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The strange foreigner blog: December 2005
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The strange foreigner blog. Thursday, December 29, 2005. Your New Taiwan Rover has arrived. Much like the extraterrestrial Rovers on Mars and the Moon, the Taiwan Rover is able to take pictures of its new environment. The following pictures are just examples of what it can do. After it first landed in the living room, the Taiwan Rover expanded its range to strange new territories, like a mall and a park. But will photographs of such locations reveal the true nature of the new land? Is also rather camera-...
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The strange foreigner blog: March 2006
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The strange foreigner blog. Monday, March 27, 2006. People like to say that Taiwan has no culture. People think that Taiwan is some backwaters mini-China shithole full of microchip, bicycle and plastics factories. That completely ignores the fact that 70% of Taiwan's economy is now services, but it also ignores my experiences of this place. Blood filled up the suction cups. If there was only a genre called Chinese gothic horror, this scene would fit perfectly. Maybe it was just a quiet Sunday night.
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The strange foreigner blog: June 2007
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The strange foreigner blog. Sunday, June 03, 2007. Two Scootercams down Sanmin and Beitun. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 8:45 pm 0 comments. Teaching and Living in Taiwan. UBC Student Radio: 101.9 CITR. Chinese Characters and Culture.
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The strange foreigner blog: April 2006
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The strange foreigner blog. Saturday, April 22, 2006. Thank goodness for people who think for themselves. Well that's what I'm stoked about, ESL Studio Cafe. It's coming together in so many ways. After the 2.5 hour bus trip, I jumped out into the city, dressed in a shirt and tie, carrying a small whiteboard and laptop briefcase. Ate Vietnamese spring rolls on cold noodles. There was just enough time to scarf down the spring rolls on noodles before meeting up with an old friend from my exchange student da...
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The strange foreigner blog: December 2006
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The strange foreigner blog. Sunday, December 31, 2006. Hello from Nangan, Matsu. Just saying "hi" from Matsu (馬祖). My room on Nangan (南竿) island has internet access, hooray! Also, I can see Dalu (大陸, the mainland) from my room window! I'll post more when I get back to Taiwan and put all my pictures up. Yesterday I zipped around Beigan (北竿) island and saw the very militant Peace Memorial Park (和平紀念公園), the ancient village of Chinbi (芹壁), and the dark forboding entrance of Beihai Tunnel (北海坑道). If you're w...
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The strange foreigner blog: May 2007
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The strange foreigner blog. Monday, May 07, 2007. The flight ticket has been purchased. The bags are being packed. The Strangelaowai is on the move yet again, this time to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With a little help from our Pinoy. Friends at Philippine Airlines. I'm getting into Vancouver International Airport. On June 1st and staying in the country until at least the end of July. Certainly there ought to be a get together at The Cambie. Also, it would just be wrong not.
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The strange foreigner blog: August 2006
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The strange foreigner blog. Thursday, August 31, 2006. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 11:37 pm 0 comments. The next place we stayed at was called Summer-ya! More info can be found at www.summer-ya.com. It was a nice place and all. The rooms were very well-designed. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 11:34 pm 0 comments. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 11:31 pm 0 comments. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 11:27 pm 0 comments. And old drydocked boats. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 11:25 pm 0 comments. Notice how...
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The strange foreigner blog: November 2006
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The strange foreigner blog. Monday, November 06, 2006. Is a boring update really an update at all? My IBM Thinkpad is seriously ill, ill enough that it can't hoist me onto the internet. Thus it's back to the internet cafes for me. While it was fun to break exactly 7 laws just by going to buy a newspaper, I have given back the scooter I was borrowing from a friend who was temporarily back in Canada in September and October for 5 weeks or so. Posted by 盛 Sheng 凱 Kai 翱 Ao @ 6:23 pm 1 comments.
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The strange foreigner blog: February 2007
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The strange foreigner blog. Wednesday, February 28, 2007. In about 2 weeks I've travelled about 24000 km, and there's more coming up. I got into Taiwan on the evening of February 28th after trying to start my trip out of Brantford, Ontario on Sunday the 25th. Monday the 26th was spent trying to get out of Pearson International Airport in Toronto, but no dice. I had to stay another night in Toronto, a night which passed well owing to the generous hospitality of an aunt and uncle ( thank you! Where I'll be...
