Why I like Taiwan

Since I’ve lived here for the past 8 years, and spent most of the preceding three years here, I thought it was time to list out the qualities I find so attractive that I really wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. 1. My family. This is a no brainer. They’re here so I like it here. Two of my children, my step-daughters, are Chinese and my son is Australian. My wife is Chinese. In a family where everyone speaks both Chinese and English, I am the odd man out. I failed dismally to learn the language of my host country. . . . → Read More: Why I like Taiwan

Giving Up Smoking Pt.1 – A Major Non-Event

Giving up smoking is one of those things people are doing more and more often and one day I did it too. Once I’d stopped I did some research on the web to see what were considered the biggest barriers to parting company with those pleasing little white cylinders and I was informed that physical addition or dependence were the main issues. Oddly enough, I didn’t find those to be my problem at all. I was smoking an average of 50 cigarettes a day, and I had been smoking for about 40 years. According to a few unhappy doctors . . . → Read More: Giving Up Smoking Pt.1 – A Major Non-Event