Project H2O - Adventures, Teaching and Life

2011-12-19T08:28:00.004+08:00

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2009-09-12T12:59:00.001+08:00

Free website - Wix.com

2009-06-15T13:19:00.004+08:00

I have never known anyone to be dumber than an office worker. They only have one function to and if asked anything else they have no clue how to do it. Ask them a question within their responsibility and they still have no clue what to do. They have to be the the most coldest, and unhelpful people in the world.

2007-11-14T20:06:00.001+08:00

This site will no longer be updated, please see: www.ProjectH2O.net The Iroha Project www.irohaproject.org www.projecth2o.org/irohaphoto for photos 写真集 http://jp.youtube.com/bzhuo373 for videos　ビデオ・フィルム http://www.projecth2o.org/eng/teaching/Teach-in-China.htm for information on teaching in China　中国で教えるための役に立つ資料館http://bzhuo373.nutang.com for news and notes　ニュースとメモ

Warmer Weather

2007-03-12T19:33:00.001+08:00

The weather report for Yulin calls for light rain with a low of 19 and high of 26. Quite a difference from last weeks temperatures of 9 degrees but more rain just means more added humidity in the air. I was thinking perhaps if there was no rain we will not get the hot humid summers this place is used to. Not that I like them it just Yulin will not be the same without the sauna atmosphere. One

2007-02-19T02:36:00.001+08:00

2007-02-19T02:23:00.000+08:00

We see nearly 5000 ads a day or more seems like a lot but consider for a moment every single ad from labels on the back of a car or bus to bicycle to the supermarket. Obviously and hopefully people don't go shopping everyday but look around at work school every place you look it is hard to not see ads. Ads have become a sort of graffiti damaging the natural beauty of the earth. What would life be

2007-02-13T10:08:00.001+08:00

2007-01-30T12:41:00.000+08:00

So-ran Bushi Japanese Traditional Dance

2007-01-30T12:32:00.000+08:00

Japanese Pranks

Free is too expensive...Own the internet!

2007-01-29T11:40:00.001+08:00

This is AGLOCO 's proposition, just three words: Own the Internet.Whenever you are online, either surfing, blogging, clicking on an ad, making a purchase, all the money generated by your activities is pocketed by a small number of players. At AGLOCO? they say not anymore!AGLOCO is a global community, whose owners are its Members (you and potentially the millions of internet users out there).

911

2007-01-24T06:33:00.000+08:00

With all this talk of 9-11 and terrorism I cannot figure out what is this all about. Who are they looking for? Why are they looking for them? Why do they care? I know and everyone else knows exactly who brought down the New York World Trade Center. It was all a set up by the United States government. Watch all the video footage. Study the way demolishions are done. It was all a set up. The CIA,

Building the World Trade Center Towers

2007-01-18T03:30:00.000+08:00

For those who think "Jet Fuel" and gravity pulverized that concrete and 45 interior steel columns. Educate yourself and you'll see 9/11 was a planned demolition and WTC Tower 7 collapsed with no plane striking it (Flight 93 was supposed to hit tower 7).Conspiracy theory, new world order, alex jones, david icke

Baidu

2007-01-13T06:23:00.000+08:00

Watch out Google! Looks like China has come out with Baidu. The site design closely resembles that of Google but is not the same site. The name Baidu is a combination of two characters "one hundred" and "time" or "frequency". The name comes from a Chinese poem written over 800 years ago during the Song dynasty. The poem is a representation of persistent search for the ideal. Isn't this what

China bound

2006-12-19T11:38:00.000+08:00

Finally it's finished! I recieved the fax a couple of days ago from the university. The copy of my working permit and invitation letter. After I get the originals in the mail the only thing to do will be 1. book tick and 2. apply for visa and then it's off. Now this is what I call a school with excellent organizational skills and responsibility well taken. This is professionalism. None of the BS

The Iroha Project

2006-12-18T13:49:00.000+08:00

Click the image to test The Iroha Project! Visit the Iroha Project at IrohaProject.org!Technorati Tags : image_audio_dictionary, iroha_project

The Iroha Project

2006-12-17T13:24:00.000+08:00

The Iroha Project is an image-audio dictionary arranged in categories in order to facilitate foriegn language learning. The site contains nine categories in two languages. You are first asked to choose a language from the main page. On the second page, the categories will be on the left side of the page for you to select with the corresponding images on the right. Click a category and then click

Le Patron - French grammar correction program

2006-12-14T12:24:00.000+08:00

I receieved the new University of Alberta Faculty of Arts publication Work of Arts. At least this was the first edition that I receieved. One article that caught my attention was an article about a web-based grammar correction program for French called Le Patron. Reading the article quickly I noticed a familiar name, Professor of Applied Linguistics Terry Nadasdi. He was one of my former

NuTang

2006-12-05T04:23:00.000+08:00

I started a new blog last month hosted by NuTang at first it was quite difficult to work with it but as time went on I realized how great it really is. NuTang is one of the many new blogging services that share the advertising revenue with its users. Unlike Blogcharm, once logged in, NuTang offers a way to browse other peoples blogs and get credit and allows a way to get back to your blog at

9/11 Mysteries (Full Length, High Quality)

2006-11-30T04:11:00.000+08:00

This is a brand new public domain 9/11 Truth documentary about the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center complex. It's excellent. Pass this link on!World Trade Center WTC twin dowers controlled demoltion thermate thermite explosions 9/11 911 9-11 september 11 11th truth conspiracy theory theories theorist george bush dick cheney donald rumsfeld paul wolfowitz doctring PNAC project

SANTA'S WORKSHOP - Inside China's SLAVE labor toy factories

2006-11-30T03:30:00.000+08:00

*ONLY A SHORT SEGMENT IN THE BEGINNING HAS ENGLISH SUBTITLES, THE REST IS SPOKEN ENGLISH*SANTA'S WORKSHOP takes you to the real world of China's toy factories. Workers tell us about long working hours, low wages, and dangerous work places. Those who protest or try to organize trade unions risk imprisonment.Low labour costs attract more and more companies to China. Today more than 75% of our toys

Ceramics

2006-11-29T04:55:00.000+08:00

Imagine over 2.3 million plastic bottles are thrown out a day and less than 5% are recycled. A frightening reality for the environment but a great thing for the petrol chemical industry. I heard this on CBC radio yesterday and I thought what a great statistic for those of us in the ceramics industry and furthermore the research and development of the ceramic water filter. This statistic combined

One year ago ....

2006-11-20T05:20:00.000+08:00

One year ago I started this blog and it is now into it's second year. I always wondered how old is the oldest blog. Every blog I have seen has been only 2 to 3 years old with one blog going back to 2000. Ofcoarse I have yet to seen any extremely facinating blogs so far.

The Iroha Project

2006-11-18T12:34:00.000+08:00

The Iroha Project has under gone some major design changes and is still not quite finished. The Iroha Project is an image-audio dictionary arranged in categories in order to facilitate foreign language learning. The site contains nine categories in two languages. You are first asked to choose a language from the main page. On the second page, the categories will be on the left side of the page

Charcoal firing

2006-11-12T11:37:00.000+08:00

Next week I hope to do a firing with charcoal providing that it isn't too windy. I have built a small kiln a couple of years ago but because of the dry weather in the Okanagan I have not had a chance to fire it up mostly because I'm only around for the summer. I think that dry areas like these are not really suitable for wood firing kilns. I was about to buy the supplies for the kiln but I

Manufactured Landscapes

2006-11-08T03:12:00.000+08:00

I watched Edward Burtynsky's documentary film, Manufactured Landscapes. Very powerful film with excellent photography. The film shows how the industrialized countries use the developing countries as overseas garbage dumps. I have always knew that most of the world's ships when they retire get shipped to India and Bangladesh to be ripped apart and it's scrap gets used over there. You may think oh

First Snowfall

2006-11-04T14:51:00.000+08:00

Well November 2nd was the first snowfall of the year. Cold and wet the precise recipe that spells out I-want-to-get-out-of -here. Not that Canada is a bad place but when you have been living in the tropics a light snowfall is not even tolerable. I went out for a bicycle ride yesterday but just could not take the cold. It was not terribly cold as I remember cycling for 11 months of the year in -30

Eating habits between cultures

2006-10-28T10:53:00.000+08:00

Although I have spent most of my 13 years outside Canada since finishing high school I am beginning to feel more of a stranger in this strange land. Unlike Canada I find that in Japan and China that food is taken very seriously. People really know what to eat and they take the time to prepare their meal in order to

Immature Vocabulary - A lack of eduacation or social upbringing?

2006-10-26T11:05:00.000+08:00

I was recently reading a book on Japanese socio-linguistics and I found it interesting that the reason a lot of the younger generation of Japanese lack a more mature vocabulary or should I say lack a more enriched vocabulary is because of the influence TV and comic books have on society. I am not saying that TV and comic books are no good for society but rather the way in which information is

2006-10-20T07:29:00.000+08:00

I just came across this new traffic promotion website. Seems to be in beta and looks like a part of Blogmad. Well if this is true then it must be excellent. This is not one of those pay per click ads so don't be afraid to click and sign up to see for yourself. I'll be sure to post back if I see any significant increases to my traffic although I seem to be getting more traffic just from the plain

North Korea

2006-10-20T01:04:00.000+08:00

With all the lastest on North Korea I thought I might as well add my two cents in too for what it's worth. Well North Korea has built and sucessfully tested their first nuclear weapon. Good for them. So what? Ofcourse the idea of another nuclear war is scary but what is more scary is the American government. I don't think North Korea wants to start a war but if a war is started it probably will

Teaching in China

2006-10-14T12:28:00.000+08:00

The more I think about the university that is trying to recruit me the more I am beginning to like them while working for private schools in Taiwan or any other place in China just makes me sicker by the day. At this moment the university is planning on getting me my working visa BEFORE I enter the country. That is the way to do business, that is what I call being organized - non of this get a

Private teaching

2006-10-09T12:39:00.000+08:00

As far as teaching English in Japan/Taiwan/China is concerned I think my best advice is to stay away from private corporations. Shane English School, GEOS, NOVA, etc etc. in my opinion they are not doing much in terms of children's education. If you need the money please consider part-time teaching and avoid thier long term contracts. If at all possible get a public school teaching

Potters Without Borders

2006-10-09T01:00:00.000+08:00

Potters Without Borders (PWB) is a newly formed Canadian NGO, which is involved in the research and development of ceramic water filters for use in developing countries.The ceramic water filter provides a low-cost way of producing safe drinking water from contaminated sources such as open wells, ponds, canals, streams or

EM Ceramics

2006-09-28T08:39:00.000+08:00

Blogging from Halifax International Airport. Aside from the set backs of trying to keep this blog updated and cleaned up after a disaster with the page layout I will be adding new postings on EM technologies (Effective Microorganisms). EM has wide applications so I will be primarily interested in EM ceramics and applications to my current interests in water filter technology.Essentially EM

Heading East

2006-09-14T23:24:00.000+08:00

It's been 18 years since I have been on the Atlantic coast of Canada and I will be heading out that way today for 2 weeks. Can't wait to see how things have changed or haven't changed. Technorati Tags : Adventures, Travel

Going back to China??

2006-09-08T06:42:00.000+08:00

Well it seems as though I will be going back to China in the fall. It was interesting how really it was just luck that got me this opportunity. I was searching the web one day and came across a google ad about teaching in China and just for the interest of the ad (not interested in teaching at all) I clicked it to see what was available these days. Low and behold I found an ad that a friend of

Films

2006-09-05T11:58:00.000+08:00

It's been awhile since i have posted here. Too many things to do and not enough hours in a day. I have been getting into film making rather casually it is a nice break from my regular job throwing pots all day. I should mention that I do not and I have no intention of throwing pots all day long. My pace is the way to go - it takes the strain off the back.Technorati Tags : Films, Pottery

Customs and Immigration

2006-07-31T12:28:00.000+08:00

I am not sure what is it but it's my experience that Chinese immigration and customs has to be the most easiest and straight-forward amoung all the countries I have been to. I guess they have so many people they cannot be worried about too much or they are just worried sick and want to get it all done quickly. All I can say is Canada needs to learn from the Chinese and loosen up a bit. Technorati

Karoshi

2006-07-30T22:11:00.000+08:00

Here is another word that many people may not have known existed. Karoshi. The word origin is again Japanese and until recently has been accepted by the English language. The meaning, death from over work carries the same meaning over from the Japanese. I admit it�fs a rather dark topic to bring up here but an interesting one such that Japan has a society up until fairly recently has been a work

Fonts

2006-07-28T09:55:00.000+08:00

I am not sure if it is just my browser or not but I have been having trouble with the fonts that have apparently changed due to either something I have done in code or just my browser. If it is the code then it affects everyone if it is just my browser then it should be just me.

Internationalization: Westernization??

2006-07-26T21:34:00.000+08:00

I have been thinking about the tern "Internationalization" and what it means recently. It has been a much discussed topic while I was on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme from 2000 to 2003. No one has really been able to come up with a clear definition. One is left leaving the discussion table with as many ambiguous examples as they started with. To this day I am still confused as to

Text link traffic

2006-07-24T11:28:00.000+08:00

Here is a text link based traffic generating system like blogmad I'm not sure how it works but I'll be sure to post the results here. Click here to find out more.

Task based language films

2006-07-24T09:10:00.000+08:00

I am getting into the idea of short 3 minute films featuring some sort of task-based learning activity. The point being that the film be script free in order to be more like a spontaneous conversation because conversation is not a memorized dialogue. I beleive that the way to improve conversation in any language is to find an activity and do it in the foriegn language. That way you forget about

Teaching in China

2006-07-22T16:29:00.000+08:00

Another unbareably hot humid day I dislike staying indoors but as it rained this afternoon I really have no other choice. After installing Google Analytics on my site I never realised how useful a tool it was. I have several pages about teaching in China, which I have posted. Nothing special just my experiences teaching in China and how to go about getting visas in order to teach legally in China

What to do next?

2006-07-19T11:14:00.000+08:00

With all the free time I have I cannot believe that I managed to get away with missing yesterday's post here. Now that I will be soon unemployed once again I have been listening to people and thinking about some kind of service to offer because working for someone else is really tiring and it is about time I need to go on my own. It seems as though that teaching online is surprisingly easy to set

Photoshop Tutorial CS2 : How celebrities use photoshop in magazines

2006-07-16T13:14:00.000+08:00

Here is a good video photoshop tutorial on photo manipulations. I'll need to try this one soon.

Densha Otoko - Investigation

2006-07-16T13:01:00.000+08:00

For fans of the acclaimed Japanese drama Densha Otoko. A Japanese variety show films random otaku in Akihabara via hidden cameras to find real-life versions of the protagonist in the drama.

Enjoying Sushi

2006-07-16T12:50:00.000+08:00

Here is a rather humorous video on how to enjoy sushi!

Tourism

2006-07-15T18:13:00.000+08:00

I was quite surprised when I called up the Chinese visa office in Hong Kong to find out how easy it is to get a tourist visa. Getting a tourist visa to enter Canada for Chinese on the other hand has become easier of the years but still it is a lengthy time consuming application process. They need to show family background and incomes etc etc. We all know Canada is full of BS and that their red

Typhoon

2006-07-14T09:20:00.000+08:00

I didn't think the typhoon would actually hit us here but I guess it did come by early this morning leaving a trail of heavy rain in it's path. Well I can't say that it is very heavy rain because real heavy rain is easy to photograph while this rain is too light and is practically invisible. I call it the boring rain. I'm trying to thing of the most practical way to get to Mainland China from

Teaching Resources

2006-07-13T22:03:00.000+08:00

I managed to get a hold of a copy of the book Putting it Together: A Conversational Management Text by Kevin McClure from Amazon as far as I saw it was the last one in stock or maybe each Amazon book shop has a different inventory. The book is going out of print soon but still by far in my opinion a very good book for beginner to intermediate language learners. Very few books on teaching ESL

Democracy is con job you got fooled

2006-07-10T22:12:00.000+08:00

"Democracy is a con job you got fooled"As I was walking home after getting something to eat I passed a man with this on his T-shirt in big green letters. I couldn't get my camera out nor could I ask the guy if I could take the photo but do I wish I had that T-shirt or a photo of it now. As for Taiwan being the only Chinese speaking territory with a democracy as far as I know, I find this

Time to move on

2006-07-07T17:59:00.000+08:00

The time has come, I will be leaving Taiwan August 28. This will mean that I will no longer be doing any up grades or technical maintenance to any of my homepages until at least the 10th of August. I will be continuing to post on all blogs up until the 28th of July. After July 28 I will be posting on only on this blog (www.projecth2o.org/bzhuo). Normal operations will resume after August 10th.

New blog look

2006-07-06T15:35:00.000+08:00

After careful thinking about upgrading my wordpress from the current 2.0.2 to 2.0.3, it doesn't seem all that difficult but I am just wondering when is the next upgrade going to come out. Then I will have to back everything up and upgrade again. I have been looking for a new blog template and got this one. I am not totally satisfied with the design but it does look a lot cleaner than the last

Creating a rollover button in Flash MX 7.0 with sound

2006-07-05T15:21:00.000+08:00

After several months of trying to figure out how to make a roll over button in Macromedia Flash MX 7.0 I finally got it done. I think the trouble is the help/tutorial files that come bundled with the software. They write it in such a way that just confuses the user, and unless you really focus yourself the help files are really difficult to understand. Perhaps the reason is, there are no pictures

Cafe Manabi

2006-07-03T16:45:00.000+08:00

Cafe Manabi is going out today. I have decided to let the site go as is on BETA for now and see how I can improve it in the future. Manabi is a Japanese word meaning to learn; therefore, this is the cafe where we learn languages. I've started this website after having taught foreign languages for years and I have realized that too many textbooks are delivering content that quickly becomes out of

Mosaic Tiles

2006-07-03T13:33:00.000+08:00

I have always had the fascination of making mosaic tiles but not the ones fired in a regular electric or gas kiln. I have done shichirin (charcoal cookstove) firings using a hair dryer set up. The great part about shichirin kilns is that you can do them just about anywhere from parking lot to rooftop to the beach and the amount of smoke emitted is quite minimal compared to most wood fired anagama

Chinese Traditional Medince

2006-06-30T17:10:00.000+08:00

It seems that at least according to Google that the keywords that make me the most money on my adsense account just may be teaching in China or at least it is the most searched after keyword to find me. As if Google is the dictator for all things on the internet. Well let's hope that it doesn't become that bad.The other day I went into a Chinese Traditional Medicine clinic for a cold, which

Living in the city

2006-06-29T15:54:00.000+08:00

The trouble with living in the city and having a job is that life just becomes nothing but repetition. Wake up, goto work, go home, shopping for food on weekends and then the chore starts again from the beginning. For how long? I suppose until the person just screams "I can't take it" and drops their job and leaves the city. All this brings me back to a related subject I posted earlier called, "

June 27th

2006-06-28T17:16:00.000+08:00

I title this post June 27th because I didn't have the chance to get onto the internet to post this and it was just too wet a day to go out. Rather than going out I stayed in and finished recording over 100 MP3s in Japanese and creating a Flash roll-over button for my on-line Japanese lessons. I am not quite ready for a launch but I am getting closer to the day. I am just having some trouble with

When do I leave?

2006-06-26T14:44:00.000+08:00

Well I will have to be here in Taiwan another month because as it turns out the school screwed up big time. Naturally, what do business people do when they are in a hurry? They screw up. I arrived in June thinking that after one year I will be able to collect the 20% income tax before I returned. Well naturally, like

Success with Macromedia Flash

2006-06-23T13:25:00.000+08:00

I finally figured out how to create a successful rollover button with sound in Flash MX! And one that I can duplicate! I think I might as well start writing self help files for Macromedia Flash, Dream weaver, Fireworks, and Photoshop right here�@titled: �gTechnological help for Dummies�h. Be sure to check back to see when I launch the new category.

Cafe Manabi

2006-06-22T14:05:00.000+08:00

What�fs happening with Cafe Manabi? Well I figured out a way to get access to the MySQL database. I am thinking of a logo re-design because I am not happy with the current one but for now I just want to be able to create a simple rollover button that plays MP3s when the mouse is clicked. I have actually created the button but the problem is the button does not show up on the webpage. All I get is

Rakugo

2006-06-21T15:29:00.000+08:00

Rakugo is one of the traditional Japanese entertainments. It is a kind of one person comical play that originated at about the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. Laughter is everything to rakugo, there are many types for example the kind that laughs at one�fs failure and the kind that is

Dropping Knowledge

2006-06-15T15:51:00.000+08:00

I recieved this E-Mail in my inbox this morning and I thought I would check out their website. The website: yourquestion.org, their actual name of the organization is www.droppingknowledge.org. The organization is a forum that use public questions to turn apathy into activity. Seems like an interesting global initiative.

Medical Care

2006-06-14T12:34:00.000+08:00

Once again I made a trip to the dentist. I have to say if there is one thing I am getting my moneys worth in Taiwan then it must be my dental care. I have had a total of five visits for three fillings, two wisdom teeth pulled, and recently a filling replaced. Fortunately, I only had two wisdom teeth so I never have

Cafe Manabi

2006-06-12T16:21:00.000+08:00

Well after 8 hours of working on the computer on Saturday with Flash I managed to create a roll over button with sound. The problem was I did not save it and I deleted it thinking that I wanted to try again so I could get some practice. Well I forgot how to create the button and there I was again spending all day Sunday trying to figure out how to create the button. I did it but again I think I

Java Script code for a EMail form

2006-06-09T14:52:00.000+08:00

I have been trying quite unsuccessfully to find a Java script code for an EMail form that allows the user to enter a name and E-Mail address and an autoresponder responds to the users address. It doesn't necesssary have to be Java Script it could be anything but Java Script is just the easiest for me to work with as my code ability is not all that great. I guess I am not in any great hurry as my

Let it rain

2006-06-08T16:55:00.000+08:00

There is nothing like spending your afternooon sitting here in the teacher's room listening to the sound of rain come down on a sheet mettal roof. I thought of going out to take some pictures but did not get around to it as I was immersed in trying to ready a new web site and thinking of what to do in my lessons.

Teaching activity

2006-06-07T19:42:00.000+08:00

Just finished a cool teaching activity for children. When teaching clothes I get them to touch a piece of their clothing. Sort of like head and shoulders.

Podcasting

2006-06-07T16:31:00.000+08:00

As an artist I am always experimenting with new mediums. Recently I having been getting into podcasting and checking out what it is all about. I'm more interested in the teaching of language aspect just to see how it is recieved by readers. Check back to see new updates from time to time.

The Beetles

2006-06-05T21:25:00.000+08:00

May the Beetles live forever, in the ESL classroom. I have to say working for a private English company like Shane and schools that have such a shallow curriculum and limited resources The Beetles and Origami have to be my all time favorites. An the children really enjoy them too.

Web page set backs

2006-06-02T13:49:00.000+08:00

I am not sure what is going on today as I am not able to access the main page with www.projecth2o.org since yesterday. It seems that when the "index.html" is added the page loads normally. However, all referals from other websites like Google seem to bring up the page without difficulties. Still working out the bugs on a new language cafe soon to be on-line.

rain please hold back one day

2006-06-02T13:45:00.000+08:00

First we complain that it doesn't rain enough then we complain it rains too much. The human being is a strange creature. I have heard of flooding in the northbut nothing yet here. Hopefully it does not get that bad.

Rainy days

2006-06-01T16:51:00.000+08:00

One thing about Taiwan is that there are too few holidays compared to Mainland China. Seems to be a forced power driving people to work like hell. The few holidays that there are, are all scattered around and appear in mid week making it impossible to go anywhere without taking time off. One exception ofcourse is the lunar new year, but who can imagine going anywhere at that time? Just too many

Morning

2006-05-29T14:14:00.000+08:00

The things I do when I leave my appartment in the morning seem to be so ritualistic that they begin to be more humorous. Rather than taking the elevator down from the sixth floor I walk but ofcourse the people who live on nearly every floor seem to believe that they can do whatever they want with the space around their doors and even he stairs near thier doors they feel they can leave thier shoes

Dedication to one's work

2006-05-26T12:47:00.000+08:00

Throughout my travels around the world I have found one thing in common. I have found that true dedication and a love for what one does for a living is truly a rarity. I find that people are just too preoccupied in making money for themselves. I see this in this from the viewpoint of the apprentice who works tirelessly to perfect a trade that is handed down from generations. I see my friend of 31

East-West Philosophical thinking - Where is China?

2006-05-25T12:33:00.000+08:00

The "East" versus "West" thinking has been always the same throughout history but in my mind is wrong, and MUST change in today's global society. "East" has always been Asia and "West" has always been Europe/North America.The term East and

Taiwan English schools bribing children

2006-05-24T17:05:00.000+08:00

Doesn't the title sound like a headline for a newspaper? I had to think twice about that one.I have been here nearly a year now and I am sure it is just another bribery tactic to get children to learn English. At first I never really paid too much attention to it but I soon realized quickly that the point cards in 1, 2 and 5 denominations are sort of treated as if they are money and the children

Bulk E-Mail Marketing

2006-05-18T12:57:00.000+08:00

Perhaps it is me and that I do not understand how internet marketing works but I was looking at a list of keywords put out by Facts About Adsense and the number one keyword that has the highest average bid price is bulk email marketing. I can understand how dating, web design and hosting and insurance can all be at the top five but how can bulk email marketing be on average the highest bid for

Rainy days

2006-05-17T13:22:00.000+08:00

Last year I picked up a book for Windows 98 through to XP error and trouble shooting guide in Japan and recently it has become one of my greatest investments in books so far. The solution for nearly any problem imaginable is right there, no more consulting with service centers or other people who appear to be helpful

blogging from airports

2006-05-05T13:35:00.000+08:00

With no internet access at home anymore I could find myself blogging from airports and roadside cafes where they offer wireless internet services. I have been told that there are many cafes that offer wireless internet but I have yet to find one. Most of them are just in districts where there is access and you have to pay the ISP to get a password. I don't see why the coffee shops don't get

Blogging from Qumana

2006-05-05T13:11:00.000+08:00

I just downloaded Qumana not to long ago and just decided to give it a try today. Really easy to use but it doesn't seem to support Japanese. I tried to find a Japanese version to download but I have not yet found anything yet. I just cannot imagine myself blogging unilingually. English is one the the more widely spoken languages but that does not make it an interesting language. English is just

Long time Bloggers

2006-05-01T22:05:00.000+08:00

I've been blogging now for over six months now and I have yet tosee a blog much over two years old. I did see one yesterday thatwas nearly six years old by someone in Singapore but that was it.I wonder who has the oldest and current blog?The fact is probably that the blog boom period began only 2 to 3years ago and is still a relatively new thing for most people.

2006-04-26T16:39:00.000+08:00

I haven't done a post here for some time now since my computer at home is currently being used to download movie torrents. I have never been very interested in movies up until now mainly because I could never imagine myself going to a movie theatre alone and paying to see something nor I cannot even find myself renting a movie. I guess I just do not like spending my money on entertainment for

Quick change

2006-04-18T22:21:00.000+08:00

Just a quick correction regarding the previous post. I did find outwhat was going wrong in Blog Mad when I try to re-activate a blogyou need to enter the blogs passwprd and not your Blog Madpassword but the problem is this simple little method only workson Wordpress, TypePad, Movable Type and Blogger.So BlogCharm blogs and everyone else with other blogs you justneed to do it the hard way or just

Traffic Exchange sites for Blogs

2006-04-18T21:23:00.000+08:00

Some time ago I did a posting about three different traffic generating sites for blogs, Blog Explosion, Blog Mad and Blog Advance.It has been quite sometime now and I have had the chance to use each one of them and get to know each of them relatively well. Blog Explosion was the first I signed up to and it still is in my opinion one of the largest sites that offers a lot of different ways in

Teaching English in Taiwan

2006-04-16T17:10:00.000+08:00

I wonder why you don't see too many Asia English teachersteaching English in Asia? Perhaps it is because the stupid bigmoney making franchises like GEOS, NOVA, SHANE,JORDAN etc etc just plain do not give a damn about qualityall they are concerned is with is very clearly teacher imageand nothing else. I am sure that most of these schools if not allof them aim their marketing campaigns at middle

MOVE OVER, MICROSOFT!

2006-04-15T15:17:00.000+08:00

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Teaching at Private English Schools

2006-04-14T21:44:00.000+08:00

For all I'm concerned I consider all big, brand named, private,English schools the same. In four simple words: Don't work forthem! What do you do when they cancel classes and not tellyou until the last minute? They do it once they do it again,they make you work illegally for 6 months, they rob you of asocial life by making you work every Saturday. They pretendto be nice. They blame you for

Dentistry in Taiwan

2006-04-11T20:08:00.000+08:00

Came back from getting a wisdom tooth ripped out. It wasn't bad at all considering all the stories I've heard. What is even more impressive in the dentistry here in Taiwan. The National health insurance also includes basic dentristry, how basic I am not sure but so far I have had free dentristry. Perhaps it's for me and just this one dentist. Last week I went to get three fillings and a check

Blog Patrol

2006-04-11T11:36:00.000+08:00

Blog Patrol is back! I just had to welcome back my favoritecounter. This calls for celebration, as if anyone really caresexcept me. The first day I see the counter back and I amoverly cautious when I log in to check my stats. You neverknow what will happen. Hopefully things will be better forthem now. And wait a moment I can't figure out why I amstill on the internet. When I registered for the

Blog Mad

2006-04-09T13:47:00.000+08:00

Blog Mad has been up and running for quite sometime. I tend tojump into something but don't realy pay much attention to it atfirst. Until yesterday I logged into my account and surfed arounda few blogs and realized every blog I read I get 1 credit as opposedto BlogExplosion the points earned are much less. For about thesame amount of traffic generated I thnk I have to say BlogMad isdefinately