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My QA with @sioksiok! bit.ly/Juxcuc Also, thanks to @globetrotteri, @gigguidetw, @TaiwaneseAm_org, @hungryintaipei for their help! 4:46 AM May 16th via web
brainpicker Love this typographic manifesto for LGBT equality hanging at the @BarackObama HQ j.mp/KUzzBr Does anyone know who designed it? 7:00 AM May 13th via Buffer Retweeted by CatherineShu and 27 others
thinkprogress FACT: Last time North Carolina amended their constitution on marriage it was to ban interracial marriage twitter.com/thinkprogress/… #icymi 7:03 AM May 9th via TweetDeck Retweeted by CatherineShu and 837 others
sepiamutiny You have a shitty accent. You're not even being racist correctly. If you're gonna be racist,come correct w/ your racism is.gd/CcPAbJ 6:02 AM May 9th via TweetDeck Retweeted by CatherineShu and 7 others
@hp88 It's OK, you can save room on your antique bookcase for your water pistol and pick it up next time. 7:02 AM May 9th via web in reply to hp88
hp88 Darn, went out to buy water pistol, forgot it, came back w antique bookcase instead 6:06 AM May 9th via Twitter for Android Retweeted by CatherineShu
@mytaibei Cool! Now I want to check out Picnic Cafe. 10:59 AM May 7th via web in reply to mytaibei
@cbanducci I was told it might be a Malayan Night Heron 10:59 AM May 7th via web in reply to cbanducci
@djrange Good, or I might have had to throw it at a laughing pig :-) 10:59 AM May 7th via web in reply to djrange
@wallflour I love Tony Stark's insouciance. 10:57 AM May 7th via web in reply to wallflour
What manner of bird is this? instagr.am/p/KUX8H3mVdw/ 1:15 AM May 7th via Instagram
@mytaibei That is adorable! Is that a cookbook? 12:44 AM May 7th via web in reply to mytaibei
@hp88 Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting it over with :-) 12:35 AM May 7th via web in reply to hp88
Off to get a root canal :( Telling myself that what is dead [like my tooth] can never die, so it won't hurt too much! 12:31 AM May 7th via web
@kylaroma Thanks so much for writing this post, it's exactly what I needed to read :-) 9:57 PM Apr 30th via web in reply to kylaroma
kylaroma Posted // Blogging, Comparison & Burn Out. Oh, and getting your blog love back! kylaroma.com/2012/04/get-yo… 7:40 PM Apr 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by CatherineShu and 1 other
jennifer_weiss One World Trade Center, NYC's tallest skyscraper as of today. twitpic.com/9fucow 6:59 PM Apr 30th via Twitpic Retweeted by CatherineShu
@janetfuntaiwan I really like Aveda's candles. Your apartment will smell just like an Aveda salon! 9:53 PM Apr 30th via web in reply to janetfuntaiwan
TaiwaneseAm_org For APA Heritage Month, send us a photo of you representing your Taiwanese American pride! DETAILS HERE: bit.ly/IDpBpW 9:03 PM Apr 30th via web Retweeted by CatherineShu and 1 other
@katchetse @choconista @JessLNielsen Thanks for the shout out! I hope you like it :-) 9:49 PM Apr 30th via web in reply to katchetse

Name Catherine Shu
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Web http://shuflies.b...
Bio Culture reporter, design buff, cat fancier, Taiwanese-American expat in Taipei. I came here to look for my roots. I found a sweet potato vendor instead.