Next chapter

I've just realized I miss writing, so I decided to extend this blog at least as long as I stay in Asia. Since I have Uni here and verious extracurricular activities ;) the posts won't be too regular - not that they ever were.

SO, I'm back to Taipei, 2 weeks into semester. The place is exactly as I remember it, half of my friends are gone, but the other half remains - that makes me really happy :) Since I never got the chance to integrate with the new exchange people, it's the old buddies I hang out with.

My first classes were more of a joke with hiphop music as an intro than Master's class... I dropped it. Since my grades don't transfer, I am taking only those courses that I find interesting or profitable in any way. No more bullshiting and enduring teachers who don't challenge me. Not that you can actually have any here but, I learned that much last semester, but with enough self motivation and effort there's great eal one can learn from the stories or exaples that professors give or simply from the library. And we do have an awesome library here. So, here's the plan for the new semester: tone down on social life, tune up the studies and chinese, stop buying cheap taiwaneese shoes that fall apart after second use, start jogging and get the most travelling that time allows. These might sound simple but why are they so difficult to implement?

The worst thing that I have to face is the cultural difference. You;d say that I should already be accustomed to the chinese way of living and doing things. That may be so, but that doesn't mean I like it. Actually the other day when I lost my nerve that I created the whole page of my annoyances... sorry, it won't be public - too mean. It doesn't mean I don't like the Taiwanese! The cultural difference is just so big that there are bound to be clashes and as long as such lists are never published world peace is safe.(I guess Gadaffi's lists went on to WikiLeaks).

Btw, to anyone that might be worried, the tragedies in Taiwan did not affect me. It's astonishing how much this country had to endure in the last few months. Although looking at the news it seems that the world is falling apart everywhere. Who knows maybe the Mayans were right and we only have a year to enjoy this planet ... With this optimistic accent, good night and good luck.