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kitghy2 · Joined: 11 Feb 2011 Posts: 3

Has anyone purchased this 'e-book' If so what's it like?
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thanks.

dangerousapple · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 292

Well, he sure is enthusiastic about Taiwan, and it looks like he has some good information. I guess it couldn't hurt. However, he might make things look a little rosier than they really are. I smell more of a sales pitch than anything else. It's a tough job market in Taiwan right now, and he's trying to find new ways to make a buck (as are all of us), but who knows, maybe he's got some good ideas.

creztor · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 476

Not trying to be negative.... but with 2 posts and a link to a site selling something it would be easy for someone to say that this is a very sly marketing trick.

kitghy2 · Joined: 11 Feb 2011 Posts: 3

creztor · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 476

kitghy, thanks for not taking offense. You don't need that guide. Everything here is in the guide.

Taylor · Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 384 Location: Texas/Taiwan

Taiwan has changed a lot over the past 11-12 years. He is talking about life in 1998. That's eons ago in Asia.

Shimokitazawa · Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 458 Location: Saigon, Vietnam

Insubordination · Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 394 Location: Sydney

I just wouldn't pay for anything with the word 'secrets' in the title.

Captain_Fil · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:09 am Post subject:

Rooster_2006 · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 984

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thanks.[/quote]If you read the page, he talks about how he has made 100 or so visa runs.

Then he goes on to say that if you have a working visa, you don't need to make said visa runs, which implies he didn't have a working visa, and therefore was teaching illegally.

What kind of guy has the AUDACITY to write a book about teaching in a country where he can't even work legally? This guy has one major pair of brass balls... His book is literally a confession to a crime!

I mean, it's one thing to work illegally in Taiwan. Heck, for some people, it actually makes sense, and who among us can claim to have stuck to the law 100% of the time?

But this guy lived as an outlaw for 11 years and has written a book SHOUTING ABOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!

He must feel invincible.

Shimokitazawa · Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 458 Location: Saigon, Vietnam

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thanks.[/quote]If you read the page, he talks about how he has made 100 or so visa runs.

Then he goes on to say that if you have a working visa, you don't need to make said visa runs, which implies he didn't have a working visa, and therefore was teaching illegally.

What kind of guy has the AUDACITY to write a book about teaching in a country where he can't even work legally? This guy has one major pair of brass balls... His book is literally a confession to a crime!

I mean, it's one thing to work illegally in Taiwan. Heck, for some people, it actually makes sense, and who among us can claim to have stuck to the law 100% of the time?

But this guy lived as an outlaw for 11 years and has written a book SHOUTING ABOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!

He must feel invincible.[/quote]

Right. Good points, Rooster.

Newbies would never figure to ask themselves that. This guy is just trying to hustle a dollar like everyone else. I can't blame him for that. Good for him. However, it's bullshit for him to promise "Secrets" - I'v been here a long time now and have seen it all.

Just watch the forums and communicate with people who have been here for a few years. With the Internet it is pretty much free to do that. No need to spend $50 on a book that is dated and not relevant.