Taiwan
I am currently in Taipei the capital city of Taiwan. Taiwan was formerly known as Formosa which in Portuguese means beautiful island. It is also known as The Republic of China (ROC) whereas the other China is the People’s Republic of China (PRC). I have seen the Taipei101 building which was the tallest one in the World for a while. It has a Chinese flavour architecture to it which gives it an appealing look. I am currently trying to negotiate an English Teaching position in the South of the island. Yesterday I purchased shirts, trousers and shoes in preparation.
I left Bali after a final 3 nights of partying in Kuta with a guy form Jersey who has been to the Traf where my brothers drink! I then headed to Jakarta to catch my flight to Manila and then onto Taipei. This was a bit of a nightmare as I left Indonesia with about 20gbp in Rupiah. I could not leave Manila airport’s transit lounge where the currency exchange would not change rupiah. There was also no ATMs in this area so I was facing a 6 hr wait without food and water. Nightmare. I was starving and thirsty with no way of obtaining funds. I slept uncomfortably on the tiled floor for most of the time. I finally ate and drank something at Taipei airport after about 24hr with nothing. I think this is part of the reason I got flu here in Taiwan. I seem to be over the worst of it now.
The problem with Taiwan is that they prefer North American English teachers. The agency woman (Chinese American) said I have a strong Irish accent?? I said it is an English accent that has been around long before her corrupted version of English manifested itself. Nevermind though - if nothing works out here I will try a different country. C’est la vie.
DienGan - chinese for lunchbox dinner thing
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