There is a very interesting bronze statue just outside the Taipei Zoo. Obviously, the artist wanted to show how humans and animals can peacefully co-exist. But maybe this particular piece shows people and animals as being a little bit too close. 

I remember squeeze cheese as a kid. It was cool then and I remember always hoping that Mom would buy it whenever we went grocery shopping. Now, there is something similar for pancakes.

Another quirky idea popped into my head recently. I had a glass barometer swan when I was young and thought it would be cool to make a barometer based on the same principles of this simple device.

I came across this box of Altoids one day buried under a pile of books in my livingroom. The last time I recalled munching on an Altoid was over a year ago, possibly longer than that. When I opened the box, I was dismayed to find not a nice yummy Altoid, but something pretty yucky.

I came across this poem in an old notebook I kept my Chinese study notes in. The entry was marked July 29, 2003. I  vaguely recall having a weird dream just before waking one morning and writing down these lines. What was I thinking?

I was tidying up my place one day when I noticed a thumb-sized hole in a plastic bag that used to hold some bread. I thought a rat had gnawed the hole but upon closer inspection, I realized it was caused by a cockroach!