Hey guys. Yep, haven’t been very active with this blog. I’ve been more active with FaceBook though….so subscribe to me there if you like.

My life is very different now. My son is at school and I have a lot more free time. Being kinda lazy to be honest. Trying to get caught up on all the gaming I missed out on these past few years. I’m also been studying a new…skill…..more on that in the future.

I’ve got some good video ideas. I’ve been writing them down. And am working on a Rave Biker 3…mostly in the idea stage…but got some good ideas. I’m also toying with the idea of getting some help….perhaps hiring someone to start making some really cool stuff. After all I’m in Taiwan…where labour (even skilled labour) is cheap. Don’t worry I’ll still make my regular motovlogs. But I’ll have the odd “produced” video as well.

My son being at school is interesting. I barely see him anymore in comparison to before. He goes to school for 8 hours a day and then when he gets home it’s only a few hours before his bedtime. So I went from spending 12 hours a day with him to only 4 a day. It’s hard sometimes. But I wouldn’t change it. It’s better for both him and me. But sometimes I think about how fast he’s growing up and it truly….truly….scares me that I’m missing out on so much time with him. But on the bright side it makes me all the more happy when I do see him. You never know what you have until it’s at kindy.

It’s still winter here….or spring or whatever…..either way it’s raining all the fucking time. So even when want to make vids….I can’t. I just write them down and wait for better weather.

My Taiwan Tour is coming up: http://hobbicide.com/M13Taiwan/

I’ve got both 2012 tours more than half sold out. I’m especially looking forward to the Sept tour because I have quite a few repeat customers coming for that one….maybe as many as 6! Must be a good tour if people are doing it two years in a row….eh? EH? The new people coming for the  June tour I couldn’t give a shit about. I might actually let a local do that tour for me (kidding, kidding….but not really). I’m looking forward to the tours this year. Last year I worked most of the bugs out of the tour…and this year should be much smoother.

That’s it for now. Thanks for reading.

M13

Wow, long time since my last post. Sorry about that. I should have more time since my son started school again….and this time full time. When he was one and a half he went to school mornings for 6 months until he was two. And now that he’s 3 we put him in daycare from 8 until 5. So that’s 9 hours a day that I now have “free”. I still need to spend time uploading vids, reading messages, and trying to exercise. And when I’m done with that….I often find myself tired……I think it’s part of aging (or more likely poor diet). And I’m not getting as much done as I’d like in a day. I don’t know how movie stars do it. They fly all over the world and do more in a day than we do in a week. I’m guessing they all do speed drugs like Whitney Houston. Perhaps I should start doing meth again….I promised myself I wouldn’t but if it’s for my career then that’s ok, right?

My 1000th video is looming. And I honestly wouldn’t have even mentioned it. But my subscribers seem to counting it down which puts pressure on me to do something cool for it. I wanted to do a Rave Biker 3…..but time is running out and I wouldn’t have that done by then. I’ll probably just do a mash-up. A compilation of my older vids….perhaps a time-line showing a clip from every 100th video that would be ten clips. Or perhaps every 50th being 20 clips. Just an idea.

The YouTube biking community lost a very unique and interesting biker vlogger Svengalie. I spent a few days dealing with my emotions about that. At first I took it very well…..probably because it hadn’t hit me yet….and then I was sad for a few days…..and now I’m kinda angry. He has children. If you have children….then you aren’t allowed to kill yourself, period.

My income is dropping along with my views…..but that’s due to winter. No one does motorcycle searches during February…not in most of America anyway…..and that’s where most of my views come from. But I’m confident that come spring I’ll bounce back….I have in the past. And with my son in school I’ll have more time to do some unique vids.

I’m actually trying to get my self confidence up. It takes a lot to do crazy shit in public….and being with my wife I’ve lost a lot of it. But track riding and going out dancing at the clubs has helped a lot. That’s it for now. Thank you very much for reading this.

M13

Hey guys. Sorry I haven’t been updating much. My life from week to week is fairly mundane…..doesn’t give me a lot to write about. I’ve been going dancing at the local Filipino and Thai clubs. Been having fun and am meeting new people.

I’m talking with another video hosting site (2nd largest) and they are going to be moving my videos over to their site. I’ll still be on YouTube…I’m just “expanding”. I’m excited about that. And someone from YouTube contacted me and pointed out that on over 600 of my videos I only have 50% of the advertising working….and they’re going to enable the other half for me. So hopefully I’ll see some kind of improvement in my YouTube income.

So things seem to be going fairly well. But with America trying to control the internet in 2012…..I’m still rightfully worried. This time next year YouTube could be shut down by SOPA and I could be looking for a full time job. I don’t think I could teach again. Teaching is stressful and my wife has driven me to the point where I couldn’t handle teaching full time again. I think I’d have to try to get a job in motorbike sales or something. Sadly enough I’d probably ask if any of my viewers were hiring. Sigh.

So that’s about it. I’m hopeful, but worried…at the same time.

If I didn’t have my son my life would be sooooo different. I wouldn’t even worry about the future if he weren’t around. But with him in my life I spend a lot of time worrying about his future. You don’t know true fear until you become a parent….because all self fears are lesser than the fears one feels for a child.

M13

P.S. If you’re American….then FFS vote for Ron Paul.

Everything is still going well. My wife just went to visit some family down south and took my son with her. I had fun playing video games last night (Fri) and I’ll probably do the same today.

I actually wanted to go to the track. But it’s rainy. Limits my options. But there are some household chores that need to be done. So there’s always that….sigh.

Hello everyone. I’ve been trying to get back into a routine. Things are still going well with my wife and me…..which is a huge surprise to myself and something I wasn’t sure was possible. I’d still love to get a divorce…but at least my life isn’t hell anymore…..it’s been downgraded to a hassle.

Been playing BF3 along with some games on my PS3. There’s a game called Great Little War Game that I’m playing a lot while outdoors on my phone.

I started working out daily. I’m sweating buckets as I type this. I hope to be in better shape for when my son hits his teen years. Having a son is great motivation for improving on yourself in any way that you can.

His Brithday was on the 9th and it went well. Onlymanolos from youtube sent me some money to pay for his party which was very nice of her. Thanks for that. My son was throwing up a couple of days after his party…but there was a guest who was sick so hopefully it was just a bug he caught….we suspect he might have something wrong with his digestive system. I mentioned that in the last post didn’t I?

I picked up my new scooter and am enjoying it. It’s basically the same scooter as my old one….just newer, but none the less it has a couple of mods that make it unique and extra storage space that makes it more practical. I installed a black box with front and rear facing cameras on my scooter…so it should be interesting seeing what kind of footage I can get from that in the future.

That’s it for now. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

M13

Hey guys! I’ve been back for about 10 days now. And I’m doing well. My wife and I haven’t fought since that last spat in Canada about 3 or 4 weeks ago. And this could be the longest we’ve gone without her yelling at me in the last 3 years. So I’m in a good mood.

It’s my son’s birthday tomorrow and we’ve invited people over for the first time to have a real birthday party. For his 1st and 2nd birthday party we just went out to dinner. But he understands fully what birthday parties are now and he deserves a good one. Should be fun.

I went to the race track the other day. I haven’t ridden in 3 months and was nervous. The track was also crowded as there was a race the next day and all the racers wanted to practice.  But when I started to ride….I did well….very well….I was passing/lapping the racers. It was a nice feeling. Out of 12 bikes I was the 2nd fastest. I got it all on video so you’ll see that some time soon.

I was worried that being back in Taiwan would depress me after spending so long in Canada. But to be honest….I’m glad to be back.  I find Canada a bit  too boring/oppressive for my tastes now. I enjoy the freedom of flying around on a scooter/motorbike way too much.

I’ve been playing BF3 and loving it (when it’s working and I can connect). My EA name is M13online if you want to add me.

I sold my main scooter. The one I used for my tours. It’s kinda sad because that was the first scooter I ever bought….and it’s a good one. I’ve been through a lot on that scooter. But with my tour company I decided it was time to get something fuel injected for the mountains. Seems silly buying a whole new scooter just to handle one or two roads better……hmmm…..fuck this I want my scooter back….where’s that guy’s phone number.

Hey guys. First off I want to apologize for not uploading much to my youtube channel and to my private series as well. But the good news is that after 2 months of virtually no motorcycles, no videos, and no Taiwan……I should now be able to go back with a fresh new perspective and a lot of new energy and make even better videos than before. Because if you think about it I’ve been uploading a video a day for almost a year….and before that one every 2 days for a few years. So it was an over-due vacation. And hopefully it will enable me to find new levels of creativity.

My wife loved Canada. Her family warned her that us white folk only eat burgers and sandwiches and burgers and sandwiches for every meal. And that she would go crazy trying to find something good to eat. The opposite was true. My wife found that no matter where we ate the food was very good. And in Taiwan she’s a very picky eater. My wife also noticed that the several different familes that we lived with didn’t have the wife constantly yelling at the husband….even though some of the husbands were noticeably deserving of a good yelling at. And she admited to being wrong with her abusive behavoir towards me and said on more than one occasion that she would strive for change. Personally I think it’s probably too little too late regardless. But if it means my life will easier to live for the next few years…well then I’m all for it.

My wife is already on her way back to Taiwan. And I leave on Thursday (the 27th). We decided it would be best for us to leave at separate times so that at least one of us might be rested (as opposed to both of us riding on planes for 24 hours and then having to take care of our 2 year old).  So she left first.

Hopefully there’s still some more good weather for riding left in Taiwan. Regardless I’ll be pumping out the videos. And come this February we’ll be putting J.D. back in school…..and this time we’ll be doing it full time. So I’ll have my days to myself for the first time in many years. I plan on using that time towards my channel and website.

A very special thanks to all of you who are still sticking with me and my videos. And to those who opened up their homes to my family during our vacation. Thank you.

Still travelling around Canada am in Edmonton at the moment. Staying at a subscriber’s home and it’s nice. They have a huge home with a sauna, hot tub, pool table, air hockey…etc….etc. They also have two huge loveable labs which are great. My subscriber has a new girlfriend and he’s kind of pussy whipped….so he spends all his time doting on her (which will turn her into a total bitch within about 2 months (not saying she’s one now…..just saying that if a man treats a girl like a princess….then sooner or later she’ll become one)), but I get along well with his parents….haha….and they are awesome.

We’re heading out today to go to Canmore and we’ll be staying with a different subscriber there. Canmore is in the Rockie Mountains…..so my wife will see our mountains for the first time. And it will be perhaps my 2nd time seeing them. Should be fun.

Only a week or two left for this vacation and then I’ll be rested and recharged for making new videos in Taiwan. Two months out of Taiwan is no small thing. I should have new views and perspectives as well as a new love for riding (as I haven’t really ridden since I’ve been here….and no….putting around in Winnipeg DOESN’T count…..so sorry to those who bought the 2011 private series as I haven’t been updating it much….but then again it’s already longer than my 2008 and 2009 series. But regardless I have a LOT more vids for it and I’ll get on top of that when I get back.

Alright…off to Canmore.

Yep, I decided to tell everyone that I’m going to Canada instead of keeping it as a surprise. Why? Because I was looking at hotel prices…..that’s why.

So I’ll be staying in Winnipeg for a couple of weeks……then touring Canada for a couple of weeks….then spending another 2 weeks in Winnipeg and then heading back to Taiwan.

So if any of you have a nice place with a spare room for my wife, son, and myself…….and you live in western Canada then let me know.

Here is the route I’ll be driving: http://g.co/maps/xhvt 

P.S. Oh if you live in one of the cities along that route then send me a message on youtube and include your FaceBook. I don’t think I’d risk traveling with my family to someone’s house if I couldn’t see it first.

Been awhile since I updated you guys here, sorry.

The Taiwan tours for 2011 are done. The May tour was alright, but had a few problems. The August tour was near perfect. And I’m guessing that 2012 tours will be even better than both. The tours really do seem to get better and better with time (I’ve also been raising the price each year). After having done 3 tours I seem to have the knack of it. And I’ve learnt more and more fun things to do and see while giving the tours. Although I’m starting to get a lot of repeat business already so I may have to adjust the routes regardless. We’ll see.

With the tours done and my private series distributed and underway I have a lot less stress. In a couple of weeks I’m going to be taking my wife and son on a vacation of sorts. It will be my son’s first time on a plane. Should be interesting.

My wife and I have been getting along well enough. I haven’t changed…..she’s just started making more of an effort. Our marriage almost came to an abrupt end a couple of months back…..and I think she had some time to think about life without me….and she didn’t like what she saw. So she’s been pretty tolerable since then. But there’s a big difference between tolerable and love.

My son is awesome and I’m loving every minute spent with him. I applied for his passport….which was/is another stress. The passport is supposed to be done by the 14 of Sept. But one of my “references” on the application form didn’t answer the phone when they called him and they haven’t called him back since……according to the rules that means they haven’t sent my application for the passport out yet. But since they haven’t phoned me either I’m guessing they just processed it anyway. We’ll see.

Need to buy some luggage and slowly start packing. Got a house guest just in time for my vacation…..he’s going to watch my dogs. The timing with that was amazing. Almost like “fate” or whatnot. And speaking of the dogs….they are both doing fine. BaoBao had some kind of bad flu….that was all. We put her on antibiotics and she got better quick.

I’ll be uploading vids to YouTube from my vacation destination so for those of you that don’t know where I’m going (cheap bastards) you’ll have to wait a few weeks to see.

M13