Thursday, June 9, 2022
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My life as a foreign teacher in Taiwan... thoughts, musings and ramblings: cheaper than therapy and twice as much fun!
About Me
- Birdienumnums
- I live and teach in Taiwan, but I am originally from Montréal, Canada. I am fluent in both English and French. I've lived in Taiwan for over six years, and so I also speak a little Mandarin and can read and write a little Chinese. I'm usually pretty easy going and fun loving (but I can also be very moody). I'm generally a pretty relaxed person and I love to just chill out with friends.
These are a few of my favourite things...
- Abe's Books--------> An online resource to find just about ANYTHING in print!
- Anime News Network--------> Simply the best encyclopedia of Anime on the net!
- Babelfish --------> quick translation services
- Doctor Who -------> I know... I know... I'm a geek... but I love the new Doctor Who series! This is the BBC's offcial site.
- File Extention Resource --------> Ever wondered what the heck that file is that you have on your computer? This is a great (albeit geeky) resource site!
- Laurie's Blog --------> This is my sister Laurie's Blog. When you live 1,000,000 miles away from each other, this is handy!!
- Make A Shorter link --------> Whant to send a URL to someone, but afraid it'll get screwed up in the sending? Use this handy free site!
- Rate Your Music --------> This is an awesome music resource! You can rate your favourite albums, get recommendations, and keep track of what you own and don't.
- Scifi-Genre Comics --------> Need your monthly comics delivered to your door? Anywhere in the world? This is who I use for all my X-Men and Spidey needs!
- Taiwan-Cam! --------> This is the Taiwan portal to access the internet cams in the various cities around the country! The website is in English! The pull down menu on the left will allow you to choose Chiayi City, where I live!
- Terry's Musical Life --------> Blog from my fellow Avenue member, Terry Hecker!
- TV Calendar --------> What's on and when (includes UK and US shows)
- Wands and Worlds: A nice Blog about Children/Teen literature (esp: Fantasy)
Labels
- 2006
- 2007
- Abo Restaurant (The Hunter)
- Adel
- Air Canada
- Albert
- an ping gu bao
- anecdotes
- anime
- ARC
- arrival dates
- Arrival in Chiayi
- Australia
- avenue
- avenue CD exchange
- Avenue Podcast
- Baby Gao
- best
- birthday
- Blitz
- bookstores
- bubbly
- buddah
- buses
- Canadian Club
- CDs
- champagne
- Chiayi
- Chinese New Year
- Chopsticks
- christmas
- coffee
- cold
- Columbia
- comics
- concert
- Cory
- covers project
- dexter
- doctor who
- drivers
- driving
- Emily
- Eva
- exchange rate
- fireworks
- first impressions
- flight cost
- food
- food courts
- Gaoshung
- Gordon
- Guan Ying
- High Speed Rail
- holidays
- hotels
- i-Tunes
- internet cafe
- itinerary
- Jade Market
- Jane
- Jen
- Kaohsiung
- keroro
- kites
- kittens
- La Casa
- Laurie
- Le Partager
- Lotus Pond
- Lucksmiths
- mahjong
- medical test
- Melbourne
- Mickey
- Money
- mongolian BBQ
- Montreal
- moon
- Mopeds
- MP3
- music
- Natacha
- Nathalie
- Nathan
- new year
- Nicholas Cage
- Nichole
- night market
- Nikki
- North West Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- Pacific Ocean
- packages
- packing
- papaya milk
- Patrick Troughton
- pencil sharpeners
- penguins
- Pete
- Phillip
- Phillip Island
- Phillip Moore
- picture
- pictures
- Pierre
- poker
- pool cue
- puzzle mat
- quick hello....
- rain
- rainy season
- reni-tan
- review
- Rob Fyfe
- Robert
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
- roof
- Saint Etienne
- Salary
- Sarah
- scattergories
- Sean
- secret shine
- shoe shopping
- sick
- skiing
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man India
- sport bar
- stationary
- statue
- stinky tofu
- students
- Sue
- Susan
- Tainan
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Tara
- Tavis
- television 2006
- temple
- Terracotta Warriors
- Terry
- Tom Dimovsky
- top 10
- traffic
- trains
- travel agents
- TV
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Ultimate X-Men
- United Airlines
- vacation
- vegetarian
- video
- visitor's visa application
- William Hartnell
- wine
- working in Taiwan
- x-men
- Yasmin