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Superlatives, Superstitions and Super Typhoons
... that Super Typhoon Jelawat, which is barreling straight for the centre of Taiwan, is believed to be the strongest typhoon of the year. Steve gestures towards the window and suddenly half a dozen previously comatosed adolescents yell "don't point at the moon!"
Superstitions come in various guises all over the world, but few are as superstitious as the Taiwanese. So why can't I point at the moon? "You will lose an ear teacher!" This belief was agreed ...
Planning to get Leh'd
... a useful addition and so I cobbled one together including general antibiotics, band-aids, bandage, tape, sterile swabs and antibacterial cream from local pharmacies. My vision has, depressingly, hit the middle-aged slippery slope; I purchased new prescription shades and ‘TV’ glasses and then spent two months trying to get used to them. Eventually I gave up and returned them because, no matter how much I wore them, one pair just felt ‘wrong’. ...
What's In A Name
... experts, but we shall have a stab at conveying some observations:
Consisting of one main island and a few smaller ones, it is slightly larger than Belgium and has a population of 23 million people. Those 23 million are currently served by 4,412 7-11 convenience stores, without which the social fabric would completely fall apart. The main language is "Traditional Chinese", now the only (country) in the world to use it, as China and co laughably switched to "Simplified ...
Shadowfax
... Shadowfax was clearly a worthy steed and could carry me far into the countryside beyond Jhunan. The travel itch was cured again.
A History of Past Bikes:
- The USS Chafa ("cheap" in the slang of my LA students): Wrecked thrice around USC, fixed and eventually abandoned in the bike racks of Cody's apartment.
- Ninja: destroyed, both wheels stolen while locked up at Pershing Square, gutted frame sold ...
"Teachah, Teachah!"
... were, all the kids and even some grown-ups would automatically respond like this without variation.
The lesson got started. It seemed mostly in line with what I'd read about Taiwanese cram school classes on the interwebs. The kids were divided onto two teams with silly names and earned or lost points throughout the lesson depending on their performance. The winning team at the end got to pick from a ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center
- Business Services
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