I talked to a friend over subway
everyone is looking for something they don't have
he is looking for family
or the meaning of family
he doesn't want to love family just because he is supposed to love them

like robots I said
all of us are robots at the start
we are programed to love our family before we learn to hate
because we need them to love back

he is trying to overcome the programing and love for love I guess

I don't know what I'm missing
I'm still looking for it

im not sure, I think he does write about food though, I dont read his books,
he stayed with me a couple of times when I lived in chiayi,

he lives in korea and writes about taiwan

does he write about taiwanese korean food then?

well, if you had a swim bladder
problems would arise from eating to fast
and not letting your food soak properly

i miss living on a steady taiwanese diet
of nitrates and liqure
a friend of mine just sent me a copy of his new book
he wrote about taiwan, lives in korea and tells me sorry
in advance for and if he stole any of my stories
this made me think of that missle korea threw in the air
the one with the satelite now orbiting the world
playing north korea anthems over and over in space

I lived next to a elementary school,
they played the same song every morning
then a teacher lectured about how to brush your teeth
and picking up trash
when she finished, on with the music again

I wonder how it feels, being a swim bladder
I wonder how it feels, having a swim bladder

knowing that something will save you in the end, no worries

don't worry, my bladder will catch me
I'll be fine

and in the midst of all of that
my dad gets hit by a badminton racket

maybe it wants to be a swim bladder

the funny things you think while on the elevator

snake powder and rhinoceros's horns
burnt wine and chicken fights
druken laughs and chapped lips

It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

thumb wars
night markets
rainy streets

hospital stays

please get better

who would guess a gall bladder would be so much trouble