Blog Archive 1 很久以前的文章

1. My Sister's Visit to Taiwan 我妹妹來台的旅遊 (November 2017) My friend referred to it as "staycation," though I'm not sure if he meant the days I'd be taking off or the time I'd spend introducing my sister to Taiwan.  Whichever one it is, it definitely  wasn't  relaxing.  Fun at times sure, but definitely not relaxing.  我有一個朋友稱這種情況 "留假," 可是我搞不清楚他指的是我請假的期間, 還是我帶我妹妹認識台灣的時間.  不管哪一個意思, 這段過程一點也不輕鬆.  當然有時候很好玩, 可是一點輕鬆感都沒有. My sister was here for two weeks.  She flew over on a Sunday from San Francisco, and flew back two Sundays later.  During those two weeks I had to work five days, but I spent the rest of the time showing her around.  我妹妹來台灣兩個禮拜.  她 從舊金山 到台灣是一個禮拜天, 也在二 個星期後的禮拜天飛回去.  這二個星期我上班五天, 其他的時間我都帶著她去玩. After her arrival at Taoyuan International Airport, we went straight back to my apartment in Taitung.  She spent the next three days recovering from jet lag, and by the time I was finally "free" she was, for the most part, ...

1. Taipei, According to the MRT and My Faulty Memory (Red Line) (October 2017) I don't ride the Red Line as much as I used to.  When my brother-in-law lived in Taoyuan 桃園, we rode it more than any other MRT line, but that was many years ago already. 1. Taipei 101/World Trade Center 台北101 / 世貿.  You can get to the 101 on the Red Line too?  I had no idea.  Either this is a new stop or I just never noticed. Sometimes the exhibitions held at the World Trade Center are worth going to.  I've been to a couple of the book fairs there.  It was fairly interesting, even though the comic book part was INSANE.  Seriously, there were so many people in that part of the book fair that I wasn't able to see any of the exhibits. 2. Daan Forest Park 大安森林公園.  I can remember visiting here years ago and thinking it wasn't bad.  It's disappointing if you compare it to "forest parks" in other parts of Taiwan, but taken as another park in Taipei it's pretty good....