Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation stickling passé
I’m a fairly renowned pedant and things like 10 Words you need to stop misspelling warm my cockles. Something to do with having a decent education and a love for this wonderful, malleable, subtle thing we call English. But. I wonder if it’s time to call time on such pedantry. Provided the meaning is clear, [...]
Taipei weather shock!
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Things are looking up in Taipei…
Against all expectations, the agents turned up my suit which is now retrieved and hanging in the wardrobe. Result! Louise also retrieved her sketching board from the bar we left it in last night. We’ve now played ping pong on the shiny new and barely used tables in the basement and worked up a sweat. [...]
Canon Powershot S90 – first impressions
Anyone who knows me, know that I pretend to be a Nikon bigot: “Nikon make microscopes and Canon make photocopiers”. It’s a bit of a front, since I started on Canon. So, since coming to Taipei, I’ve been itching to have a camera to hand to capture the day to day, and indeed night by [...]
Taipei relocation: inauspicious start
That didn’t go according to plan. We did our best and anticipated outcomes but the best laid plans and all that. So far, we’ve had: The serviced apartment was a bit shit. Paper thin walls and a snoring neighbour. I had the lurgi for four days. Left my good suit in the serviced apartment. They [...]
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