Well, most people seem to prefer to stand on the escalator. On a busy train, let’s say 100 people get off, 50 of whom head up escalator 1 while the rest take the stairs or the other elevator/escalator combo. Now out of that 50, how many prefer to walk or stand? Well, if everyone stands,…
Hello… Google Maps! I just spent a few minutes looking for a restaurant for people who claimed it was closed. Doh! It had moved a few hundred meters and the new listing was on Google Maps. Apparently, searching is becoming too difficult for people these days.
Sharon T. Chen’s Weight Loss Journey is Incredible Photo by Abbie Parks on Unsplash It’s wonderful to read someone else’s weight loss journey @ Facebook. Here is my own ‘story.’ Mine started 3 years ago, though I’d been increasing the exercise for a fair few years gradually. A couple of things helped change my attitude…
If I could eat that every day, I probably would. It’s about the only time I had rice in the past month. It’s got so many delicious ingredients! And the eggs aren’t overcooked, though they are a little harder than I’d expect. The harder side of soft, not like Eggs Benedict at all. But then…
Fresh vegetables, fish and chicken. Restaurant food was so generously proportioned. Wow! I couldn’t eat that much for lunch. What a pity! 胖龍飲食店 We also had some vegetarian dishes, which I tried but didn’t enjoy much, except the tofu. Without garlic or onions, I don’t know why people bother eating out in restaurants like this….
Sharing this story from Tobie Openshaw’s wall. Many wall commenters elsewhere on this story seem to show an astonishing distinct lack of empathy. Czech couple rescued by helicopter from Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge | Taiwan News | Nov. 1, 2024 17:29 I’m glad the couple are well, too many mountaineers die in Taiwan’s mountains, … I’m…
While you’re an agent in the act of killing lots of people by making a choice, your non-action does not mean that you escape moral responsibility. The moral responsibility lies in your ability to determine which is the rational act. If the difference was between 1 person on one track and 2 on the other……
Pitches for Print Since I have lived here for more than 20 years, I found having a camera has helped me rediscover Taipei! So you’ll find a common theme running through these suggestions because it’s something personal to me. I. Landscape Views of Taipei I remember many years before I came to Taiwan, wondering if…