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Sebastian Vettel posted:If I wanted to leave the country while my ARC is being renewed, how would I do that? Do they still have your passport? ------ Last Call for Poker - 8PM Tonight First deal at 8PM, please arrive a bit earlier if you wanna eat, introductions etc. Cash game, 100NT$ buy in, repeat as necessary. Last deal will be 11~ so we can divvy up, settle the beer bill, and have a little time to shoot the breeze. The usual guff: Zhongshan N Rd. Section 2, Alley 115 No. 15 中山北路二段115巷15號 Name of the place is 川娃子 If you Google Maps the address it will show the proper place, more or less. There's a big red and white sign with 川娃子 on it out front. If you're going north on Zhongshan Rd, take a right at the tiny alley in front of Mr. Onion and it's just a bit down that alley. Prepare to buy-in for at least 100NT. Beer and food are available for non-exorbitant prices. My number is 0970229902 if you get lost/need me to LINE you a location.
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Sebastian Vettel posted:If I wanted to leave the country while my ARC is being renewed, how would I do that?
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I have my passport but not my arc. Something's come up and I need to leave for a few days.
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Sebastian Vettel posted:I have my passport but not my arc. Something's come up and I need to leave for a few days. do you have the letter/reciept telling you that you have paid, and what day to collect the ARC, if so, I'd carry those with your passport so you don't confuse the entry visa checking guy at the airport.
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Hello from the China thread! I’ve been living and teaching in the PRC for the last three years, and I want to defect to the KMT. There’s a lot I like about China, but there’s a lot that I don’t like, too, and the incivilities of this place have become too much to be comfortable with, so I want to relocate to Taiwan starting sometime in August or September. Goons usually have a pretty good understanding of what the situation on the ground is like, so I thought I’d ask here about employment and hopefully make some new friends as well. I’m a tall, handsomish white guy (it matters in China, not sure about Taiwan), hold a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Literature, speak conversational Mandarin, and have six years of university teaching experience—three in the US and three in China. I’m searching, ideally, for another university position, something in a university of technology language lab, for instance, but I’d like to get in country by the end of the summer with some sort of job, so I’d be interested to hear from anyone who is happy with his or her job or thinks they might have good advice. I prefer adults to children and good working hours and conditions to money. Help a goon brother escape the red menace! Let him use facebook in the land of betel nuts and cute accents!
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Spiderjelly posted:Hello from the China thread! I’ve been living and teaching in the PRC for the last three years, and I want to defect to the KMT. Whoa there buddy, the Kuomintang may cling to the name "Republic of China" literally decades after its expiration date, but they haven't reached the point of wackiness where "KMT" itself is literally another name for Taiwan. The horrors. I don't teach English so I can't actually answer your question, although Taiwan has far too many universities for its own size so I am sure you will be able to find something
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hitension posted:Whoa there buddy, the Kuomintang may cling to the name "Republic of China" literally decades after its expiration date, but they haven't reached the point of wackiness where "KMT" itself is literally another name for Taiwan. The horrors. Indeed you're right, but I was thinking in terms of historical defections from the communist party to the nationalists. I should have said Chinese Taipei, my bad. 
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Spiderjelly posted:I should have said Chinese Taipei, my bad. Looking forward to the day when I can visit Taiwanese Beijing.
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Also I have no idea how PMs work in Awful Betamax, so apologies if I sent like three empty replies.
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Spiderjelly posted:Hello from the Bad China thread! I’ve been living and teaching in Bad China for the last three years, and I want to defect to Good China. There we go.
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Moon Slayer posted:There we go. pro fix. a good copy edit right there.
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I dunno, I see KMT flags all over Taipei. Even on government buildings and stuff. It's like they use the party flag to represent the country itself even.
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Bloodnose posted:I dunno, I see KMT flags all over Taipei. Even on government buildings and stuff. It's like they use the party flag to represent the country itself even. Problem?? I see Lone-Star & confederate flags all over the shop. I seen said flags done get burned. I see a bit of cloth as a bit of cloth and don't attribute any meaning to it. I'm not clear..... Call it,....., please. url fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Mar 8, 2014 |
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Moon Slayer posted:There we go. 
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url posted:Problem?? Yeah china has a hammer and sickle on their flag but that's kinda meaningless.
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How strict is the 2 year experience requirement for people coming over with a BA? Can I make 2 years my work-related life sound valuable, or do those 2 years need to be directly related to the job? Obviously, it would be awesome if it all just happened to be related, but that sadly isn't always the case :/
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So the new Diablo patch is awesome. Turns out, the creator of one of the big goon group is HappyHelmet. Too bad he's not in Taiwan anymore. He's just being playing video games all day long  Small world.
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moflika posted:How strict is the 2 year experience requirement for people coming over with a BA? Can I make 2 years my work-related life sound valuable, or do those 2 years need to be directly related to the job? Obviously, it would be awesome if it all just happened to be related, but that sadly isn't always the case :/ Rules don't really apply if a company wants to hire you. It might cost them a bit more, but still doable under one provision or another. I know a couple people who were hired straight out of college into high paying jobs in Taiwan due to some connections.
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moflika posted:How strict is the 2 year experience requirement for people coming over with a BA? Can I make 2 years my work-related life sound valuable, or do those 2 years need to be directly related to the job? Obviously, it would be awesome if it all just happened to be related, but that sadly isn't always the case :/ It is a requirement at most corporations. The same corporation may or (more likely) may not expend the time/resources on checking. Same with all things, you gamble to your best ability, you win/you lose. I don't suggest you bullshit too far beyond your skill, the 90 day trial thing does hold water, and word does travel in a small city like Taipei.
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Good to know! I wouldn't be comfortable lying to the point to where I'm no longer even sure that I can hack it at some job. That bit of flexibility means I can take my two years on farms and "translate" them into skills that would be valued in an office environment. No lies, just tailoring. If I had to just lay it all out with no spin, then most people would be like 
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Magna Kaser posted:Yeah china has a hammer and sickle on their flag but that's kinda meaningless.  Late, but on the topic of 'rogue' states, the UK is 'allowing' Scotland to decide to discuss secession. a) iirc, a poll (not the posh name) isn't enforceable b) what will phil-the-greek be called? It's all a bit silly really, but, it distracts from the crippling poverty and floods, so that's nice.
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Every Englishmen I've talked to on the subject dismisses the Scottish independence movement out of hand. It's actually a fun way to start a conversation with Brits I've never met because they all seem to get so disproportionately angry about it.
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Atlas Hugged posted:Every Englishmen I've talked to on the subject dismisses the Scottish independence movement out of hand. It's actually a fun way to start a conversation with Brits I've never met because they all seem to get so disproportionately angry about it. I'd agree. It seems more like a re-negotiation of terms than anything else. The whole dis-appropriating a royal of a title...I'm just not sure that would be allowed.
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My coworker just had a baby and told us he named it 李宗瑞。 After the whole office went  he is now going to find a new name for his son.That's my Taiwan-related moment of the day!
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Atlas Hugged posted:Every Englishmen I've talked to on the subject dismisses the Scottish independence movement out of hand. It's actually a fun way to start a conversation with Brits I've never met because they all seem to get so disproportionately angry about it. We're just envious. When I arrived here I got a Chunghwa SIM card, and they say they can't give me internet access (laptop or phone) without an ARC. Is there a way around it, or do I just have to wait?
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Magna Kaser posted:My coworker just had a baby and told us he named it 李宗瑞。 After the whole office went There are so few Chinese names that everyone probably has the same name as somebody who did something horrible.
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Bloodnose posted:There are so few Chinese names that everyone probably has the same name as somebody who did something horrible. Yeah and when this kid gets old enough no one will probably remember who that is, but right now people are still on it.
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Bloodnose posted:There are so few Chinese names that everyone probably has the same name as somebody who did something horrible. Really? I thought you could basically name your kid anything you wanted.
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Much as in English, you can name your kid anything you want within reason as long as it doesn't sound bad, but in practice people keep using the same drat names over and over again. 宗 and 瑞 are both super common characters; it's like the Patrick of Chinese names. Vaguely related: http://ris.penghu.gov.tw/makun/file/1010705-EE.pdf quote:REMINDER: Don't call yourself Perverted Old Shrimp! Remember, the Ministry of the Interior Cares About You.
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Well I mean "Charles" is a common name but if you last name was "Manson" you'd probably have second thoughts about naming your kid that.
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House Louse posted:We're just envious. Have a friend buy it for you?
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When I first arrived I was able to get a pay as you go plan with 2 forms of ID (passport + state ID/license) at Chunghwa, and I believe Taiwan Dageda only requires one form I use the internet on my phone a LOT and I still end up paying like $100/mo only somehow (pay for 1 G of data at a time) so I'd suggest looking into it~
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url posted:b) what will phil-the-greek be called? Atlas Hugged posted:Really? I thought you could basically name your kid anything you wanted. sub supau fucked around with this message at 09:46 on Mar 11, 2014 |
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Mar 11, 2014 09:29
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when is the main hiring season for english teaching work in Taiwan?
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I am OK posted:when is the main hiring season for english teaching work in Taiwan? It's actually pretty evenly distributed. Perhaps a little higher in the late summer but it's not really worth either putting off or scrambling to make.
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Is there anything like ALT positions in Taiwan or is it all cram schools?
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I am OK posted:Is there anything like ALT positions in Taiwan or is it all cram schools? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_Language_Teacher This? No, if you want to teach at an actual high school or something you need some kind of teaching certification.
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There are programs such as Fulbright and Princeton in Asia which have placements in public schools if you are a go-getter
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Anyone know of anything going on down south at the Agricultural Biotechnology Park in the Pintung area? There seems to be plenty of links to orgs with some info in English, but it seems like all  and very few companies actually setting up and getting stuff done. Hard to tell if its just another empty pilot zone. :/
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moflika posted:Anyone know of anything going on down south at the Agricultural Biotechnology Park in the Pintung area? There seems to be plenty of links to orgs with some info in English, but it seems like all I live in Pingtung and never heard of the thing. But we have a spare bedroom if you want to come down and check it out you can have a place to stay.
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