July 4, 2011
For reasons that will become apparent as you read this article, the author wishes to remain anonymous. The author is a personal friend and I know for a fact he did indeed go to prison here in Taiwan for 35 days due to being caught with .08 gram of hash. Not only did he end [...]
July 3, 2011
An Introduction to Moving to Taiwan Do you want to visit Asia? Perhaps work here? Make money teaching English? Don’t know where to start looking for information? Then hopefully this article can be of some use to you if you are intending on moving to Taiwan. This article specifically deals with Teaching English [...]
July 4, 2011
Taiwan and Drugs One Man’s Story Part 1 Taiwan and Drugs One Man’s Story Part 2 4 When you first get to the prison you’re told to squat down and face the wall. There were probably about 20 of us starting our sentences that day. The prison guards yelled something at us, which I [...]
July 4, 2011
Taiwan and Drugs Part 1 3 A few days later in Taipei Taiwan, we spoke to our friend who we had spent New Year’s with and he told us that his girlfriend had written a bunch of stuff in her journal and that her dad had read it. Apparently, she wrote in her journal [...]
July 3, 2011
Getting Your APRC Etienne Maré Hi there, This is a detailed report of what we went through to get our Taiwan APRCs in Taiwan. It is based on a South African living in Taipei’s perspective, and mileage may vary depending on your home country and city if different… The process is not that difficult, [...]
July 3, 2011
Okay, not the sexiest topic, but important if you’re a man non the less. Due to the in-availability of a lot of shaving products here in Taiwan, it can be a pain in the ass to shave comfortably if you, like I do, have really sensitive skin. So first off off one thing I [...]
July 3, 2011
Paying my 2009 Taiwan taxes a year late! Quick Points Have a pen. Have your ARC or passport. I suggest having both. Bring the receipts your school gives you. If you do not have them, be prepared to tell them your earnings for the year. Cash to pay your taxes. You do not need to [...]
July 3, 2011
Finding an apartment in Taiwan Getting an apartment in Taiwan is relatively easy if you can either speak and read Chinese or can snag a friend that does. Otherwise, you are going to be severely limited in choice. Or you will need to use a specialty broker that will no doubt charge you out [...]
July 3, 2011
What is up with this WIFLY crap? I’m in a Starbuck’s coffee shop trying to use the Internet, NOPE! In order to use the Internet through a simple WAN, you need to get a card that you need to have an account with that you need to pay for each month. When Niall and I [...]
July 3, 2011
This is a translation of a law that was sent to all cram schools in Taipei City. Please understand that there are differences in laws in different cities around Taipei. The gist of this law is that children in a cram school may NOT be physically punished. If they are, the Taipei city government can [...]
