# Life **URL:** https://tw.forumosa.com/c/life/5.md [Latest](https://tw.forumosa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://tw.forumosa.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://tw.forumosa.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Life Forums](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/about-the-life-forums/11)
**Author:** [@system](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/about-the-life-forums/11 "2016-07-30T16:56:41Z")
Explore the everyday side of living in Taiwan—health, relationships, tech, food, pets, and more, all shared through real experiences and community wisdom. The Life Forum on Forumosa brings together the wide-ranging, rea… --- ## [Chunghwa Telecom requiring foreigners to reverify their ID?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/chunghwa-telecom-requiring-foreigners-to-reverify-their-id/250008)
**Author:** [@Andrew](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/chunghwa-telecom-requiring-foreigners-to-reverify-their-id/250008 "2026-11-03T14:16:40Z")
So the mobile data on my Chunghwa Telecom prepaid SIM card I’ve had since 2016 suddenly stopped working last Friday, with the little exclamation mark on the signal bar and no internet access. I was on my way out at the t… --- ## [iRent](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/irent/206147)
**Author:** [@WTCS](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/WTCS)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/irent/206147 "2026-11-03T13:35:51Z")
Successfully signed up for iRent (car), but haven’t be brave enough to try and use it yet. Thing that concerns me is the small print on insurance and the possibility of being hit with a huge bill if somebody crashes into… --- ## [Importing Pets into Taiwan (Paperwork, Quarantine, etc.)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/importing-pets-into-taiwan-paperwork-quarantine-etc/383)
**Author:** [@goinabroad2](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/goinabroad2)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/importing-pets-into-taiwan-paperwork-quarantine-etc/383 "2026-11-03T13:15:21Z")
Hi! We will be moving to Taiwan shortly, and we're having a very difficult time finding out exactly what the deal is with bringing cats into the country. We understand that there is a 21 day quarantine period for pets … --- ## [Geothermal energy in Taiwan and around the world](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/geothermal-energy-in-taiwan-and-around-the-world/239841)
**Author:** [@hansioux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hansioux)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/geothermal-energy-in-taiwan-and-around-the-world/239841 "2026-11-03T07:32:20Z")
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4605177-texas-geothermal-energy-boom/ In Texas, geothermal isn’t classified as green energy, and isn’t oil and gas either, and most importantly, all the technology and worke… --- ## [Does AI make you concerned?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/does-ai-make-you-concerned/238194)
**Author:** [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Replies:** 1688\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/does-ai-make-you-concerned/238194 "2026-11-03T05:10:00Z")
Watching all these rapid developments in AI, I can’t help getting a feeling of disquiet (probably meshed up with a lot of the other unsettling wars and tensions in the world). It will create immense change for us and ou… --- ## [Death to QR Codes! (Non Culinary)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/death-to-qr-codes-non-culinary/233720)
**Author:** [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/death-to-qr-codes-non-culinary/233720 "2026-11-03T00:17:03Z")
The post office has made QR Codes MANDATORY for sending stuff overseas. DEATH TO QR CODES! AND it’s called EZPost! --- ## [PS5 GTA VI DualSense](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/ps5-gta-vi-dualsense/260574)
**Author:** [@Inception](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Inception)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/ps5-gta-vi-dualsense/260574 "2026-11-02T07:19:09Z")
Hey everyone! I was hoping to get the GTA 6 limited-edition DualSense controller for PS5, but it’s already sold out on momo. Does anyone know if there’s a chance of another restock in Taiwan? Or do you think more units… --- ## [Police raid on Taipei LGBTQ bar](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-raid-on-taipei-lgbtq-bar/259914)
**Author:** [@cluckin\_bell](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cluckin_bell)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-raid-on-taipei-lgbtq-bar/259914 "2026-11-01T23:52:22Z")
On October 3 2026, the Taipei City Police Department’s Wanhua District Fraction conducted a major raid on Commander D, a well-known LGBTQ+ and BDSM-themed bar located near Ximending. The raid began around 4:30 PM and re… --- ## [Decathlon Sporting Goods Megastores Taiwan](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/decathlon-sporting-goods-megastores-taiwan/86855)
**Author:** [@Formosa\_Fitness](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Formosa_Fitness)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/decathlon-sporting-goods-megastores-taiwan/86855 "2026-11-01T12:08:34Z")
I’m surprised no one posted about this yet. A couple of sporting goods megastores have now opened in Taipei called Decathlon. Apparently they are French and it’s as if the sporting goods section of Carrefour got expanded… --- ## [Insults](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/insults/260435)
**Author:** [@xxxxx4](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/xxxxx4)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/insults/260435 "2026-11-01T09:21:50Z")
Been told to “go get hit by a car” and “go kill yourself” multiple times by my wife and when I challenged her behaviour she claimed these words are normal and not that bad in Taiwanese culture. Online searches suggest it… --- ## [Motorcycle Questions and General Hangout](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/motorcycle-questions-and-general-hangout/233777)
**Author:** [@cdn1234](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cdn1234)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/motorcycle-questions-and-general-hangout/233777 "2026-10-30T09:10:44Z")
Hi y’all, Couldn’t find a motorcycle thread so a few questions here (asking in other places as well). Just curious if anyone here has had a v1 or V2 mt-15 – or, even better, both. Just curious about how suitable they ar… --- ## [AI music generators](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/ai-music-generators/235245)
**Author:** [@kurupted](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/kurupted)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/ai-music-generators/235245 "2026-10-29T14:57:02Z")
This is the best one atm. --- ## [HTC is gone](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/htc-is-gone/170657)
**Author:** [@GooseEgg](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/GooseEgg)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/htc-is-gone/170657 "2026-10-29T13:31:28Z")
--- ## [Something I've noticed about dating in Taiwan](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/something-ive-noticed-about-dating-in-taiwan/245916)
**Author:** [@forumosa2](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/forumosa2)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/something-ive-noticed-about-dating-in-taiwan/245916 "2026-10-29T09:09:29Z")
Girls can are very clingy. They might message other girls you are friends with on FB to see if you have dated them in the past. Break ups are tough. This follows the first point. Girls in Taiwan often do not take breaku… --- ## [Taiwan: Projects & Construction](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-projects-construction/196732)
**Author:** [@Gmu](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Gmu)\ **Replies:** 1334\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-projects-construction/196732 "2026-10-29T07:39:32Z")
dedicated to skyscrapers, towers, highrises, construction, and city planning enthusiasts about Taiwan Taipei Beitou and Shilin technology park. https://tw.news.yahoo.com/明年入厝-北投士林科技園區-專案住宅-分配完成-082700637.html Taipei… --- ## [Has Google Translate for web pages got a lot worse for anyone else recently?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/has-google-translate-for-web-pages-got-a-lot-worse-for-anyone-else-recently/238639)
**Author:** [@miamidice](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/miamidice)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/has-google-translate-for-web-pages-got-a-lot-worse-for-anyone-else-recently/238639 "2026-10-28T23:56:12Z")
Google Translate with Chrome used to be great at automatically translating pages from Chinese to English, but in recent months it barely works for me now on any device (mac, iphone, android). It rarely automatically tran… --- ## [Unnecessary and dangerous use of URL shorteners](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/unnecessary-and-dangerous-use-of-url-shorteners/252796)
**Author:** [@slawa](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/slawa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/unnecessary-and-dangerous-use-of-url-shorteners/252796 "2026-10-28T01:03:54Z")
Today I had a false positive on a QR-Code my wife scanned. I protect our family network with DNS level filtering from malware and scams. Those geniuses probably used some shitty QR code generator website which does n… --- ## [Tommy and Tammy’s bay area (and other) adventures](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/tommy-and-tammy-s-bay-area-and-other-adventures/80647)
**Author:** [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Replies:** 817\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/tommy-and-tammy-s-bay-area-and-other-adventures/80647 "2026-10-27T16:25:09Z")
A continuation of the tommy thread: wildlife-museum.org/ Went to Lindsay Wildlife Museum today. I think I went there last bout 8 years ago? They had a live Puma and a live Bobcat then. Unfortunately those two creatu… --- ## [Tammy and tommy and kucing gendut's mini escapades](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/tammy-and-tommy-and-kucing-genduts-mini-escapades/82282)
**Author:** [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/tammy-and-tommy-and-kucing-genduts-mini-escapades/82282 "2026-10-26T07:33:12Z")
forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtop ... adventures (part two) Well as promised. Part two comes to an end with tammy's Green Card. Part three we will focus on mini escapades with little kuching gendut (whopper's new indonesi… --- ## [TSMC announces US semiconductor fab plans (May 2020)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/tsmc-announces-us-semiconductor-fab-plans-may-2020/192023)
**Author:** [@bdog](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bdog)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/tsmc-announces-us-semiconductor-fab-plans-may-2020/192023 "2026-10-26T05:57:38Z")
https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do?action=detail&language=E&newsid=THGOANPGTH --- ## [Watch collections](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/watch-collections/182199)
**Author:** [@Zapman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Zapman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/watch-collections/182199 "2026-10-25T03:05:19Z")
Anyone on Forumosa an avid watch collector? I recently got the watch bug and I am wondering what watches you wear? Any pics of your collection would be neat too. --- ## [HiNet Internet very slow](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/hinet-internet-very-slow/159701)
**Author:** [@viator\_de](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/viator_de)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/hinet-internet-very-slow/159701 "2026-10-25T00:44:33Z")
I have some problems with the HiNet internet at home. Last couple of days the connection becomes very slow. Websites time out. In the morning all was fine again and now back to shitty internet. I did some analysis and … --- ## [Australia says n̶o̶ \[yes\] to Taiwan driver's licence](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/australia-says-n-o-yes-to-taiwan-drivers-licence/250665)
**Author:** [@RandomName](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/RandomName)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/australia-says-n-o-yes-to-taiwan-drivers-licence/250665 "2026-10-21T01:03:22Z")
Taiwan driver’s licences will no longer be able to be swapped for Australian driver’s licences. Will this have an impact for swaping Australian driver’s licences for Taiwanese licences? --- ## [HRT Access](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/hrt-access/259767)
**Author:** [@Artaste](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Artaste)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/hrt-access/259767 "2026-10-20T03:58:02Z")
Hi, I just got here in Kaohsiung for almost 3 weeks now and I am wondering what are my options for me to get my HRT (Pills and Injectables) so i can continue my transition? Where to get and how much would it cost? --- ## [Status of WiFi 6E and 6GHz spectrum?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/status-of-wifi-6e-and-6ghz-spectrum/228564)
**Author:** [@cluckin\_bell](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cluckin_bell)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/status-of-wifi-6e-and-6ghz-spectrum/228564 "2026-10-19T15:16:28Z")
WiFi 6E is a huge upgrade to the wireless standard, as it allows broadcasting in the relatively uncongested 6GHz spectrum. However, despite WiFi 6E phones and routers being on sale since 2021, you can’t buy them in Taiw… --- ## [Cures for Insomnia](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/34812)
**Author:** [@Buttercup](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Buttercup)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/34812 "2026-10-17T16:46:38Z")
No jokes, please, even though I know I would be the first to make one usually... I'm sleeping 3-4 hours a night. I'm either completely manic (sorry about all the retarded/obnoxious posts, everyone), or awake but semi-c… --- ## [Joys of Aging](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/joys-of-aging/218317)
**Author:** [@Bree](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Bree)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/joys-of-aging/218317 "2026-10-17T09:31:44Z")
I really do like getting older. 90% of it anyhow. I recently woke up with TMJ. Out of the blue, a new ailment. I had it for about a month, didn’t for a week and it’s back again. It’s the weirdest, most annoying thing. D… --- ## [Advice on financial aspects in dating a taiwanese woman](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/advice-on-financial-aspects-in-dating-a-taiwanese-woman/217373)
**Author:** [@katana](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/katana)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/advice-on-financial-aspects-in-dating-a-taiwanese-woman/217373 "2026-10-17T02:58:29Z")
Hi, I hope to find some advice here. I am 40 something Western man and I started dating a 40 something colleague from Taiwan. Shortly after our first official date, my partner laid down a number of conditions to continue… --- ## [Breast Implants Taiwan](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/breast-implants-taiwan/260090)
**Author:** [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/breast-implants-taiwan/260090 "2026-10-15T07:32:47Z")
For year 2025. That doesn’t seem correct. Rarely seen in Taiwan. Maybe becoming more popular. [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/c/life/5.md?page=1)