Monday, October 7, 2024 Today’s update should be quick, and relatively painless. Woke up at 2:30 AM, starving. Had some chips and went back to bed. At 7:00 AM, I didn’t even make a show of going to the hotel lobby for breakfast. I let Chuwan get her “free” food while I waited in the … Read more
Sunday, October 6, 2024 You might want to go back and read my Prelude to Day Two to understand my motivations for the day: Avoid spending time with my in-laws. I’m writing this snippet on Day Six. I’ve been writing this account of Day Two since Day Two, and I wouldn’t say I like it. … Read more
Before I tell you the tale of Day Two, let me recount something that happened 22+ plus years ago. This will inform you about my frame of reference when eating with my in-laws. We arrived in Taiwan, battered and bedraggled after the flight, as usual. On the first day, it’s obligatory that we eat together … Read more
Saturday, October 5, 2024 Stay positive. Don’t talk about food. Stay positive. Don’t talk about food. Fuck it. The food on the flight was terrible, and our first order of business was eating. We got to my in-laws’ at around 5:00 AM, and they were up and waiting for us. (My eldest child couldn’t be … Read more
Thursday & Friday, October 3 & 4, 2024 In the past month or so, in the run-up to this trip, I’ve been watching tourists in Taiwan on YouTube. What I saw depressed me. I am not a “newbie” to Taiwan. I first visited in 1998. In chunks, I’ve spent the better part of a year … Read more