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mick_luna



Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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Location: toronto
PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm    Post subject: going in cold, where's a good city? Reply with quote
i've never been, but it sounds as though its better to look when I'm there rather than trying to deal with recruiters and such over the net. There seem to be a lot of dodgy offers out there.

i would like a place that's cool to ride a bike, where i won't choke on pollution or be killed by psycho drivers. somewhere relatively close to taipei might be good, as i hear that's where most of the publishing is (i write and illustrate as well as teach).

how much does a used commuter bike cost there? i imagine a lot of manufactured goods are fairly cheap?
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markholmes



Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Location: Wengehua
PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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i would like a place that's cool to ride a bike, where i won't choke on pollution or be killed by psycho drivers. somewhere relatively close to taipei might be good


Okinawa or perhaps Guam?
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mick_luna



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
okinawa sounds interesting,what's that like for work,social life,etc?
i am looking at taiwan though, as a better work option. from what i hear, there are areas which aren't too dirty or traffic-mad.

to really get away from it all, go to the solomon islands. that was nice, but again, not a lot of work options or money around.
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markholmes



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry, I meant Okinawa and Guam as a joke. If you want to live near Taipei, but without pollution I would consider somewhere in Yangminshan. It's a national park, but is close enough to Taipei that it is commutable. I'm not sure how suitable it is for push bikes though, as some of those hills are pretty big.

Also consider Danshui (Tamsui, Damsui) north of Taipei. It's a nice town and you could probably find something quiet. The coast road, north of Yangminshan, would be good for riding and is quite spectacular.

Have you considered changing the size of your avatar to something more reasonable?
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Dr_Zoidberg



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
mick_luna, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease resize your avatar to the specified dimensions.
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mick_luna



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ah, Zoidberg, intimidated by my size and crustacean devouring capabilities, are we? my bellowing is a babe magnet.

Can anyone give me any indication re: prices of used commuter bicycles? are manufactured goods generally quite cheap there?
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Pop Fly



Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
mick_luna wrote:
ah, Zoidberg, intimidated by my size and crustacean devouring capabilities, are we? my bellowing is a babe magnet.

Can anyone give me any indication re: prices of used commuter bicycles? are manufactured goods generally quite cheap there?


We are not intimidated by your size. No sirreee. We are frustrated by it. It screws up the entire page. I for one, am not helping you anymore (until you re-size, that is).
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markholmes



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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We are not intimidated by your size. No sirreee. We are frustrated by it. It screws up the entire page. I for one, am not helping you anymore (until you re-size, that is).


Me neither, but just to clarify, what exactly do you mean by a commuter bike? You just mean a bicycle?
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Pop Fly



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
markholmes wrote:
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We are not intimidated by your size. No sirreee. We are frustrated by it. It screws up the entire page. I for one, am not helping you anymore (until you re-size, that is).


Me neither, but just to clarify, what exactly do you mean by a commuter bike? You just mean a bicycle?


Are you lulling him into a false sense of security? Shhhhhh.....don't tell him that we are confused by his choice of vocab. We aren't helping him, remember. Twisted Evil
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Aristotle



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
One of the few items you can still get a good deal on is high-end bicycles.
If you are determined to come to Taiwan and it would help if you were because it takes