Taoyuan Nights

1 minute of serious wobblyness, and 3 minutes of bouncyness here in Taoyuan.
Here are links to the data on the earthquake - biggest we’ve had for a few months.

CWB1,
CWB2
CWB1 (Chinese),
CWB2 (Chinese)
USGS

As usual, I have lots of respect for the incredible Taiwanese engineers that have built an electrical grid and internet infrastructure that just keeps on […]

Do you ever find yourself wanting to access your email from both home and the office - but at the same time, hating the crappy webmail client that seems like the only way of doing it? In fact, there is a much nicer solution than ‘POP3′ email (outlook express), or webmail, which surprisingly few people […]

One of the biggest problems I face when shopping in Taiwan, is that prices magically start rising as soon as people see me. Mobile phones, hard disks, you name it - prices often shoot up to 50% higher than what they would otherwise be, particularly for high value items such as electronic goods.
Heck, I’ve […]

Well, my first Chinese new year in Taiwan has almost arrived. Even now, two days before new year, it’s hard to ignore the noise of fireworks going off throughout the evening as the year of the Pig rapidly approaches.

Mysterious pig-themed monolith found outside the Taipei Main Station.
The new year buildup starts with having a […]

[If you are a foreigner working in Taiwan, I strongly encourage you to read this article.]
Like Britain, most of the high street banks in Taiwan pay out effectively nothing on their current accounts, and a pittance on the savings accounts. Current accounts run at 0.1%, and savings accounts often only offer 0.5%.
When I […]