I saw this movie on the flight to Taiwan and LOVED it. It’s a different view of the holocaust, as seen from the eyes of an 8 year old boy. Definitely worth seeing and I highly recommend it.
Archive for February, 2009
Taiwan: 1st Full Day
Feb 4 2009Survived finding the bus stop and asking a zillion people for directions. Amazing what I can speak in Mandarin when survival’s on the line haha. If I really did live here for a few months, I bet my Mandarin could improve ten-fold… it’s tempting.
I decided to just stick the photos up on Picasa and link to them from there. Makes it easier and quicker to get them up. Picasa messes up the photo quality, but I’ll just add the better photos to Flickr when I get back.
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Went to the morning marketplace near An-he and Tong-hua. Not nearly as packed as a night-market is, but just as interesting to see. LOTS of good food. I swear 90% of my trips to Taiwan are just about the food haha.
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The wind dampener inside of Taipei 101. An engineering marvel… and pretty, too haha
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My version of Google Earth satellite vie from Taipei 101.
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The fence around the observation deck. It makes humming sound because of all the wind on the north side.
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Nerves
Feb 2 2009I’m nervous :X This will be the first time going without a planned tour or a planned cultural camp or even a person who speaks Mandarin fluently. Haha my mom is prepping me with emergency phone numbers to call, but first things first is I’d need a means to make the call! :P Also there’s this weird area code you need when you’re in one place, but now when you’re in another… and times when you add a 0 and times you don’t. Heh, I think my parents are just making me nervous. I’ve arrived in Taiwan on my own before, everything will be fine :T
A Superbowl commercial to enjoy… I can’t wait for it to come out. Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint!
