2 types of sleepers on this line !!!

The time 12:30:30 and already a local is asleep. This is a typical lunchtime scene in Taiwan. A little snoring and 59 minutes later and the local is awake, diligently working without as much as a coffee or tea. The awake Taiwanese partake in a lunchbox - a foul melange of cold meat, rice and anything else they fancy and of course a yakult - which is given to try and neutralise the bad festering bacteria from the box itself ! AG swears at the lunch box and by the yoghurt drink ! Sunday we went to Danshui, found at the mouth of the river Danshui. A very nice place but packed with people. we negotiated the bus out and the boat back from Fishermans wharf - was entertaining except for the 20 mins we spent waiting to dock. We travelled to and from Taipei by bus - sufficient to say I will take the train in future !
I must mention at this point Mr. Snake (Chris) who has escaped the blog thus far. He is a very nice chap (for a frenchman !) and has helped us settle into the OCC and in particular the social scene that is Jonghli. With a fin on his back as he approaches a local feline specimen, he is known as Mr. Shark(Mr.S) on my mobile. In all seriousness, many thanks Mr S. for helping me adjust to ex-pat life in Taiwan !
Monday saw us in the classroom and Tuesday an exam - less than 80% and we could be heading home. We passed, so we are stuck in Taiwan for another week. Before the exam we had a go in the Shinkansen simulator, but I will tell you more in the weekend blog. Plenty to look forward to in the next 10 days or so - moving into my flat on Sunday and then on the 24th a little 2 day jaunt to see Bruce, Colin and Bob in Thailand.