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Thanks, I appreciate you and John filling out my questionnaire. I see why you like honest feedback, it's easy to see your own values in everything you look at. It's good to see what others might like.

Perhaps for the book (which I think I'll definitely write, if it sells or not, who cares?!!), I'll distill and quantify everything I want in it in a very dry outline style, then I'll construct some multifaceted story around all the info such that it conveys everything (my experiences plus some historical stories and references I've found) in a number of narratives and plot events.

That should be a nice mix of analytical points and stories to provide interest and context. Should be fun.

Just got off the phone with the boss lady, I kind of pressed her for when they would accept the new guy. She was amazed that I would leave even as soon as next Sat. 22nd, if they decide to hire him on Thursday the 20th.

She was like "Why do you want to leave Taiwan so quickly?". Hah! What an opening, the things I could have said! Instead I just pointed out that once I was finished working here I really had nothing to do but stare at the walls, and that's boring.

Then I innocently said "Oh, my, I don't see any tax number on my passport." Then silence, and I turned the screws with a saccharine voice "All I see is a red stamp on my multiple entry visa". And she started tripping over her tongue and double talking, finally mumbled something about "wanting to give me the tax number" (which was ostensibly what they did on Friday!) and said we could talk about it on Monday! Hah, hah, sinister revenge!

I'll bet you a double latte and a Manhattan Transfer track that she won't bring it up at all on Monday!

Soon to say goodbye to this lot, maybe as soon as next Saturday. ZOOOooooooooooooooommmmmmm (my flight taking off!)