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Riding through some typical Taiwanese "countryside". Lots of small factories along this route.

A quick pan around the East Gate in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Riding through the streets and foothills of Hsinchu, Taiwan, on the back of a friend's scooter. The video stops when I get tired of holding my arm up.

Another entry in the "riding with one hand while filming with the other" series, this leading to the hiking trails in Dakeng, central Taiwan.

Taking a look at a Taoist temple in the mountains of central Taiwan.

The view from my apartment building rooftop while Typhoon Morakot passes over Shengang, Taiwan.

Walking down Taichung, Taiwan's Herbal Medicine Street in a heavy downpour. Welcome to Asia! Check out the woman's impromptu rain boots.

One for the family. My daughter (and the rest of her preschool class) performs a dance-and-drums number.

More stupid one-handed filming/riding on a scooter in central Taiwan.

More stupid one-handed filming/riding on a scooter in central Taiwan.

Trying to film with a digital camera in one hand while operating the scooter with the other hand. Sorry for the jerkiness.

Filming with a digital camera in one hand, while using the other to ride.

The bleak landscape of Taiwan's west coast as briefly seen from a High Speed Rail train.

A last-second attempt to capture Taipei Zoo's pandas before being "asked" to move along.

Mass chanting at Longshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan.

A stroll through the Nakasu area around 6:30 on a Sunday morning, counting the casualties from the night just ended.

Continuing the walk through the Nakasu red light district, this time in the opposite direction and making no attempt to be discreet with the camera.

Walking down the main street of the Nakasu nightlife district in Fukuoka around 9pm on a Friday night. The shaky camerawork is a result of my failed attempt at surreptitious filming.

The view from the observation deck of Fukuoka Tower.

Walking around the outside on the top floor of Karatsu Castle. The wind was very strong up there!

The view from the top of Hinoyama in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Visible are the Kammon Straits, the Kammonkyo Bridge and Shimonoseki.

Crossing the bridge to the Temmangu Shrine in Dazaifu. The first part is the highest as it symbolizes past hardships that have been overcome. The level section represents the present, while the arched third span denotes future challenges.

The water jet performance at Canal City in Fukuoka, Japan.

My daughter and her preschool classmates do a dance for their mothers (in Mandarin).

On our way home from Puli, central Taiwan, we literally drove through a Taoist procession in Fengyuan.

An awkward attempt at wringing the bell at the Chungtai Monastery in Puli, central Taiwan.

My three year-old explores some of the sonic possibilities of the keyboard.

My three year-old daughter explores some of the sonic possibilities of the keyboard.

My daughter cleans the living room.

A light dusting of snow in Bremerton, Washington.

A brief, poor quality pan of a typical restaurant frequented by Taiwanese bus tour groups.

A brief snippet of a band performing at the Taichung Jazz Festival in Taichung, Taiwan (10-19-08)

Part 3 of the rehearsals for the October 10 celebrations being held a week earlier at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

Part 2 of the rehearsals for the October 10 celebrations being held a week earlier at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

Part 1 of the rehearsals for the October 10 celebrations being held a week earlier at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

Two waterfalls in Fengyuan, central Taiwan. The one of the left is usually a trickle, while the one on the right is dry most of the year. In the aftermath of Typhoon Jangmi, both are going strong.

My daughter tries out her putting stroke at the "Tottori:Japan Week" fair at the Pacific Department Store in Fengyuan, Taiwan.

My daughter dances to the Ramones' "I Wanna Get Sedated".

Driving through a typhoon on the way home from the supermarket in Shengang, central Taiwan.

A quiet, contemplative stroll through the fish market in the Port of Taichung, Taiwan

A flooded street in Fongyuan, central Taiwan.

My daughter sings a song in Japanese during dinner.

Nothing special - I just wanted to upload this so I could embed it on my blog.

Taiwan ants carry off a struggling caterpillar.

Walking around the top of the Umeda Sky Building, and taking int the view of Osaka.

A pan taken during the sunset over Lake Shinji in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.

Walking around the top of the lighthouse at Cape Hinomisaki in Shimane Prefecture. The wind was very strong!

While in the city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture, I came across some kind of ceremony being performed in front of various shops, most likely to bring good fortune.

My daughter entertains other hikers by dancing to her dad's rendition of "Surfin' Bird" in Taiwan's Sitou Forest Recreation Area.

My daughter dances to "Surfin' Bird" while out hiking in Sitou in central Taiwan.