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Chronic Low-Level Radiation Good for Us? Tawain Housing Accident Suggests So.
I came across this study this morning, and it boggles the mind. Chronic radiation is defined as the radiation received slowly or in a low-dose-rate from various sources. It is completely different in...
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Studying Minnanhua in Taiwan
Towards the end of this Chinese New Year, I started studying Taiwanese[1]. Though most people in Taiwan speak Mandarin Chinese now, it wasn’t always the case. Even now, there are a lot of people who...
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My Search for Taiwanese Study Materials
The very first difficulty I had after deciding to learn some Taiwanese a few months ago was finding appropriate materials. Despite being surrounded by Taiwanese as a second language in Taipei, very...
View ArticleWhy I Gave My Things Away
When I moved out of my my apartment in Taipei, I gave away all my things I couldn’t fit into either my suitcase or backpack. Several of my friends, even the beneficiaries, asked why I’d do such a...
View ArticleMy First Impressions of Hong Kong
I’ve just recently arrived in Hong Kong for the first time. It’s not at all what I’d expected from all of the HK movies I’ve seen, or even from what my friends have told me. The Airport The airport in...
View ArticleThoughts on Kunming
Now that I’ve been in Kunming for a couple of weeks, I think I’ve got a decent idea of what the city would be like to live in for six months to a year. I’m still not sure whether if I want to stay here...
View ArticleTeach in Taiwan or Teach in China?
Probably the second most common question I get emailed from readers of this site is this: “I’m from the US/Canada, I’ve just graduated and I want to teach English abroad and I want to learn some...
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What I miss the most after leaving China
In my last week or two in Beijing, one question I heard over and over was, “What will you miss the most?” Most my Chinese friends seemed to think it would be the food or the attention of being a...
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Why I started blogging eleven years ago
What I’ve learned from blogging for an entire decade Part 1: before the blog (you are here) Part 2: meeting other bloggers Part 3: how blogging helped me as an entrepreneur Part 4: The biggest drawback...
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Meeting other bloggers in the mid 2000s
What I’ve learned from blogging for an entire decade Part 1: before the blog Part 2: meeting other bloggers (you are here) Part 3: how blogging helped me as an entrepreneur Part 4: The biggest drawback...
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