Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head. – Jasper Fforde
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It’s difficult to know what winter wear to tell visitors to Taiwan to wear, especially if they come from climates that are really cold and where people wear cardigan sweaters even through spring. When I first came here in February, it was a chilly 14C, and I ran around wearing a T-shirt and shortpants. It…
Why on earth would you stop ROC citizens and spectators from holding up their own flag to support their own team? I may not be a citizen of the Republic of China, but this makes no sense to me.
Tonight’s light exercise: quick garbage trip, pick up the calendar from Klaus Bardenhagen which arrived today, bike trip to Guandu, and jog back. Then to 7 to pay bills for October. $10K flies out the door. Geez. Google says two different numbers for the run back. 3K or 2K. I’m going to go closer to…
I’ve been listening to this station as an alternative to ICRT which is basically defunct for foreign listeners, and has been for a while! WWRN has quite a variety of programming. Let’s see how things shake out. edited: I have found that they have been having problems, but I don’t know why…? Kenneth
This is the latest movie popular in Taiwan that features a lively and popular area of Taipei. It isn’t a particularly great movie, but it will give shots of Taipei’s backstreets, atmosphere and liveliness! I hope to go see it soon!