Archives for: June 2010
Credit where credit is due.
by Craig on Jun.23, 2010, under Taiwan, Education
The graduating seniors at ChuLin did very well this year on the university entrance exam. If I understood correctly, there were 16 students from one class who scored high enough to enter National Taiwan University, the country's most prestigious universi… more »
Biking to PingLin
by Craig on Jun.21, 2010, under Biking
Well, I didn't "wimp out" (Meaning: Not be brave enough to do something) this week like I did last week. I joined the unofficial ChuLin bike club Sunday on a ride from Xindian to PingLin. This week, the riders were Lou, Helen, Johnny, Ken, and of course… more »
MagicJack (VoIP)
by Craig on Jun.16, 2010, under Technology
Every expatriate needs to pay attention here: One thing about living overseas that can be challenging sometime is communicating with people back home. It's very important to me to maintain close ties to my family. I talk to my dad at least once a week… more »
Use it or lose it!
by Craig on Jun.16, 2010, under Language Learning
Who hasn't heard the axiom "Use it or lose it"? It's so common because it's so true! It also applies to a wide variety of situations. Let me tell you a little story about why I chose the phrase for the tag line of my web site and blog. One of my person… more »
I should be biking...
by Craig on Jun.15, 2010, under Biking
Today is Dragon Boat Festival, a national holiday in Taiwan. My good friends Gary and Shane, along with some other friends, went on a bike ride to WuLai this morning. I had planned to join them, but when I woke up, I just couldn't get motivated. It was… more »
Memories of my friends at ChuLin
by Craig on Jun.12, 2010, under Taiwan, Language Learning
It's been a few days since the graduation ceremony at ChuLin, but the memories that it brought back are still fresh in my mind. I didn't expect to be as touched and moved as I was, and some of the people there noticed the tear or two that escaped from my… more »
Building a web site
by Craig on Jun.06, 2010, under Language Learning, Technology
Well, I finally have the basic web site for Craig's English back online. When the previous version was hacked and had to be taken down, I gave some serious thought as to whether or not I should rebuild it. Why bother more »
Under Construction
by Craig on Jun.02, 2010, under Welcome
"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!" My website was hacked recently, which required me to delete everything and start over.....again..... for the third time. Instead of getting to upset about it, I looked at it as an opportunity to update… more »
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