- Luck of the Irish
Now I tell ye a tale of an unlucky leprechaun
From a far off western coast he traveled abroad.
He took a trip across the sea,
Chased by the curse of one Mr. Murphy
Where there was drink, he had a hole in Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Nov 1, 2009
- Face Masks
So the Taiwanese do not like disease. At the sign of a sniffle, masks go on faster than you can say, "Luke I am your father!" H1N1 is a big thing here. Of course, anywhere. Take your Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 27, 2009
- A he** of a week teaching English
I had my first real week of teaching last week. I used to love school. I show up each day and teachers would entertain me with new stories, problems, and games. What a blast! Sit back Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 27, 2009
- Red light Green light
Odd thing I noticed now that I’m riding my scooter more. When I ride at night, I think after 10pm, they change some lights from normal to just flashing red and flashing yellow lights for the road that has Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 27, 2009
- Made in Taiwan!
Once we left Myanmar we had a whistlestop visit to Bangkok as we arrived at about 9am and had an evening flight to Kuala Lumpur. We left our bags at the airport and caught the bus into the city. Not Posted by LauHot10 in Wanderlust | Oct 20, 2009
- Lotteries
Wouldn't it be nice if just by living, that special day would come when you just got 1,000,000 dollars. If everyday was a chance to win, just by doing your everyday activity. You didn't have to get into Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 13, 2009
- Garbage
Oh, how easy it is to create garbage. Peel this. Rip it open. Oops, don't need this anymore, toss it! Just put it in the bucket and the garbage man to come. Oh, what a Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 12, 2009
- Blenders
Taiwan is the home of electronics right. It is where many of them are made. You look at a chip, “Made in Taiwan” So how the heck can it be that their local main appliance offering look Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 12, 2009
- Scooter Adventure
Because of the current Typhoon I did not have work for another day. So far all I have experienced in the Typhoon is heavy rain and some wind every now and then. It still hasn't surpassed what one Posted by bricker119 in East Taiwan | Oct 6, 2009
- Weekend in Luo Dong (羅東), Ilan
Going to Ilan
A couple of weekends ago we decided to escape the stresses of Taipei and head into the countryside. Its been a while since we ventured out of Taipei into Ilan and thought Posted by durbanbay in Paul and Queenie's World | Sep 11, 2009
- Alleyn & Renee's Engagement Luncheon
Henry's cousin, Alleyn (pronounced "Alan") is getting married in the fall to Renee and they had a nice luncheon at the Hyatt Hotel today. They were very dressed up and she wore a beautiful dre Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jul 26, 2009
- Girly Toe Painting Session
Today, Grandma Han experienced something new. I'd been washing her feet recently with special exfoliating soap that we had brought back from Bali and thought it’d be fun to paint her nails. We Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jul 24, 2009
- Getting fat in Taiwan - Part 1
Taiwan, the paradise of food.
Shih Lin Night Market:
"Tian Bu La" or the fried stuff like chicken, squid etc is famous in Taiwan. We were told that this was the best fried chicken stall, evident by the long queue! Yummmmzzzz
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- Fresh Seafood and Pottery Making
This weekend, the whole family took a road trip to a seaside town about an hour away for a fresh seafood meal. We did this before when I was here three years ago and it was nice to do it Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jul 19, 2009
- Gotta Knit In Taiwan
While we've been here, I of course had to bring all of my knitting needles. I've learned that if I bring only what I needed for a specific pattern, I'd always forget something that I needed. S Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jul 16, 2009
- Oh, the smell of Farmland!
Henry and I decided to wake up early today and go out for our own little morning bike ride. Because the land in the farm area is so flat, the sun comes out bright and early at 5:15am! And the Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jul 5, 2009
- Yi-Lan, Taiwan
For this weekend's adventure, the entire family decided to plan a trip together and drive 2 hours to the city of Yi-Lan, Taiwan to do some site-seeing. We met up on Saturday at 7am and carpooled our 5 black Toyotas Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jul 4, 2009
- Taiwan Wedding Reception
Henry's parents graciously hosted a second wedding reception lunch for us for all of their family members and friends who live in Taiwan, but weren't able to attend the wedding. It was held at the fanciest hotel in Taipei on Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 28, 2009
- Taichung, Taiwan
On Saturday, Henry and I joined his 5th aunt and uncle, his grandma and his parents and drove to Taichung, Taiwan (pronounced "Tai-zhung") that was about 2 hours away. Henry's cousin, Emily, just finished her 2nd year at Tunghai University. Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 19, 2009
- Potstickers and Katrina's Graduation
Today we went over to Henry's Grandma's House and she had been working on making some potstickers for the family dinner later that night. Henry's cousin, Katrina, was graduating from the 6th grade and her school was having a graduation Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 19, 2009
- Photo Shoot Pictures
So here are a sampling of the pictures that we took on Wednesday for our "Taiwanese" wedding photos. There's a lot and these are just a few of the fun ones. We go on Sunday night to pick out which Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 17, 2009
- Family Artists
Today we went over to Henry's Grandpa's Brother's house to meet him and his wife and their family. The brother is 77 and is still going very strong, along with his wife. We came to their house to originally drop Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 18, 2009
- Movie Stars for a Day
Today we went and had our official wedding pictures taken "Taiwanese" style, where you go for a day and take pictures wearing all different outfits and hairstyles and backgrounds. We started our day at 7:30 at the studio doing my Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 17, 2009
- Noodles & New Glasses
Today we were lazy in the morning and slept in a bit, which was nice. We went to lunch with Henry's dad to one of the most famous nooodle restaurants in Taipei. It has been around since 1950, Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 15, 2009
- Breakfast & Hot Pot
Today I ate a breakfast that consisted of broiled tempura. Who would have ever guessed that you could eat tempura for breakfast!? When Henry first told me we were going to eat this, I had some reservations. Tempura wasn't quite Posted by Ariel968 in Our Vacation To Asia | Jun 14, 2009