stuff

this blog is closing down

2010-02-22T20:26:00.001+08:00

hi,

as i mentioned here, I won't be updating this blog anymore as:
1. I'm no longer living in Taiwan, and
2. Blogger is shutting down its "publish to FTP" feature.

for more Taiwan photos, please click on my new photo blog, and select the link to place (Taipei, Tainan, etc.) you want to view on the sidebar.

- Taipei City, November 2008

my Flickr page of Taiwan photos is still active.

prize from StikfasGames

2007-09-25T16:27:00.000+08:00

Martin, this nice guy online (I don't know him personally), entered Goner in stikfasgames.com's Stikfas Animation Awards and it won the Best Technical Achievement award. They sent me this huge limited edition bronze 14" Stikfas Alpha Male action figure (apparently only 1000 of these are in existence) as a prize.

new link for this blog

2007-09-16T12:44:00.001+08:00

hey everyone, i've moved blog hosts as i've left school and soon this web.tnnua.edu.tw link will no longer be available as the school only offers free web space for current students.

please update your bookmarks and visit this blog at this new address: http://misadventuresintaiwan.gemismyname.com/old/stuff.html

blurry self-portrait on a scooter

2007-05-31T22:21:00.001+08:00

test post

2006-10-30T23:13:00.000+08:00

testing blogger's wonky connection to ftp

T-shirts from The Motion Sick and Firefox Flicks

2006-10-07T23:31:00.000+08:00

it's great to receive shirts from all over the world!! The Motion Sick were kind enough to send me a shirt in June (i only got it in August though, because i wasn't living in school when the package arrived, as it was summer vacation). i also got a gret Firefox Flicks shirt for joining their 30 second ad competition (watch mine!)

grocery shopping for Moon Festival barbecue

2006-10-03T14:17:00.000+08:00

come on everyone take photos of your shopping cart and tag them with whatsinmycart and whatsinyourcart.

groceries

2006-05-13T00:10:00.000+08:00

cart1
Originally uploaded by hey-gem.

what's in my cart

Disney figurines from 7-11 Taiwan

2006-04-21T22:35:00.000+08:00

click here to see another photo

thanks ger for the kate bush CD!

2006-04-19T23:55:00.000+08:00

present from ger (from Ireland)

Click on the photo and then "All Sizes" in flickr to see the larger version.

hello kitty pins

2006-04-19T20:11:00.000+08:00

click on the picture, and then click on "All Sizes" in flickr to see a larger version of the photo.

continue..

these are being given away by 7-11 here in Taiwan for every NT$78 purchase. these five are all I currently have. there's a whole lot more.

technorati tags: memorabilia, collectibles, hello+kitty, pins, taiwan

coca-cola in different languages

2006-04-19T20:06:00.000+08:00

click on the pictures, and then click on "All Sizes" in flickr to see a larger version of the photos.

tags: coca-cola, coke, soda, collectibles, coca-cola memorabilia, memorabilia, languages

toys from coca-cola

2006-04-19T19:54:00.000+08:00

click on the pictures, and then click on "All Sizes" in flickr to see a larger version of the photos.

tags: coca-cola, coke, soda, toys, coca-cola collectibles, collectibles, coca-cola memorabilia, memorabilia

Coca- cola bottles

2006-04-19T19:51:00.000+08:00

click on the pictures, and then click on "All Sizes" in flickr to see a larger version of the photos.

tags: coca-cola, coke, soda, bottles, coke bottles, coca-cola memorabilia, memorabilia

Jim's book

2006-01-23T00:25:00.000+08:00

Jim's book
Originally uploaded by hey-gem.

present from Jim W. (his book)

french calendar

2006-01-23T00:23:00.000+08:00

french calendar
Originally uploaded by hey-gem.

present from marouflash

thank you def wheezer!!

2005-12-20T16:35:00.000+08:00

i've got some cool new toys from a not-so-secret Santa!

thanks so much def!!

click to see more

haha. thanks for this. silly, annoying toys are the best. ;P

thanks a lot for The Cubes!!! haha.. it's cool that it's an expansion set, I'm really really glad that you got me a Cubes toy!! =) now that's one thing off my wishlist.

i'm sure there are other big-hearted people out there (hint, hint, that means YOU, YOU, and yes you! the one in the red sweater sitting at the back!!) who'll want to send me more Cubes playsets. (you know what to do!!)

thanks for the mental-escher.net magnets. i've stuck them beside the hello kitty magnets on my fridge.

on the box:

note: most of the time clicking "all-sizes" in my photos' flickr page will lead you to an 800x600 sized image. i'm sorry that these photos are only 640x480. i had to make them smaller because i've already uploaded 94% of my bandwidth allowance for my free Flickr account this december and there are still two weeks to go.

exotic beer

2005-12-18T23:04:00.000+08:00

there are lots of exotic beer in taipei, unlike here in the boondocks of tainan county.

merry christmas!!

"Pilsner Urquell beer"-- Czech beer

"augustijn beer"-- Belgian beer

"Dos Equis Special Lager"

"Dos Equis Amber"

my sony minidiscs

2005-12-09T02:10:00.000+08:00

click photos for larger sizes:

tags: minidisc, minidiscs, sony

melody minidiscs

2005-12-09T01:25:00.000+08:00

Taiwanese made minidiscs: (click for larger sizes)

tags: minidisc, minidiscs

inside gem's PC 2

2005-11-26T00:25:00.000+08:00

i was just dusting my computers so i thought i might as well take photos of them. i'm not one of those people who hasn't ever dusted their computers in 10 years. click on photos for details and larger versions:

front and profile views:

see PC #1

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tags: tech, gear, computer, PC, personal computer

inside gem's PC

2005-11-25T22:59:00.000+08:00

so kids, i'm doing a series of photo posts in the vein of those old Reader's Digest articles like "I am Joe's Spleen" and "I am Jane's Ovary". you've never read those? waaah you suck. just kidding.

anyway this series of posts is, well, "I am Gem's computers' guts". (computers in the plural because I've got two. the other one will be in a separate post.)

please click on photo for details and a larger-sized version.

front and profile views:

see PC #2

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tags: tech, gear, computer, PC, personal computer

victor minidisc discs

2005-07-01T18:23:00.000+08:00

Victor is what JVC is known as in Japan.

(click for a larger view)

technorati tag:
minidisc

minidisc recorders and players

2005-07-01T18:20:00.000+08:00

click each photo for a larger view

technorati tag:
minidisc

what's in my bag

2005-05-11T17:46:00.000+08:00

我的包包裝什麼

(click to see a larger version)

tag:
whatsinmybag