tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369476130074106102024-02-07T12:17:08.853-08:00Taipilsonsour life in Asiataipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-10499971182043790482009-11-26T06:26:00.000-08:002009-11-26T06:42:48.213-08:00Weekend in Kaohsiung (高雄)Annie and I had a wonderful time visiting Southern Taiwan a couple weeks ago. We loved the warmth of the people in Kaohsiung as well as the sunny weather and relatively laid back culture. Here are some more photos for you all to enjoy. Perhaps we will move to Kaohsiung next fall if I am accepted to a University there to continue my Chinese studies. Happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="background: transparent url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat scroll left center; height: 194px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/Kaoshiung?authkey=Gv1sRgCPjQor_h-JOo6AE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hLfF46RPJ1g/Sw6MB7F5jwE/AAAAAAAAAv4/GILPRs-1Uyk/s160-c/Kaoshiung.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px;" width="160" height="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/Kaoshiung?authkey=Gv1sRgCPjQor_h-JOo6AE&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">kaoshiung</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Slideshow:<br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fericpilson%2Falbumid%2F5408414167188737793%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCPjQor_h-JOo6AE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com" width="800" height="533"></embed>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-61221040634424939152009-11-26T05:37:00.000-08:002009-11-26T05:51:14.690-08:00Trip to Keelung CityHere are some photos and a couple videos from our trip to the port city North of Taipei: Keelung (<span class="nickname">基隆</span>). The city is most famous for its amazing night market food which attracts thousands of tourists every night. You can learn more about Keelung <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keelung">here</a><br /><br />We hiked up a small mountain to an old fort which overlooks the ocean before heading to the night market to enjoy some of Keelung's most famous small dishes.<br /><br /><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="background: transparent url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat scroll left center; height: 194px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/Keelung?authkey=Gv1sRgCICZ-M_ixLa_CA&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hLfF46RPJ1g/Sw6ESc3G0nE/AAAAAAAAAtg/vNprl1hjwZQ/s160-c/Keelung.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px;" width="160" height="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/Keelung?authkey=Gv1sRgCICZ-M_ixLa_CA&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">keelung</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Slideshow:<br /><br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fericpilson%2Falbumid%2F5408405655038382705%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCICZ-M_ixLa_CA%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="600" height="400"></embed>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-48507957173155006042009-09-16T04:08:00.000-07:002009-09-16T04:19:00.846-07:00Trip to Wu LaiAfter finishing my first full week of classes at National Taiwan Normal University, Annie and I went to a special place 30-40 minutes outside of Taipei City called Wu Lai (<span lang="zh-Hant">烏來</span>). According to Wikipedia, Wu Lai gets its name from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atayal_language" title="Atayal language">Atayal</a> phrase <i>kirofu ulai</i> meaning "hot and poisonous" -- It is most famous for its hot springs and beautiful scenery. We got off the bus a little early so that we could hike a couple Kilometers to Wu Lai along a trail which follows the river. We took some pictures along our hike as well as at the hot springs / river where we went swimming and enjoyed the natural baths.<br /><br />Click on the small picture below to view the album in Picasa, or just enjoy the Slide Show embedded at the bottom of this page:<br /><br /><br /><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="background: transparent url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat scroll left center; height: 194px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/Wulai?authkey=Gv1sRgCLmwisv6qd6ldg&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hLfF46RPJ1g/SrDGJnwr1AE/AAAAAAAAAo0/-MMzQXIJGhM/s160-c/Wulai.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px;" width="160" height="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/Wulai?authkey=Gv1sRgCLmwisv6qd6ldg&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wulai</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fericpilson%2Falbumid%2F5382019423302046721%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLmwisv6qd6ldg%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="800" height="800"></embed>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-87874708061240885842009-08-25T07:42:00.001-07:002009-08-25T08:02:12.498-07:00End of SummerThe closing of summer is quickly approaching here in Taiwan and this means two things for Annie and me: Chinese classes at National Taiwan Normal University (師大) will be starting next week, and many kids are going back to school, ie. more English teaching/ tutoring opportunities for Annie. So we both will getting a little busier these next few weeks which is a good thing. <br /><br />I have decided to use picasa online web albums for our photos just because it is too cumbersome to post more than a few photos onto blogger, so you can go here to see some of our photos from the end of the summer time -- some of them are from our trip to Dan Shui (淡水) -- you can read more about this place <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danshui,_Taipei">here on wikipedia </a><br /><br />I've been here many times but this time the weather was perfect and we have a great time sitting by the seaside overlooking the meeting of the Dan Shui River with the Ocean. <br /><br />Some of the other photos are from my recent visit to Hualien (花蓮 ) to visit an old friend my days of teaching english in Taichung. Hualien is on the East Coast of Taiwan, and is quite simply one of the most beautiful places on the island. If you are interested in learning more about Hualien and other scenic spots on the East Coast, check out this website run by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau: <a href="http://www.eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/en/">East Coast National Scenic Area</a>. I have been there once before in 2007, but this time I got to go to see more of the local scene which was really interesting. <br /><br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/EndOfSummer?authkey=Gv1sRgCImG34KLz9TcVg&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hLfF46RPJ1g/SpPxQ_K3scE/AAAAAAAAAkY/WFkvPxlJMn8/s160-c/EndOfSummer.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ericpilson/EndOfSummer?authkey=Gv1sRgCImG34KLz9TcVg&feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">end of summer</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Slideshow:<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fericpilson%2Falbumid%2F5373904054520361409%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCImG34KLz9TcVg%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-73664408048869119212009-07-27T04:34:00.000-07:002009-07-27T06:22:05.537-07:00"Algae" Concert and More<div style="text-align: center;">We recently went to a free outdoor concert near ZhongXiao XinSheng MRT at the "Creativity Park" -- it is the old Taiwan Beer Brewery / Factory -- featuring a Taiwanese band called "Algae" whose lead singer is named Deserts Chang -- a folk singer here in Taiwan.<br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitScNrKcNOBKF2WpLH8NOCAYjhQTl7utHnCpN8wU0ekRH1xfkQqIRn9IUqtJ-5nTPvZe8QMS9EnXCkdI7PuSucSAstiOlS7h7aSRjK1hcokNygRjA03YOmmft7mxml5T1yiKs6SYoocj9V/s1600-h/CIMG3094.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitScNrKcNOBKF2WpLH8NOCAYjhQTl7utHnCpN8wU0ekRH1xfkQqIRn9IUqtJ-5nTPvZe8QMS9EnXCkdI7PuSucSAstiOlS7h7aSRjK1hcokNygRjA03YOmmft7mxml5T1yiKs6SYoocj9V/s320/CIMG3094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lunch at Korean BBQ with Nathan and Grace -- really good and only $3 USD per person<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrrbaBULtN2NCf8OL2vlEwySWD-Ybw3s6FF2snAGjNKzmSMn7sARVHUAEjMOgi5V_XGeLbcVcN_M5Xv5Y0ZmBp1E4ZYea6V6BtTNozcoVIFJah9bveTtoIQvXudi5OQUWbRrjn2oXqvZ7/s1600-h/CIMG3095.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrrbaBULtN2NCf8OL2vlEwySWD-Ybw3s6FF2snAGjNKzmSMn7sARVHUAEjMOgi5V_XGeLbcVcN_M5Xv5Y0ZmBp1E4ZYea6V6BtTNozcoVIFJah9bveTtoIQvXudi5OQUWbRrjn2oXqvZ7/s320/CIMG3095.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Two other Taiwanese joined us from an English Bible Study Nathan teaches<br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNjrjSauXCE0HE2s3Lo0o1An9T6V3gSPS4rvRSa4llzZd4tJnNsCNBTrTs__ROPnfAgHkWhx06CeZRmY76F9nyTozLrJNfzMZHHofTJsCBW7V32HL6j-JOJml2BThEXN7OXYUhom_wz1S/s1600-h/CIMG3097.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNjrjSauXCE0HE2s3Lo0o1An9T6V3gSPS4rvRSa4llzZd4tJnNsCNBTrTs__ROPnfAgHkWhx06CeZRmY76F9nyTozLrJNfzMZHHofTJsCBW7V32HL6j-JOJml2BThEXN7OXYUhom_wz1S/s320/CIMG3097.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Venue of the Concert 4 hours before the show<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoxJosw6MCQn-b9BBAy9loaiY2GHsOXYIidGY-UTABAapaLI3kdGNvW6tmAP-TfNXwNFmcW3ELXyFqN4DiRXjX7kZdUl1vWmdDEZwsWHQpZB1YvcLAZk5c0r7lpOpdTlXuuOqC77Z1J7_/s1600-h/CIMG3099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoxJosw6MCQn-b9BBAy9loaiY2GHsOXYIidGY-UTABAapaLI3kdGNvW6tmAP-TfNXwNFmcW3ELXyFqN4DiRXjX7kZdUl1vWmdDEZwsWHQpZB1YvcLAZk5c0r7lpOpdTlXuuOqC77Z1J7_/s320/CIMG3099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363118939153167010" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUCWdimcdNJZ7XyGqqfvIDVgzM6ZcAQtlgRfQhBOPiB8jpzdsMNcraT_JtdXuh1JMNou3hVfU-fU5-kkQRfhlLvcp7jWug_9brbbi4o1BmyPkeSylg-jTttUslfvaVWk3gFinl2pvknUT/s1600-h/CIMG3098.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUCWdimcdNJZ7XyGqqfvIDVgzM6ZcAQtlgRfQhBOPiB8jpzdsMNcraT_JtdXuh1JMNou3hVfU-fU5-kkQRfhlLvcp7jWug_9brbbi4o1BmyPkeSylg-jTttUslfvaVWk3gFinl2pvknUT/s320/CIMG3098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Annie and I showed up at 1pm for the Show -- but they changed it to 5pm due to the Heat<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYsYccRkVkr8Qe8jbPv2h0ulM_7r7kB3HoivDZ0SROedRNqMggj_FDm0k0tSLI09i3iyBC-SXLn5yO_sWN2-MsRztFFagAHUGOL9dcje6Fg2qyTrepF6TvQJDE2dm7zhx9RNbKrPwns2k/s1600-h/CIMG3103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYsYccRkVkr8Qe8jbPv2h0ulM_7r7kB3HoivDZ0SROedRNqMggj_FDm0k0tSLI09i3iyBC-SXLn5yO_sWN2-MsRztFFagAHUGOL9dcje6Fg2qyTrepF6TvQJDE2dm7zhx9RNbKrPwns2k/s320/CIMG3103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363118968270285714" border="0" /></a><br />We walked around the "Creativity Park"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERSFPfrAWWpg3aGqtFZcGnReWz_hnOVi3E-zrYPGlNH1abSnxWQ7YnbaOn5-6lL98KdoiOcpQgtlhua9M4uPze1MKI_vN1_5A7DMb38USawTRFBJuUwzHqccGX2a4nXuq97DrZpU4F3qm/s1600-h/CIMG3102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERSFPfrAWWpg3aGqtFZcGnReWz_hnOVi3E-zrYPGlNH1abSnxWQ7YnbaOn5-6lL98KdoiOcpQgtlhua9M4uPze1MKI_vN1_5A7DMb38USawTRFBJuUwzHqccGX2a4nXuq97DrZpU4F3qm/s320/CIMG3102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363118953896661218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2hM4-PSH_6Ftqea9d25cjjXnfTBaInMxTwvJ1Tk4v-52LWrhpAgnKevCvxcsBrCSnG7xcJJDnjrwkjpDL1HYNjjrAona4s6Wzka4VQgF5FXyODworv0vuzBaIP6-KVSByeSD7DTV1mkx/s1600-h/CIMG3101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2hM4-PSH_6Ftqea9d25cjjXnfTBaInMxTwvJ1Tk4v-52LWrhpAgnKevCvxcsBrCSnG7xcJJDnjrwkjpDL1HYNjjrAona4s6Wzka4VQgF5FXyODworv0vuzBaIP6-KVSByeSD7DTV1mkx/s320/CIMG3101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363118951554174850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1kEnnWMEPefz0I_gtrw2LrSjFRyjgHmEwSZjhE-a4aiEu5eqZ1c2C9Mvk4kHxYK1xBJAFoLEu_AM07WDUjJtkOPkOPt0YL_IyWRf6oyAE-A0JWzlIloAwpZVSpGb12yIIDodHYyvWRB0/s1600-h/CIMG3100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1kEnnWMEPefz0I_gtrw2LrSjFRyjgHmEwSZjhE-a4aiEu5eqZ1c2C9Mvk4kHxYK1xBJAFoLEu_AM07WDUjJtkOPkOPt0YL_IyWRf6oyAE-A0JWzlIloAwpZVSpGb12yIIDodHYyvWRB0/s320/CIMG3100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363118943841135042" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan and Grace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0pt84uOUtqP2lif5NaT6UxUhtHxVNN-Fq2XJvHJxgKm5nMXYJMGVq5WOTzZkN_C_lqpxM_bYQmq-0mKobPsReAlJ8xh9D-uBRexSbYqbcz2Q3GBCwb58-XAKWXiKXB31gM-WNbI7A0wQ/s1600-h/CIMG3105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0pt84uOUtqP2lif5NaT6UxUhtHxVNN-Fq2XJvHJxgKm5nMXYJMGVq5WOTzZkN_C_lqpxM_bYQmq-0mKobPsReAlJ8xh9D-uBRexSbYqbcz2Q3GBCwb58-XAKWXiKXB31gM-WNbI7A0wQ/s320/CIMG3105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363120838815322210" border="0" /></a>I climbed 1/4 of the way up the old Taiwan Beer Smoke Stack<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHBhyphenhyphenHyVp2DCiPcOk0i3DFu-rId-DBIx8ZL7ETWtf6prwCt0-Auq33umIFOcmhWCy7x2gKf8c2kCcgxliHFZZKJHOeGRM1btHpVXM7ysu78jMn0Ov6JEQtW0AzHUXlhIlAuOOSDu3ZXaO/s1600-h/CIMG3108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHBhyphenhyphenHyVp2DCiPcOk0i3DFu-rId-DBIx8ZL7ETWtf6prwCt0-Auq33umIFOcmhWCy7x2gKf8c2kCcgxliHFZZKJHOeGRM1btHpVXM7ysu78jMn0Ov6JEQtW0AzHUXlhIlAuOOSDu3ZXaO/s320/CIMG3108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363120839999558034" border="0" /></a>The Venue started to fill up around 4pm after a couple hours of rain which cooled down the weather nicely<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_joBFsVWQqGnDi6G7ZTd33p6OSG5bQWWjH-uLwNgenOMfZFC76hy84Of63q_aHbESdq1PRcdhYbwJk2b8MiiXj1jpPZ3EwEDIBDSC976P7kwC16IVyUAq8-wO5fTE_zkE7NI5LnmbTAi8/s1600-h/CIMG3111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27HBtknF-Jem80YldW20bJPrR3M8y93MmArMVPt3fGXuQj76W6llEZnnYP-puzF2QKzibhd12CFxdkI6JEnKTsmDPKV7Pgn0CCGgne6vt4iiD8lOLNzQbeIvcdrZCR3WeRerClMJqdcSS/s320/CIMG3121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363125411788631202" border="0" /></a>The Rest of the Band<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwye4IjgyEzVEx4qEl1F2iZT-fD-wR2uinRiOu7512LpeYWpJx2THWAneq5mVr4dOvVMGIRN8BCVr-C9BfE3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />I recorded part of her folk song "Bao Bei"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNevwUk04ludc3s48QNoZngXNyNF2s3SnLG1-YMcJ2c_Uhu9p6G389PxhTo6JBXnCTWarmkLGh7zCE6fY9IgJzRSUncqRm_yuRfxcDKYZGPonc9NAN82zxlvVh65piADAMhR-kQZzqAoz/s1600-h/CIMG3127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNevwUk04ludc3s48QNoZngXNyNF2s3SnLG1-YMcJ2c_Uhu9p6G389PxhTo6JBXnCTWarmkLGh7zCE6fY9IgJzRSUncqRm_yuRfxcDKYZGPonc9NAN82zxlvVh65piADAMhR-kQZzqAoz/s320/CIMG3127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363125420571923618" border="0" /></a>Afterward we went to Dinner with Fleming and his family near the Venue -- the shrimp omelet was pretty good<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-87105113758358472882009-07-26T07:19:00.000-07:002009-07-27T06:24:24.723-07:00Our New Place in Taipei<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeenjMbx2-Nrb4Uaz9Nxi6fcjeWO4fZalGPlxg6cMxgx9oxC_x1Vi1pAU50YKsLzmx7AVzeoZhuafmtgddDduHEOlaw1MS0OOuOQt7aQTe9A8Jbh2B-arPGU45tCRjE2ujvU6FuYcXhVig/s1600-h/CIMG3092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362968478846113218" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeenjMbx2-Nrb4Uaz9Nxi6fcjeWO4fZalGPlxg6cMxgx9oxC_x1Vi1pAU50YKsLzmx7AVzeoZhuafmtgddDduHEOlaw1MS0OOuOQt7aQTe9A8Jbh2B-arPGU45tCRjE2ujvU6FuYcXhVig/s320/CIMG3092.JPG" border="0" /></a>Breakfast shop near our Place -- two eggs, tuna, and some turnip cake for about $1 </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb32aUxZvjcNqhmA_AD0mr2qTPgGBY8Sl5SB6nT_c8IMNGOogHwVj0JbfdnLSGkQwAB1a16zoVT_G4qbS4LIVRHEVRe1lTvhiIqkzgE9Pn4FwF0uypWEOa8kmP7RKTqz1YNbpVu9iuKTP4/s1600-h/CIMG3091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362968464676094354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb32aUxZvjcNqhmA_AD0mr2qTPgGBY8Sl5SB6nT_c8IMNGOogHwVj0JbfdnLSGkQwAB1a16zoVT_G4qbS4LIVRHEVRe1lTvhiIqkzgE9Pn4FwF0uypWEOa8kmP7RKTqz1YNbpVu9iuKTP4/s320/CIMG3091.JPG" border="0" /></a> Police Office is very close to our home -- its a really safe neighborhood because some important politician lives nearby<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIfftwGOWfvyLLKPcbclJePXMsRsTsXxbBqC8c0bPTmtt5jq91WSCBA5Hll0_TyxM0XAsaYpXnDu8LbZjPmJi_AxJnwbNu53ynbnUglBb5hz8NXDD49mk2FrJAGyjKgQPeqK8Kn5CG659/s1600-h/CIMG3090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362968459425069378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIfftwGOWfvyLLKPcbclJePXMsRsTsXxbBqC8c0bPTmtt5jq91WSCBA5Hll0_TyxM0XAsaYpXnDu8LbZjPmJi_AxJnwbNu53ynbnUglBb5hz8NXDD49mk2FrJAGyjKgQPeqK8Kn5CG659/s320/CIMG3090.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the Taipei Wholesale Flower Market next to our Place<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFfus3rQ47G02fV6p7Fp9QHr67k5Q5otm7zYyyUf3jJEYqbqnZk-NJOwRiv3gOaSg2Grxaz7Cm1_ZFOdNembLIY4iciP0jNEnsT5Oq_q8umgmrE3zbyOaOIJ7Wp91zd2A3uYpDtF6-vMK/s1600-h/CIMG3088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362968452505002530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFfus3rQ47G02fV6p7Fp9QHr67k5Q5otm7zYyyUf3jJEYqbqnZk-NJOwRiv3gOaSg2Grxaz7Cm1_ZFOdNembLIY4iciP0jNEnsT5Oq_q8umgmrE3zbyOaOIJ7Wp91zd2A3uYpDtF6-vMK/s320/CIMG3088.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Mountain which keeps our neighbood's air a little less polluted<br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_4G7aXQ0C3VINj5OzX5jqAGNvsdO-5Glf3xrRbIQWgUG8BHbJyJDHnCObCWrPBjvVdDoqcz56WH0ncWqi8v94Wd0nQaesDfJxe8M6aMao1vph-ig92UDoMM4v0WE8kJ6uOz0oY8HoNJq/s1600-h/CIMG3087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362963713757466690" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_4G7aXQ0C3VINj5OzX5jqAGNvsdO-5Glf3xrRbIQWgUG8BHbJyJDHnCObCWrPBjvVdDoqcz56WH0ncWqi8v94Wd0nQaesDfJxe8M6aMao1vph-ig92UDoMM4v0WE8kJ6uOz0oY8HoNJq/s320/CIMG3087.JPG" border="0" /></a> We live near Roosevelt Rd. and XinLong Rd. Intersection </div><br /><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qZbHb-whokOWaQ36z8zYGAsr5c9ta_BLwRQylaNLfm3hfkHxMM2eG2xW8p_d6sixzey9cQ4qV8S0esGYDUZIa2kJycY805reLLkh5zV7EFwMu7j68WfayUup3O2wog372zb-1yscEvXR/s1600-h/CIMG3086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362963705353467282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qZbHb-whokOWaQ36z8zYGAsr5c9ta_BLwRQylaNLfm3hfkHxMM2eG2xW8p_d6sixzey9cQ4qV8S0esGYDUZIa2kJycY805reLLkh5zV7EFwMu7j68WfayUup3O2wog372zb-1yscEvXR/s320/CIMG3086.JPG" border="0" /></a>Inside the Flower Market Near our Place<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yiPAlvVvEPEhLMOo9FctVy_OZRavHlMv-kO84LT0-DoVZlxl_1FK-smuPu6qNgjYg1BciAXtwNYIo2XG3btmkSlfyhDIcLabgqLfBeu5yMLDKC45kGvK_MhowhlkDlUEhtRrbfCTcJvS/s1600-h/CIMG3084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362963692370361202" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yiPAlvVvEPEhLMOo9FctVy_OZRavHlMv-kO84LT0-DoVZlxl_1FK-smuPu6qNgjYg1BciAXtwNYIo2XG3btmkSlfyhDIcLabgqLfBeu5yMLDKC45kGvK_MhowhlkDlUEhtRrbfCTcJvS/s320/CIMG3084.JPG" border="0" /></a> Vendors at the Flower Market<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGUjyjmXHOG4VznxmPhyD6Jb4miYXnVHL5jUMj7H_jp9-P5X5FsuaBCxv1OVtO93TN8NH1qaWS6tmG3BUTHpulDh-z9J6jzhZsccAiHSdiTwwhsZhLbJ-3Qc7_nE6AxsBytb8mTscTnc1/s1600-h/CIMG3083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362963689619596546" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGUjyjmXHOG4VznxmPhyD6Jb4miYXnVHL5jUMj7H_jp9-P5X5FsuaBCxv1OVtO93TN8NH1qaWS6tmG3BUTHpulDh-z9J6jzhZsccAiHSdiTwwhsZhLbJ-3Qc7_nE6AxsBytb8mTscTnc1/s320/CIMG3083.JPG" border="0" /></a><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zB7t0H0fLIvNiH1Fi8kM-6rLXKPG5i9t19-d7zneFloHLBm_gJ9zBlqDdlX87ML1Rd3QGNQAxGO8FVSvlIek0SQggb8p4pw06OVJer1UCZrK7CW4S-Uvdlm3uCKQlsNCytjsQR1h8kE1/s1600-h/CIMG3082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362959513533753362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbGE0iX-kkOTqNjbFBx2pzuOGL99ZN9BNGNbgBSojXMV9zf1KB9ByIgFy09lVQYq8qkckWpB8iIdMhA-6Qq26eR_h759o72d_tfBpxQ3fzTLkNUIVyl5nc7Pzryvf2299oIULUuF-z-mu/s320/CIMG3079.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our Apartment<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbV5JO6AhXFVqf-2ef90TmFbH8GlbFppBdBMjFA1OYtlrUX92o3vXUvO5FkS1V-ZyHiYGHIEJfkZekGPmYnyHOqETYVv9fU6Idfw38tyc7vOCiN8o5hkiSyMI6VfhxXvC-woC2ikZLGC0/s1600-h/CIMG3078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362959487468898514" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbV5JO6AhXFVqf-2ef90TmFbH8GlbFppBdBMjFA1OYtlrUX92o3vXUvO5FkS1V-ZyHiYGHIEJfkZekGPmYnyHOqETYVv9fU6Idfw38tyc7vOCiN8o5hkiSyMI6VfhxXvC-woC2ikZLGC0/s320/CIMG3078.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Front Door to Our Place<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-49008552184381354152009-06-28T17:28:00.001-07:002009-06-28T18:09:48.526-07:00Shopping and Visiting Friends<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_TRtrjtQ2sVDdK2zMQuYIQ0tLHfkfKZ7C_WOWs_FJvzBvVXbiaj0w0JkhxrKoeTbDtdcJQXBssp7F1HZSGn3A1dHyC9Q2zvqohzsvnMTmRHM4YMk-2736CaTHqQRB8g__m4NveSEl4T4/s1600-h/CIMG3073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_TRtrjtQ2sVDdK2zMQuYIQ0tLHfkfKZ7C_WOWs_FJvzBvVXbiaj0w0JkhxrKoeTbDtdcJQXBssp7F1HZSGn3A1dHyC9Q2zvqohzsvnMTmRHM4YMk-2736CaTHqQRB8g__m4NveSEl4T4/s320/CIMG3073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352548256718249826" border="0" /></a>Traditional Market near our new apartment<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOu1SSs11rKADvpBCwRhml1PJPpmg5K1d5Ka-ikdpzxWIWPv7MJOn2SC5P79_tYdPli5R5uoAoXNP6di5ifCz8W3rF6utvQpd8mJytz8TyRy-bBTN-oKNozjVrmrNyj77AcoTm7clgIZV/s1600-h/CIMG3071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOu1SSs11rKADvpBCwRhml1PJPpmg5K1d5Ka-ikdpzxWIWPv7MJOn2SC5P79_tYdPli5R5uoAoXNP6di5ifCz8W3rF6utvQpd8mJytz8TyRy-bBTN-oKNozjVrmrNyj77AcoTm7clgIZV/s320/CIMG3071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352548252047320114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbEZnXh7X4cg2hb_VqAoLiQZ6qlKypowXpmKvYXdOk0NTVCdKH2HGfAMAnOhECLdLy9DgOycgDoEyWhVJLVWLhI8ygi0U_1Um9HXmiv5OOxhJHg64-pYWAF0v74TgoS5RFjRA4OSv4V7i/s1600-h/CIMG3070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbEZnXh7X4cg2hb_VqAoLiQZ6qlKypowXpmKvYXdOk0NTVCdKH2HGfAMAnOhECLdLy9DgOycgDoEyWhVJLVWLhI8ygi0U_1Um9HXmiv5OOxhJHg64-pYWAF0v74TgoS5RFjRA4OSv4V7i/s320/CIMG3070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352547683550622498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A small temple inside the Traditional Market<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs-DCnudH9T2i1NIRrp5ws-gp6UWFYwSt9IQAbQtqCMR02hFa5vfIfF_f1MiPjLAGx1WCaMq9khqJrNM3OXX_E9wf71o6I1gf85x9Ne939ACj4y5HX1hbKgsu2nYuS3L5rHpSXeZLZCPX/s1600-h/CIMG3069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs-DCnudH9T2i1NIRrp5ws-gp6UWFYwSt9IQAbQtqCMR02hFa5vfIfF_f1MiPjLAGx1WCaMq9khqJrNM3OXX_E9wf71o6I1gf85x9Ne939ACj4y5HX1hbKgsu2nYuS3L5rHpSXeZLZCPX/s320/CIMG3069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352547676880770258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKFP8fNSiat8AU0qCV-As8ZPPrzmtSuhQqDBveZix2ljuanGGEyD14FXTROALdeu_9s9JcoXAPhZdmY8YOYRAoh0M3_-qe5mO4UDnbKFUdbYKmHw72e65aZCLokCwTkdEpbYZn8YDL834/s1600-h/CIMG3068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKFP8fNSiat8AU0qCV-As8ZPPrzmtSuhQqDBveZix2ljuanGGEyD14FXTROALdeu_9s9JcoXAPhZdmY8YOYRAoh0M3_-qe5mO4UDnbKFUdbYKmHw72e65aZCLokCwTkdEpbYZn8YDL834/s320/CIMG3068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352547673374437490" border="0" /></a>New Hope Christian Fellowship -- our bilingual church home in Taipei<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMu2Q26EsbGhcHIn7EGz5oQlLDkpxEMOpqsFI5fH9j4J9CUbIgVlBrgfmBC2YfNBV-fDYik5qMU1YqYT0PMvmMvsBsjga49jH-oCWev_Ggp1Ex3u8NM0Lj6Y-9GAcCmSzDCD6HoIXBEpO/s1600-h/CIMG3066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMu2Q26EsbGhcHIn7EGz5oQlLDkpxEMOpqsFI5fH9j4J9CUbIgVlBrgfmBC2YfNBV-fDYik5qMU1YqYT0PMvmMvsBsjga49jH-oCWev_Ggp1Ex3u8NM0Lj6Y-9GAcCmSzDCD6HoIXBEpO/s320/CIMG3066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352547652014142018" border="0" /></a>In the Night Market near Annie's Mom's Home<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Kmjhc6KxNk35WHSpJhGjxhm2WQaWbLnXpBFZtmqGz3H3s8XVrbJujHXcd-zXX-QGq0oe7bsVQr_yfEfSLuVIKJnscgZNIXy096NrxIi9o-NO2YRUOqYRHgopb_T3iPwHR7RiaMlpa_W/s1600-h/CIMG3064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWdNjroUDL3y8mdlrEc9Ug2zkVOcpgj261t6eyQSUUA31a_lOOVz5IpmTp657WP68GoBIjZA6LA3hTtH4ounqvA5sIZuVBnRTG0Vc81YAJ2nHb777eRsn11bRCTLoopk6uyjoSRjasM8M/s320/CIMG3050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352541962558428370" border="0" /></a>On the Bus to meet Sabina and her Sister for Lunch<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LIqLEABCXO7B6wPjqsbmJIb95oQP_Snmrt76vAWv2GYA_mQFEUe9tjnkn_u63y02o5rYb9WYVQhqHqJf3dAlQuBhXL5dOoU79fpPyFX7UP_1KdEX9zNli7AFQhgLHmVC0HlEv2W45HeU/s1600-h/CIMG3059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LIqLEABCXO7B6wPjqsbmJIb95oQP_Snmrt76vAWv2GYA_mQFEUe9tjnkn_u63y02o5rYb9WYVQhqHqJf3dAlQuBhXL5dOoU79fpPyFX7UP_1KdEX9zNli7AFQhgLHmVC0HlEv2W45HeU/s320/CIMG3059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352542646004074210" border="0" /></a>Annie and her best friend Sabina<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVioeIeucTfOt9Lo9zgwX9dS0mz5tOpPLqXB_hs93OWt90Otz4DHyzv2caCMrZN62KiYhVVrk22w0yP4YlJPHk2wUSPqqR83k8EDdLinUAJJTiak4hc5aKsUss1x-x9R9PYD-gRzhWVZwJ/s1600-h/CIMG3060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJpU5USDbbMW0vE_Y_zGUpo9RZYS0Kens4HneLVW9cD3pbesRHNc9Uk61VtNLAvk4HqRHfIWcaRGKIIifRzXfzwUr21Vw8Y502KxX-tDI6e-mhvWt5Ujwo11WD7WDG_ZNJz7TnonhVuvT/s320/CIMG3052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352541972264293010" border="0" /></a>Michael Jackson's death is big news in Taiwan<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46ztayFvv5YdFjQitDtFlomwPlaPtRl4J1MuDLA46o7LlcPdLBQF1oB6rTsEYSEZCbF4RepknYJT2mEGsEY-5sSv7LotLtWimF3IH6NlLe7rIUPsYB5zfbkm1-t0gLfzBOu-SKFTyosFh/s1600-h/CIMG3051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46ztayFvv5YdFjQitDtFlomwPlaPtRl4J1MuDLA46o7LlcPdLBQF1oB6rTsEYSEZCbF4RepknYJT2mEGsEY-5sSv7LotLtWimF3IH6NlLe7rIUPsYB5zfbkm1-t0gLfzBOu-SKFTyosFh/s320/CIMG3051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352541967381302674" border="0" /></a>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-44151856744050816962009-06-24T09:21:00.000-07:002009-06-24T22:39:03.002-07:00Driving in Taipei<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mcEzvaSkQRQeHX7950TrXUZrSs4XrhIdNjc9sbwjkmswprh1DFBai97eon1I2YsNsc06_AJjcBoWhfAwqJ_fag085oQ9mNkYxGLcLq5xRxfK98QiVxtJ_8tE1pPpEK8vVgVVxZF46J0N/s1600-h/CIMG3048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mcEzvaSkQRQeHX7950TrXUZrSs4XrhIdNjc9sbwjkmswprh1DFBai97eon1I2YsNsc06_AJjcBoWhfAwqJ_fag085oQ9mNkYxGLcLq5xRxfK98QiVxtJ_8tE1pPpEK8vVgVVxZF46J0N/s320/CIMG3048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351129155492076706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This week we have been taking care of alot of little things, getting cell phone plans, reactivating national health insurance, registering our marriage in Taiwan, finding an apartment, and of course meeting family and friends which includes lots of eating and drinking Taiwanese specialties.<br /><br /><br /><br />On our way to reactivate Annie's national health insurance I took a couple videos to show what it is like driving in Taipei City.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCzX0QyKeMusWqQTTMU8rhPUUZpWPrS7HJy2qOUsuMxU1GvzhjaRuGgjQLbq1q5OACx-wW8_B9OCWb2BEyKw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLoJPTTY_C3HHJXrTklJGwmxxxbIx4yKgM6s7KdsXBjA4b7Z3XPkBFBCAB8DKDqiNpeaaMe-1qbjmTNveKKw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-72240347370995388432009-06-22T17:42:00.000-07:002009-06-22T18:07:00.930-07:00Walking in TaipeiHere is a video of us walking through a famous computer market in Taipei City:<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzyna5Uh2iRYQhcBrd8Tm29jysJcU7HJmuGcxZf0o_yEgvWR3uvcAunXFKd76IedhQLQhPEHy92tpeXFb_-bg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />More Videos to come... stay tuned!taipilsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776938023823947372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736947613007410610.post-55139530419138157832009-06-21T19:32:00.000-07:002009-06-22T17:41:59.437-07:00Our first few days back in TaipeiAnnie and I have arrived in Taipei City and we want to share with everyone some photos from the city for everyone to get a glimpse into our life here in Taiwan:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl1svNDh5S2Q5E7GTkR8cRNVYgoiF1JNHYdy2nnILG2WPhyF2Z_-wtqJ9Q2APFOc1KEq950S8KBHiLbd9eW5H_DZgTpLzrjjTYyptH-cMTU_EoLRaIfJE2k2SFZN2bue-Ddas4mjH4at3/s1600-h/CIMG3025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl1svNDh5S2Q5E7GTkR8cRNVYgoiF1JNHYdy2nnILG2WPhyF2Z_-wtqJ9Q2APFOc1KEq950S8KBHiLbd9eW5H_DZgTpLzrjjTYyptH-cMTU_EoLRaIfJE2k2SFZN2bue-Ddas4mjH4at3/s320/CIMG3025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349983329334755330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote></blockquote>Annie's Mom's Apartment near Taipei 101<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyI523VVXrubNIwHSmUH08Z5s1G48xtyNTuMd0nRw3sETteg3RKXrKD-Jhh4JAvAHorUDG3sKCjZRkP6Yrw7q93nzibGfECTlhG7oSegO55yrNu67ObT6cZOhWP2t3HVkcAvkhqXtrVSL/s1600-h/CIMG3036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyI523VVXrubNIwHSmUH08Z5s1G48xtyNTuMd0nRw3sETteg3RKXrKD-Jhh4JAvAHorUDG3sKCjZRkP6Yrw7q93nzibGfECTlhG7oSegO55yrNu67ObT6cZOhWP2t3HVkcAvkhqXtrVSL/s320/CIMG3036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350311646885492674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A typical street in Taipei City<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaD6GSOXu5QMPRSawhmz2fazlo5ujaS0zolOlvbC4VponzXd1oXBN5bcLXw7Id8Ty7CL_EOujxWMbKoxLAff6fNPi8J4N2-DDXyVCGqVaUGOzeOW0lZmrIY3ZsJFk0D4osHYp8lLNJ-Dl/s1600-h/CIMG3027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaD6GSOXu5QMPRSawhmz2fazlo5ujaS0zolOlvbC4VponzXd1oXBN5bcLXw7Id8Ty7CL_EOujxWMbKoxLAff6fNPi8J4N2-DDXyVCGqVaUGOzeOW0lZmrIY3ZsJFk0D4osHYp8lLNJ-Dl/s320/CIMG3027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350312196660163362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>Scooters parked along the side of the road<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwwotsrBv9-qQbDWcrxxkp0oStK0q402fhL7GgjoIVMzLukDiXrQUzXt-a_RejMXkYCgPTpxrpkMBD4lZzaHti1Mc-TZ9obttA6gsRy4PBAOF4EmWEC2OTR0OjXnmJNgzIlZ268zu5-1h/s1600-h/CIMG3028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwwotsrBv9-qQbDWcrxxkp0oStK0q402fhL7GgjoIVMzLukDiXrQUzXt-a_RejMXkYCgPTpxrpkMBD4lZzaHti1Mc-TZ9obttA6gsRy4PBAOF4EmWEC2OTR0OjXnmJNgzIlZ268zu5-1h/s320/CIMG3028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350312524085210834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>My Favorite Store in Taiwan<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAYqhro29EzoH3OSbZI-Km_slbyP_sNpSt5d5Rccc7SxKW6Hu9mm5A2wZFdLPvZJS7oLurWUafIgsK8MLTU962B_LSITJfCaN-5iwwDEvFLYDj87K1xfFzTmjoFn6ljTRdNGdYuBoB7PJ/s1600-h/CIMG3029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAYqhro29EzoH3OSbZI-Km_slbyP_sNpSt5d5Rccc7SxKW6Hu9mm5A2wZFdLPvZJS7oLurWUafIgsK8MLTU962B_LSITJfCaN-5iwwDEvFLYDj87K1xfFzTmjoFn6ljTRdNGdYuBoB7PJ/s320/CIMG3029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350312938767009650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>Annie posing in front of 7-11<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDK1jwj2RbjCsaZi5z7VU69eoexbltlbk4bfXnRktEkVkN0I4RaODjUVnkLsyaLHBFXs8BUsq37Q7tInwSJdVXZ-UQejp9yTlJHxW1abMOp2ZDSv0dt_oXQdTI86onGxrPDwcmoonzrQw/s1600-h/CIMG3033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDK1jwj2RbjCsaZi5z7VU69eoexbltlbk4bfXnRktEkVkN0I4RaODjUVnkLsyaLHBFXs8BUsq37Q7tInwSJdVXZ-UQejp9yTlJHxW1abMOp2ZDSv0dt_oXQdTI86onGxrPDwcmoonzrQw/s320/CIMG3033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350313449435683794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>The Vet where Annie's Mom takes their family dog Simba -- they are very "sincere" here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DS6mawMXHT3D3KOmAauBG6LpOU5dAxH_GepvBXj-mObEYoXsgJAAYv4XLeF8d1k5fvv-GcFmfXhBnCNWyECBN65elBH1bQR4l92Yz1_p5yBZqAKGzQ-rieLvPeXtuPeDwG8kogKsId5Q/s1600-h/CIMG3035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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