tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75694012012-01-28T12:24:18.768-08:00Knoreply@blogger.comBlogger1781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-8165856392579321322009-05-25T00:10:00.000-07:002009-05-25T00:12:07.087-07:00

This is really a test to see if I can post fine. Blogspot blogs have been blocked in China in the past, and in fact were last time I was here. The difference this time is that Blogger is also blocked, and must similarly be accessed through a proxy--I neglected to get a VPN this year, it would have been $40 well spent 8 months ago, but with GLadder I don't really feel it's necessary.

Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-90223338327631376592007-12-05T07:45:00.000-08:002007-12-05T07:50:44.130-08:00

I'm very, very close (one class, two papers and an exam) from being finished first semester. It's good times living with Andrew again.Quote of the day, from an article David Moser linked by Pinyin Info:Whatever the reason they started, every single person who has undertaken to study Chinese sooner or later asks themselves 'Why in the world am I doing this?' Those who can still remember their

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-17373847360666447492007-07-20T09:56:00.000-07:002007-07-20T10:18:59.326-07:00

I am really happy to be out from under the 'Great Firewall' of China. I put that in quotes because it's possible to circumvent the wall, and it doesn't block everything sensitive or everything that it's designed to prevent, regardless of using proxies or not.Anyway, I was reading wikinews and started across this story. While I find it ridiculous that someone would try such a sketchy method of

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-89328879775648053332007-06-24T08:09:00.000-07:002007-06-24T08:14:15.469-07:00

When you type 'lol', are you really laughing out loud? Or are you smiling, and perhaps chuckling to yourself? I definitely take the lateral approach usually, so, here's to LQTM - laughing quietly to myself. :pOn a completely related topic, I was reading Xinhua news again today, and had such a moment: check this out.That's right, apparently in my final 60 hours in the PRC, it is my duty to

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-22995548205518912222007-06-10T08:44:00.000-07:002007-06-10T09:02:58.780-07:00

XI'AN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have unearthed four colored tomb figures in a tomb in northwest China's Shaanxi Province dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-221 BC). The four colored wooden tomb figures, about 80 centimeters tall, are believed to be at least 500 years older than that of the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC), said Yin Shenping, a

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-41514390234410182472007-05-20T10:55:00.000-07:002007-05-20T11:53:16.837-07:00

China to become 3rd biggest travel destinationBEIJING, May 20 -- China is likely to replace the United States as the world's third most popular tourism destination next year, a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) official said. At present, China ranks fourth, after France, Spain and the United States. Last year, China accounted for 5.8 percent of

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1162889319076707022006-11-07T00:45:00.000-08:002006-11-07T00:48:39.106-08:00

My housemates & I (well maybe not Bahareh) have turned procrastinating doing the recycling into a fun game. You're allowed to take any recyclable container and stack it on the windowsill above the kitchen sink. If you should cause part of the structure to fall down, you're responsible for taking that part out. The same holds true if you stack poorly and pieces tumble by themselves.So far, it

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1161725300009826452006-10-24T14:15:00.000-07:002006-10-24T14:28:20.050-07:00

I helped Albert out at the 100th semiannual China Export Commodities Fair (a.k.a. the Canton Fair). It was a lot of work, and Guangzhou was freakin' hot & muggy (mmm 31 degrees every day), but it was worth it. I'm thinking of going back to China in the summer of 2007--possibly spending part of the time in Taiwan of course--to learn more and work.Anyway, Hallowe'en is coming, and looks like I

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1156927772188998222006-08-30T00:42:00.000-07:002006-08-30T01:49:33.336-07:00

Went to Tofino the other day to visit Meagan, and it was silly times. Brad, Cam & Dave came along for the ride. Parts of the highway between Port Alberni and Tofino were remarkably shitty. I had a really sweet jam session too.Anyway, this summer I got a job at Zellers, then quit and worked at Sears. Brad did pretty much the same thing.On Friday I am moving to Victoria. This means those of

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1148079190442117112006-05-19T15:48:00.000-07:002006-05-19T15:53:10.480-07:00

And I quote,Mr.Adeniji Olu.Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry. Awolowo Road,Abuja Nigeria.Tel:+2348033633327(Direct Email:) adeolujimi2006@yahoo.comAttn:Kevin J. Dobson,Re:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.......I am Mr.Adeniji Olu, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract/inheritance

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1144827574631149332006-04-12T00:38:00.000-07:002006-04-12T00:39:34.640-07:00

Check out this nifty article about the biology of B-movie monsters>

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1142672146185337002006-03-18T00:40:00.000-08:002006-03-18T00:55:46.200-08:00

Hey y'all... it seems another month has passed and I must at least post once a month (off from my sustained high of thrice a week, but whatever).My computer died last month due to a rad virus I got; I got a new, sweeter computer, a desktop. It should last me for the rest of my degree, I hope.I went down to Victoria for the Rotary weekend. It definitely had its ups and downs; however, I am

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1139984842502759482006-02-14T22:23:00.000-08:002006-02-14T22:27:22.516-08:00

Finally ended a personal drought. I am sick now though... didn't go to school this VD (which reminds me oddly of venereal disease as much as valentine's day).Good party on the weekend, except Chris... fell asleep... pretty early. Kyle had just become a free man, so when he finally arrived we commenced to have some very good times with some fine ladies of the theatre program. I did learn that

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1137401045899585502006-01-16T00:38:00.000-08:002006-01-16T00:50:34.086-08:00

The guy at the gas station had to ask why I was wearing my housecoat. I couldn't think of a suitably witty reply, so I apprised him that there were no particular reason, other than that I prefered to make the drive from Victoria to Nanaimo in comfort.This was merely the conclusion of a fairly active weekend. Friday I went to class, then shopped for Mother's birthday presents (including a run-in

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1136150947959485772006-01-01T13:14:00.000-08:002006-01-01T13:29:10.040-08:00

"The good news is that nobody got pregnant. Except Rick."Well let's just say I certainly enjoyed ringing in the new year with Chris & company. On the day of the 31st I watched a PPV hockey game with Grant at the Avalon. The people running it were kind of amateur hour, they couldn't get it to play and we thus missed the first 10 minutes of the game and the picture wasn't that clear, but it was

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1135773136216199852005-12-28T04:22:00.000-08:002005-12-28T04:32:16.230-08:00

Well, there's a reason that they invent fictional characters to make movies about food cravings and getting what you want; the real thing just doesn't have as many hilarious antics.Anyway, today after doing stuff with Chris, Arielle, and Foo respectively, I hung out with Brad. We just set off walking, on an epic quest. Well, it didn't start that way at first. Let me say, with a terrible cliché

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1133770358198848812005-12-05T00:00:00.000-08:002005-12-05T00:12:38.210-08:00

"Something about which to blog," I should say.This weekend I finally got to see many of the rebounds again.[I'm going to go to bed, and then continue later]

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Well, I got a variation on the Nigerian 419 scam (advanced fee fraud) in my junk mail. The interesting variation is that this one is in French from someone apparently living in the Ivory Coast.Cher monsieur (email; caro_koffi05@yahoo.fr ) ce mssage peut vous paraitre comme une surprise ,certes mais authentique .Je suis Caro koffi le fille de l'directeur de la societe de production d'cocoa

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Midterms are coming. Those in major science courses have probably already had them. My Philosophy midterm is tomorrow, and there is a pretty good French test coming up as well. Liberal Studies has an in-class essay next week, so we'll see if I can write 100 good words in two hours. I can do much more, especially if I type -- I once wrote a 900 word piece in under an hour for Socials 11, and

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Hmm, what have I been up to lately? A lot of things I'm sure, but I don't feel like going all into detail about every day. I know I haven't been sleeping enough. I finished "Guns, Germs & Steel," and then "The Good Women of China," followed by "Dark Age Ahead." Now I'm reading a book on congnitive therapy. Good Women of China was excellent, but short. GGS rocked DAA, a lot. I learned so

Knoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1124791428867208552005-08-23T02:48:00.000-07:002005-08-23T03:03:48.876-07:00

The rebound orientation in WA was terrific. That actually did a lot to undue the negative image of Rotary that I developed a firm basis for while in Taiwan... so, I may just have to say I have quite the opinion about Rotary in Taiwan. If you want to know, ask me, haha. It was great to see all the different exchange students and such. Sure, we all slept like 4 hours a night, but whatever.The

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1123888525582087812005-08-12T16:20:00.000-07:002005-08-12T16:15:25.586-07:00

This weekend I will be out of town, in Seabeck WA. So, for Saturday, Sunday & Monday I will be pretty unavailable... rock on for now.

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Well, a picture of Long Beach:The China Airlines stewardesses that the boys sitting beside me thought were hot:and last but not least, Goldie drinking from the toilet bowl:If you haven't seen our cats, feel free to drop by sometime & we can marvel at their pettable-ness. They are very friendly and the only time they bite you is if you give them subdermal injections with a big syringe. Remember

Knoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1123053266573538582005-08-02T23:53:00.000-07:002005-08-03T00:14:26.580-07:00

(or, how I didn't post for a while, because I am lazy, tired, and nothing much has been going on)Long Beach was fun. Pretty random, I found, as we went for like 3 hours but it took over 6 hours of driving to do it. The water was freaking cold so I basically laid on the beach not getting a sunburn the whole time; I used SPF 30 stuff I stole from a hotel in Taiwan... they wouldn't let us swim in

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1122444026021956042005-07-26T22:54:00.000-07:002005-07-26T23:00:26.026-07:00

I saw a real live criminal today. Not a software pirate or a traffic regulation violator, but an out-and-out thief. He wasn't even a druggie, hands shaking, stealing something to pawn for his next fix. Me & my dad found a guy sawing away at stuff on some of our company's property, stealing our stuff. He ran away though, using his mad hops to lead a barb-wire topped fence taller than I am.

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Well I have been hanging out with many a person lately. Thursday I think involved some instense pool, swimming in the ocean and the likes. Saw Rick at Wendy's.On Friday I got my Seussical ticket, seeing Brianna & Martha in the process. I then picked up teh Foo, and bought the tape deck thing for my car so I can listen to MP3s. Got Foo cheap sandals & saw Stephen Macmillan at the dollar store

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1121931110531807812005-07-21T00:09:00.000-07:002005-07-21T00:31:50.540-07:00

Hello blogfans & welcome to a long overdue post!Things are back in indolent half-swing as I have returned to a Nanaimo summer. People think it's hot some days but I think I got used to the weather because I have been finding the weather quite fine, though decidedly cold at night.I got to see a lot of people lately, thanks to everyone who has made the effort to tag up & hang out. It was great to

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My flight leaves in like 9 hours, whee.I got packed with enough time left to sleep & everything, but then I gave the Zhangs their presents and talked with them more, b'oh. That's what this house is about--talking with the people for too long. It sometimes made me late meeting Scott too... like baba would just ask me a question about military service in Canada, or camping, or something random,

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1121073768246218322005-07-11T02:22:00.000-07:002005-07-11T02:22:48.816-07:00

Friday featured more ... actually I have no idea what I did on Friday. Oh, well I stayed up 'til 5:30 AM the previous day due to an unneeded afternoon nap. Oh well, I must have done something. I probably hung out with Scott, but I might have not done anything of importance all day.Saturday I definitely watched anime with Scott, plus it involved some of him packing and whatnot. He threw out a

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1120669584176606332005-07-07T09:00:00.000-07:002005-07-07T14:14:41.403-07:00

Well wouldn't you know it, but this is my 150th post. And, from consulting my archives I've found it's the one-year anniversary of the first post on this blog. One week remains until my takeoff."Holy crap it's next friday" as I said to someone on MSN.Well, I am kind of stoked for getting back now, and there's not much of anything really keeping me here. Lately I have been hating how the

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with no posting. Sorry to any dedicated readers who might've checked back every day.Monday Fabio & Etienne headed back to Brazil. I finished "Scrapped Princess" with Scott. In the evening talked with Amanda & the Zhang 'rents for a while about stuff. She seems to have revised her untenable position. Turns out she just really wants to go chill with her Ama, so the children will probably go

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I can't remember what I did in the day on Tuesday, seriously. Well, I know I played pool with Scott (scratched cue ball off the break each time, but beat him 5 games to 1), but other than that I don't know. Oh wait... I helped the English teacher with her stuff until about 5:30, then went to play pool. Following that I returned home.Wednesday featured the beginning of the process of "seeing

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Man, I sure have been neglectful in updating. I had a draft post a few days ago, but truth be told some of these days I haven't done much. Recently I've been battling a rebellious body which I think is making a statement about heat, food, sleep & the likes. I am like "I must eat more!!!" and it's like "nooo.... too hot... no energy needed at all..." Or I want to exercise but it's just so

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I saw this story on the tv news a while ago, and I thought I would post it because it was kind of interesting. Enjoy:2005/6/17By Philip P. Pan SHENGYOU, China, The Washington PostHundreds of men armed with shotguns, clubs and pipes on Saturday attacked a group of farmers who were resisting official demands to surrender land to a state-owned power plant, witnesses said. Six farmers were killed

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1118819639265370042005-06-15T00:16:00.000-07:002005-06-15T00:13:59.270-07:00

Well, if I plan on returning to Canada on July 15th, and today is June 15th, how long do I have left?I finally got that Japanese textbook I'd been wanting. It's used for the entirety of 1st-year so I can use it whether I get to skip the introductory course (JAP 100) and go straight to JAP 101 or not. Either way it's an excellent book & I suppose I'll give Foo a boo as well. I'm supposed to

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Yesterday was a pretty good day overall. I headed over to Wanfang in the morning (with a surprising 10-minute transfer at Guting) to meet up with the choir, as we were going to an old folks' home. One again, I enjoyed a microwaved 7-11 chicken burger (600~ calories, mmm) for breakfast.Having arrived at our destination, a total lack of organization ensued. People dispersed to visit various

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1118421403885910462005-06-10T09:36:00.000-07:002005-06-10T09:39:24.136-07:00

Sometimes it seems people just come to me for advice or instruction. This very day I've helped someone pick out Chinese for a tattoo (do not, I repeat, do not do chinese or kanji tattoos in North America). In fact as I was beginning to write this post I had someone looking for conics review. But whenever I think of high school I am like "man, I didn't like that very much... I don't want to

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1118048950275649632005-06-06T06:28:00.000-07:002005-06-06T06:29:10.936-07:00

Well, I achieved everything which I set out to achieve on the weekend.Saturday morning at 1:00 AM my time I took advantage of my IOS status at Mal-U & registered for this year's courses (goal #1). I've pretty much decided to go there, but I may see what kind of schedule I can put together at UVic as well. Right now I feel like I could use a year or two of good old Nanaimo--I have a great team

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1117810413122766982005-06-03T07:53:00.000-07:002005-06-03T07:53:33.130-07:00

My apologies for using a "z" in the previous post title. It was really uncalled for. One of these days I am going to have to try bubble tea again ~ maybe now that I am used to all this food I will like it. I mean, now I love "shrimp & pineapple" flavoured pizza from Pizza Hut. mmmm...Anyway, in a couple hours I need to register for courses online. It will be at 10 AM for you guys or

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1117544693757479602005-05-31T06:48:00.000-07:002005-05-31T06:49:10.380-07:00

Today was once again not quite the usual routine; however, it was not especially good. I've been feeling tired some mornings, and let me assure you when Thursday's Rotary meeting comes around I'll be sleeping until the meeting--I don't get up at 6:00 every morning unless I have to. Luckily the Zhangs have been good lately with not minding me sleeping in a bit or neglecting to go to school.

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I was going to dedicate this entire post to Connie, and then I thought I didn't have that much to say. But then I realised dedicate can mean something different. So, the following post is dedicated to Connie (a.k.a. 'The Birthday Girl'):Thursday ended up being an ok day. I've been trying to study Chinese a bit more, but I think soon I will get back into other languages as well. Namely French

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Monday was, for the most part, a fairly boring day. In the morning, I did discover the goodness of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," which is apparently the most popular Chinese novel of all time. At least, every one I talk to has read it. English translation for me though :pMilitary training boasted us carrying tables down 4 flights of stairs then unloading boxes of test papers from a truck.

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Well, not really. But things are sneaking up. Jake is already back in the US, in time to catch all the end-of-year parties, clever boy. Over the next few months more & more people will depart. I plan to see lots of people off, though I certainly won't be the last to leave (speaking of which, anyone seen Last to Leave in concert lately?). But back in time a little bit. First I'd like to give

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1116208450498242572005-05-18T09:57:00.000-07:002005-05-18T09:57:52.113-07:00

I apologize for the little delay, but at least I bring you an accounting of my antics.Saturday night featured hanging-out at Ximen by me, Anna, Greg & Katy. We ran into Laura, Noemie & Lisa, with whom Anna ditched, and then we went clothes-shopping. I didn't buy anything--I still have my original clothes from when I came except 2 free tie clips from Rotary & 2 free shoes, also from Rotary.

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Today, as I walked up to practise drums in the rain, the water was flowing down the long, long flight of stairs--it was like a series of little waterfalls and flat rivers, except with the added effect of raindrops creating silent 'explosions' (like artillery shells or missiles hitting in an old computer game) with their impact. I'm glad I brought my umbrella.The forecast for the next five days,

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...have been not bad at all. On Monday I went to 101 with Anna, we had food & read books at the bookstore. Also discovered "Jason's," a store that carries lots of international brands. Finally, European & Japanese candy is at my fingertips, plus normal North American food. I suspect any to all food pickiness problems I may have had in the past might disappear upon my return. Just keep me the

Knoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1115566443695582432005-05-08T08:02:00.000-07:002005-05-08T08:34:03.893-07:00

Today is Mother's Day. So, to all of you out there who are mothers, consider yourselves wished a Happy Mother's Day!Today, I went with Anna & Chris (also from Germany) to do stuff. We ate & chatted at the Burger King by Main Station for maybe 3 hours, then went to Ximen. We were going to play pool, but decided to watch a movie instead. Anna voted "house of wax" because she likes to scare

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Ok I sent an email to Ivonne a while ago asking about the speech contest, just to try & figure out what the rules were, if there were any. Here is her reply:"Subject: RE: Question about Speech ContestHi!Kevin, here the information about Speech Contestit will be ok if you present with few rapping, taiwanese, english, classical poetry, songs, stripteases...as long as they like your speech!Good

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Thanks to all of you for the numerous prom posts. I love living vicariously by reading the blogs of others over the internet. I can't believe, however, that somehow the main event for Wellingtonians was a no go. Suffice it to say that last year over 200 people gathered in one place to socialize in a way meriting RCMP enforcement of a noise complaint. The secret? Nobody knew where to go until

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1115301362342054942005-05-05T04:00:00.000-07:002005-05-05T06:56:02.353-07:00

Rotary was nice enough to send an email to the 4 students out of Nanaimo, so I figured I would respond. And since I spent so much time typing it (time flies sitting in front of the computer) I figured I would also present it here for your viewing pleasure. Not interested? Skip ahead to the next post, or comment on something :PI guess you'd call my response an "open letter" considering I'm

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1114878459024030902005-05-02T06:46:00.000-07:002005-05-02T06:46:37.903-07:00

Ok, I will provide a summary of the last few days, but first let me introduce you to my latest source of delight--page statistics. I always wondered how people like Xiaxue or the Bouncer could talk about people visiting a specific article, or coming to their page from a certain search on Google, but now I too have that functionality. Even on a low-traffic site like this one (you guys visit more

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1114611167062381492005-04-27T07:13:00.000-07:002005-04-27T07:12:47.063-07:00

Just thought I'd grab your attention with the biggest word on the front of the Maclean's I recently read. Mother's package has finally arrived (after a mishap with me badly translating the address & one poor guy in Neihu being bothered with unsolicited mail multiple times). The hackeysacks were a nice touch, but since the trip I have been taking in more English media & also got my humour back..

Knoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1114280954977939312005-04-23T11:30:00.000-07:002005-04-24T06:23:01.563-07:00

In the interests of not incriminating anyone for anything, I am going to keep the summary of the Rotary "Round Taiwan Tour" very brief & basically just show you some pictures I enjoyed from the trip. And also some pictures I thought you might enjoy... some wouldn't be in my personal top ten. Back to the subject of not talking about stuff people do, let's just say I don't consider myself enough

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1113579249198099952005-04-15T08:34:00.000-07:002005-04-15T08:34:09.200-07:00

Let me tell you a story. This story is not as 'awesome' as those told by the Awesome Squad, what with the total lack of bush-jumping or Foo/'Lexis-girl antics; however, it does have its share of ups & downs.Somehow, on Wednesday evening, I decided that the next day I was going to solve my digital storage problem & lack-of-portable-music-player in one fell swoop. Thus I loaded my wallet with

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1113180568069353412005-04-10T18:31:00.000-07:002005-06-13T20:44:42.676-07:00

Parents of a female student yesterday visited Wanfang High School and criticized the school for an attempt cover up of their daughter's sexual assault case.Last December, the victim was severely beaten by one of her classmates, surnamed Hsu. She received a concussion and spinal cord and neck injuries. Wanfang High School attempted to resolve the incident with the two parties outside the court.

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1113064137076255592005-04-09T09:29:00.000-07:002005-04-09T09:28:57.076-07:00

Or, as Amay seems to prefer, just use the imperative. I was planning on posting earlier; really, I was. But, it seems that a little something called 'being insanely busy' took over, and I was denied both time & energy. Anyway, those things present themselves now.Week at a GlanceTuesday: I forget what happened on Tuesday. I pretty much just went to school.Wednesday: I likewise forget... art

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1112633874584107602005-04-04T09:34:00.000-07:002005-04-04T09:57:54.586-07:00

Though I won't call it the best possible or best ever. The amount of talent concentrated into Diana Krall, her bassist, drummer & guitar player was just ridiculous. There were solos like you wouldn't believe, and ones like I wouldn't believe. There were all sorts of grooves in a wide range of cover songs. The guitar player did a terrific solo/interpretation of the intro to "Girl in the Other

Knoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1112371960140569182005-04-01T07:43:00.000-08:002005-04-01T08:12:40.146-08:00

or, how basically all I did today was go to a sticker-picture-place but it turned out all right in the end. As it is April Fool's Day, I am will try to avoid all humour & deception. Or, all humour that involves deception.I have been pretty busy lately, what with Avril on Tuesday, Taoyuan on Wednesday, staying up late for no reason on Thursday, and this Friday night a few things...Today I went

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1112018500990362182005-03-28T07:03:00.000-08:002005-03-28T07:03:08.743-08:00

Once again, links adjusted to reflect my current reading habits... if only Foo would post more.Fun link of the day: mosnews.com -- for the same reason I watch CPAC, let me offer this awesome Russian news site. What's best is you don't even need proficiency in the language to enjoy its stories! There's something I enjoy about the different underlying cultural assumptions & situations that is

Knoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1111775594350171742005-03-25T10:33:00.000-08:002005-03-25T10:33:14.356-08:00

Wednesday: A fairly regular day at school, albeit with no real classes, just people studying (or not) at random. Ms. LIU Jingyu seemed pretty darn cheerful when I saw her. She's every reason to be: her raw choir-teaching roxorness was recognized as best the second year in a row. Chinese classes with LIAO Lingling were in different time slots & that was random.In the evening I went with Scott

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1111497999602240532005-03-22T05:26:00.000-08:002005-03-22T05:26:39.603-08:00

You'll note that once again our hands are not in the 'peace sign' format, but holding up a single finger. The "peace sign" actually means like "yes" or "yeah" in Taiwan, not "peace" or anything of the sort. I have to go to some sort of Rotary event tomorrow & people's exams are coming up.In other news, my choir won. I've never been #1 in a country for high-school-level anything before, so it

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1111325065453239102005-03-20T04:47:00.000-08:002005-03-20T05:24:25.456-08:00

Well, I left Nanaimo-Collishaw airport on the 20th & here it's the 20th again, marcking the passing of 7 months (less than 4 remaining until return) & also auspiciously the Vernal Equinox.Yesterday I met some people after choir as there was a random Rotary event at my school.Tomorrow & the next day I will be going to Yilan with the choir to prepare for & compete in the national music competition.

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1111067481596351302005-03-17T05:51:00.000-08:002005-03-17T05:51:21.603-08:00

Well, today was long and random in a lot of ways. I started by waking up at about 6:22, whence I proceeded to take a shower & have some bread for breakfast. I got on the Red 2 at 7:03 & arrived at Yuanshan MRT about an hour later. Rode to Jiantan (next station) then got off, and found the 260 bus to Yangmingshan. Saw lots of university students... Taiwanese university girls are hot. Indeed.I

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1110808925795753372005-03-14T05:17:00.000-08:002005-03-14T06:02:05.800-08:00

Blooooooogs... they're closing. I yearn for the days of much fresh content & the likes... I am sure some days now I go through the list & nothing is updated. Some days...As for Sunday, I went to choir in the morning (once again late due to lack of water) & thence to the Hyatt. It was nice to meet some girls, though the aspiring English teacher in particular was rather dull. The food, on the

Knoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1110635728568166212005-03-12T04:39:00.000-08:002005-03-12T05:55:28.573-08:00

Just thought I'd include that picture for kicks, it's me on my first day in Taiwan at CKS International Airport. I found it by accident on a Chinese-language Rotary site. Hurrah!In other news, I am a consumer whore (and how). I just bought a Jay live CD, Avril's "Under my skin," and an ABBA collection with DVD. Yay. Now I have good Chinese music to listen to, and ABBA tunes aside from Super

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1110460438379014932005-03-10T03:52:00.000-08:002005-03-10T05:13:58.393-08:00

Today was a good day. I was really tired in the morning, so I ended up having sliced bread (but healthful BROWN bread) for breakfast as I walked to the bus so I could get to school on time. And on time I barely was. Also, for part of the morning quite tired I was... I just put my head down on my desk & tried to sleep for most of the 30-minute 'test time' which is not a class before first class

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1110276379688348082005-03-08T01:55:00.000-08:002005-03-08T02:06:19.690-08:00

I have a ticket to an Avril Lavigne concert for the 29th. This is good. The fact it's looking progressively less likely I can go to any of the 5 day music festival in Kenting is not so good. Can still do a choir 1-day event. My school & choir teacher are convinced that I am really, really awesome.In other news, it is my host mother's birthday. I got her a card that I wrote in (a big one, but

Knoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1110033972524207912005-03-05T06:47:00.000-08:002005-03-05T06:46:12.526-08:00

If you don't know whose motto that is, just ask--sort of an inside joke among a few people. On a completely unrelated topic, Rotary is being problematic about traveling. I am offering them the (in my opinion) completely reasonable proposition:I am encountering difficulty and was wondering if you could help me out. As you doubtless know, there is in Kenting from April 1st-5th a music festival.

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1109846625313194672005-03-03T02:43:00.000-08:002005-03-03T02:43:45.323-08:00

Anyway, on 228 I went to choir practise then watched a bunch of Smallville: season 4 with Scott & Claire. Good way to spend a day, none of this exercise or experiencing culture in the rain. On Tuesday in my "waste random office staff's time" class I wanted this lady to explain what 228 was all about but she didn't know so she had to look it up online. I eventually figured it out with the help

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1109517495632223812005-02-27T07:08:00.000-08:002005-02-27T07:18:15.636-08:00

Anyway, turns out that today I didn't go on Clinton-Quest. Instead, I applied for some universities (Mal-U/C & UVic). This year I decided 'screw UBC' because they didn't offer me money last time & my grades are the same. Another thing I realised while in Taiwan is that I don't really want to be a secondary school teacher in Canada, nor in Taiwan & I am pretty sure I equally don't want to in

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1109435849264008492005-02-26T08:05:00.000-08:002005-02-26T08:37:29.266-08:00

soulsick / your body crumblessoulsick / rotting from the insidesoulsick / your spirit stumblessoulsick / happiness deniedMy morning today made the lyrics of soulsick get stuck forever in my mind... the rest of the song (well, the verses) suck, the prechorus isn't bad, but the chorus is where it's at. lolAnyway, I got up this morning ready to go to choir. Well, almost. Had a shower, which was

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1109068192834686602005-02-22T02:22:00.000-08:002005-02-22T02:29:52.836-08:00

Ok, you guys, I present to you the quote of the day. I sent an email mentioning how if there were these two events at the same time in March, I would have to cancel the less important one (Rotary Trip) in March, because I had a very important national competition, in March."by the way, the trip is on 17th-22th April, not March"Well then, that seems to be resolved. Taking care of business, but I

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1108996962386479262005-02-21T06:42:00.000-08:002005-02-21T06:42:42.390-08:00

Well let me say I actually had a pretty enjoyable weekend. If every week were to like this I might be forced to revise my general opinion of the fun-ness of life & mood. lolTaking care of business: To answer the question you guessed, I am going on the choir trip. Turns out the events are pretty close to the same time & choir is 3 days in Yilan, somewhere I have never been... I will also get to

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1108574450809341412005-02-16T09:00:00.000-08:002005-02-16T09:20:50.813-08:00

//Till shade is gone, till water is gone,into the Shadow with teeth bared,screaming defiance with the last breath,to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the last Day.//Some of you may recognize the above quote, but the incompleteness of the title of this post suggests the latter part of the line: 'on the last day.' And I'm not talking about any apocalyptic or religious sense of the word, merely in the

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1107959931785760072005-02-09T06:39:00.000-08:002005-02-09T06:38:51.786-08:00

Or "le coq" as it is called in French, to my great amusement. Just had Chinese New Year recently, which means people have been setting of freaking loud firecrackers at random intervals... this did not help me sleep last night, at all. I just thought I'd share one last picture from the third day of the choir trip. I'm going back to Hualian with my host family to visit elderly relatives. This

Knoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1107696842162171222005-02-06T05:33:00.000-08:002005-02-06T05:34:02.163-08:00

I saw this on Megs' livejournal. As always, instances of "journal" have been changed to "blog." Try it, if you'd like: Reply with your name and I will write something about you. I will then tell what song[s] remind me of you. Next, I will tell you who you remind me of, celebrity/animated or otherwise. Last, I will try to name a single word that best describes you. Put this in your blog Anyway

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1107522064018211322005-02-04T04:59:00.000-08:002005-02-04T05:01:04.020-08:00

I won't be talking about the stuff I've done recently, because I am moving house soon so I might need to do some summarizing later. Now is for packing.

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1107188303657917622005-01-31T21:17:00.000-08:002005-01-31T08:21:38.780-08:00

I got up around 6:30 in the morning, due to a wake-up call from a few choir ladies (incl. Rolin whom I sort of like) ... naturally my hair looked really stupid due to showering at night & then sleeping on it. Sometime in there I got a call from Alice, and I talked to Luke some more at breakfast. The sun was really nice out & I took advantage of the light. We went to a kind of buddhist place,

Knoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1107102218083933612005-01-30T08:23:00.000-08:002005-01-30T08:23:38.083-08:00

...but not about blogging. Today marks the departure of he who I believe is the last of the Taiwan exchangees who came last January--Raphael. I believe over 20 people showed up to see him off at CKS Terminal 1. Scott, Etienne, Yujing, Claire & I got there a bit early, but we got to talk to everybody, incl. people we don't often see. It was all cool until shortly after our old mentor walked in

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1106929197440133942005-01-28T21:01:00.000-08:002005-01-28T09:01:19.523-08:00

I've decided to break this up into several posts, for my convenience & also so I will post more pictures. Note this is à la mode Tea Tour, so I shall probably do 3 posts for the 3 days. Plus I don't feel like writing all that much in one night. So, let's start at the beginning, shall we? You don't exactly have much choice except to read along (or scroll down). It all began at about 6:00 AM

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1106659116888691382005-01-25T05:11:00.000-08:002005-01-25T05:18:36.886-08:00

Note the title alludes to all the lyrics of the song, not just the fact that tomorrow bright and early I am going on the trip with the choir. In the past few days it's been mostly choir practise. Yesterday (I think) I met Jake in Danshui, whereupon we sortied about for a while having fun & trying food / activities. I was forced to translate for him as he has somehow managed (even being

Knoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1106321091710109162005-01-21T07:25:00.000-08:002005-01-21T07:24:51.710-08:00

Sorry, but you guys won't see me online much at all (let alone anywhere near primetime) as I'm booked up for the next 7 days. Don't know if I'll find much time to blog either. Yesterday, I went to school. Kenta wasn't there for me to give the homework to. Nor, in fact, were any of the other exchangees. Well that they weren't. There was no class, or anything. People just cleaned out desks

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1106143406377483312005-01-19T06:00:00.000-08:002005-01-19T06:03:26.376-08:00

The sky won't snow & the sun won't shine. Well, the sun'll shine, but the buildings are still made of concrete, not to mention the fact that people leave windows open deliberately, then wear coats inside. I don't understand, but nor do I judge (just wear my sandal/slippers, so my feet don't touch the floor). Let's talk a little bit about Monday... I posted in a comment somewhere how it didn't

Knoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1105925687997145542005-01-16T17:40:00.000-08:002005-01-16T17:40:46.446-08:00

This post isn't as exciting as you'd think, but in response to Megan's question, I like to mark events such as the 50th & 100th post. It got tiresome counting up from 50, so I marked post 69. Then that got irritating in and of itself, so I have started numbering them again. Now I don't need to though... Anyway, recently I was delighted by a rather hilarious page entitled 10 Worst Black Metal

Knoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1105812814373554772005-01-15T07:48:00.000-08:002005-01-15T10:13:34.373-08:00

O.k. not too much has happened recently, but I'll give you the low-down: On Thursday I didn't go to school because, on Wednesday, an office lackey told Kenta & me (in Chinese) that we didn't have to come Thursday, but to come Friday at 8:00 AM. I got a good amount of sleep and then talked to people on MSN for a little while. At some point in the early afternoon I headed over to Scott's, where

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1105535294937814522005-01-12T07:19:00.000-08:002005-01-12T07:19:24.946-08:00

Ok, I was quite surprised & pleased by the number of comments on the previous post. It also seems I have new readers of whom I was not previously aware (注意: several changes have been made to links reflecting my current reading practises). I found Victor Fan's blog & he is quite a thinker... I wish he would write traditional Chinese--somehow what I wrote got encoded in Simplified HZ instead of

Knoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1105274147671312302005-01-09T05:57:00.000-08:002005-01-09T05:57:13.953-08:00

Alternate title, "damn you all, comment!" But as I always say, when desiring comments, make fresh content with exciting pictures. Anyway, I haven't talked about goings-on since the New Year. I'm just going to go with highlights if you don't mind... Sunday was the performance at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall... it was some sort of "interfaith prayer for peace" or something. Anyway the performance

Knoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1104845364586627672005-01-04T05:09:00.000-08:002005-01-09T04:37:02.996-08:00

I saw this neat thing on Anna's blog... (all "Xanga"s changed to 'blog"): 1. take your blogger username and replace each letter with the corresponding number (A=1, B=2, etc...(underscore = 27): 11 + 4 + 15 + 2 + 19 + 15 + 14 2. add all of the numbers together to create a kind of super number: 80 3. add the digits of the number together: 8 4. find the post of this number in your blog (if

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1104564137380546512004-12-31T23:22:00.000-08:002004-12-31T23:22:17.380-08:00

Well, Friday wasn't a bad day... In "Three Principles" I had to explain the Quebec Referendum (or referenda) & history of that situation to my class. Also did some good 'distract random office staff' talking. At lunch hung out in the music room & sang songs, including a "Hey Jude" where the Andy starting rocking it out at the end part (much like in "The Easter Sessions" cover) so me & my music

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1104412979608115312004-12-30T05:22:00.000-08:002004-12-30T05:22:59.606-08:00

... so I am planning on getting more sleep tonight. Because of course, there is school so I must get up at 6:20 or earlier as usual... and I plan on staying up at least until 1:00 AM, 2005. This guy at school said there were 40 000 people at Taipei City Hall last year, so I want to go to there for a countdown. Also got a nice invite to the Zhang house for dinner. yay Taking care of business:

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1104241570282863132004-12-28T05:46:00.000-08:002004-12-28T05:55:05.213-08:00

And by that I mean Taiwan cold, so like we could see our breath for a while outside Sun Yat-Sen. Oh yeah. That's about it. Anyway, this morning choir practise was good, but looks like we're taking the same songs to the national final (as we're starting up practising them again)... at least this means I can keep working on my classical-choral voice, and I mean, I've gotten better since last

Knoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1104158535297971892004-12-27T06:42:00.000-08:002004-12-27T06:42:15.296-08:00

O.k., to lots of today was a little dull, but all in all good. Calligraphy was ok, I still suck but maybe soon I will know what I am doing a bit so I can buy stuff & practise at home. That's one of the things I hope to be not too bad at, as a demonstrable skill I can keep (that isn't Chinese, as that is not TOO appreciable to most of you -- "Hey guys, look what I can do: [incomprehensible stuff

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1104071884514050592004-12-26T07:05:00.000-08:002004-12-26T07:05:33.213-08:00

and before you tear my head from off my shoulders, I talked to you too, Connie. And some other people I guess. Around noon I went with my little brother to his dad's church (yup, he has a dad who lives quite nearby so I guess this family is just divorced). Came home and chilled for a while after, when the MSNing took place, as it was raining outside (otherwise we were thinking of going to

Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103990068315467782004-12-25T08:33:00.000-08:002004-12-25T08:36:18.413-08:00

That's right, with an apostrophe. Anyway, I spent most of today just talking to people on MSN and the likes. Got up at 12:30 meaning I got a solid 12 hours of sleep. Mmm... sleep. Had cake for breakfast at about 4 in the afternoon, then a lunch-box dinner & a banana for desert. Mother was gone most of the day, but Joe was home, playing on the computer, watching movies on tv or

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103853959006397832004-12-23T18:05:00.000-08:002004-12-23T18:05:59.006-08:00

I guess you'll think this is early, but I assure you it is December 24th as we speak. There's a party at my school (Hannah thinks it will be a dancing party & everything) so I am stoked. I mean, I never said I could dance & any ineffectual motions I make to that effect will be ruled by the raw hip-hop ability of my classmates. But whatever. Today, I actually got to school on time (I'm never

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103725752656578822004-12-22T06:38:00.000-08:002004-12-22T06:39:12.146-08:00

Well, not really... though I did just listen to Abba's "Super Trouper." Today, I had free time due to not going to friggin Catholic choir. So, as per our plans I went shopping at Ximen with Anna. Now, a few words about Ximen: this is only the 3rd or 4th time I have been there, and the first time without a middle-aged Rotary woman. It is called "teenager's paradise" due to the immense number

Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103641666628292852004-12-21T07:07:00.000-08:002004-12-21T07:07:46.626-08:00

The shortest day of the year, and the one that marks (in my crazy view of the calendar) the official beginning of winter. I don't know when I decided that, but that's what I think, yup. Anyway, before I forget, let me praise the virtues of my electric razor. Its battery life is fantastic, I think I used it for about 4 months before it needed recharging. Speaking of recharging, I recharged my

Knoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103552095178306712004-12-20T06:14:00.000-08:002004-12-20T06:14:55.176-08:00

Happy birthday to me. Calligraphy was really hard. Army class was random, we watched a movie about CPR & then the army guy made them sing the birthday song. Choir, song again & a cake given to me my Ms. Liu (I just can't bring myself to call her BigFace :p ). Music class we watched part of a musical called "Into the Woods" & the singers were really good, plus the lyrics brilliant. The

Knoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103468483903319532004-12-19T07:00:00.000-08:002004-12-19T07:01:23.903-08:00

'Twas good on the whole. Saturday's Choir practise was all right, except in the middle she started yelling at us, and calling everybody (well all the guys) stupid in Chinese because they kept sucking at the notes/rhythm in the Taiwanese song of hardness. But then we kept drilling it until the whole first movement was perfect. All of it. And then she was happy. On the advice of Anna who is

Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569401.post-1103293311419696102004-12-17T06:21:00.000-08:002004-12-17T06:21:51.420-08:00

The answers one gives to the questions one receives by Taiwanese people. This was while we were emceeing (M.C.-ing, or M.ingC.?) or perhaps 'hosting' the English Drama comp. at my school today. This morning's "Three Principles of the People" (三民主義 sanminzhuyi) class, which I newly got, was a little interesting. I didn't really understand most of it, but I want to find out what it's like as it

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