School has started again, and it is very hard, as expected. My class has five students, including me. One classmate is from Korea, and the others are from Indonesia. Today, the teacher mentioned that the Indonesian students already speak some Cantonese, so the tones come easily to them. I admit that I’m a little jealous.

Otherwise, the past week hasn’t been too eventful. Matsu was wonderful, as you can read, but being back in Taipei is nice too. Ian and I are, for whatever reason, working towards the MCSE+Security certification, and I am behind where I would like to be. I should soon be able to shift into high gear and finish a few more exams. One may wonder why Kelvin is pursuing an MCSE. He doesn’t especially like certifications and finds Microsoft technology less interesting than the Unix world. Don’t ask. I suppose I’m doing it to demonstrate that I know Microsoft systems as well. Sigh.

I’ve been trying to revive the lost art of letter writing. You may find this ironic because I usually spend more hours in front of my computer than sleeping each day, but I’m trying to write more letters regardless. I wrote three today. I’ve attempted to make my postage go further by using light envelopes and paper. I decided to do this after mailing my grandma a letter in a heavy envelope, on heavy paper, with a piece of homework inside. What grandmother doesn’t enjoy seeing her grandson’s homework, especially in Chinese? It cost about 90 cents, which might not seem like much, but sending many letters at that rate would add up. My postage is now about 47 cents, which is much more reasonable.

So, if you want a letter, send me an email.