


It’s Spring in Taiwan (and Winter and Summer and Fall) in one day
It’s spring season: the weather is now variously hot, cool, wet, dry and windy in varying combinations. But we are moving into a wetter season that lasts until about Junily. Just carry a sweater and brolly (good for sun) and some rainproof shoes. Google’s weather is accurate for … yesterday. Check out Windy.com Thanks Timo Volz…

2025 SKM PHOTO 台灣SKM攝影藝術博覽會
Well, that left me with a … “… and then” feeling. The individual professional photographer exhibits were reasonable, but conservative, while the curation of the competition left me wondering what the judges left on the tables after selection. The judges seem to be playing ‘safe’ with sets that highlight themes from previous years. It’s becoming…

On the hunt for this: 牧場直送4.0 海鹽焦糖牛奶雪糕
I only found one bar so far. I saw it last year… but didn’t try it. That may have been a mistake… it’s difficult to find now. I guess locals don’t ‘do’ this flavor.

Geez! I forgot to pay the Credit Card Bill
$300 fine! + $42 interest charges! Damn! Not a lot, but annoying! Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash

Are you sure you need the big trolley?
The desk guy on the 1F was a bit of an idiot: “Are you sure you need the big trolley?” “It’s for big things”. Well, I moved a ton of books quickly & easily as well as a bookshelf. Then I moved a ton of stuff to the recycle. (You’ll see the difference on Monday…

Tribute Concert to Avicii: 2019
5 years ago… seems like a century ago. Just before Covid. I didn’t listen to this kinda music. Hah! How things change!

It’s still a mess…
But getting better slowly. Still too much to throw out. I still can’t believe it took a whole month to get this far. But that’s what happens when one person is unable to do much. I’m thankful I was able to do as much as this. Job Done!

Same restaurant, same salad, different main
Honestly, I’d ‘Want More‘ of the beef stew, NOT the Thai Basil Pork Dish. It was okay. But the other dishes are definitely more~ish. Nice restaurant! Good food… here is my Google Review: Great food, big salad (I love that!). I’ve tried the beef, chicken, curry & Thai pork dishes now. I wanted to try…