Quick and friendly update:

- Last weekend, I went to Taipei and spent most of Saturday with my mom, sis, and parents' friends (who have an amazing house, and whose neighbours includes the ex-president).

- On Sunday, I met with WW, who took me went on a whirlwind tour of Taipei where I saw the Sun-Yat Sen Memorial Hall, the Chiang-Kai Shek Memorial Hall, 228 Peace Park, the Presidential Office, Taipei City Hall, and a few other places.

- Tuesday was a holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival, which means a day off work... although I decided to go into the office for a while and then for a great back/shoulders/tris workout.

- Tonight, our company had a Mid-Autumn Festival catered BBQ by the beach (postponed from last week due to bad weather). It was fun. Had a live band on stage, coworkers singing, me singing a part of "What's Up" by 4 Non-Blondes. A good time.

General Ramble:

- On the highway at night, many of the cars and trucks have blinking blue, green, yellow, red, or orange lights. They look like big Honger cellphones with wheels.

- The only rule on the road by foot is: what you can't see can't hurt you. You can pretty much walk anywhere you want, so long as you don't look and there isn't a car in front of you.

- The Taiwanese have abused the privilege of clapping. They clap for everything. It's too much. They must stop. They must.

- I miss blue sky here. I realized this when my sister pointed upwards on Saturday and said "hey look! some blue sky!"

- Life is so much better with my laptop. Evenings are fulfilled with IMing with friends, Skyping with friends, or videoing with friends. Miss TV has been replaced, and she's not happy about it. She's giving me the silent treatment.