Living
A clinic before Thursday
The four-day weekend is not when you want a throat. Neighborhood clinics close. The big hospitals run a holiday list. Go now.
3 min read · Sep 18
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Civic life
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Living
The week before the holiday
Next Friday is Mid-Autumn. Monday is Teacher’s Day. This is the week you do the clinic, book the train, buy the fruit, and answer the balcony text.
4 min read · Sep 18
History
21 September 1999 — the night they still call 921
Monday is twenty-seven years later. It is why people still ask how old a building is, and why some of us keep a bag by the door.
4 min read · Sep 18
Living
The license you brought with you
The card in your wallet is not a Taiwanese license. Thirty days, an IDP, and a motor-vehicle office: the boring version, which is the useful one.
4 min read · Sep 11
Business
A bank account once you have an ARC
Passport, ARC, and a morning. Some branches still want a chop. The post office is not glamorous, and it works.
4 min read · Sep 11
Living
What the typhoon alerts actually mean
A yellow, orange, or red from the Central Weather Administration is not a vibe. It is a set of decisions about work, schools, and whether you should still go to Costco.
5 min read · Sep 4
Culture
The 3pm thunderstorm as a civic institution
It is not a canceled afternoon. It is a pause. Learn to stand under the arcade like everyone else.
3 min read · Sep 3
Living
The Friday trash ritual
Taipei does not have a chute. It has a truck, a song, and a set of bags you can only buy at certain counters. Get this wrong once and you will not forget it.
4 min read · Sep 3