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Just some random pictures today as I’m still trying to get stuff organized and upload all these weird little treats that I’ve discovered throughout Taiwan before the New Year hits. Let’s start off with a dog we discovered in Kaohsiung’s Liuhe Nightmarket. Now, some people might look at this picture and cry “Animal Continue reading Random stuff I’ve finally had some time to go through a lot of old pictures and pick out all of the gems that I’ve been saving for this blog. I’ll try to get through them in the next week or so. For now, here is a CD cover that Mrs. Expat’s father had lying around the house. Continue reading Incoming pictures Mrs. Expatriate and I were coming home this morning. I decided to stop by the school and pick up some books to make an order. I ran up to my office, grabbed my books, and popped into the office. The secretary was working and my boss was gone. Me: 早安 (zǎoān) [Good morning!] Secretary: 早 Continue reading Repeat offender Last November, Mrs. Expatriate and I went with her grandfather to some garden/art exhibit near Changhua. I don’t remember exactly what it was, but there was a small building adorned with geodes, jade, and other such “natural” art pieces. One of them was a rock with a naturally-formed Elvis on it. I just came across Continue reading “Rock” ‘n Roll Elvis Last weekend, Mrs. Expatriate and I decided to take a trip to the Gukeng Coffee Festival. It’s a small gathering of people selling coffee, food, handicrafts, and other such things. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and there were quite a few people out and about. If you get a chance, I recommend you go. Continue reading The Gukeng Coffee Festival Catherine over at shu flies had a great post a while back about one of her blogging pet peeves – people who generalize and stereotype about every Taiwanese person based on the actions of a few. This also happens to be one of my pet peeves and something that I, being a foreigner, have to Continue reading Erroneous Taiwan Stereotypes In Taiwan, it is common to eat sweet foods on and after your wedding day. It is thought that eating sweet food will help the newlywed couple have a baby boy. The reason is a Taiwanese proverb: 吃甜甜，生兒子。 (chī tiántián, shēng érzì) It doesn’t sound as good in Mandarin, but it rhymes in Taiwanese (jia Continue reading Someone wants us to have kids Today is my older sister’s birthday. She’s come a long way… To honor this occasion, I thought I would give my Big Sister a uniquely Taiwanese Birthday Present. In my meager Taiwan existence, it has become extremely clear that there is one birthday custom which MUST be honored: a trip to the KTV for Continue reading Happy Bird’s Day I found something pretty interesting in a newspaper the other day. It’s a pink sheet with a picture of Buddha and several lottery numbers on it. Buddhist Lottery sheet Apparently it comes everyday in the paper (China Post, I think) and is placed there, either by Buddhist monks (unlikely) or probably by the lottery Continue reading Buddhist Lottery |
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