Snapped this picture last November. This person really doesn’t want their bike stolen.
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One thing you must absolutely get used to when living in Taiwan is the bewildering amount of stray cats and dogs. It’s rather heartbreaking, really, and the Taiwanese government doesn’t seem in the least bit interested in doing anything about it. As far as I know, all Humane Society/Animal Protection organizations have been started and organized by foreigners. It’s early December, which means Taiwan is frozen over. All the Taiwanese people have donned their thick winter jackets to protect themselves from the cold. There is already ice on the ground and forecasts call for more snow. No, actually, I’m just kidding. One of my absolutely favorite things about Taiwan is the weather. Continue reading Harsh winter Been a while. I’ve been busy. However, I did find time to turn Miss Expatriate into Mrs. Expatriate and thought I would write about the process of doing so here. Like most things involving government in Taiwan, getting married is a very simple process that is muddled in bureaucracy. The process of getting married Continue reading Getting married in Taiwan Even after having lived in Taiwan for quite a while, I’m still surprised every now and again at the sad state of things. How can a country that is, quite possibly, the world leader in manufacturing computing technology, be so behind when it comes to computers? Every foreigner knows how horribly antiquated and un-foreigner-friendly Taiwanese banks are. Today, however, I had the displeasure of finding out another horrible aspect of it. It all started when Miss Expatriate signed up for online banking with Bank of Taiwan so she could wire money back to her American account without going to the bank. Since we send money back every month, this seemed like a good deal. This past week, however, when she logged in, it simply wouldn’t let her do it. She tried a few more times until she finally called them today. Their answer? You can’t use Internet Explorer 8. Miss Expatriate and I decided to spend the day in Taichung and had quite a bit of fun. For once, we actually did something and I got the photos organized and am blogging about it (I’m usually too busy to put the photos up until months later when it’s too late). We started off with lunch. Miss Expatriate had heard about a Muslim Restaurant that was getting very good reviews among the locals, so we decided to give it a try. The building was very drab and unassuming. The only giveaways were the green signs hanging out front. I check in on the Forumosa Forums every now and then. If you can manage to get past all the threads where people just bitch about everything that’s wrong with Taiwan and how it should be fixed, there are some interesting threads there. One of the threads I’ve been reading lately is the “Ways Continue reading I think I’m speaking Chinese Number of times per week, on average, someone from back home asks me “So… how is Thailand?”: 542 Number of people from back home who remember that I actually live in Taiwan: 1 (thanks, Mom!) Did you know that people count money differently in different parts of the world? I had never really realized this until I came to Taiwan. I’ve always counted American style, as that was what I learned growing up and is the most comfortable to me, but in Asia they do it differently. Here is Continue reading Counting money in Taiwan I was having a rather good workout on Saturday; that is, until I twisted my knee and felt a very sharp pain. I sat down for a few minutes, then got up by grabbing a window frame and pulling myself up. I limped over to a bench and sat for a while. I was Continue reading Going to the hospital in Taiwan |
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