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Archive for November, 2009

Post-Thanksgiving quick-hits

• November 27, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Deathcycle, Kaohsiung Living, Random
Tags: Christmas, cold, Deathcycle, gravy, haircut, Kaohsiung, Koh Samui, Scooter, Taipei, Taiwan, Thailand, Thanksgiving, tropical

Is it ok to be a little homesick?

• November 27, 2009 • 8 Comments

Posted in Kaohsiung Living, Random, Teaching English
Tags: America, carols, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas lights, Dallas Cowboys, family, friends, holidays, homesick, homesickness, Kaohsiung, living abroad, New Year's, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, teaching abroad, Teaching English, Thailand, Thanksgiving, Thursday

Engrish / Chinese Insanity #6b

• November 18, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Engrish / Chinese Insanity
Tags: Beach, Chinese Insanity, creepy, Engrish, funny, Kaohsiung, Kenting, mannequin, Nick in Asia, shopping, Taiwan

In which I accidentally say something wildly inappropriate

• November 14, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Random, Teaching English
Tags: inappropriate, Kaohsiung, Nick in Asia, Taiwan, Teaching, Teaching English, Woody

Engrish / Chinese Insanity #6a

• November 13, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Engrish / Chinese Insanity
Tags: Asian English, Broken English, Chinese Insanity, Engrish, funny, hats, Kaohsiung, Kenting, shirt, Taiwan

Boat Burning at Dawn

• November 11, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Sightseeing, Travels
Tags: Beach, dawn, festival, folklore, Kaohsiung, Nick in Asia, religion, Taiwan, Taoism, Wang Ye, Wang Ye Boat Burning

And sometimes, Taiwan eats you [Part 3]

• November 5, 2009 • 6 Comments

Posted in Deathcycle, Kaohsiung Living
Tags: compensation, court, hearing, Kaohsiung, mediation, mediator, money issues, negotiation, negotiator, Nick in Asia, rip off, Scooter, scooter accident, scooter wreck, Taiwan, Taiwanese, Wicked Witch of the Far East