Nerd/Non-nerd Shopping teams.
Monday, September 3rd, 2007 by Mark [+/-] show/hide this excerptOh, how I love xkcd.
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Speak Chinese & New Taiwanese
Sunday, November 26th, 2006 by Mark [+/-] show/hide this excerptWhen John recently designed a “please speak Chinese” T-shirt, I was immediately tempted to buy one. I always love it when locals talk to me in Chinese, instead of trying to use English first.
请讲普通话。
Putting this on a shirt worn by a foreigner is cool on multiple levels. Not only does it demonstrate that [...]
愛買 is really well named
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 by Mark [+/-] show/hide this excerptTrue to my Rocky Mountain roots, I shop on quality and price, not on brand. If I have a choice between two things of equal quality but one is brand name and more expensive, I take the cheaper, off-brand item. If I have a choice between two things of equal price, but one [...]
The Cheapest Keyboard
Sunday, September 10th, 2006 by Mark [+/-] show/hide this excerptA few days ago, while in the midst of a CD editing project, I spilled water on my keyboard and wrecked it. Fortunately, I live really close to 光華商場. I hopped on the subway, rode over, and went into the underground section of the market. After picking a shop, I asked one [...]