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Photos by MJ Klein & Huichen

Hui-chen and I are going back to China next week on business.  We’ll be blogging on our experiences there of course.  But thinking about going back has prompted me to take a look at the photos we took back in August of 2005.  We thought you might like to take a trip we took on the Black Dragon River.

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Photos by MJ Klein

By now, everyone knows that I have a new recumbent trike.  But I’m no stranger to bicycle riding.  I’ve had a Giant brand MTB for five years and I’ve enjoyed bicycle riding since I was a kid.  But in Taiwan, there is a huge problem with stray dogs and the fact that you cannot go anywhere on the island and escape from them.  While not wanting to deal with the issue of strays itself (I’ll do that in another article) I would like to open a discussion on bicycle riding in Taiwan, and dealing with stray dogs that want to chase, bite or otherwise harm riders.

This is a sight that I hate to see on the street – a stray dog.  Undisciplined, wild and unpredictable, this dog is more than likely going to chase and attempt to bite, cyclists.

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Food (and other) Photos by MJ Klein

We’ve had some remarkable meals recently that I want to bring to you.  So, without any further delay, we’ll get right into it!

Hui-chen and I attended the Taipei Bike Show, where we met up with our friend David Reid.  David suggested that we eat at the famous hamburger restaurant called Forkers.  We were not disappointed!

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Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen

On Wednesday of this week, Hui-chen and I went up to Taipei for the bicycle show.  Our company produces (among other things) bike parts and we like to see new things at this yearly trade show.

Before I get to the bike show itself, I wanted to show you one of the new glass shelters on the THSR platform.  Here in Hsinchu, we are famous for a lot of wind and quite frankly, the elevated track platform can get terribly windy.  They now have shelters from the wind and that makes for a much more pleasant experience when taking the high-speed rail.

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Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen (with FOOD PHOTOS)

The Blue Sky band was invited to play at the Bitan Music Fest on Sunday, March 15, 2009.  But, the story of the weekend begins with our friend Andres….

The next section is probably NSFW, so be sure you can view discreetly before continuing onto the rest of the article.

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Photo by MJ Klein

Hui-chen and I attended a party at the legendary Shao-hui’s. We haven’t had one of these for awhile, so you know what to do!  Feel free to leave any kind of comment, not just a funny caption.

Photos by MJ Klein

Hui-chen and I were out the other day, with one of our longtime suppliers and friends.  We came upon this very old tree in the Taichung area:

This incredible giant camphor tree was made into a park to appreciate it.

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Blue Sky is playing at the Bitan Music Fest this weekend on March 15.  According to the schedule, the time is somewhere between 15:00 and 17:00.  I’m not sure exactly when the band is going to play as there is a Thai cooking demonstration that is going to take place live on stage.

We were scheduled to play March 21 in Taichung for the premier of the new movie Detours to Paradise but the venue is being renovated.  Once the venue is finished the movie premier will be re-scheduled.

There is also a Kaohsiung premier scheduled but that date hasn’t been released yet.

Rumor has it that Blue Sky will be playing at Taoyuan Stadium for the Thai New Year celebration that takes place there every year.  I’ll let you know when I find out for certain.

Photos by MJ Klein

I updated some of the equipment on the trike in the last few days, so I wanted to do an article about the updates.

I installed a Air Zound air horn on the right accessories bar.  I needed a really loud horn for 2 reasons: 1: I’m low to the ground and in some traffic situations I need to make my presence known in an authoritative manner. 2: I need to give a blast on a loud horn to discourage dogs from giving chase.

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• Detours to Paradise, Part I
  Posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 in Blue Sky Band – Comments: (9)
  Photos by MJ Klein and Hui-chen  This article contains FOOD PHOTOSA new movie premiered in northern Taiwan this weekend.  Also, a new band premiered as well.  This is part one of the story and there is a lot to tell – so let’s get started!Shot entirely in Taiwan, Detours to Paradise is a brand new movie with premiers in Taoyuan, Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung.
• Detours to Paradise, Part II
  Posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 in Blue Sky Band – Comments: (13)
  Photos by MJ Klein and Hui-chen – Attention: FOOD PHOTOSContinuing with our series on the premier of the new movie Detours to Paradise, we will bring you….Taipei PremierOn Sunday we headed up to Taipei Main Station to perform the second premier show.Our day began at the Blue Sky restaurant, where we spent a few hours rehearsing some new songs for the show later in the day.
• Dutch Oven in Kaohsiung
  Posted on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 in cooking – Comments: (24)
  Photos by MJ KleinOne of the great things about Dutch oven cooking is the fact that anywhere you can build a fire is anywhere you can cook a delicious meal.  I carried my 12″ Dutch oven down to Kaoshiung over the holiday because I knew there would be an afternoon where I would want to relax and cook.  This is the story about what I cooked.
• Kaohisung Lantern Festival
  Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 in customs – Comments: (10)
  Photos by MJ KleinThis is the time of the year when different cities around Taiwan celebrate the Lantern Festival.  We happened to be in Kaohsiung during the start of this year’s celebration.Throngs of people were down at the Love River for the opening of the Lantern Festival.This is the scene to the right of the above photo.Walking along the bridge over the Love River we can see the site of the lantern displays.
• Kaohsiung’s Dream Mall
  Posted on Monday, February 2nd, 2009 in family – Comments: (21)
  Photos by MJ Klein Hui-chen, her 2 sisters and I decided to finally walk over to the new Dream Mall in Kaohsiung and ride the ferris wheel on top of the building.  This article contains quite a few photos but there are even more on my Flickr photostream.  Clicking on any photo will take you to the Flickr photo page. A closeup of the ferris wheel, taken from street level with the zoom lens.
• Recumbent Trike Photos
• Posted on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Lifestyle – Comments: (6)
  Photos by MJ KleinLast Tuesday was a very nice day, sunny, bright and with an almost warm wind.  So I decided to take the trike out for a spin and to a park for some new photos.I’m going to give you a really good look at it, and explain the details.  The model is called the Artifice and is made in Taiwan by TW-Bents.
• The Dome Of Light
  Posted on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 in leisure – Comments: (19)
  Photos by MJ KleinHui-chen and I had a few opportunities to check out the new KRT while we were in Kaohsiung.  We also took a look at the “Dome Of Light” in Formosa Boulevard station.Approaching the station, we saw these bikes in the rack:There are plenty of bike racks to lock up your fixie along the road on the way to the KRT station.
• Thursday Grill Party
  Posted on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 in cooking – Comments: (18)
  Photos by Hui-chen and MJ KleinThe other day I was sitting at Shao-hui’s place when Shao-hui herself came over to me and mentioned that it had been some time since we had a grill party in front of her place, and that she would like to have another one that week.  Well, I don’t need a personal invitation like that, but it sure was nice hearing Shao-hui say it.