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JacksonFive's
Free Weekly "Learning English" Newsletter
Issue: 25 "Being a Pedestrian in Taiwan" Aug 13, 2000
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Dear Readers,

    This is the first issue coming to you from our new newsletter
    system. Let me know if you noticed anything different about it ^_^

    Today, we taught the first computer class at our JacksonFive
    School. To be honest, I was a bit nervous. I've never taught
    computers to 5-8 year olds before. I'm glad I did a lot of
    preparation beforehand. All in all, I think the class went quite
    well, and the kids really enjoyed the lesson. Actually, I even had
    to force them to leave ^_^

    On this note, I'm still working out some computer bugs at the
    school. Even right at this moment, the computer behind me is
    reloading Windows98. Did you know there is an old joke about
    reloading windows 98 times before it will work? Have you heard
    this joke before?

    Maybe I'm just being a perfectionist. I like my computers and
    network operating without any "quirks" (def: strange occurrences).
    For example, yesterday when I shared the new Epson 460 printer
    over the network, all the computers developed funny network printing
    errors. It wasn't anything too serious, and I'm sure many people
    would have just ignored the error since the printing was still OK.
    But no, I had to pour my heart into the problem and stayed up until
    4am debugging it. The manual wasn't any help! I finally through
    "trial and error" changed some settings in the driver, which so far
    has corrected the problem. I think the printer driver was
    essentially trying to monitor the networked Epson printer, but
    treating it as if it was connected locally. Well obviously, the
    printer could not be found locally. This causes a "bothersome"
    (def: troublesome) "generic" (def: nothing specific) connection
    error. What a stupid printer driver!

    What was your most stupid or funny computer related problem? Was
    it a computer error or human error ^_^

                                                           JacksonFive

THIS WEEK's FEATURED TOPIC:

    "Being a Pedestrian in Taiwan"

ANSWER:

    I remember when I first came to Taiwan, I wasn't even able to cross
    the street. It was just too scary. There were so many cars and
    fast scooter zipping past me in a "chaotic manner" (def: without
    order) that I just froze at the side of the road. I couldn't even
    figure out what rule of driving they were using.

    Have you ever tried to walk through a popular area? You might
    start on the sidewalk but soon you'll be weaving through illegally
    parked cars and food stalls. So many things are stopping you from
    walking a straight line ^_^

    I don't think Taiwanese people are intentionally making their
    surrounding so challenging for pedestrians. I think the government
    needs to help make the changes necessary to create a Taiwan, which
    is friendlier for pedestrians and cyclist alike. After all, these
    are also the only forms of totally pollution free transportation we
    have ^_^

    I know in some new areas the government is making these changes.
    We definitely should all fully support and encourage these efforts.
    Remember, human beings are born to walk so let's make it easier to
    do so!

    Our newsletter is always open to different opinions. One of our
    members sent me the following,
    http://www.path2english.com/Reference/Pedestrian.htm

NEXT WEEK's FEATURED TOPIC:

    "What's in a paper?"

<< JacksonFive Family News >>
    This coming Saturday 3pm, we are having a teaching demo at our
    school in Taichung. If you have any friends in the area, who are
    looking for a good English school, please let them know about it.
    You can find our school's information at
    http://www.jacksonfive.com.tw/ If possible, please try to call
    ahead to reserve a seat. We usually have a packed house ^_^

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