Yes, you read that right. My back passage is giving me issues. There’s a remote control gate at the end of our back passage giving access to our garages. Several of the other residents don’t seem to have grasped the obvious: the gate will not close if one presses the remote switch while one’s vehicleContinue reading “Trouble in the Back Passage”
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Face(palm)
I know I have already mentioned one common practice here: namely, the riding of one’s scooter to take the rubbish to the dustbin lorry. A distance of 400 metres at most. Let me describe this evening’s entertainment. I use this term loosely. You (well, I) have to laugh, really. I could just as easily haveContinue reading “Face(palm)”
Every day is a school day
When I first moved to Taiwan, I found it rather challenging. Not the food, not the weather, not even the pollution (although that remains a major concern). No, what what most difficult was learning to live in a foreign land in which everyday behaviour is very different in many ways. My initial feeling was thatContinue reading “Every day is a school day”
Monopoly
It’s many years since I played the board game which has inspired this entry. I guess I used to play it relatively frequently, since I remember quite a few of the details, but the one in which I’m most interested is the ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card. Here’s one: Now, I’m going to makeContinue reading “Monopoly”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 