Although the temperature is glorious during the summer in Taiwan, Taipei in particular is somewhat depressing due to the overlapping rainy season. I suppose if you enjoy epic thunderstorms it's pretty cool - and i do enjoy those to a point - but when they're happening every single day it kinda throws a wrench into any kind of outdoor activity ( Read more... )

Something someone posted on ONTD struck me enough that i need to record it here before i go to work ( Read more... )

I would like to write about the party i went to this weekend. I have a bunch of notes in my phone and maybe a couple photos to share too, but today i was home and had the day off to decompress. I idly enjoyed catching up on some TV and now i want to write about something different ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, folks. For the second time this week! 恭喜發財, get rich and all that ( Read more... )

Last week i wanted to write about adventuring, and what it means to me ( Read more... )

In a follow-up to my post about family and heritage, i wanted to write about one of the influences on where i choose to go ( Read more... )

Several of my friends have been writing interesting posts about their family history this week, and it made me think about the fact that i don't really know my family history ( Read more... )

My oma was my last connection to Catholicism ( Read more... )

My nan died of cancer in the 1980s.

My dad's sister died of cancer in the 1990s. So did my godfather.

My grandpa and my opa both died of cancer in the 2000s.

My mom died of cancer in 2019.

My oma died of cancer in 2021.

Fuck cancer. Everyone in my family has died of it, and i probably will too.

I am fairly interested in theology. I even considered doing a masters in it, briefly. I find the history and sociology of religion fascinating. I have been to church a few times and know plenty of Bible stories. At some point in my life i used to recite the Lord's Prayer before bed each night, though i can't remember who told me to do it or why. I ( Read more... )