[quote=“pubba”]Tommy this is the girl that they have following me around…
To be fair, she is a fantastic Chinese teacher. If I get the pronunciation right, she hollers the correct way at me until I am beaten into submission 
And she doesnt let any of those annoying pretty girls get their mitts on me either - god bless her 
I think in the inifinite wisdom of my Taiwanese friends, they thought we would hit it off, because hey! Im a chubby guy so why not? A match made in heaven!
Wulai was beautiful - I love the diversity of the terrain here. One minute we were in choking traffic, negotiating freeways, and the next we were winding up a mountain, looking down on small dams and lush green forests
Still not brave enough to try a scooter yet… Im amazed at the elegant way in which people weave in and out of traffic, millimetres away from certain death… Its like watching a school of fish darting in and out of a coral reef. Incredible!
I didnt realise that the beggars are part of a bigger group, but have been told early on not to give them any money…
Saw a dog get hit by a car yesterday which is still doing my head in. I miss my dogs more than anything else that I left behind in Australia… Nobody else seemed phased at all when it happened, and I think this will take a while to get accustomed to 
Havent gone to 101 yet, the people im staying with just went out to a market to buy food for lunch. Hopefully will hit the town this afternoon 
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HAHAHAA fell off my chair laughing. BUT SORRY , not to be NON PC (politically correct ) or anything but…
People shouldnt be judged by looks alone and theres always a lid no matter how black the pot and all that but… But that reminds me NEVER to be set up by anyone. I MEAN Taiwan has cute chicks crawling out of the woodwork !!! And they even love chubby gringos too (thank God)
edit : oh OH , didnt read bout the dog getting hit. THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOO SAD. Iv lived in taiwan many years and thank God i have not seen that happen often at all.
ya taiwan is scooter crazy to say the least. You should pop by and drop in on MORDETH 13. he lives in chongli and is a crackpot scooter and moto rider !! the dudes a blast. get in touch with him via youtube or on forumosa. That’ll teach ya bout scoots
taiwanese have mixed feelings bout stray dogs. Everyone knows that if they get taken to the pound they just bout have a death sentence put on them. So there are not many dog catchers cuz the general public hates them. So what happens is that a lot of the lucky strays get adopted by a neighorhood. LIke my friends cafe area? There were 4 strays that hung out there. And people pitched in to take them to the vet, get them their shots, give them a bath and feed them and give them water. So these are the lucky strays. the unlucky ones get mange and then are just left to their own devises. These are the sad ones that the people hope get picked up by the dog catchers. Stray dogs are a big problem in Taiwan. NObody really knows what to do. They need neutering, licenses, microchips. and yes strays do need to be taken off the streets if they are not adopted and taken care of. because otherwise they live a life of pain.