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before she turns 2...

andres y. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 10:55 pm
here are some recent photos of olivia before she turns 2 tomorrow..... her little flower halloween costume. our little rock star! running around the new sogo shopping mall. trying to hide. modeli...
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Featured Blog - "The Milk Tea Diaries"

andres y. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 1:17 am
The Milk Tea Diaries "Adventures of an Expat Family in Taiwan" by Ruth Poulsen
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Featured Blog - "Taiwan Teacher"

andres y. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 9:28 pm
Taiwan Teacher "2+ YEARS IN THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEACHING ENGLISH IN TAIWAN" by Christina
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Featured Blog - "Wasabi Kneesocks"

andres y. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:30 am
Wasabi Kneesocks "Recently-married Lisa and Chris leave their friends and family, pack up everything, and move west... really west. So west they hit the East." by Lisa & Chris Webb
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Featured Blog - "Taiwaneers"

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 6:37 am
Taiwaneers "A couple of kids from Michigan living the high life in Taiwan" by Michael & Emily Jefferies
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ethan turns 3!

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 7:18 am
today is my newphew ethan's 3rd birthday but we celebrated early and gathered at our house yesterday..... happy birthday kiddo!!!
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olivia dancing & singing to abc bubbles dvd

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 7:09 am
olivia dancing and singing to abc bubbles song teaching about "walk, run, crawl, climb & jump".
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olivia's halloween flower costume

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 11:20 am
ready to go trick-or-treating!
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Featured Blog - "Rice Society"

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 6:51 am
Rice Society "fashion. clothes. DIY. design. art. people. Taiwan. Rice Society!" by Jenna Pearce
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leofoo village theme park

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 2:35 am
photos from family outing at the leofoo village theme park earlier this month.....
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Featured Blog - "Taiwan-Born American"

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 4:12 am
Taiwan-Born American "a twentysomething hua qiao returns to taiwan for uncertain adventures in identity formation, Mandarin literacy and TEFL teaching" by Laura
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side trip to yunlin county

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 3:26 am
on our recent 3-day vacation to kenting, on the way back to taipei we took a side trip to yunlin county to visit karen's grandpa for a couple hours..... grandpa's house. when in doubt, shoot...
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kenting trip 2009, part 3 - the beach resort

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 5:39 am
here's the 3rd and last installment of our kenting trip series, the beach resort..... we wanted to stay somewhere that was kid-friendly and offered lot of activities for families. after doing so...
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Featured Blog - "Chris in Asia"

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 5:09 am
Chris in Asia "JUST A BLOG SO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES CAN SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING LIVING HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD." by Chris
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kenting trip 2009, part 2 - the food

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 4:20 am
continuing on with our recent kenting trip series here's part 2, the food..... on the way to kenting, we made a stop at a donlong shop..... famous for their herbal jelly. i also tried their her...
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kenting trip 2009, part 1 - fun, games, r&r

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 1:38 am
last week we went to kenting where we stayed at the yoho beach resort for 3 days for some much needed r&r. unfortunately, it rained during most of the time we were there so we couldn't do much ou...
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Featured Blog - "Baxter-Ramblings"

andres y. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 3:22 am
Baxter-Ramblings "Most people know that I love the simple things in life.... traveling is my one TRUE Passion.... I love to dance and to keep fit, RUNNING is my exercise of choice -- though with the ...
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new toy

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 12:03 pm
canon 500d double lens kit.
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Featured Blog - "The Adventures of Melodie and Shawn in Taiwan"

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 7:01 am
The Adventures of Melodie and Shawn in Taiwan "We went to Korea too! Check out the older posts on here for the scoop on that shiz." by Shawn & Mel
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lunch at black cattle spicy hotpot

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 24, 2009, 5:10 am
a few photos from lunch at the all-you-can-eat black cattle spicy hotpot restaurant in downtown taipei a few weeks ago..... that's the spicy soup base on the left and the mogolian herbs soup base...
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bbq at sinfong beach in hsinchu county

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 5:53 am
*** be sure to check the recaps by hc & mj: http://www.thenhbushman.com/2009/09/21/bushmans-blogger-beach-bbq and becky: http://yumafia.pixnet.net/blog/post/28117082 *** bbq at sinfong beach in hsin...
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bushman's beach bbq

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 11:00 pm
an update from the bushman..... This past weekend, Andres and I checked out the site for the Beach BBQ. We agreed that we should use the other shelter instead of the original one. The reasons for th...
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Featured Blog - "Stick it in Your Deep End!"

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 3:31 am
Stick it in Your Deep End! "A place where those who love to stir the shit pot gather" by Neil Sherwood
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an afternoon in bali

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 3:25 am
been neglecting the blog lately due to both busyness and laziness. got a few back posts that i would like to put up but again, just haven't had the time nor the desire. well, to get things somew...
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Featured Blog - "Lief in Taiwan"

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 12:39 pm
Lief in Taiwan "Liefintaiwan is simply a blog about my life in Taiwan. My name is Rich Matheson and my nickname is Lief (pronounced “life” not “leaf”). I am teaching English here in Taiwan an...
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why the name change?

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 5:50 am
a few people have asked why i changed the spelling of my name from andres to andre. to cut a long story short, andres is a spanish name which i received when i moved to costa rica as a young kiddo. ...
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a walk in the park with olivia

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 4, 2009, 7:08 am
hanging out at the xinzhuang park a couple weekends ago..... "ok dad, you can stop taking photos anytime now!"
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Feature Blog - "24°09′N 120°40′E"

andres y. posted an article on - Sep 4, 2009, 6:12 am
24°09′N 120°40′E "Teaching our way around the world. First stop: Taichung, Taiwan" by Jeremiah O'sullivan
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Featured Blog - "HMS VICKY"

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 6:03 am
HMS VICKY "the wind it just whips her away and fills up her brigantine sails" by Vicky Tam
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olivia watching mickey mouse clubhouse

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 10:39 am
vid taken a few days ago of olivia watching her favorite show, the mickey mouse clubhouse.....
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coping with the hot weather

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2009, 12:28 am
the weather has been fairly mild and comfortable the past couple weeks, but yesterday it felt a lot hotter and humid than usual. well, here's how i coped with the sudden temperature surge last ni...
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Featured Blog - "Lao Ren Cha"

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 12:59 am
Lao Ren Cha by Jenna Kwiatoski
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typhoon morakot aid & visuals

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 11:15 pm
a week after mother nature showed her powerful fury with typhoon morakot causing major devastation and damages here in taiwan; our country is still struggling with its rescue and recovery efforts. it...
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Featured Blog - "Powers Taiwan Chatter"

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 13, 2009, 9:52 pm
Powers Taiwan Chatter "Cast of Characters (so far): Dad (our Handsome Bread & Butter!), Mom, Rachel (Fifth grader and Big Sister Extraordinaire, age 10), Emma (Living-With-A-Narrator, Age 4), Sabrina...
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father's day lunch

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 7:23 am
last saturday was 8/8, which is father's day here in taiwan. the reason behind father's day being celebrated on this particular date is because number eight is pronounced "ba" in chinese; and...
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Featured Blog - "Bushman's Typhoon Blog"

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 7, 2009, 1:24 am
Bushman's Typhoon Blog "Postings about typhoons that affect the area of Taiwan. Thanks to David Michael V. Padua and Typhoon2000.com for their excellent reports." by MJ Klein
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ethan..... wolverine

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 7, 2009, 1:17 am

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swimming in linkou

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 2:33 am
took olivia and my nephew ethan to the chang-gung university pool in linkou for some much needed relief from this summer heat. the past few days the temp has soared up to 39C (103F), and with the humi...
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tasty lunch

andres y. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2009, 1:50 am
lunch at tasty steak house last weekend..... we really like going to tasty. the food is not bad and considering the amount of food served in their set menu with fairly decent prices, it's a grea...
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ready to hit the beach

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 31, 2009, 2:55 am
well, look who's ready to go hit the beach..... practicing sunbathing on the beach. "hey old man, you better not post these on the internet!"
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Featured Blog - "Hi Tech Taipei"

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 30, 2009, 11:59 pm
Hi Tech Taipei "An Arm Chair View of Taiwan Tech Sector Companies, Brands and Products" by Paul Sharpe
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week 30, 2009

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 28, 2009, 11:12 pm
bath time. nice do. hanging out at ah-dong's in hukou with mj. olivia hung with us while the wives shopped at costco. she was very well behaved. checking out sinfong beach. excellent grilled...
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twitter

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2009, 11:12 pm
well, it seems everyone and their mothers are on it, so i thought i'd join in on the hype and see what the fuzz is all about. follow me here: http://twitter.com/dretw
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Featured Blog - "BEAUTY OF TAIWAN"

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 23, 2009, 7:23 pm
BEAUTY OF TAIWAN "ON THESE PAGES I WILL POST SOME OF MY IMAGES THAT SHOW THE BEAUTY OF FORMOSA, OR TAIWAN AS IT IS COMMONLY CALLED" by Shi Yali
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Featured Blog - "Texan in Taiwan"

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 17, 2009, 4:00 am
Texan in Taiwan "After four months of searching for my dream career in journalism, I decided to think outside the box. I sold everything I own and got a job teaching English in Taiwan. This will be a...
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Featured Blog - "Surprising Taiwan"

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 9, 2009, 8:56 pm
Surprising Taiwan "EXPERIENCES ON AN ISLAND" by Arthur McCambridge
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Featured Blog - "Letters from Taiwan"

andres y. posted an article on - Jul 2, 2009, 10:16 pm
Letters from Taiwan "I reserve the right to be wrong at all times" by Arthur Dent
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