lots of “?”

ByObblogatory November 7, 2023

????????????? ?? Google FIT?????????????? 354 ????????? 0 ??/??? ???? ?????????????????? ??????? ????????????? ?? Google FIT?????????????? 354 ????????? 0 ??/??? ???? ?????????????????? ??????? PANIC!!!

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Flip Ultra Mino HD.

ByObblogatory September 2, 2010

This little baby is my new toy: the Flip Ultra Mino HD recorder. It is a great little toy… but I had to buy a whole new pc to get the video processed for sharing. My 7 year old systems just can’t do the work. I wonder why!

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Today’s bike ride was from Sogo to HSL.

ByObblogatory September 15, 2024

13.35KM 607 calories. 1 hr 17m. A little slower, because I stopped often. And… I didn’t eat ANY cakes at Starbucks. But at one stage, I did hit 26km/h for 1km. That’s not too bad.

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First Run Since 5K

ByObblogatory December 21, 2024January 17, 2025

The weather took a nasty turn last Saturday. Temps plummeted to 11~13C islandwide, in the first real test of winter. It’s pretty typical of this season’s weather, though to be honest, it’s been a bit dryer than I remember in past years. After last Saturday’s run, I headed out on the bike in the evening…

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Fire, fire, everywhere! Be careful who you choose for a neighbor

ByObblogatory September 16, 2011

There have been a few silly fire incidents in our community: including people throwing cigarette butts out of the top floor balconies, and them catching light somewhere below. Silly, but true. Also, people burning ghost money INSIDE! If you can believe it! I didn’t until I saw it with my own eyes. Some people burning…

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