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

We’ve updated the forums to different and better software. We’ve mostly copied over the theme. (Thanks to ShiftPlusOne for all his help), and it’s pretty close to the original. We’ll be working on fixing the styles over the next couple of days to make it exactly the same as it was before. If there are any issues that you find with the forums, please either send me a PM on the forums (murphyismymantra), or leave a comment below.

Not much of an update this week. I already put up a 25min video detailing my last week so not much left to say. Although I got a message from a viewer talking about a stranger he saw on a train…..and I think it’s pretty cool.

“Also when I was on the train today I saw an older guy with a fanny pack who reminded me of you, but then I realized he was wearing a Dianese jacket, I figured seeing as he was wearing a motorcycle jacket AND a fanny pack he probably knew who you were. So I pointed at his fanny pack and said “M13″ and it turns out he was one of your viewers (he also rides a Ducati 996 which is pretty awesome)“