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Category Archives: Life in Taiwan

A Caterpillar’s Love Letter to his Butterfly

I found this today…

Posted byGavin WhyteNovember 7, 2019Posted inLife in TaiwanTags:Happiness, Love, Nature, Positivity1 Comment on A Caterpillar’s Love Letter to his Butterfly

A Typical Day in Taipei

A leaf dances in the wind, a tree waves to the sky.
A child takes her first steps beside a blood bank.
The reflection of a bird flies by on the screen of your phone…. cont

Posted byGavin WhyteNovember 2, 2019Posted inJournal, Life in TaiwanTags:Asia, Awareness, Beauty, Life, Mindfulness, Taiwan, TravelLeave a comment on A Typical Day in Taipei

So, having caught the rat…

My wife had been up, potting her plants, for a good 30 minutes, when she barged into the bedroom.

“We’ve caught one!” she yelled, and then vanished from the room.

She meant a rat.

Posted byGavin WhyteMay 20, 2019Posted inJournal, Life in TaiwanTags:Creative Writing, Humour, Life, Rats, Writers life, WritingLeave a comment on So, having caught the rat…

Papaya Seeds (Haiku)

White papaya seeds
patiently waiting, revealed—
squinting in the sun… cont:

Posted byGavin WhyteFebruary 12, 2019Posted inHaiku, Journal, Life in Taiwan, PoetryTags:Haiku, Journal, Living, Poems, Poetry, Taiwan, WritingLeave a comment on Papaya Seeds (Haiku)

Tamsui & Milk Mochi

At the weekend we visited Tamsui in the north of Taipei. It attracts a lot of Korean and Japanese tourists due to the centuries-old Fuyou temple, and Fort San Domingo, which was built by the Spanish in 1629 and then was later occupied by the British… continue

Posted byGavin WhyteAugust 20, 2018Posted inJournal, Life in Taiwan, WritingTags:Food, Good food, History, Journal, Life, Taipei, Taiwan, TravelLeave a comment on Tamsui & Milk Mochi

Yingge – New Taipei City

My wife and I visited the Yingge District this weekend. It’s on the outskirts of Taipei City, and is well-known for it’s beautiful ceramics….cont

Posted byGavin WhyteAugust 13, 2018Posted inLife in TaiwanTags:art, Ceramics, Life, Taipei, Taiwan, TeaLeave a comment on Yingge – New Taipei City

A few pics from the Year of the Dog

Here’re a few pics from a Taoist temple in Taiwan, at the Chinese New Year

Posted byGavin WhyteFebruary 16, 2018Posted inLife in TaiwanTags:Chinese New Year, Daily post, Life, religion, spirituality, Taiwan, TaoismLeave a comment on A few pics from the Year of the Dog

Earthquake Test (A Poem)

The earth shook beneath me,
making my desk creak first,
and then my apartment moaned.

Posted byGavin WhyteFebruary 6, 2018Posted inLife in Taiwan, PoetryTags:Daily post, Earth, Earthquake, Nature, Poems, Poetry2 Comments on Earthquake Test (A Poem)

Photos Share

Some cool art at Treasure Hill in Taipei.

Posted byGavin WhyteJanuary 28, 2018Posted inLife in TaiwanTags:art, Daily post, graffiti, photography, photos, TaiwanLeave a comment on Photos Share

Just Like Flowers (A Poem)

They’re like flowers,

The way they bend and flow.

Posted byGavin WhyteJanuary 5, 2018Posted inLife in Taiwan, PoetryTags:Daily post, dailypost, Poems, Poetry, postadayLeave a comment on Just Like Flowers (A Poem)

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