New Coffee Machine: Electrolux ECM3000
This is our new coffee machine, we’ve been using the machine for about 2 weeks. It seems to make good coffee, is capable of making a lot of the stuff,…
February 2010
Tropical weather: a boon for travelers, except if you got hayfever!
Spring is here, and slowly the flowers are blooming! Relief from winter, it’s true. But not if you’re an allergy sufferer. I’m lucky, I don’t really have allergy problems or…
Red underwear: It’s traditional, you know!
Red underwear, originally uploaded by Jean-François Chénier. One of the weirdest traditions in Taiwan (I think it’s a fairly new one!) is the wearing of red underwear at Chinese New…
All for the sake of Lasik: Eye Power
I use computers a lot these days for work and play, so I guess I sit in front of one for at least three or four hours every day… Recently,…
A Wii or a new PC? Which would you buy?
I’m looking to buy a new PC this year. The one I’m typing this post on is already 7 years old! I couldn’t believe it, but in fact, it was…
Alien Landings? No, ROC U2 Pilots!
TaipeiTimes today is reporting a bizarre story from the late fifties: The City of Cortez is a small town in an isolated and mountainous area of Colorado. It has long…
Neither a lender nor a borrower be: Rates are low right now
You’d be forgiven for thinking interest rates were rising! I had thought that many of the governments would start raising interest rates in the summer, but so far only a…
Warm Winds: Reminders of Summer To Come
It’s been a warm day in Taipei today, and there was a warm wind blowing… augurs of Summer are mounting, flowers are beginning to blossom after the winter chills… and…
Iron Lady: Miaoli
P1040582, originally uploaded by obblogatory. Who is this lady? I know she’s made of iron… but she’s not The Iron Lady, is she?