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mirror123 posted:I have a friend that grew up in the US but now wants to move back to Taiwan to be close to her parents. She's spent a few years teaching at public schools in the states and I believe has a degree related to education (from what I can tell that doesn't really matter?). Do you guys think that she should go the cram schools route or look for something different with that background? She's Taiwanese so she won't have the "foreigner" look going for her at cram schools. If she's not visibly foreign/visibly the wrong kind of foreign (Indian, southeast Asian) most cram schools won't bother with her, hth.
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Apr 22, 2015 09:39
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If she's good with tech and can write well, we're still looking for tech writers, though if she can land an international school teaching gig, that would definitely be the way to go I think.
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Apr 22, 2015 09:53
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By international schools do you mean places like Taipei American School or Morrison Academy? Are the benefits significantly better than perhaps some of the private schools? I browsed tealit a bit and some of the private schools offer accommodations as well as pretty good pay, but the Taiwan in me makes me think that subsidized apartments is an excuse for the school to work you to death.
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Apr 22, 2015 11:06
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From what I can tell, working for a Taiwanese private school isn't any better than working for a Taiwanese public school since they're for profit and generally do whatever makes the parents happy. That isn't to say that the international schools aren't like that, but the more prestigious a place tries to be, the more fair they tend to be towards their employees. But this is based entirely on my friends bitching on facebook about how much they hate their private school jobs.
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Apr 22, 2015 12:17
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How does the pay compare from a private school to say, teaching at a buxiban. I'm going to be sticking at my current gig for another year, but I just want to put some feelers out and get some research done, so this time next year when the decision comes to stay or go I can be much better informed of my options.
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Apr 22, 2015 15:53
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YF19pilot posted:How does the pay compare from a private school to say, teaching at a buxiban. I'm going to be sticking at my current gig for another year, but I just want to put some feelers out and get some research done, so this time next year when the decision comes to stay or go I can be much better informed of my options. booooooooooooooo
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Apr 22, 2015 15:57
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Just kidding congrats man 
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Apr 22, 2015 15:58
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Think every private school likes to call themselves an international school. When I mean international school, I mean schools part of search associates and geared towards children of embassy workers and fat expat packages like the Taipei American School. The schools are also part of some world wide fraternity and hire people through the Bangkok Career fair. http://www.searchassociates.com/ Basically, they accept public teachers from public school teachers from English speaking countries. Or PGDE holders. Pay wise, I think it's probably as high as you can get. Salary on average is around 60k USD a year + housing. Vacation time is plentiful, the teachers tend to be unionized.The downside (or up) is that your workload and puts you into the expat bubble. So you don't really know any local friends nor are you inclined to learn the local language. So the lifestyle causes people to drift from country to country after a few years for a change of environment. Source: Goons who don't really post in these threads anymore because they are just too tired from work
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Apr 22, 2015 16:06
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60k is a bit high where I am. We have international school teachers that start at 40~45k with housing included and they come from all over for the jobs, so it can't be that bad. source: my friends telling me what they get paid in Tianjin, China
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Apr 22, 2015 16:12
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goldboilermark posted:Just kidding congrats man Thanks. I was leaning toward this way, it's a surefire way to have two years of actual experience to take with me wherever I go. I'll see how I feel a year from now.
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Apr 23, 2015 06:01
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I woke up today craving some of that sweet sweet Yonghe soy milk. I miss Taiwan 
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Apr 23, 2015 14:12
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Insane Totoro posted:I woke up today craving some of that sweet sweet Yonghe soy milk.
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Apr 23, 2015 14:33
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Fyi: AIT sent out this lovely information:quote:The Taipei City Government has announced that the annual Wan An Air Defense Exercise will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 1:30pm- 2:00pm in northern Taiwan. The exercise will be marked by a loud siren. During this 30 minute period, all vehicular and pedestrian traffic will be suspended. Vehicles must pull off the road (except for freeway traffic), and pedestrians must take shelter for the duration of the exercise. MRT trains will be operating as usual, but passengers will not be allowed to exit MRT stations. The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) has advised that violators of the air defense exercise regulations may be fined up to NT$150,000, per Article 25 of the Taiwan Civil Defense Act. Please plan accordingly.
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Apr 24, 2015 10:57
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I'm sure there's some reason telling everyone in advance doesn't render the whole exercise pointless.
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Apr 24, 2015 11:00
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It gives me time to make a counterfeit police uniform and go around loudly (and drunkenly?) requesting 150,000 smackers from people in waiguoyu
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Apr 24, 2015 12:30
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duckfarts posted:Fyi: AIT sent out this lovely information: They already did their little exercise here in Chiayi. I suppose the idea of warning people ahead of time is to avoid panic, like people really thinking that SHTF and China is coming across the strait.
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Apr 24, 2015 15:11
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Not to double post, but, had some stinky tofu and a "thousand-year" egg last night. The stinky tofu, I was informed of it being such after I ate it. Wasn't bad, smelled like parmesan cheese, and tasted like it to. The thousand year egg wasn't awful like I thought it would be. Just not something I would consider on a regular basis. Not bad, but not really good either. I always get people telling me these foods are awful, am I eating at the "wrong" places?
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Apr 28, 2015 04:50
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YF19pilot posted:Not to double post, but, had some stinky tofu and a "thousand-year" egg last night. The stinky tofu, I was informed of it being such after I ate it. Wasn't bad, smelled like parmesan cheese, and tasted like it to. The thousand year egg wasn't awful like I thought it would be. Just not something I would consider on a regular basis. Not bad, but not really good either. No they just have bad taste.
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Apr 28, 2015 04:52
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Correct. Stinky Tofu is sweet titty nectar.
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Apr 28, 2015 05:33
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Deep fried century egg and kung pow century egg are both my steez, I can't take that silken tofu/century egg/醬油膏 poo poo though, that's foul
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Apr 28, 2015 06:02
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Actually deep fried century egg isn't that bad. Although I did have it at a work function and thought it was meat.
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Apr 28, 2015 06:24
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The stinky tofu I had was basically slightly odd tasting normal tofu. Kind of a let-down actually.
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Apr 28, 2015 06:29
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quadrophrenic posted:Deep fried century egg and kung pow century egg are both my steez, I can't take that silken tofu/century egg/醬油膏 poo poo though, that's foul I had the Kung Pow century egg. I think the spices helped me to realize that it wasn't some god awful thing I was eating.
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Apr 28, 2015 06:32
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An entire weekend's warning and somehow I still get my rear end stuck inside a loving bank for that dumb drill.
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Apr 28, 2015 09:44
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TetsuoTW posted:An entire weekend's warning and somehow I still get my rear end stuck inside a loving bank for that dumb drill.  i didn't even notice a goddamn thing, didn't even remember hearing a siren or anything
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Apr 28, 2015 09:46
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On the plus side I did get to see this badass motherfucker on the news:
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Apr 28, 2015 09:53
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YF19pilot posted:I'm thinking of saving up and buying a proper motorcycle. Anybody have any opinions on specific models? There's a guy selling a 2002 SYM Wolf 125 on the cheap, and I'm curious if it's any good. I'll add my previous long winded post to Duckfarts' at some point. The Kymco and SYM 150's really are a poor choice. The power to weight ratio is entirely hosed. The reason is they're using the same chassis as they do on their bigger bikes. Both firms (actually most brands now) offer a 300, and those actually hit a really nice sweet spot. If you've done some time on a scooter and your confident enough that you can handle non-linear acceleration, then I'd totally suggest a 250 or a 300. I just spent the past 15 months on a Ninja 250 everyday, and it was an absolute riot of a bike. If I could afford to keep two bikes I'd totally get another one as a daily commute ... They are so so so very much fun. The licensing is yellow plate after 249, so you should keep that in mind. That said, yellow plates can use a good portion of the elevated roads which gets you out of the lovely scrum madness of scooters. I'd honestly suggest you have a poke around CA, there's a lot of knowledge and good banter in there, the myths and bullshit get shot down very quickly. I currently have a former colleagues Yamaha FZR 150 in my garage. He didn't look after it as well as he ought, but, its not in the worst shape. If you've got the time to give it some love, let me know. I'll pass it on for a song. E: Also yeah, as Akami said the big scooters are very worthy of consideration, they hit most ranges 155, 180, 300, 550, 650, 850 etc. Do not underestimate the riding position of a sports/supersports. If you wanna do a lot of long trips, I'd seriously consider the s-max and t-max ranges. url fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Apr 29, 2015 |
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Apr 29, 2015 15:37
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url posted:I'll add my previous long winded post to Duckfarts' at some point. How does the large bike test differ from the small bike/scooter test? Is it possible to use a smaller bike to test, or do they give you a bigger bike to test on? If I could jump on a 250 straight away, I will. That's usually starter bike territory back home; really only looking at the 125s because they're both cheap and ubiquitous it seems. If I can get away with it, I'd like to test at the highest level I can when I do the license, that way I don't have to bother with it again.
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Apr 30, 2015 07:25
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The big bike test requires you to get up to a certain speed in fifth gear and then stop within a certain distance. There are some other basic maneuvers you also have to demonstrate. I think you have to use the bike at the course, but I'm not sure. Also, I think you have to have the <250cc license for a year before moving up.
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YF19pilot posted:How does the large bike test differ from the small bike/scooter test? Is it possible to use a smaller bike to test, or do they give you a bigger bike to test on? If I could jump on a 250 straight away, I will. That's usually starter bike territory back home; really only looking at the 125s because they're both cheap and ubiquitous it seems. If I can get away with it, I'd like to test at the highest level I can when I do the license, that way I don't have to bother with it again. When you're at 7/11 tomorrow, just ask for a free licence with whatever cigarettes/coke/bubble tea you're buying. I think if you get 5 stickers you can pick any licence you want. If that's not actually the case, colour me loving surprised. Green plate 50< - used to be no license required , might be written only now - idk White plate 249< - comedy test, go slow for 7 meters in a straight line, right hand turn, stop at a light Yellow plate 549< i don't know why you'd take this test Red - largely the same a s scooter, iirc there's a fairly small circle and the bike is obviously heavier (160-180 kilos - some balance required) If you take your white plate test on a scooter, I think you have to ride for two years. If you take the test on a heavy bike, then that's reduced to one year. At least that's what I was told. Eitherway, after time served, you've survived and now you can up the ante and test on a red plate. You can't test on a pushbike, they'll provide one, or more likely you'll bring yours to test with (ignore the obvious logical dilemma of attending a place to test on a bike you technically don't have a licence for, you'll want your own bike - rather than being all grabby & jittery on some POS with wonky all sorts) There's a few utubs of the heavy bike red plate tests, one particular favourite is of a teeny tiny mite of woman breezing through it with absolute ease. (i'll try and dig it up) None of the tests here are difficult, if you want to pass you'll do a little practice. There's not much in the way of skill required for white plate, yellow plate, red plate, cars, trucks, public service vehicles, hell of late I think 10% of pilots were told their skills weren't quite up to snuff. Testing here seems to be the same as that in schools, do enough to pass and off you go. Real world poo poo like situational awareness, anticipation, good manners, mirrors, indicators, weather effects, common sense, none of it matters a jot, literally do a circle at dead slow without putting a foot down and you're good to go. It's the reason every single intersection, on ramp, off ramp and especially merging lanes results in a huge backup and 30 minutes on your journey. If you wanna practice, borrow matey's bike that's sitting idle in my garage. If you really want some hand-holding - I'll happily come out with you. You shouldn't really hurt yourself too badly on a 150, and even if you're fairly tanking it on a 250 you should come out all right in most cases. The first couple of weeks you should be nervous enough and just learning the new braking distances and gauging the radius of danger/how far ahead/behind you need to be looking. After that, you'll open up the throttle, because - gently caress it - that's why you bought it. Top speed on a well kept 250 is gonna be in the 130-155 km/h range, maybe 160 if you're really wringing it, fully tucked in, didn't eat for a week and you're only wearing a cock sock. Provisio on the "you wont get hurt" get the loving gear! helmet & jacket are minimum, kevlar jeans (fancy), It's kinda popular these days to just get the armour webbing, I'm totally down with that - it is a lot cheaper, and if you don't mind looking like a teenage mutant ninja turtle, you're golden and you wont be pissing sweat the way I do. Personally, I've hit the deck a few times here (5 times in 3.5 years), and the leather/helmet a) saved my life b) covered bits that armour doesn't - this means that you're only nursing the broken bits - road rash on top of that poo poo is just a chore. You'll will hit the deck - it's just a matter of how soon, and how hard. (dress for the slide, not for the ride etc etc etc) ^^I posted that after my most recent spill, there's sensible analysis and advice in the following comments. I'll spam the post I made eons ago, at some point I'll add the above, duckfarts, and mine into a scooter FAQ: url posted:A regular straight-off-the-lot Jockey V2 will set you back 48-49,000 (add another 4K for a credit card instalment payment plan). 
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Apr 30, 2015 22:26
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Yeah, don't.
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Just get a CUXI like me and be a cool guy.
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I will always love that SYM tried to expand into Southeast Asia but couldn't shift scooters in Vietnam because the Vietnamese, like everywhere that isn't Taiwan or Italy, consider scooters for babymen and sissies. They had to resort to selling *gasp* actual motorcycles.
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May 1, 2015 05:30
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Just take the bus. You'll be the only white guy on the bus. Unless you're on the same bus as me. Then we'll be the only two white guys on the bus.
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quadrophrenic posted:Just take the bus. You'll be the only white guy on the bus. Unless you're on the same bus as me. Then we'll be the only two white guys on the bus.
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TetsuoTW posted:I will always love that SYM tried to expand into Southeast Asia but couldn't shift scooters in Vietnam because the Vietnamese, like everywhere that isn't Taiwan or Italy, consider scooters for babymen and sissies. They had to resort to selling *gasp* actual motorcycles. Wait what really? When I was in Vietnam a few years ago there were tons of scooters. They were packed in just as dense as Taiwan.
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May 1, 2015 06:05
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I just looked up the thing I was remembering, and it was Indonesia, not Vietnam, my bad.
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May 1, 2015 06:26
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quadrophrenic posted:Just take the bus. You'll be the only white guy on the bus. Unless you're on the same bus as me. Then we'll be the only two white guys on the bus. Where I live I would still need a scooter to get me to the bus stop. We don't have fancy bus-stops in every home and a turkey in every 7-11 here in Chiayi like they do up in Taipei. Anyways, thanks for the advice, might be a good idea if that can get plugged into the OP somewhere. For now I'm tooling around on an old Kymco Jockey 125 (it's not even a V1 or V2, just a Jockey). A friend of a friend might have a motorcycle for sale, too. I"ll look around, because that sounds like the way to go. Not that I want a super big bike, but I would like a 250~300 eventually. Also, an actual thing said today during my Chinese class this morning: "Republic of China? Taiwan isn't China. Why does Taiwan have another country's name?"
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May 1, 2015 06:55
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YF19pilot posted:Also, an actual thing said today during my Chinese class this morning: "Republic of China? Taiwan isn't China. Why does Taiwan have another country's name?" Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mH5xHZzbm4
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TetsuoTW posted:I just looked up the thing I was remembering, and it was Indonesia, not Vietnam, my bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sOu05pCZgk I'm tempted to say they should have stuck with the scooters. The fairing weigh more than the bikes I think. At least they're having a ball.
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YF19pilot posted:and a turkey in every 7-11 here in Chiayi I heard turkey was kind of Chiayi's thing tho
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