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Enjoy The … Silence!
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Going out in Style!
Taiwan has an interesting tradition: I’m not sure why but when someone dies, especially an older person, the funeral arrangements are very public, especially the actual funeral procession. And no one seems to mind the funeral costs either! It’s a huge affair with visitors from every neighborhood, every cousin, and even well known local celebrities…
Some good restaurants in Taipei
A friend sent some links to good restaurants in Taipei … Check them out if you are interested in places to eat in Taipei:Forchetta; a set of reviews of other restaurants; Lagiara;and Chianti. Thanks, Cindy!
Are you penny wise? Or pound foolish?
Wow! I was using my wife’s laptop again this week for crunching numbers and writing lesson plans. It is excruciatingly slow at times as it gets bogged down doing the simplest things. We bought her the IBM Thinkpad Series R51 Pentium M 1.3Ghz model about 4 years ago. But we only got 256mb memory, with…
Jewelry in our life: It’s nothing but gold, gold, and more gold!
This gold is 24K, quite soft, very yellow! And prized by Taiwanese for its value! You can see it flaunted at celebrations such as the traditional wedding banquet where the bride literally ‘drips’ gold. Usually, some of the gold is presented to them, some is kept as part of the family wealth, and some may…

Is Taiwan still open? How is the virus affecting us?
#1 Foreigners are still welcome here. If you have an ARC/PARC, permission to work here, special visa, or extenuating reasons (business or otherwise), you will still be admitted to Taiwan. Visa-free and Tourist-visa visitors are not allowed to enter for the time being. Current details are at Boca. #2 Foreigners didn’t bring the virus here……