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samch
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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 Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:33 am Post subject: Moving to Taipei with a child what do i bring? |
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Hi All, we making the plunge and coming to taipei for the 2010/2011 school year... now starts the planning...
job organised and accommodation ok..
what do we bring??? any suggestions of must have items?
thanks all, hope youhave had a good festive season
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zipper
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| Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Moving to Taipei with a child what do i bring? |
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| samch wrote: |
Hi All, we making the plunge and coming to taipei for the 2010/2011 school year... now starts the planning...
job organised and accommodation ok..
what do we bring??? any suggestions of must have items?
thanks all, hope youhave had a good festive season
Sam |
Bring warm clothing for the kid and for yourselves. It doesn't get as cold as it does in the northern latitudes, but it gets cold and raw, because monsoon runs from late December to May. So lots of rain in Taipei. Rain gear and umbrellas don't cost that much in Taiwan, so easy to get.
Bring an international drivers license for both a motorcycle and car if you can. You will need it to drive a scooter, which is a very convenient way to get around.
Your family will feel some tremors (minor earthquakes) every now and then, so convince your family not to worry too much about them.
Make sure you have all your paper work in order as well. Get plenty of photos for the visa process. They are cheap out here as well; especially if you have them already on a diskette.
Bring plenty of CDs or have them all on a MP3.
Bring the camera along.
I can't think of anything else, because I am in a noisy Internet cafe at the moment.
Taiwan pretty much has everything that you could get in your home country.
What you could do is ask questions about whether or not Taiwan has things that you will need when you get over here.
Or course bring a couple thousand dollars or so...
If I think of anything else, then I will bring it up later, but I am sure that Rooster or the others will offer their input soon enough...  |
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LKJ
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That all depends on what job you have and what plans you have for your child.
1) Are you going to be a teacher?
2) At a Public or Private school?
3) At an International or Local school?
4) What care/schooling provisions to do you have planned for your child?
Could list reams of advice but you'll need to show a few more of your cards to get good advice.
Don't forget your toothbrush.
I hope this helps.
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dangerousapple
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How old is your child? The selection of pediatric goods here is fairly wide, but there might not be the exact same brands that you enjoy using.
There are a couple of ointments that we pick up in Canada for our 1.5 year old, and we always stock up on AfterBite, because that's not available here. Other than that, we've been able to find everything we need. Another poster had it right about bringing some good warm clothes for your kid. Taipei winters are wet, cool and windy.
I'm afraid that's all the advice I have, but if you head over to forumosa they have a parenting forum that should be able to answer your questions better. |
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samch
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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| Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:54 am Post subject: |
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thanks for all the help..
gangerousapple - our little man will be two by the time we get to Taipei...
LKJ- yes i'm going to be a kindegarden teacher in a small private, international school. my husband will be looking after our son for the first while and when he is settled he will go to play group 2/3 mornings and my husband wants to study part time/ correspondence... |
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markholmes
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Location: Wengehua
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yamahuh
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| samch wrote: |
gangerousapple |
gangrenousapple??
Sorry - in a weird mood today.
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forest1979
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I dont want to be the bearer of bad news but I wish you all the best upon arrival.
However you're arriving at probably the worst time for joining the teaching industry. Jobs are scarce, money is very tight, and that is significant when you come to educate your child. Be open minded about Taiwan but realise you will have enormous challenges ahead as a couple and as parents. |
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Rooster_2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Moving to Taipei with a child what do i bring? |
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| samch wrote: |
Hi All, we making the plunge and coming to taipei for the 2010/2011 school year... now starts the planning...
job organised and accommodation ok..
what do we bring??? any suggestions of must have items?
thanks all, hope youhave had a good festive season
Sam |
Since you've gotten your job already, and already have accommodation, you should be fine. I mean, the former is the most difficult-to-find thing, and the latter is the most expensive thing. Kudos!
I'd say you can get pretty much anything here and there's no point in bringing anything along in particular.
People make a big deal about deodorant, appliances, etc. but you can find those things if you know where to look.
I guess I'd say the following four things are the hardest to find here in Taiwan:
1. American or European region video game systems (remember, most systems sold in Taiwan are Japanese region and therefore if your kids have games, they may not work on systems bought in Taiwan). PS3 and Nintendo DS are basically region-free, but most other systems aren't.
2. If you are from the UK (I am guessing you are since you spelled "organize" as "organise") you might want to bring a transformer since the voltage is different from the UK.
3. A scart cable or PAL TV might not be bad, either, since Taiwan uses NTSC (a different television standard from the UK and other commonwealth countries), and you won't be able to use your appliances on an NTSC TV if they're PAL.
4. If you have a son, and he wears boxers, he might prefer to bring a bunch from his home country, because boxers here aren't quite the same. This is kind of a manliness issue for guys of a certain age. I don't care anymore, but back in the day, I was pretty picky about my underwear, and local underwear just didn't cut it. I'll never forget when I was 13 years old and in Cambodia, and forgot to pack more than one pair of underwear, and had to contend with all these fruity French-style briefs at the local market, with no hole in front. I was so adamant about not wearing "gay underwear," I literally wore the same pair the entire week and just changed sides everyday. Somehow, I'm doubting this is what you want your son to do.
I can't think of anything else off-hand.
The two things I really crave here in Taiwan right now, a decent job and a testing center offering DSST exams, are things you can't put in a suitcase. |
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yamahuh
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Moving to Taipei with a child what do i bring? |
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| Rooster_2006 wrote: |
People make a big deal about deodorant, appliances, etc. but you can find those things if you know where to look.
If you have a son, and he wears boxers, he might prefer to bring a bunch from his home country, ... I'll never forget when I was 13 years old and in Cambodia, and forgot to pack more than one pair of underwear, and had to contend with all these fruity French-style briefs at the local market, with no hole in front. I was so adamant about not wearing "gay underwear," I literally wore the same pair the entire week and just changed sides everyday. |
You say that like it's a bad thing!!
As for deodorant - I've looked everywhere for Old Spice deodorant sticks and have never been able to find them. I'm not a fan of these roll on wet things.. |
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zipper
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| She is from SA. It's in her screen name area.. |
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Rooster_2006
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| zipper wrote: |
| She is from SA. It's in her screen name area.. |
Haha, missed that... |
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Rooster_2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Moving to Taipei with a child what do i bring? |
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| yamahuh wrote: |
| Rooster_2006 wrote: |
People make a big deal about deodorant, appliances, etc. but you can find those things if you know where to look.
If you have a son, and he wears boxers, he might prefer to bring a bunch from his home country, ... I'll never forget when I was 13 years old and in Cambodia, and forgot to pack more than one pair of underwear, and had to contend with all these fruity French-style briefs at the local market, with no hole in front. I was so adamant about not wearing "gay underwear," I literally wore the same pair the entire week and just changed sides everyday. |
You say that like it's a bad thing!!
As for deodorant - I've looked everywhere for Old Spice deodorant sticks and have never been able to find them. I'm not a fan of these roll on wet things.. |
Yeah man, totally, why is everyone but us so anal about changing underwear?
Just bathe in the ocean water around here once a week and you don't have to worry about a yeast infection! |
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markcmc
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Location: Taiwan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| If you need large size shoes, definitely bring them with you. |
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