SQJ Taipei

here are some that seem cool to me.
College Coach (not the kind you think)This lady gets US$40,000 to work with your kid through junior and senior high school to get them into whatever prestigious university you want them to attend. I’ll do it for half that price if anyone is interested email me. (hattip: Joanne [...]

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The Amish are usually right.
OCT 2, 2007
One year ago today, a shooter entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa., dismissed all but 10 girls, and fired at them execution-style, killing five before shooting himself.
Within hours, the Amish community forgave the killer and his family. News of the instant forgiveness stunned the outside world [...]

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Our Ankeng house church will be attending a retreat with our “mother church” (Yunghe) today. We are going to Wulai and there should be about 200 people total.
Our October Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

Aunt Angie’s Awesome English Class
How to find our photos on the web
Scott’s quick trip to the USA in November
Brief [...]

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Whatever you do… don’t give him a card.
With some exceptional insight into both Taiwanese *and* Christian culture… I proudly link to…
Here’s Your Card

I FULLY expect to get pulled over by a Taiwan Police man, to hear him say, “May I see your card?” Then, after giving him my Drivers License, hearing him then say, “No, [...]

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Angie was talking to Alicia on the phone the other day and Mollie (2 1/2 years old) was posted right beside here saying 『媽媽! 媽媽!』which sounds almost like “Mama! Mama!” in English except it was clear she was using Chinese. It is hard to explain but those who live in Taiwan or who have [...]

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Axis and Allies is an expansive board game that first appeared in the early 80’s. I bought it while I was in high school and played it several times with some friends… and then let one of them borrow it and haven’t seen it since… same with my nice tap shoes…
Anyway.
I’ve often thought about getting [...]

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NEWSFLASH
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who analyzed data for 2,707 children found 5½ year olds are more likely to have behaviour problems, disturbed sleep and “less emotional reactivity” if they have a television in their bedroom than those with TV-free rooms.
Bedroom TV makes kids emotionally numb: study

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I’ve posted about introvert/extrovert issues before…
This article is dead on IMO.
Top 5 Things Every Extrovert Should Know About Introverts » Self Improvement Blog - BrianKim.net
Here are the 5 things on the list, but you should go read it if you want more details and explanation.

If a person is introverted, it does NOT mean they are [...]

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Bad day for all my teams.
Although I predicted that the 2nd most likely result would be a blowout Mizzou win… I’d rather be wrong than have my Huskers on the wrong end of a 41-6 game. NU’s defense was “as advertised” — bad. But NU’s offense was horrid… or MU’s D was great… not sure [...]

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Well last week’s game with ISU was one of the strangest games I’ve ever experienced. The initial look at the stats would lead one to believe that ISU had a chance… but the game really wasn’t in doubt. Because the NU offense and special teams either turned the ball over almost immediately OR scored very [...]

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