Posted in Acupuncture on May 24th, 2007 2 Comments »
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Contrary to what you see on those charts hanging quietly on the wall at the office of your neighborhood acupuncturist, acupuncture points are not dots that can be found with a measuring stick and location book.
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It is not that they are elusive. Nor is it true that the measurement instructions in the books are not [...]
Posted in Taiwan, Tea, Wellness on May 18th, 2007 1 Comment »
There are times I miss it. Miss it with an ache.
Longing for the quiet metronome tick of an antique clock that counts out eternity, while drinking tea on Yong Kang street.
I miss those evenings when hours would disappear into tea and conversation. Surrounded by bamboo shadowed walls, charcol fired spring water, and tea from places [...]
Posted in Curiosity, Language, Wellness on May 10th, 2007 No Comments »
Affirmations never worked for me. They are like lost post-it notes from another dimension, lacking a certain verve, and calling to a dream that might be best forgotten.
Taiwanese stationary on the other hand, incorporates the best of intentions, with the slight twist of English that is not wrong, but neither is it quite right.
It speaks [...]
Posted in China, Language, Travel on May 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Language has an odd drip drop drip way of falling through the ears.
It tingles nerves and bounces up against thoughts, rings meaning out of syllables, feels like drowning in a rapid fire stacco of breathing. It feels fast when the words fail to chime meaning and is full of nuance and emotion when it does.
At [...]
Posted in China, Travel on May 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
All you notice from the street is that there is a suggestion of the sun. The noise and dust of destruction mixes seamlessly with that of manufacture and construction. The extent of the manmade white fog is unknowable from the street. But, it is a different story 87 floors up.
The international trade building just [...]