by isaokato | Aug 23, 2009 | Post
They say there is no shortcut in learning a foreign language. I agree, after having bought 50+ "secret/dummies/24 hours" books and DVDs on this subject. After all, I learned a simple truth. The skills you acquire are directly proportional to the time you...
by isaokato | Aug 21, 2009 | Post
Isn't this THE way to demonstrate your touchscreen device? Nokia had long been refusing to join the iPhone-esque smartphone bandwagon, but once they have decided to claim their own share, they have poured kick-ass effort (at least in marketing).If the keyboard...
by isaokato | Aug 20, 2009 | Post
We will start with this hunk, the reason this entry was created: Elvis Costello, singing Oliver's Army. I perfectly understand, but still am puzzled; How can the ability to pick musical notes in an unbelievingly beautiful way and the utter cluelessness of how...
by isaokato | Aug 19, 2009 | Post
This shopping/restaurant complex across the Taipei 101 is called New York, New York – inspired by that song. Maybe not so: to be politically correct, the song is "New York, New York" and the building is "New York New York." Punctuation is an...
by isaokato | Aug 18, 2009 | Post
Taipei is going through a massive expansion of its subway system called MRT. It probably stands for Metro Railway Transit. I don't know. In Chinese it is called 捷運, literally Fast Transit: much better naming. Since the subway normally runs directly beneath major...
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