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  • Rice dumplings

    If you’ve lived in Taiwan long enough, you’ve probably eaten or, at the very least, seen some rice dumplings. They usually look like this before unwrapping: Inside is a delicious little rice “hot pocket” stuffed with a variety of goods, usually meat and some vegetables. They really are quite good. Mrs. Expatriate’s mother usually gets […]

  • Taiwanese sign

    I really like Wulai (烏來) in Taipei county and try to get up there whenever I can. On one trip I snapped a picture of a very odd sign. It’s in Taiwanese and some form of pinyinized aboriginal language. I would guess it’s Atayalnese (The Atayal being the natives in Wulai), but can’t quite be […]

  • Updates

    Been going through a bunch of old pictures lately and decided to update some albums and add a photos page (see the tabs at the top). To celebrate, here’s a picture of a cat running away with someone’s sausage. I snapped this pic in front of a breakfast store in Kaohsiung.

  • The Expat is now on Twitter!

    Hi everyone, Been a while since I’ve updated, I know. However, I have some news: I’m no on Twitter. You can see my feed on the right side over there. —-> Follow me, because I’ll probably be updating that more often. If I’m out on the scooter or biking and see something interesting, it’s easier […]

  • Vibram FiveFingers spotted in Taiwan!

    Went to Costco in Taichung on Saturday. I was very surprised to see that they were selling Vibram FiveFingers! Unfortunately, they only had the Women’s Bikila model. However, they were very cheap. I’ve never been more happy (that VFF were available in Taiwan) and disappointed (that they had no men’s sizes or other models) at […]

  • Baby in Car

    Spotted this on the back of a scooter the other day. I think the fact that they make these plaques for scooters says something (not good) about Taiwanese society. The sad fact is, many people do take their children and infants on scooters, often without helmets (Why buy them helmets? They’ll grow out of them […]

  • Japan has awesome candy

    Just saw this on Youtube. Anyone know where I can get some of this in Taiwan?

  • 新年快樂! Happy New Year!

  • A look at Taiwanese citrus fruits

    I’m a big fan of Vitamin C and citrus fruits in general. It’s now that time of year that oranges are being harvested. You can hardly drive down the road without seeing one field or another being depleted of its nutritious stock, piled high on the side of the road, and left naked and alone […]

  • Bathroom cartoons

    Here are 3 small cartoons that I’ve taken pictures of in various bathrooms.

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