If you ever happen to come to the HSR station in Taizhong (Taichung), take the time to go to the connection to the...

If you ever happen to come to the HSR station in Taizhong (Taichung), take the time to go to the connection to the TRA station. No need to leave the building, everything is under one roof. You will find a number of exhibits made of cardboard, very nicely done.

Many are railway-related, but there is also a Totoro. While you are there, you may also want to have a look at the robot made entirely out of railway tickets. And last but not least something not often seen in Taiwan: a model railway, H0 iirc.

Well, just in case you happen to get there...

#railway

Side note: Google put the photos in the opposite order...

Winter season is over, so here is my short review of a useful accessory I tested, a jacket warmer.

Winter season is over, so here is my short review of a useful accessory I tested, a jacket warmer. Many of us like to ride the whole year, but who wants to slip into a cold jacket? Terrible thought, right?

That's where the jacket warmer comes in. Mine is purely organic, for several reasons: Firstly you don't need to worry about batteries or extension cords. But the organic models also come with a much higher mobility and autonomy: All you need to do is leave the jacket at a somewhat accessible location (This includes chairs etc.) and the jacket warmer will move into the jacket very quickly, all by itself. No more cold jackets.

So, I can only recommend getting one before the next cold season. Mine is the model "Gigi" - very reliable, very efficient.

Hello Heidi Adick​, they say it's your birthday...

Hello Heidi Adick​, they say it's your birthday...

https://youtu.be/MjF1bG5LUcs
https://youtu.be/MjF1bG5LUcs

The English subtitles are quite Germanized, but you should understand the content of this new-year speech.

The English subtitles are quite Germanized, but you should understand the content of this new-year speech.

Happy new year! Don't worry, it will come worse.
https://youtu.be/HwYXabYFFbM

That's a smart bird: Saw park visitors came to feed fish, waited right next to them until it spotted an acceptable...

That's a smart bird: Saw park visitors came to feed fish, waited right next to them until it spotted an acceptable lunch...

Christmas a la Taiwan

Christmas a la Taiwan

We do the same we did on other occasions, but this time we will wear Santa hats... Well, at least my students sang some real, more contemporary songs (Slade, Merry Christmas, and Paul McCartney, Wonderful Christmas time). The temperature was 27C max today...

Oh, merry Christmas if you celebrate it, otherwise just a pleasant day!

Distributing the prey

Distributing the prey

After the (second) Christmas lunch with its desserts is over, everyone grabs as much gingerbread as they can before heading home.

Looks like I got them well addicted when they were my students...

Into the great wide open"

Into the great wide open"

A short film starring Johnny Depp, Gabrielle Anwar and Faye Dunaway. Soundtrack by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0
https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0

Damn.. dark.. but i like it.

Damn.. dark.. but i like it.
https://digg.com/video/literal-bohemian-rhapsody-crime

The Independent finally noticed something...

The Independent finally noticed something...
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/syria-aleppo-iraq-mosul-isis-middle-east-conflict-assad-war-everything-youve-read-could-be-wrong-a7451656.html