Category: Travel

Taiwan: vacationing on the Green Island.

On Friday, September 5 at 11:15pm, I set out from Taipei to Green Island 綠島 with friends Michael, Henry, and Shirley.

Green Island is a prepubescent child of Taiwan, about 20 miles off the coast of Taitung 台東. We took a night bus from Taipei to Kaohsiung, then a train Taitung, and finally a ferry to the island.

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Bangkok: Wat Pho, Thammasat University, Lumpini Park, and MBK Center.

One of my favorite classes at Berkeley was Southeast Asian Politics, where I learned about Thailand and its overall political, cultural, and social landscape. I finally got to see this in person on Sunday, July 20. Continue reading “Bangkok: Wat Pho, Thammasat University, Lumpini Park, and MBK Center.”

Bangkok: rest and relaxation before business.

It’s been 88 days since I left Taiwan, the longest I’ve gone without traveling in the past year. Since April, my role within the company has gradually shifted towards product management, and I now spend most my time in R&D. This has resulted in less traveling, more manning home base.

My visa exemption was expiring, so I scheduled a three week trip out of the country. First stop: Bangkok (Jul-19 to Jul-26), followed by Berkeley (Jul-28 to Jul-30), then Orange County (Jul-31 to Aug-10), and finally back to Taipei. Continue reading “Bangkok: rest and relaxation before business.”