Archive for June, 2009
The new iPhone 3G S just launched. I TOTALLY WANT ONE. I wanted one when they first came out a long time ago, but back then, they signed with AT&T, and I was a diehard Verizon fan. But now I’m in Taiwan, I’m getting one sometime this year. And the main reason why I’m getting [ READ MORE ]
It’s that time of year again – parent-teacher meetings. This semester was a bit different, as opposed to one-on-one meetings, they decided to do a group meeting. I’ve been kind of dreading it because I can deal with a parent at a time, but a classroom full of parents would be more difficult. Of course, [ READ MORE ]
Because I’m on this side of the world, I feel that it’s only appropriate to at least make an acknowledgment of the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square. It shocks me that college students in China now have no idea what happened 20 years ago due to censorship. I’ve never really followed Taiwanese politics while in [ READ MORE ]
In second grade, the directions were to make a sentence with “manners”. “Today I didn’t see the sewer don’t [have] cover so I drop inside and my mother asked what manners with you.” In fifth grade, I asked them to tell me about some big changes that families go through. - having a baby- parents [ READ MORE ]
Hi, I'm Tina, I'm 24, and I'm teaching English in Taipei.