I don’t generally write about other regions, but I couldn’t pass these up.

First, a Taiwanese carpenter presented only by his surname Lee was indicted this past Tuesday on a charge of causing bodily harm to another person. Who was this person? No other than his friend.

Back in 2002, Mr. Lee decided to have a little fun by buying a porn DVD. The only problem was, once he had his popcorn ready and pressed play, he came to find his wife and friend were the stars of the illicit DVD titled Affairs With Others’ Wives.

Apparently his friend high tailed it out of town only to be found 6 years later and stabbed in the thigh by Mr. Lee. They were both urged to settle out of court, but both refused.

Upon here his conviction, Mr. Lee tried to counter sue for adultry, but was denied due to a five-year statute of limitations. brings new meaning to the phrase: It’s a small world.

Oddly enough this second eye popping headline followed:

Snake in toilet bowl bites man’s sex organ

A Taiwanese man got the shock of his life when he sat down on the toilet bowl of his home and a snake bit his penis.

The poor 51-year-old man of Nantou County was under medical care with minor injuries after he sat down on the toilet in his home in Taipei and suddenly felt a knife-like pain in his sex organ.

Instinctively, he stood up and when he looked down he saw the big black and yellow reptile, reportedly a species of rat snake in the bowl.

Snakes in Taiwan regularly enter rural home and other sub-tropical regions of Asia.

I don’t want to sound cruel and heartless, but I’ve got to be honest: My life is sweet. Of course, I could complain about my income, influenza H1N1, or various other issues, but why bother. After reading about these poor guys in Taiwan, I have been reminded of how things really could be worse. I’ve got a new outlook on life and it’s all good. Thanks Taiwan.