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In the midst of all this busyness, I finally got some rest. This past weekend in Taipei was a good one. Lots of time spent indoors, and two nights of sleeping that went uninterrupted by a reason to wake up other than lunch. That's not to say I didn't go out, but at least there was no copius amounts of walking, and I ended the weekend without aching feet. Seems like a while since I've had the pleasure.

I need to eat more, and very quickly. I don't feel like I get hungry often, but it seems like certainweight scales report very different weights. One weight scale this past weekend announced that I had lost some 8 lbs and was quickly nearing the ideal weight... for girls! Anyway, gonna start back on my Power Meal and Protein.

Groundbreaking news! Today was the groundbreaking ceremony for our new office building, to be built over the next year right behind the building I'm working in. The new building will become the eventual home for my team. In true Taiwanese fashion, a big ceremony was held. There was an announcement by the CEO, some firecrackers blown, some ceremonial gifts to the Gods (actually, I'm not sure what it was for), lots of paper burned to bring good luck, more firecrackers blown hanging from an excavator's shovel, and the final formal ground breaking. The ground breaking was performed by the company directors, 8-9 of them, using golden shovels. It was big pimpin'. At the end of the day, a conclusion is drawn: Taiwanese people like to burn things.

(the part above was written on Monday, the part below was written on Tuesday)

Groundshaking news! At around midnight my time, I experienced an earthquake. It was my second one (third officially, but I didn't feel the first one) in the last month. The first one I felt was a more violent shake and only lasted about 2 seconds. This one was less violent, although still shaky, and lasted 30 +/- seconds. I even had enough time to wonder whether I should continue MSNing with my friend VS in North Carolina. After the excitement, it was back to watching Rocky 2 on TV.