Video of Signature Lounge at 96 John Hancock tower
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Here is a video of our Valentine’s dinner at the Signature Lounge at 96
John Hancock tower. The motif video is experimental and uses three
different soundt...
Reason for Tsai Ing-wen’s loss: the campaign team?
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It’s good if the DPP’s internal post-election review can be evidence based
rather than just another competition of ‘who shouts the loudest’. One area
that ...
DPP accuses MOFA of shielding deported envoy
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BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS:DPP lawmakers criticized the foreign ministry for not
suspending Jacqueline Liu once she returned home and continuing her salary
By Chri...
Jia or Jia?
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Puns are everywhere in Taiwan. I went down to the Southern city Jiayi last
week There, I found these poster thingies at the city’s high speed railroad
stat...
Wu Yi Shui Xian Yan Cha 2011 (avec vidéo)
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Les monts de Wu Yi dans la province du Fujian ont vu s'écrire de
nombreuses pages de l'histoire du thé (comme le montre cette série de
documentaires). ...
Regional arms race is heating up
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Japan has revised regulations barring the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency from engaging in non-peaceful activity, allowing JAXA to work on
defense-relat...
The Taiwan Photographer
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You have arrived at the personal blog of photographer Rich J Matheson. If
you are looking for my professional site, please go to The Taiwan
Photographer. h...
Museums, Makiyo and mistreatment - 3M ranting
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Momo has started making himself at home again, including on top of my
daughter's table why she's trying to do her math homework. Amber doesn't
seem to min...
new (light) verse
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(to the tune of, well, i guess it's obvious)Heaven, I’m in Seven,with its
drink and groc’ry choices quite unique And I seem to find the products that
I see...
GERMANY ~ Germany Registered Cover
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Germany registered cover, posted on January 2, 2012 from Berlin to Taipei
with arrival postmarked on February 15, 2012.
NPUST Lake - beautiful park setting
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The university on the other side of Neipu has a beautiful lake and path near a forest. It's so peaceful. I wish I could go there more often.
Currently watching ...
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*The Revelations of the Pyramids. *
Apparently, these are very very important numbers:
**
*π = 3.14159*265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510
0...
Lawyers on the rise
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My friend Michael Fahey pointed to this post at the Winkler Partners blog
on the rising number of lawyers in Taiwan.
The number of lawyers in Taiwan increa...
The Good Tory
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Posted in British politics,Political culture
In a footnote in *Representative Government*, John Stuart Mill described
the Tory party as the ‘stupid party...
Beidawu – 北大武山
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Having failed to get a permit in the Yushan National Park because of the
snow season, we headed a little further south to Pingdong County to hike
Beidawush...
Geburtstagsgeschichte
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Dieser Tage hatte meine Frau Geburtstag - und erzählte mir aus diesem
Anlass eine recht traurige Geburtstagsgeschichte. Sie ist die dritte von
vier Töchter...
Jeremy Scott Runway Collection NYFW Fall 2012/13
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My favorites from Jeremy Scott’s Fall collection: a nod to the 90s and
Instant message emoticons. Remember RHLS’s Emoticon collection? Great
minds think a...
Playing Madame Mao
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Playing Madame Mao
by Lau Siew Mei
Published in 2000
Published by Brandl & Schlesinger
ISBN: 1-876040-18-1
Chiang Ching was Chairman Mao's fourth and final ...
Radio Days (Slightly Delayed)
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Radio Host Peter GreenbergGreetings from Chiayi, where I've come for sacred
ceremony, to regroup and write for two weeks before heading back to Taipei
for ...
[ 倫敦餐廳 ] Clos Maggiore
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[ 倫敦最羅曼蒂克的餐廳 ]
Voted the most romantic restaurant in London, I think this place does live
up to that reputation. Hidden off a main street at the corner of...
Yes, But I Prefer You in Mustard
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I’m officially dating a Taiwanese woman, which is a learning experience in
itself. It was recently Valentine’s Day, or Lover’s Day as they call it in
the...
Civilian Employee Pamphlet
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Just as at other military organizations around the world, Department of
Defense civilians contributed greatly to the successful operation of
USTDC. In mo...
Linsanity in Taiwan: Pride and reason
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*Reaction in Taiwan*
*ROC flag and pride revival caused by Jeremy Lin (Sources: Here, here and
here).*
Looks like everybody is "Linsane" these days and I'...
CIGU: Spoonbills and salt fields
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Every winter, between about October and March, a rather bleak strip of land
at the mouth of the Cengwen River in southern Tainan County temporarily
becomes...
Life is a Highway...
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How was *your* Chinese New Year? Did you have a good time? Did you go
anywhere new? Anywhere interesting?您是否過了一個精彩的新年假期? 去了哪些有趣好玩的景點?
I spent the holi...
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Our very dear friends in Taiwan gave birth to their first son yesterday,
after 46 long and anxious hours of labour. There is no relief like when
that baby ...
In the bathroom...
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Gemma called out from the bathroom yesterday, "Mom? There are these little
boxes in here, and they have an O and a B on it. What ARE they?"
Uh.....
Kind words from a Scottish reader
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Via LinkedIn, a reader in Scotland (who writes about his travels in
Scottish Gaelic) s told me:
You may be interested to know that in my opinion your Brad...
Tour de Product Placement
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An interesting little tidbit came out of Bike Europe the other day
involving Taiwan's second largest bicycle manufacture, Merida Bikes, and
the company's ...
Debbie Spend It Now - Comedy Gold!
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I'm almost a whole week late to this (scratch that, I'm even later because
I didn't finish this blog because it's deadline week -AAAAAH), but it's too
hila...
Taiwan fails to lure mainland investors
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For Asia Times www.atimes.com TAIPEI – Taiwan has gradually opened up to
investments from China since 2009. Relaxations have been hugely
controversial over...
italian: i strongly recommend TUTTO BELLO
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TUTTO BELLO
No. 15, Lane 25, Shuang Cheng St. 台北市中山區雙城街25巷15號
(02) 2592-3355
MRT: ZhongShan Elementary School
website: tuttobello.com.tw Flash only
hour...
Linsanity
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Every Taiwanese male (if they aren't already tuned into the NBA) are now
fully on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon. You have to be living under a rock
on both sid...
cosmic spunk
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i guess my crappy day at work don't mean a fucking thang then...
footage from a NASA satellite right above you...now! no, wait. NOW! shit
just missed it
iPad 2, wifi/3G, 64GB for sale
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iPad 2, wifi/3G, 64GB, white, for sale. Like new, hardly used, under
warranty, asking NT20500 (paid NTD25500). Reasonable offers will be
considered. I live...
Andrew Badenoch and the 77Zero Project
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March 25 Andrew Badenoch is starting a project that will take him to 7
continents without the use of fossil fuels. Step one: The Arctic.
Probably the best Aquarium in the World
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The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium was our destination for
today a two hour drive south from Kaohsiung. We had come to Kenting39s
world cla...
the makiyo saga continues....
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recent news has police witholding evidence from the prosecutor's office-
evidence that would further indict Makiyo has not a mere bystander, but a
willing ...
Julian Assange used to promote security in Taiwan?
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Julian Assange is known worldwide as the founder, editor in chief and
public face of Wikileaks. Wikileaks themselves have been in and out of the
news these...
New Contemporary Paintings
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Recently I have been working on some abstract works. My recent works are built up in layers with scumbling and scraping. I apply paint with brushes, roller...
This must be the place: Itis Edition (版語)
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[image: Itis Edition (版語)]
[image: Itis Edition (版語)]
*H*ave you ever wondered where in Taipei you can find a carefully curated
selection of 1950s and 196...
Malaysia a nice Place ( Johor Baru,Melaka,Desaru)
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First of all I want to thank all my Malaysian, and Taiwanese
friends for having such a great time in Malaysia. And for having
me in your houses and organiz...
Taichung Art Museum and Tunghai University
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On Day 2 of our Taichung visit, we saw Luce Memorial Chapel, on the campus
of Tunghai University.
Very curvy, soaring architecture, so different from most...
Pork Bone House 豚骨家
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Profile
Pork Bone House offers authentic Kyushu Ramen, made by real Japanese people, to the vast number of hungry patrons around the Xihu MRT station. They a...
Look out!
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Here is another joke about "look out". A Taiwanese went abroad to the US to further his study. As soon as he got there, he moved into an apartment living on ...
Tainan’s Confucius Temple
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Last weekend, I visited Tainan, a city in the south known for its arts and
cultural scenes. A main center of attraction for tourists is the Confucius
Templ...
Cambodian sandwiches and dolphin rape (Num Pang)
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For those of you who have been waiting with bated breath for me to kick the
inevitable bucket from heart disease... sorry. I'm still around. Just so
busy w...
The Love Pier (真愛碼頭)
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On the last full day of our holiday in Kaohsiung, Brett and I were excited
to have lunch at Stanley’s restaurant, and to be reunited with Vicky who’d
just ...
Cultural Revolution Cookbook author interview
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Last month I wrote about this book. Read an interview co-author Sasha Gong
did with US–China Today. She talks about life during the Cultural
Revolution, an...
Olang Arts Park : Local Encounters at Siquijor
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[image: Arts Park - Siquijor (21).JPG]For some people it’s the food, for
some it’s the natural scenery, for some it’s the tourist attractions, or
maybe the...
Seoul: Lord Sandwich
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Lord Sandwich is one of the most popular restaurants/cafes in the Ewha
University (or 'Edae') district. Serving up warm grilled sandwiches and
fine coffe...
The Accident
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Okay, I know no news for awhile. Well ,that has been because things have
been pretty stable. Nothing really to report. Well, that changed last
Sunday. On t...
第89-C-1號任務，1945年3月30日，目標：豐原
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Source：AFHRA via Academia Sinica 美國空軍歷史研究部(AFHRA)徵集成果
雖然美國空軍歷史研究部的原始文件在上面這張照片的下方註記了「TOYOHARA TOWN, FORMOSA, 30 MARCH 1945,
MISSION
#89-C-1」的字樣，照片裡的場景卻非日文發...
Salubrious Selection: DivaCup Menstrual Cup
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For those who become squeamish when reading about things to do with a
woman's menstruation cycle, feel free to click away from this post now. For
women w...
Greenball lights up
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Dan, Zef, Chris and Zac all got some beauties at Greenball this morning.
Zef "got nailed" before he came in, and there were a few cleanup sets
around. Dan...
Facing history
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Sayaka Chatani's recent post mentioning the idea of running a
history/critical thinking summer camp for high school students from Japan,
Korea, China, and ...
Homework Anyone???
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Well, I can now safely say that as a schoolteacher I have seen it all.
What was today’s homework assignment???
Is the suspense killing you yet?
Ho...
Dahlias in Puli
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A couple months ago, Cathy and I headed to the Nantou Flower Festival in
Puli only to find that we arrived far too early. Despite news on websites
clamorin...
Art in Kaohsiung
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Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve updated! I have been both sick and busy,
so it took longer than I expected to submit this post. I spent a week
(Chinese ...
Syndromes and a Century
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Syndromes and a Century แสงศตวรรษ is really two
films—with overlapping (but different) characters and dialog—set in two
differe...
REVENGE is SWEET!
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One of the Guilty Pleasures and yes, somewhat of an ESCAPE for me when am
in Manila tending to everything else going on is to watch DVDs of movies
and TV ...
Three sets of eyes
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I love the night and I think I always will. There’s few things that
disturb me more than the idea of going to sleep early for its own sake.
Outside the n...
All about Bao
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One of my favorite things to eat in Taiwan is bāozi or bao. These tasty
steamed buns are filled with all sorts of treats ranging from custard to
chicken/p...
Unconditional love
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Perhaps my favorite parenting podcast is Leading Edge Parenting with Sandi
Schwartz. I get so much more than parenting advice from it, like this poem
she i...
FIBA Asia calendar 2012
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[image: FIBA Asia]
*Beirut to host Champions Cup; Tokyo to host re-christened FIBA Asia Cup*
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The FIBA Asia calendar of events for...
Taipei Times: Serious Identity Confusion
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Have a look at the screenshot below from today’s online edition of the
Taipei Times. Interestingly, while that English language propaganda rag
published by...
Taipei Lantern Festival - Year of the Dragon
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Two years ago we went to the Taipei Lantern Festival and had a great time.
We decided to go again this year after hearing that the lanterns were to
be esp...
The Lantern Festival
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The Lantern Festival (元宵節) falls on the 15th day of the first Lunar Month.
The Lantern Festival marks the first full moon of the Lunar New Year and
symboli...
Baozi for Breakfast in Tainan
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During our recent trip to Tainan to celebrate Chinese New Year, we didn’t
do as much ‘snacking’ as usual. But that didn’t stop us enjoying local
food, eve...
What Is Facebook’s Timeline and How Does It Work?
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Timeline is what Facebook is calling the new design and layout of the
Facebook profile page. It’s a bit of a confusing name because, in fact,
Timeline only...
No Longer On The Scrapheap
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This year will mark 8 years since I made the switch from film to digital.
From the word go I’ve followed a policy of archiving everything and never
deletin...
Open Mic at Titty Tea
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Better late than never. Here are some photos from this past summer's Open
Mic night at Titty Tea.....
Before Open Mic at Titty Tea, we went to have dinne...
Vietnamese Beer
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Vietnamese Beer, originally uploaded by Patrick Cowsill.
I have 333 or Saigon Beer in the background and Bia Ha Noi in the
foreground. The latter is from n...
Eleven months until Christmas!
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Oh boy! It's February already! Let's see, what've I been up to..
Answer: not much! Last week was our Chinese New Year vacation, and due to
my lateness in tr...
Baba: a supporting actor?
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Taiwan is rigidly conservative. Elders get respect when they deserve none.
Guys propose dates to women, not the other way. Rain makes you sick, all
three ...
Backpacking sketchbook 6: South - finally!
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What a relief to get going. We flew to Pakse, jumped on a songthaew and got
out of Pakse as soon as possible. Thank God we weren't stuck there! Our
journey...
Chinese New Year and stuff
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Last week was Chinese New Year and we were invited to spend the New Year's
Eve with Andre and his family. The kids were super excited as they love
spendin...
Boredom Survived or Chinese New Year Break at Home
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For a Taiwanese person Chinese New Year break (a week of vacation from
work, school, etc.) is full of meals, mahjong, poker, sightseeing, etc.,
with extend...
Republic Lost
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狗急跳牆
*To be driven to extremes (lit. a cornered dog will leap over a wall)*
At Gtown, I had the pleasure of being guided through the intricacies of
Americ...
Dad's herbs
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My parents live in an apartment in Kaohsiung City. This, however, does not
hinder my dad from planting some herbs, both for fun and for food, on the
top ...
Tips for the Wet and Cold Months in North Taiwan
-
Word to the wise. If you've been trying to keep up the same Western habits
for winter that you had in your home country, you've been doing it all
wrong!
W...
MJ116 New MV: Just Believe
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OMG! I have just finished watching the absolute best music video ever done
by a Taiwanese music group. If you know me already, you know this is a very
bold...
Vacation! Heartily Needed for Rejuvenation!
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Chinese New Year approaches. We RailOrderBrides have an exciting vacation
planned to Japan. We will be moderately out of contact for a week and a
half. I p...
Updating part trois
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I'm attempting to make some changes to this blogs...so, we'll see if we
can't transform it into something slightly more interesting.
By we, I mean, me.
In...
Englishman writes blog about self
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The Journal of a Recovering Taiwanaholic may give some insights for those
among us who have been here too long and are ready to return "home".
ESL Educators Guide: Teaching & ESL
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This month's ESL Educators Blog Carnival is an open discussion for our
participants. I'm opening this page up to my readers as well, so if you've
got an in...
The Relationship Between Prayer And Action
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One of the core values of the Christian organization I work for which has
based me here in Taiwan is that “PRAYER IS THE PRIMARY WORK OF THE PEOPLE
OF GO...
Rex, Matt, Tyler
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I know it’s been a while, but I had a moment and saw this in the comments
section of the site. This post just kills me: We are three friends from
Chicago, ...
Haiti - two years on
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Also see another version of my slideshow in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/video/2012/jan/12/haiti-two-years-on-audio-slidesho...
Taiwan next? Parliament first!
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Democratic elections aims to making democracy 'work' in that they provide a
mechanism through which each citizen can contribute on an equal basis to
collec...
Broccoli Parmesan and Feta Soup
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I served this Broccoli Parmesan and Feta Soup at our Christmas Eve dinner
last year and it was an absolute winner. I wish I could take credit for
this more...
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Vote for Taiwan's Freedom and Democracy
.NO MORE MA. Vote to get rid of the corrupt, anti-Taiwan KMT.
Keep China's brutal dictatorship forever out of Ta...
Melville on Shakespeare
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It is those deep far-away things in him; those occasional flashings-forth
of the intuitive Truth in him; those short, quick probings at the very axis
of re...
Urban Kaleidescopes
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After work tonight I started fiddling around with Photoshop. It was
immediately calming. I started to play around with layers and to arrange
mirror image...
John Visits Taiwan, Part One
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Photos by MJ Klein, including FOOD PHOTOS! Recently my brother John visited
Taiwan, but we weren’t able to blog on his visit in real time due to a
couple o...
New Meta Tag Function
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Hello All,Just a quick note to let you know that I have added "Meta Tags" for keywords and description to all fotozon home pages. Click here to edit your ho...
Chen Coming to America
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Reports have it that lefty Wei-Yin Chen has agreed to a 3 year deal (11
million +) with the Baltimore Orioles. The deal is pending Chen passing
his physi...
Previously Unposted Photos & Travel Commentary
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This week feels sad to me. I don't know why. I wish my future was brighter,
and I wish I could make the most of my skills, previous opportunities, my
curr...
Leave your guns at home, kids.
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This past holiday season, my Christmas Wish was for every gun to turn into
a Kiss Gun.
Last week was a perfect example of people who would have benefited f...
Pink heater
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These days are freezing! Living in a subtropical country, we have winters
without snow but our winter is so humid thus awfully cold. Aside from warm
comfor...
Bali 2011
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Our trip to Bali was everything I wanted it to be....relaxing. Well, it
probably wouldn't have been considered relaxing by most people's definition
but fo...
Happy 2012
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It seems a bit funny that I am late in writing this post as one of my new
year's resolutions from last year was to make peace with being late. It's
actuall...
Change in the time of sunrise throughout the year
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I heard someone announce the other day that now that we are past the date
of the winter solstice, the length of the days will increase by one minute
every ...
Chinese New Year Tree
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Happy 2012! Our Christmas tree has been de-decorated for some time, but was
sadly languishing in the corner of our living room, looking somewhat bare
and e...
TSMC SIP
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Summer Internship Program
Official Site
Organizer: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Official P...
2011 Round-up
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Hope you all enjoying the holiday season - and that you will have time in
2012 to explore Taiwan more.
An end-of-year round-up:
Firstly, most trails/roads...
In summation: my trip
-
One of the main things I got out of my recent trip was a reassessment of my
relation to the US. Perhaps over the extended period of time I’ve spent in
Taiw...
100 years of revolution
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This post has been cross posted at Zhuangzi in the Modern World as “On
Revolution.” “Revolutions are not won by enlisting the masses. Revolution
is a scien...
Christmas in Taiwan
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May I start by wishing everyone here and back home, a very Merry Christmas!
This Christmas has been very different to what I am used to. At home, there
wou...
Where did last year go?
-
Wow, I just looked at this blog and realized I haven’t written anything
since that bad experience at the hotel. A Year ago! The good news is I
don't get pa...
Calling an angel...
-
I had the pleasure of living in Montreal for one year, way back in 1996.
Ok, well, to be honest, my husband and I couldn't endure the bitter cold
days of a...
Little Europe
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Over the years, the hot neighborhood for expats to hang out in has shifted
from the center of Taichung to the Canal District and now into the
neighboring a...
Movin' on up
-
If you've been checking this blog periodically over the past several weeks,
you no doubt have noticed a lack of activity. The reason is quite simple:
for a...
November's Report
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Here is the report for November, hope you like the Read
Wow! November has been a jam packed month, with many rescues and quite a
few adoptions as well as wo...
Meditation in Motion: Ying/Yang
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Intention is settled and at peace.
Mind is calm relative to the body.
Inner core is calm relative to outer extremities.
Body is calm relative to the immedia...
Meyer Christmas Newsletter 2011
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Hello friends and family!
Thanks for saving us time, paper, and postage by coming to our blog to
catch up with all things Aaron and Rika in 2011. If you d...
Destry Rides Again
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*Destry Rides Again. Dir. George Marshall. Perf. James Stewart, Marlene
Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger. Universal: 1939.*
This is definitely in...
Christmas cookies at Family Mart
-
Yum! Snickerdoodles and Ginger Spice cookies at Family Mart. So if you
don't feel like baking your own Christmas cookies, buy them here.
Christmas Outreaches!!
-
Always a good time of year to hold some special events to tell folks here
what Christmas is all about. Page invited some kids over to bake some
Christma...
School Music Group
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基隆市100學年度學生音樂比賽瑪陵國小，這是我們20年來再次的參加團體的性的音樂競賽，對一個指有46人的小學校來說，參加一個有節奏有旋律的音樂表演是非常的困難的。這次競賽我們跟信義國小並列優等雖然沒有拿到代表權到全國比賽，但是這樣的成績讓我們有更進步的空間，也代表我們努力的成果。要感謝蔡、巫兩位老師兩年來的...
PESSOAS E LUGARES in Barcelos, Portugal
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If you happen to be in Portugal at these coordinates- 41°32′N 8°37′W. And
need to get an Art fix. You can see an installation by me in this group
show orga...
Taiwan’s best blogs in 2011
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Taiwanderful recently announced the 2011 Taiwan Best Blog Awards. To enter
your blog you need to make sure you are registered at Taiwanderful before
10 Dec...
An NCCU Video
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Came across this cute video developed by a German exchange student at NCCU
and filmed by Student Ambassador, Hilary Lee: Filed under: Uncategorized
Cultural misappropriation
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I really enjoyed this post by Jade on Wai-Taiwan: “Someone Else’s Stew.”
It’s a nice piece about the cultural appropriation that all visitors take
part in ...
Adventure: 31 of the Best Birthday Quotes
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For my 31st birthday, I decided to assemble (with the help of great
quotes.com) 31 of the Best Birthday Quotes: a little humor, a little
wisdom... just a l...
全線預備！ Ready down the line! - Part 2
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*Continued from Part 1.*
"Morale sound off!" (「精神答數!」), the officer of the day yelled. We chanted
out the cadence based on Chiang Kai-shek's list of qualit...
Taipei Gay Pride Festival 2011
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Taiwan has one of the largest gay communities in the whole of Asia, and in
turn hosts one of the largest pride festivals on the continent. Taiwan was
in f...
Busted
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Well today was a new adventure in the life of an international "criminal"
expat. Ok so I have not been perfect: Indonesia asked me to support the
Policeman...
Chinese Drums & Lion Dance (舞獅)
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Last Saturday we were at the official opening ceremony of the 2011/2012 Birdwatching season at the Guandu Nature Park (關渡自然公園). As is normal at auspicious ev...
Dropbox: Sign Up and Save the World!
-
Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) is a great way to store your files online where
you can get at them from any computer with internet access. It is really
easy t...
Night in an aquarium
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The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium is the biggest aquarium
in Taiwan and it’s located in Checheng, Pingtung County just about 20 km
from ...
Oct 31, Traditional Chinese Clothing in Taipei
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I am looking for traditional taiwanese dresses, where can I buy them in
Taipei, thank you (Marie) Answer Marie, these are the qipao workshops I have
Tired, but still Inspired!
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Today was one of those days where one feels a little overwhelmed by life:
- 3 meetings
- errands down the street
- laundry piled up on the couch to...
How to be in one place at one time
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They make speak quickly, but they don't bite!
I was recently asked, "Annie, is it possible for these foreign students,
who do not speak a word of the local...
New address: www.bikingintaiwan.com
-
I will now start to post to bikingintaiwan.com. The site is up and running, but the design is non-existent. I've changed to WordPress and need to learn how t...
the everyday stuff
-
Cultural differences come in all shapes and sizes. And, one of my favorite
cultural differences is keys (I've blogged about them before). They are so
dif...
Taiwan Drivers are not terrible: Discuss.
-
So... lots of foreigners say that drivers in Taiwan are crazy. And, OK,
they are. But I would also argue that they're extremely skillful.
To wit: the scoot...
2011 Lunar B-Day
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It's that day of the year again. I wonder why we celebrate this day by having a cake with a question mark lit on top, pretending we've lost our ability to co...
The Expat is now on Twitter!
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Hi everyone,
Been a while since I’ve updated, I know. However, I have some news: I’m no
on Twitter. You can see my feed on the right side over there. —->...
Ladies or gents?
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Here's a confusing one:
Is this the *men's* or *women's* restroom?
The Chinese says "*Men, do not enter*" (more literally: "Men: halt!") But
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Too Bad He Is Gone
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Not very well since I got a cold. But it is ok…I know I will be fine soon (
as usual. ) Sorry to know that Steve Jobs is gone. Although I did not buy
any p...
Jun Tou Tea House
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Magong, like much of Taiwan is littered with ‘tea-shops’. Little stalls
that are literally everywhere, selling take-away tea and assorted drinks.
Some are ...
xiao wulai waterfall
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Beginning of this month we took Susan to see Xiao Wulai waterfall in
Taoyuan county. Drive up there wasn’t pleasant. All the twisting,turning,
going up and...
365 Project August Wrap Up
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The end of holidays means a return to routine. The majority of the photos
in this project have all been mined from the same area of Taipei, close to
my hou...
Lost
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Last weekend, on the Sunday morning, early, we put on our go-to-meetin'
finery and set off, map in hand, for family pictures on the kindergarten's
dime, be...
Treasure Hill Arts Village
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You would never expect this quaint little neighbourhood to be tucked away
behind the hustle and bustle of Gongguan. Treasure Hill was formerly a
settlement...
KenDing Weekend Trip | August 20 2011
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A group of us taxied down to Kending to eat some food, scoot around and
take in the night life.
Ka Wa Bung Ga!
Raymond and Terry.
Me scootin with ...
On the leaving
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So, after 7 years, I’m leaving Taiwan. So this is the last blog entry from
Taiwan. Not that I’ve actually published anything in several years, but
what t...
OpenVAS 4.x/5.x from SVN source
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Didn't see any around. so here are my notes.
Build instructions for Debian and ubuntu. Assuming pcap, libc, gcc are
already installed.
build libraries firs...
Yongkang street
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YongKang street is just a short street, with its total length not over one
kilometer, although it have a high density of great food and culture. Start
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Hsinchu on foot
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If you’re planning a stay in Hsinchu, you can have all your transportation
fees taken care of for the price of a train ticket (which is around $390
for the...
Month 1 complete
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So, I've finished my first month of triathlon training. I have to say
though I haven't stuck completely to the schedule (seen below).
It'...
I'll Be Seeing You
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Saying good-bye is something I should be getting better at, and I think I
am.
Instead of "Good-bye." I choose, "See you soon."
Yesterday, I took the long ...
Finally!
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With the summer not bailing out on us and life being a bit less hectic, I
was finally able to get the training close to what I was doing when we were
in T...
It’s been a while…
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Yes, it has been a long time since I’ve blogged about anything. In the time
since my last blog, I’ve taken Cruisy offline – yes, that’s the end of it.
If y...
Ma Ying-jeou government under fire again
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*As time moves forward, Ma's administration moves backward*
A group of 39 observers of Taiwanese politics from around the world -- many
of whom were part o...
FHF Borneo Posts
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Borneo Dispatches - The Inaugural Issue
Borneo Dispatches 002 - Kopstein's Bronzeback Eating Lizard
Borneo Dispatches #3: A Day at Bako National Park
Bo...
How to Use Blogsy
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A very important thing to know about Blogsy is that there are two sides -
'Rich Side' and 'Write Side'.
You are on the 'Rich Side' now. To get to the 'Wr...
Expansion of my "Actionated" view of the World
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Sometime I think I get caught up in my own world so much that I forget what
the average person in the world looks like, or acts like, or even what kind...
Home for the summertime!
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I arrived in Chicago Wednesday evening after a long day of traveling from
Taipei. My seat on the airplane was the middle seat of the middle row. Not
a comf...
Bond. James Bond. - BY Mr. X
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Our first week of summer! Great job students. One day you will set up a
tent and remember everything you learned. The "air goes out the door"!
Bond. Jam...
News Roundup: Taiwan High Speed Rail in Trouble
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Energy
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Months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the debate
surrounding nuclear energy in Taiwan continues unabated. In June, several
Taiwa...
J.Y. Interpretation 687
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On May 27, 2011, the Justices of the Constitutional Court issued J.Y. Interpretation 687. It asks:對故意致公司逃漏稅捐之公司負責人一律處徒刑之規定，違憲？Holding:中華民國六十五年十月二十二日制定公布之稅捐稽...
Z68, Newer Better Faster
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Not only does the Z68 platform combine the advantages both the P67 and H67
platform together into one, GIGABYTE has also included some unique Z68 only
fe...
Perennial Tea Ceremony
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There are spring tea, summer tea, fall tea and winter tea. To promote the
tea culture in Taiwan, “Perennial Tea Ceremony” (Perennial, literally means
four ...
Born in the USA
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A little happier than the picture headlining my previous post, no? And
yes, that is a balloon on our mailbox–not to be confused with the Mickey
Mouse ba...
KaoHsiung I
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Lotus Pond
Ok. So I haven't posted in forever and I really should have posted this way
back in April, but here goes. It was a quick trip, and hopefully I...
6/12 Family Day : Ice-skating and Barbecue!!!
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It's been really hot lately so I think it would be best to go ice-skating
on Sunday. We can meet at Taipei Arena at 11:30a.m. and skate from 12:00 -
2:00p...
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I have a new computer. I'd like to say that my old computer going on life
support was the reason I haven't been posting here, but actually the state
of my ...
Assorted Links
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What's more fun than telling long-distance friends how much nicer your
weather is? Doing it graphically! My most recent bookmark: WeatherSpark.
E.O. Wilson...
New Blog About Down Syndrome
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I've just started a new blog called *"**The Deal With Downs**"*. I invite
you to check it out and subscribe if you like.
Thanks.
Having a party at my place on the 28th,
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If you are in Taipei on the 28th, and you are a reader (evidently you are),
please come join my for a drink. Send me an email to [neouto at gmail dot
com] ...
All Girls Baptism
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Three ladies from the community group and three of our university
fellowship students were recently baptized! Please pray we as a body of
believers can co...
Happy Father’s Day
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I want to puke. I just about ate a week’s worth of calories. :( I love that
we went to the five-star buffet in a five-star hotel downtown to celebrate,
but...
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