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kenting the beach in Taiwan
If you come to Taiwan, you have to go to Kenting. Kenting is located in the south of Taiwan. The ocean is blue, the sand is great, the National park in the mountain is spectacular. There are activities for everyone as you will see in the following pictures....
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hewan moutain (moto)
Here is a trip my wife and I made to hewan san. Our first motorcycle ride in Taiwan. We left Shin-chu early in the morning it was the first time my wife had ever ridden on a real motorcycle. The task was not small. This trip would decide if I could buy...
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I would never want to be a professional video editor
I am getting tired of editing the MMA fight DVD. I have been at it for the past month and I had enough now. Anyway the DVD is finished. But you know what? It's never finished. There is always something that I can do better. That's it, it's finished. I...
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Let's go riding
The Colombians have bought big bikes.We went riding together for the first time. Laura. Augosto's wife. Natalia, George's wife. Augusto Family portrait Little break at the coffee shop. Very beautiful. In Taiwan, what do you do after a good day? Karaoke...
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field trip with my students
I work in a "bushiban" where I teach English. The name is "Kids Castle" I have been there for the past two years. This was a field trip a the science park. I have to say. I have the best job in the world. I just love to interact with kids, it's a lot...
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Motocross
It's been raining for the past 8 days here in Taiwan. I didn't drive my bike for a while. I am happy to have a car lol. So yesterday my friend (Adidas) and I decided that, whatever the weather is, we were going to go motocross. When he woke me up in the...
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Damn it's hot
Yesterday was officially my first day of air conditioning in the house. It was 31 degrees in Taiwan and my house is a swimming pool. You see, the houses in Taiwan are made of concrete (cement). In the winter the walls get cold. When the temperature changes...
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The bike is not working well.
The broken bike story. It all started wen I went to make an oil and coolant fluid change. I bought my bike from my good friend Adidas. He is my mechanics. After he finished to make the oil change, I went back home on the expressway. It's about 25 KM to...
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The Bearnaise sauce story.
Last weekend I made a dinner party at home with my friends. A nice dinner with among other things, a Bearnaise sauce for my meat. Today when I got home, my wife who really liked the sauce, told me that it would be a shame to throw it out. (That is the...
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Earthquake in Taiwan/Tremblement de terre.
We just got rocked by a major earthquake 7.2 in Taiwan. I live up north and the earthquake was in the south(Kanting) so I am ok. Reports are coming in from the south and it seems that some houses have colapsed. More news later. Continue Taiwanese media...
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280 kph winds (Super Typhoon)
We are getting hit hard. The wind is gusting at 280kph. Things are flying everywhere. The windows are shaking. The electricity is going and coming back without warning. I spent the day cooking food in case we loose gas and electricity. We will loose water...
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It's Typhoon season again.
It's Typhoon season again. Typhoon FENGSHEN who has killed more than 200 people in the Philipines is coming straight to Taiwan. Here we go again. Thank god that Taiwan is better prepared for Typhoons that the Philipines. This year for the Typhoon season,...
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Ecole de competition de moto
Hello everyone /Bonjour a tous. I went to take an advanced driving course(moto) with all my friends. Here is what it looked like. Some of my friens waiting to see what the hell are we doing here.. They all think that they are proffessional drivers......
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Speaking of food
In a previous blog I was mentioning that I missed home food from back home. But I have to admit that Chinese food can be very good. You know before I came to Asia, the only thing I knew about Chinese food was from "Bill Wong" and "Le Mandarin" (Huge buffet...
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Some news from Taiwan.
Some news from Taiwan. First, we just came out of the super typhoon Sepat. Let me tell you, it got windy. The wind was blowing up to 250 km/h. Some 80 000 houses still don't have electricity. In some cases, because there is no more house. Luckily no one...
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Taiwan moutains
I told you if it has wheel I drive it...(or ride it).No jokes this is the closes I get to snowboarding..Slalom in the mountains but no snow :-( Now a little Taiwanese culture in picture. A temple celebration (some kind of opera) The little boudha. The...
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Roads in Taiwan VS Roads in Canada
You know that we are always complaining about roads in Canada. Pot holes, cracks. It seems that nothing gets done about it so we learn to live with it. Here in Taiwan, they re-do every streets every 2 or 3 years. I will not tell you why because I would...
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The kids at my school.
I have been teaching at Kids Castle for 3 years now. I hope to teach there many more years. I really like it. To work with kids is good for the soul. It is hard to get angry at work because they are kids. When ever they do something bad you know that...
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I am neglecting you
Sorry my readers. I have been neglecting you lately.I am quite busy on the farm and further more I have to sale my crop. Has you can imagine, I don't have much time. Here is the latest.1- Farming season is on for 1 more month (Taiwan pears/ Shuei li)....
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Motocross in Taiwan
This was my first time on a motocross. You can laugh at me because I did first. You will also see some cool guys living they're passion. On this picture I tought I would fly on the sand next to the river like in the movies. Oups it was mud. That's not...
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The Chiayi ride.
The ride in Chiayi. Remember the post I did a month ago about the crazy trip in Chiayi? You know the one that almost died? The one where we drove all night, slept 3 hours and came back? The one we drove 12 hours in a 18 hours trip? If not you can go back...
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Sun Monn lake
These pics are from Sun Moon Lake in the midle of Taiwan. The next day we went for a boat ride. The sky and the water were blue. It was manifico. A Conficius temple in the mountain. Get an engine, need more power. lol. Superb art work by the aboriginal...
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Virus on the PC
If you don't see me often on the blog, it's because I am infected by a Trojan horse.The name "new_drv.sys". This little bastard is located in the "start" so every time I open my pc, it re-install itself. My anti-virus catches it every time but it can't...
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Problem solved.
I solved the problem without throwing the pc down the 4th floor. I threw the WIFI instead. It's a lot cheaper. lol. So, I am back after a very busy weekend.(My pub) Only 2 more weeks before the holidays and my boss asked me to go work in the morning 10...
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My mom in Taiwan
My mom came to Taiwan on a one month visit from Korea. The last time I have seen her before was a year and a half ago. I was verry happy to see her. (My mom's name is Nicole) Did I mention that she rides bikes too. Ha ha ha. Here she is driving one of...