Infrequent Nights

Anyone who keeps an eye on Canadian news releases (read: geeks like me and a few other sorry souls) will be familiar with the phrase: "Canada's New Government." It is invariably followed by Harper's plans for greatness. Recently I've been wondering when the new government smell is finally going to dissipate from the Prime Minister's Office? It has been over a year now. I'd have thought Paul Martin's photos would have been removed and Harper would have settled in. Do they get to be Canada's New Government (usually capitalized thus) for the entirety of their first term? I reckon if you're over a year into a new job you should no longer use the "sorry, I'm new around here" excuse. It'll just end up making you seem less competent

Link: http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=632713

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Here are few portraits of Nathan I took this afternoon. These days I'm quite liking taking photos of people. If anyone wants photos of themselves, let me know...

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It has occurred to me that I have exactly as many girlfriends as I have motorcycles. That is to say, zero. Zero girlfriends. Zero motorcycles. If I've learned one thing from Hollywood it is that "Chicks Dig Motorcycles." While I absorbed this information at an early age, it hadn't occurred to me until today that my present bachelorhood was explicable by my lack of two-wheeled motor-powered transportation. But, upon further reflection it seems obvious that these two paucities are in fact related. Why else would I be single if not because I have no motorcycle? I certainly can't fathom why...

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I just got an email from my ex-landlord in Taiwan. I haven't lived in his flat for six months. However before I left I had enquired as to how much the water/gas bills would be so that I could settle up with my roommates:

Hi Ryan, Thank you for your letter asking electricity bill(台電 in deposit book) .

I had found it from http://wapp10.taipower.com.tw/naweb/apfiles/naWP302.ASP

Key in : 00816976307

2006 November’s meter is 914 and bill is NT$2409.

2006 September’s meter is 1728 and bill is NT$5664.

Water bill (from deposit book)(市水 in deposit book)

2006 November’s bill is NT$545.

2006 September’s bill is NT$387.

Gas bill (from http://www.taipeigas.com.tw/default.htm key in 403-00711-3)

(大瓦 in deposit book)

2006 November’s bill is NT$848.

2006 September’s bill is NT$673.

Best wishes on you.

Jeff Chiu

There's nothing like promptness.

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