mein super Bruder

“Dingbatz! The interview wit TI was perfect. They say they would hire me but got 2nd interview in US. So glad!”
“Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!”
“It was grueling. Got grilled technically by 3 diff ppl plus lab session to check hands-on skillz somemore!”
“Wahlau! So if dapat, u kerja kat mana?”
“Kat Erlangen near Nuremberg. This means I will haf known both TI Tucson teams.”
“Woo! Dekat that glorious town for that salty yummy sausages?”
“Yes bebe. U can load up on that when come visit me.”
“Yum yum yummo! When will you start? You coming back for holidays first or not?”
“Dunno yet. Still got the 2nd interview wit Tucson ppl but wonder how big is dat. But will talk wit big boss soon.”
“Cool, how do you feel about this one? Do you like it?”
“Absolutely. I mean got grilled for 5 hrs plus, I known I can do it n they too. Job’s interestin, ppl are cool. Today’s grill team is Russian, Hungarian n Dutch.”
“AhGeo, me very happy for you n si beh proud of you :)))”
“Thx suyinobadak! It was great to hear them say, “We can certainly get u up n ready for the job”! Heh Tues Bosch interview pulak.”
“Excellent! Viel Glück for your interviews k? Hee…Gute Nacht, mein lieber super Bruder!”

taipei, ni hao!

It must be silly to be absolutely thrilled and giddy with contentment over a little bowl of porridge with half a salted duck’s egg and a sprinkling of pork floss at 7.30 in the morning… Oh and the joy of watching Discovery Travel and Living on the toilet LCD screen while slowly brushing one’s teeth is just, divine! I’ve also discovered that munching a HUGE piece of fried chicken fillet while walking the alleys of Shilin night market in the lovely cool air is bliss but never must I ever do that again, especially not within 40 minutes of completing a 7-course Chinese dinner!

Two and a half hours to go before I entrust my postcards to the concierge and make my way to the airport where I’ll need to do some major last-minute shopping for A LOT OF Taiwanese snacks and sweets… to sleep or not to sleep?