http://whiteperil.com/ en-us 2008-08-07T23:08+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1211936215.shtml I spent part of the Memorial Day weekend going to a college friend's wedding outside Harrisburg. Most of us from the old group gathered, so I got to see everyone and... Sean 2008-05-28T00:05+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1210428694.shtml ... Sean 2008-05-10T14:05+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1210196743.shtml Everyone keeps asking whether the culture shock has set in. The question is delivered with a gleam in the eye and an eagerness in the tone that I can't quite pin... Sean 2008-05-07T21:05+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1208940543.shtml Thanks to everyone who wished me a good trip. The flight was uneventful, and here I am in New York.... Sean 2008-04-23T08:04+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1206096201.shtml Happy birthday to my father and my little brother. Yes, both of them. When my parents converted to Sabbatarian Christianity when I was little, they went full-on into Nature: avoiding doctors... Sean 2008-03-21T10:03+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1205905411.shtml Cab drivers in Taipei don't like taking you to an intersection. Ask for "Zhongxiao East Road where it crosses Dunhua South Road," and you frequently get a blank look. "Which section?"... Sean 2008-03-19T05:03+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1205640831.shtml ... Sean 2008-03-16T04:03+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1204869409.shtml Back in Tokyo for a half-week stay to attend to a few things before going back for my last few weeks in Taipei. This time, it's the clear weather that's following... Sean 2008-03-07T05:03+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1203834415.shtml Disconnected thoughts that may prove to have been better left unexpressed:... Sean 2008-02-24T11:02+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1203679388.shtml ... Sean 2008-02-22T11:02+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1202291703.shtml ... Sean 2008-02-06T09:02+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1201232065.shtml Since I don't have Larry Craig tendencies, I was startled to use a train station toilet in Taipei for the first time last night and discover that it appeared to be... Sean 2008-01-25T03:01+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1201143578.shtml If you know Japanese, Taipei can be a really frustrating city. Reading literature, all the way up to the beginning of the Showa Period, generally requires you to know the traditional... Sean 2008-01-24T02:01+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1200577373.shtml Previous times in Taipei, I haven't really talked to anyone about Taipei 101 much. It's an impressive building--distinctive without being aggressively ugly, which is a balance many super-skyscrapers don't manage.... Sean 2008-01-17T13:01+00:00 http://whiteperil.com/posts/1199515973.shtml Hope everyone had a great holiday. I stayed in Tokyo this year, as did more of my friends than usual--a good thing, since I'll be out of town for the next... Sean 2008-01-09T03:01+00:00