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!

I like to go biking and fortunately for me there is an extensive recreational bike route system in Taipei.

Living in a big city, you would think that unless you went to the zoo or drove out into the mountains, you would not easily find wildlife. But I have had the lucky fortune of playing host for the past few months  to a furry rodent that had set up house somewhere on my apartment balcony. Today, I finally nabbed it!

I thought I would never have this experience . . . but I was almost struck by lightning last night!