Category: Taipei

You’re a Giant Squid!
One of the most shadowy and dark figures in your community, you sometimes are only known by what you leave behind, and what others say of you. With this murky and mysterious rap, you’ve become one of the most pursued and pondered people of your populous. You’re exceptionally large and even more lanky. You’re really into those suction cup baby-on-board signs made for cars.

Take the Animal Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

You’re South Africa!
After almost endless suffering, you’ve finally freed yourself from the oppression that somehow held you back. Now your diamond in the rough is shining through, and the world can accept you for who you really are. You were trying to show who you were to the world, but they weren’t interested in helping you become that until it was almost too late. Suddenly you’re a very hopeful person, even if you still have some troubles.
Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

You’re Anne of Green Gables!
by L.M. Montgomery
Bright, chipper, vivid, but with the emotional fortitude of cottage cheese, you make quite an impression on everyone you meet. You’re impulsive, rash, honest, and probably don’t have a great relationship with your parents. People hurt your feelings constantly, but your brazen honestly doesn’t exactly treat others with kid gloves. Ultimately, though, you win the hearts and minds of everyone that matters. You spell your name with an E and you want everyone to know about it.

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Today waiting in my fax at the office…. an announcement from the good ol’ law school that they are looking for an Assistant Admissions Director. Interestingly they were seeking alums looking for the alternative career path. For a brief perverted moment I thought about it, but then quickly cast it aside and continued with the day… I need to be passionate about what I’m doing. This, I could not see myself passionate about.

Carry on

=YC

Subway Fracas Escalates Into Test Of the Internet’s Power to Shame

Apparently she had to drop out of Uni because of this. There’s a fierce debate on the expat forum about it. Some feel it’s just desserts, others are like, technology’s run amok, no one deserves this.

I think everyone is missing the point. It has nothing to do with deserves or not. When an individual decides to give the proverbial finger to his/her society and its norms, then society will deal with the offender in its own (and unpredictable) way. Very Hobbesian and reasonable in terms of the social contract theory. Does the “punishment” outweigh the “crime”? Maybe so, but we live in a world where the power of technology applifies things and more than ever before, one needs to have their heads screwed on right, lest they become the next Internet chain mail topic.

Things to learn from:
1. The world is not your ashtray.
2. Golden Rule – Just Do It ™

Last night, celebration for AJ and his new Iron Chef boy C.T. Apparently, being groomed for the next big thing SE Asia’s ever seen :). Mother, kid and AJ are doing well and good spirits. (I hear he even took a swing at AJ, is that an omen?)

The gang headed over to Sergio Valente’s on Anhe Road Sec 1 and had cigars (Partagas Series D), wine (Californian, Woodbridge, Heitz Cellars, Clos do Val) and whisky (15 yr Highland). It was only the guys night. It’s an auspicious beginning for the next great leader since Ghengis Khan. Glad to have been there. Good vibes.

Meanwhile, Taiwan summer is upon us.

Yeah, bring it on! Caught the promos, trailers and the 3 hour season premier (in Taipei) on Cinemax. Really enjoyed the acting and the action sequences and special effects. Had some Babylon 5-ish feel to it, as it was rather dark. Good story set up as to the who, why, wherefore.

Could be part of “Must See TV” 😉 Sunday 9pm weekly I think ?

=YC

ps- Happy Independence Day! I get to say it a bit early :p

What is Your World View? (updated)
created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Postmodernist. Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation. You see the universe as a collection of information with varying ways of putting it together. There is no absolute truth for you; even the most hardened facts are open to interpretation. Meaning relies on context and even the language you use to describe things should be subject to analysis. Postmodernist 75% Cultural Creative 75% Existentialist 50% Modernist 50% Romanticist 50% Materialist 44% Idealist 38% Fundamentalist 13%

Yup, back in Taipei now and just getting around to shaking off the lag.

Been trying out Fun software and seeing how I can use this to help build business and my professional and social connections. Trying out different Forum and Portal software. Tried PunBB but wasn’t able to get that fixed. Still waiting to hear back from my help. However, I did try out SMF which was a real breeze to install. Now going to add additional features to it and see where that goes. You may take a look at my development instance of the SMF forum software HERE

=YC

Howard Johnson’s, Adieu

That’s it, I’m old :-(.