Today is Chinese Valentines day. We get the added privilege of having two days marked out for those in love. As well as the one in the western calender we also get this one, which goes according to the Chinese calender so changes it's date every year. … [Read more...] about Happy Chinese Valentines Day

Well once again the big rains have hit. As the edge of a big typhoon passing through the region it is coming down in buckets. It really is just pouring down with about 500mm in 24 hours in some places in the North of the island (hey, I'm in the North). Anyways that means that we get a long weekend. On Friday Ava and I are off to PingDong which should be an uneventful … [Read more...] about Yay, another day off work

More photos have been added to my gallery. Click on the links to go and see the pictures. July 9th and 10th: Ava's friend Banana came to Taipei for the weekend http://www.peterandava.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=80 July 16th and 17th: Ava and I went to Pingdong again http://www.peterandava.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=79 July 22nd: Last day of semester for me and the … [Read more...] about More photos added

Last night the typhoon made landfall, bringing with it lots of rain and heavy winds. The areas that are prone to flooding have become flooded, which thankfully doesn't include anywhere around where I live. The upside is that I get the day off work, the downside is that yesterday evening after coming back from PingDong and going snorkelling in Kenting my hard drive has decided … [Read more...] about Big Typhoon is Here

June 12th, 1979, that's when I first popped into this world. Well, it's been a long time since then. School went by in a meer 12 years. University dragged by in another 3 and half, and now, here I am in Taiwan, married, with a wonderful wife, teaching Taiwan's little future leaders. It's funny how you cannot imagine where you will be in the future. No matter how much we … [Read more...] about My Birthday