This is coming in really late, but yours truly is officially exempt from military service. YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOI. Ahem. That was a cry of elation, a long-waited victory. My confinement in Taiwan is over. I am fully a citizen of the two places I call home. I have access to really great health care. I have [...]
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You are now free to travel
Posted in TW Life on April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Trump Card
Posted in TW Life on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The verdict is in… …-complete. I have good and bad news: I took the prerequisite health test on Tuesday and, using my trump card, failed. Which means I won’t be doing the program after all. However, this doesn’t waive me from the regular army service. I will have to take another test once my stay [...]
The Decision
Posted in TW Life, Uncategorized on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, I received a bit of news that finally puts an end to the rumors and speculation: I will be taking my talents to The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, as part of a Substitute Military Service program that will allow me to complete my required service. To give a little bit of [...]
Round 1
Posted in Study, TW Life, Uncategorized on May 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This week marks the end of a chapter in the Chronicles of G. The last post I’ve made here was in March. A brief rundown of how this week went/will go down shows how shits changed since then: Tuesday- Went to class, gave a hastily patched-together presentation about Mackay, a Canadian missionary who came to [...]
Thinking of 日本
Posted in Study, TW Life on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hard to keep track of all the terrible storms and natural disasters the world has been hit with in recent times. The latest one hit quite close to home, especially with the sizable Japanese here at MTC. Although Taipei wasn’t affected, just by talking to some students and keeping track of the news, I could [...]
Crossroads
Posted in TW Life on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
And so, as if perceiving all of this, those three suddenly appeared, stole a marine vessel, and then sailed a ring around Marineford with it! The ritual for a “Burial at Sea”!! Afterwards, Monkey D. Luffy stomped into the plaza all alone, and rang the “Ox Bell” at the Western Edge 16 times. And then [...]
Visitors, Expected and Unexpected
Posted in TW Life on March 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s always a pleasure to have friends come visit. One came by in February and another just left a week ago. Back in NY we always used to talk about kicking it in Taiwan, and we finally made good on that promise. Seeing them here was just unbelievable at times. After spending a few months [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Posted in TW Life on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
情人節快樂! I know I have a shit ton of posts overdue, but for now wishing everyone a nice Valentine’s Day. To celebrate, I hit up a jazz lounge called Brown Sugar in Taipei with a bunch of my single friends. My distant cousin even came by with her friends: Monday nights there’s a jazz singer [...]
Class Trip
Posted in Study, TW Life on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ah yes, the lack of posts has been disconcerting. But fret not- your hero is alive and well. Pouring out some of the latest updates: 迪化街- In preparation for Lunar New Year, my class took a trip out to 迪化街, the street that opens up just to sell New Year-related goodies. I was just happy that [...]
Don’t Drink and Drive
Posted in TW Life on January 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Caught around the ‘hood. 喝醉 + 飆車 = 不好的結果
