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How I got clean air in my apartment in Beijing

December 24, 2016by anotherjmc Leave a comment

I just finished a week of trying to find the right air purifying solution for my home, and since it is high time for a new blog post, here is […]

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Beijing, Daily life, East, Smog

Interlude

January 3, 2016by anotherjmc Leave a comment

休息是爲了走更遠的路 Interestingly, I have not found an English equivalent to this. It goes something like “Resting is for being able to walk an even longer journey“. This is where I […]

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Daily life, East, Reflection, West

Everywhere and nowhere

November 29, 2013by anotherjmc Leave a comment

If I had known that I would stay almost 4 months here, I probably would have approached a few things differently. Coming from 3 weeks in Singapore, the expectation for […]

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Daily life, Travel, West

Service culture

September 17, 2013by anotherjmc 2 Comments

Last Monday I flew with Swiss from Singapore to Zurich. After 5 hours I had to stand up and walk around a bit. A flight attendant pushed a cart along […]

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Culture, Daily life, West

Is Singapore a nice place to live in?

September 4, 2013by anotherjmc Leave a comment

So I moved to Singapore 10 days ago. It’s most certainly too early for a review, but since Germany is waiting here is a quick snapshot of my experience so […]

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Culture, Daily life, East, Language, Travel

Room for improvement

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So after 1.5 years back in Taiwan, it is time to sum up some observations. DISCLAIMER – this turned out to be quite a negative post because 1. it’s always […]

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Daily life, East

The Daily Song of Ice and Fire

July 24, 2013by anotherjmc Leave a comment

It’s not hard to get sick in Taipei during summer. All you have to do is… well, nothing special really. Just follow your daily routine: 1. Wake up at home […]

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Daily life, East, Weather

The art of queuing

November 14, 2012by anotherjmc Leave a comment

The average Taiwanese is an intermediate queuer. Be it queuing for a popular food stand in a night market, queuing for the metro or standing in a traffic jam (which […]

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Daily life, East

The client is your boss

November 7, 2012by anotherjmc Leave a comment

A slightly adjusted version of client is king. Here, at the immigration office in Taipei, the client is asked to remind the clerk in case hey forget their smile. The […]

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Daily life, East

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