I think the correct term must be local expats, or whatever term we like to use to describe ourselves! A couple of months ago I subscribed to a newsletter, called Taiwan What’s Up. It seems be a government sponsored newsletter that reaches out to foreigners in a variety of languages and provides valuable information about…
As usual, FB is the high interest, low commitment sphere of ‘interest’. Lots of people said they were interested in attending the walk: out of 700 members, I got 12 expressions of interest. I surveyed these members and a few others. Using their responses I arranged a get-together at the optimal time & location (there…
The wife is hinting that if we get a new TV, we can put it on the wall with tv mounting brackets! I quite like the 10-year old one, a 29-inch Philips TV with a traditional CRT display. It renders standard cable TV in fine detail. But the problem with the new TVs is that…
Most businesses face an unstable first few years, even with a good accountant helping out. Yet, for micro-businesses, small business accounting is a difficult and crucial issue. We all need good bookkeeping skills, software and advice, yet such advice is difficult to come by, expensive and sometimes even inaccurate. It’s a nightmare since a business…
