Today is somewhat of an anniversary for me. It's been six months since my semi-permanent arrival in Taiwan - i.e. excludes the month I came for interviews last May/June. Hmmm... sentiments? I don't know. Life's possibilities just became a lot more interesting with the scooter... so it's hard to see where things will go from here. The past six months have been have been about getting used to my new environment, work, the people, the language, and the drop in friendly faces. But despite that, I'm still intrigued and excited (okay, maybe not daily). There's still a lot to look forward to... 5-days in Malaysia in February, another 4-5 days exploring Taiwan (not yet sure where I'm going to go).

Work has been very busy of late, but with the office closed this weekend for the annual sanitizing (delousing?), it'll make sure I don't find myself spending hours there. Besides, the biggest company party of the year is this Saturday, as we have our company (Lunar) year-end party. I'm in it for the meal, the guaranteed 2000nt gift-certificate, and a chance to go for the 100,000nt grand prize! Traditionally, the year-end party (尾牙) also included someone getting fired, based on performance. They would place a cooked chicken on the table, and whomever the head pointed to, would be out of a job. Nowadays, they either point the head away from anyone or just remove it completely. Probably better. Who wants to see a dead chicken head while eating lunch anyway?