We are in the middle of exams now, which means I have to proctor. I’d rather be teaching…
Standing for 2 or 4 hours at a time without being able to do anythning else is, well, tiring. And it hurts my knees.
Mark posted something on the transient nature of expat life. At the age of 38, [...]

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I found a scary video through Bill Cara’s blog, financial guru for “the little people” with a social conscience. I particularly wanted Mark to see it, but it looks as if Mr. Cramer may have pissed off the wrong people. The video was pulled by the thestreet.com, under pretext of copyright infringment. Here is a [...]

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I’ve been meaning to post this video for a while now. My good friend Nathan made it a couple of months ago. He’s gone now and I miss him. This is a video/photo montage that includes students, buildings, old people, watermelon, hello kitty and dog passenger. Enjoy…
YouTube - Where I am Calling From: Taiwan

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I was really looking forward to the talk by Mr. Mishra. I saw it “advertised” on Big Ell’s blog. Here was the write-up:
The Taipei Salon
Poor but Democratic: Democracy in India in the Age of Globalization
Many rulers like to claim democracy only comes after wealth. What about India then?
Indian democracy is one of the world’s greatest political experiments and it has [...]

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