One of the greatest things about the internet is the Open Source movement. Incredible shifts in collaborative working as demonstrated by sites like GitHub are some of the greatest manifestations of this philosophy. It is exactly that kind of collaboration which requires one to work towards the “greater good” that makes me think that the [...]
I used to work at the Chicken Kitchen in Miami (I think it later became Starr’s Chicken Grill or something). Most of the staff were Haitian or Guyanese immigrants. I was studying French in school at the time and my Haitian co-workers spoke creole. One co-worker, Franz, seemed to have a knack to seduce women. Hoping [...]
If I was to pick one thing that really hurts the image that Taiwan projects to foreign visitors, the one thing that sticks out above the lack of standardized romanization of Chinese, the relative lack of English and the general lack of organization and consistency, it would be the airport. In particular, the customs line [...]
I participated in the Olympic Day 8K run this morning behind Da-Jia Elementary School, just by the riverside. There were a lot of people there, many groups and societies. The most amusing bit had to be the warm-up sequence, led by a woman who had to be an aerobics instructor. The music started out with [...]
Just returned from a work junket in Japan and have observed some behavior on my part which exposes how culturally “flexible” I have become. Maybe “quick to assimilate” is a better way to describe it. I don’t necessarily think that’s a good thing. Perhaps there’s a point when one becomes so open-minded and flexible that [...]
I found out today that good friend and talented artist, Hiroki, decided to make his own way into the next world two days ago. The news shook me up and left me dazed. I met him about a year ago, but we didn’t really get close until meeting again a few months ago. At that [...]
I was at a pub (The Brass Monkey, for those in the know) last night and stumbled upon two tall, beautiful women – one who looked full Chinese, the other who I couldn’t see because she had her back to me. Once I got to see her, I guessed that she was half (and she [...]
As the first post, I should first explain who I am, where I’m coming from, where I am now and what I’m trying to do here. 1. My name is Mike Palmer, and I’m a half-Chinese, half-Australian web designer / developer. 2. I grew up in Miami, Florida, then spent a few years in Melbourne, [...]