Video by MJ Klein
Recently, I passed the required tests and got my Taiwan driver’s license. The path leading to my having a local driver’s license was full of mystery and myth. I’ll pull away the curtain for you and explain what it took for me to get my Taiwan DL.
The result of my efforts – a Taiwanese driver’s license
A friend of mine sent me this You Tube video that he shot in 1989. It’s me, John WN9T, Steve NQ1F and Dell W1LD at a 160 meter Morse code ham radio contest. We’re using Boston’s WILD AM radio transmitter room and their 259 foot broadcast tower. I’m 33 years old at the time and I give some commentary on the technical details of our setup.
Enjoy!
Photo by MJ Klein
In this blog you will find articles about Lee (and also Paul), friends of mine in Taoyuan with whom I like to party.
That’s Mr. Lee on the left, singing karaoke with Hui-chen. I got some bad news today: Mr. Lee suffered a heart attack and he didn’t make it. I used to enjoy singing and drinking with Mr. Lee, who was known for his excellent English skills and his love for singing English songs, often in harmony with me. Mr. Lee, you will be missed.
Photos by MJ Klein, Michael Turton, and Hui-chen
Mr. Oath from the Fong Band left Taiwan today. He went back to Thailand after 8 years in Taiwan. It’s the end of an era for me, as everyone connected with the Fong Band is now gone. Plans for recording an album have now shifted to Thailand.
This is the Fong Band at the SE Asian Music Fest. Oath is hidden behind the female host, but (L to R) Num, A-nune and A-jo (drums) are all gone from Taiwan now.
Photo by MJ Klein
I took this photo nearly 2 years ago. I was a lot bigger at that time than I am now. My current daily exercise routine is:
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.
Many of my friends know that I’ve spent years in the recording studio as an engineer, producer, recording artist and backup musician. I was often called in to do some support work, such as background vocals, handclaps and so forth, on visiting artist’s recordings. This story is about one of those times….
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen (with just a few FOOD PHOTOS)
We were rapidly approaching our last 2 days in the US. We had seen and done just about everything we wanted to do, so we were determined to take it easy on the last 2 days of our trip and enjoy time with the family.
Growing tired of the food in the US, we wanted to try some of the local Asian cuisine. Having been very dissapointed with what passes off as “Chinese food” we decided to try a place suggested by Adam and his wife. So, we went to called P.F. Chang’s.
Photos by Hui-chen, Nancy & MJ Klein
As you know from reading this series, all of us siblings get together very rarely. So now that we’re all together we want to do things that Dad likes in celebration of being with him, perhaps for the last time. We decided to rent a boat and take him out for the day on Belews Lake.
We rented a pontoon boat, which is perhaps the best design for a family outing. Stable, roomy and yet fast enough to give you a bit a thrill, this kind of boat was just perfect for us.
Photos by MJ Klein, Hui-chen & Nancy, including FOOD PHOTOS
Before we continue with our series, I would like to talk about the series and how I’ve written it. First of all, I updated the Wordpress In-series plug-in and it blew out all the previous series data. I am unable to re-enter that information and get the updated plug-in to work and actually display series. This means that all those series I wrote in the past are unconnected. The articles are still there, but as in this series, there is no longer a list of them at the bottom so you can find all of them. Sorry but you’ll have to use the search box at the upper right. I didn’t do it! UPDATE: I fixed it by creating a new series and editing the previous articles. I do not want to have to do that for each series I’ve written!
Also, on these series that are not time-sensitive, I’ve been taking my sweet time writing about them. That certainly is the case with this series, which I have written over many months time. Also, in some cases I had to think about what I wanted to write about (even though I do outlines) and I also have other things to do. So that explains why I often write about things that happened some time ago. Honestly, it just doesn’t matter.
Now, onto the current article: We have some interesting things for you, so sit back and enjoy!
This is our father’s reaction to seeing Nancy coming in the front door. He didn’t have his glasses on but he knew who it was right away!
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