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Hola from Taipei

So we’re in transit to Seattle, and we have a friggin’ 7 hour layover here at Taipei.

Lucky for us, we’re in the Business Lounge, where they have free food, WiFi and a game room full of XBox 360s! I’ll be trying them out in a while.

It’s been a fun travel day all things considered. Mom and I put dad in Business Class because of his condition, and we were in deluxe 1 Which is the median between regular coach, and Business Class – and just paid extra to be able to use the Business Class facilities while we wait.

We also put him in a wheelchair just for kicks. He is a senior citizen after all, and while he still can walk, he’s far from being “fit.” It’s amazing the level of “clearance” you get because of that.

Notes

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⇡1 Which is the median between regular coach, and Business Class
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Lovely day

Another productive day of work and some over-all “streamlining” of some aspects in my so called “life.”

I feel so much lighter now, and everything is much clearer. Amazing thing how you don’t realize how big a boulder is weighing you down, until you actually let go of it… Hopefully, things will run smoother the next time around.

Picked Cris up and helped ourselves to 80 bucks worth (20 sticks) UP’s famous isaw. As soon as we got home, we obviously had to start eating it before it got cold – we ended up having an early dinner because of it. More of a heavy merienda now that I think about it. We – actually, I finished about 18 sticks.

We then went jacket-shopping with Mom at in Shangrli-la Mall. I came home carrying an awesome leather jacket from Zara, for our trip to the US this Christmas (and of course for any other trip to really cold places). It even comes with a zipper-detachable “hood.” Pretty spiffy if you ask me.

What impressed me even more was the actual product bag they used. It’s like a disposable suiter, which can be folded and “locked” by plastic buttons… and it has a hook on the inside for the jacket’s hanger.

Overall, I’d say it was a lovely day.

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Thank God for inner strength

Here are the results from a variation on the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Test designed for programmers. The results show what “disciplines” I would feel right at home.

You are an INTP

INTP – Physicists, chemists, biologists, photographers, strategic planners, mathematicians, university professors, computer programmers, computer animators, technical writers, engineers, lawyers, forensic researchers, writers, artists, psychologists, social scientists, systems analysts, researchers, surveyors. Highly analytical, they can discover connections between two seemingly unrelated things, and work best when allowed to use their imagination and critical thinking.

On a somewhat unrelated note… this is one of those days that I’m fully utilizing my introvertedness… bring it on. (cue song: Strongbad)

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Legal Tender

Here’s a 2000 peso bill I’ve acquired. The wikipedia article has all the info you need, including pictures – but I believe I currently have the better pictures/scans of it on the Internet.

Click on the items below for different views of the bill (or the image above for a larger version)

  1. Size compared to a 500 peso bill.
  2. Obverse (front) high resolution scan.
  3. Reverse (back) high resolution scan.
  4. Shot of the cylinder mould-made portrait watermark – which you can see when you put the bill against the light.
  5. High resolution scan of the Certificate of Issuance