We're about to head out on a morning bike ride and then a picnic lunch at the beach - weekends are great, aren't they? But before we do here are some random thoughts from the week.

I had left my bike at school on the day I went to the dentist so the next day I walked to work. When I came out of my building I could see a rainbow hanging over the sky in the direction I was heading. Rainbows are lovely and all but they usually mean it's raining nearby and I had forgotten my umbrella - very un-Taiwanese of me. But since I walk by four 7-11's on my commute I just popped into one and bought myself another umbrella. Now I have a sunshade for my afternoon duty on the playground. Of course it hasn't rained since I bought it.

Here's what mail delivery at school looks like.

Scooters, the Asian workhorse.

The subways in Kaohsiung are such an interesting place. Often there are kids dancing in front of mirrors in the hallways. Some of them have elaborate group dances with a dozen people doing precise, synchronized moves. They're not busking, just practicing, I guess. On Tuesday after the dentist I was on the subway in the middle of a school day and had the opportunity to hear the piped in music since the kids where off at school. Imagine my surprise to hear the wonderful classic, "My Grandfather's Clock." I've had that tune in my head ever since.