Surprising Taiwan
"EXPERIENCES ON AN ISLAND"
by Arthur McCambridge
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techno has no words - i'm posting pictures of allen and alex's day at the children's museum with bobo and katie and at a baseball game. allen has been begging me to go to a game...1 hour ago
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Sunday Cycling – Pingding/Zhongliao [M] Loop - This morning I embarked on the same route I cycled last week. This path brought me up to the Pingding Sacred Tree and down through Zhongliao [中寮鄉] on a sl...2 hours ago
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English Camp - We have just returned from a great week with a fantastic group of young people. We spent the week working with University students using English. It was a ...2 hours ago
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Green Shoots looking anemic... - Evergreen announced this week that it would scrap one-sixth of its ships: Taiwan's Evergreen Marine (2603.TW), the world's fourth-largest container line, o...3 hours ago
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Satan's Buffet of Nankan - This place is new. James bought some pig feet there. He said they were good. Pig feet are a little [image: Check Spelling]greasy for me. Six is considere...3 hours ago
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Free Tibet concerts in Taipei - Thousands of people attended a Free Tibet Concert (西藏自由音樂會) held in the Xinyi District of Taipei yesterday. When the concert began at 1:30pm under blue ski...3 hours ago
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New York Times Interactive Map annexes Taiwan to PRC - Mike Turton is hot off the line again with a sensational link to a New York Times interactive map that shows Taiwan as part of China: To send a protest, th...4 hours ago
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Are we going to cap company size? - Is Nassim Nicholas Taleb suggesting we should cap company size? or am i reading him wrong? Taleb in an Financial Time opinion piece title “Ten principles f...4 hours ago
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The Newspaper - Here's the English-written newspaper I can buy at 7-Eleven. It cost about NT$15, or $.45. I love getting news about things going on at home. It is definit...4 hours ago
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Second death near Indonesia mine - BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Second death near Indonesia mine Whew! Early in our search for a new school, we found this quaint little school located in the cloud ...5 hours ago
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King's Landing - Historical recreation of 18th-19th century Loyalist village in the Saint John River Valley - Good ol' George III. Pint for 2 pence Stone home5 hours ago
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Michael and our buddy Ryan - Michael and I went to Pingtung City last night with two buddies John and Ryan. We saw a double-feature at the Pingtung Night market theater - my first time ...5 hours ago
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FRANCE ~ Republic Faces Cover - French republic faces cover, posted on December 4, 2000.5 hours ago
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Nancy, France - 12th July, 2009 With the little knowing about Europe, In 10th July morning, we landed on the Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris one of the most ...7 hours ago
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Trip Time! - My dear readers, Sorry. I didn’t post since few days, being quite busy with some administrative stuff. And… In few hours I am flying with my Queen to Franc...7 hours ago
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Last Overflight of China - After six years of operations, Detachment H ended the U-2 overflight of Chinese territory in March 1968, as recorded in CIA’s OSA Chronology. The last over...8 hours ago
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Jones Cup - women's competition news - -- Taiwan women's NT point guard *Ma Yi-hung* injured her right ankle and is expected to miss the opening game today against Malaysia. Losing Ma is deva...12 hours ago
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Free Tibet concert, Taipei - Free Tibet concert, Taipei Originally uploaded by BoydJones13 hours ago
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Kuo, the "Cockroach"...... - CPBL: Bears 4 - Bulls 3: 123456789RHEBulls010010001382Bears000010120492Attendance: 3,608 WP - Jermaine Van Buren (1.1 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 0 BB's) ND ...14 hours ago
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[ Matsu ] Ocean Kayak - Trial Run! We can see China! - [ 獨木舟真的不是這樣划的 ] ... 但我們總要有一些插曲嘛..! This is really not how one should kayak. But we just had to try something different! :P 第三天早上風雨交加, 打亂了我們原本去練划船的計畫. ...16 hours ago
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A DAY IN tokidoki HEAVEN!!!! - Story and Photos to follow...Just could not contain the excitement from yesterday's Taipei Toy Festival outing...*Just Us with tokidoki GOD & creator, Simo...16 hours ago
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Taiwan creates a Napa Valley of teas - Taiwan creates a Napa Valley of teas By John Boudreau jboudreau@mercurynews.com Tel: 408-278-3496 Posted: 07/10/2009 08:00:00 AM PDT Updated: 07/10/2009 08:4...18 hours ago
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Sunday Shutterbug – Brent Walker - This is a post from: CraigFergusonImages Sunday Shutterbug – Brent Walker19 hours ago
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Sunday Shutterbug – Brent Walker - This is a post from: CraigFergusonImages Sunday Shutterbug – Brent Walker19 hours ago
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Miao Miao (渺渺) - *Miao Miao [渺渺]. Dir. CHENG Hsiao-tse [程孝澤]. Perf. Sandrine Pinna [Chang Yung-yung, 張榕容], Ke Jia-yan [柯佳嬿], FAN Wing [Fan Zhiwei, 范植偉]. Block 2/J.A. Media/...21 hours ago
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meeting Zhou Youguang - I’m back from a great trip Beijing. Among the people I was able meet there is Zhōu Yǒuguāng (周有光), who is often referred to as the father of Hanyu Pinyin. ...1 day ago
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Back from Gu Guan - Keith made it back safely from Gu Guan. It was a great trip!!! Many lives were changed. Keith will share more later and add a few pictures.1 day ago
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Beer and Cats - Two of the finer pleasures in life - As everyone who knows me can attest, I am an alcoholic idiot who loathes Taiwan and its people, and I judge entire nations solely on the qualities of th...1 day ago
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What's the point of Live Spaces anyways? - What's the point of Live Spaces these days, in the era of Facebook and Twitter? I find my Live Spaces page to be clunky, slow, and hopelessly outdated. I h...1 day ago
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In Calcutta... - Just to let you all know, Im home sweet home for the summer..well actually monsoon...and this holiday home actually turns out to be my Indian getaway...the...1 day ago
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Pay It Forward - I saw Unplug Your Kid’s post on Pay It Forward. She, along with two others, received a little gift in the post from someone who, along with two others re...1 day ago
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It's not what it looks like, but yes, jailbait, and they're referring to it as 'Bottomgate' - Apparently if you watch the video mentioned in the article, Obama is clearly not looking at this young girl's bum and is most definitely helping some little ...1 day ago
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Google CEO hails company's new PC operating system FROM The Associated Press - "The operating system, due out in the second half of 2010, intensifies Mountain View, Calif.-based Google's rivalry with Seattle-based Microsoft Corp."1 day ago
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What is news? - So I found out Thursday at 9 p.m. that I had a summer camp starting Friday at 2 p.m.It's a News Camp and it lasts three hours. That's pretty much all the inf...2 days ago
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The pay-me-nots - This is just too funny. My old record company, Rock Records, a company notorious for not paying it's artists for royalties - including me, is suing Gome,...2 days ago
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Friday July 10th, 2009 - Photo by: Peter Hunt ∼ Hibiscus flower photographed at night in the rain forest near Madikeri, Karnataka, India. Week one of this crazy summer schedule is...2 days ago
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Sri Lanka tea farmers hostage to the weather - Sri Lanka is one of the world’s biggest tea exporters. But production in the first three months of the year fell by more than 41% - the largest drop in a ...2 days ago
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Excessive Zeal, Unduly Rigid. That's what She Said. - So the Pope issued an Encyclical Letter Caritas In Veritate, which I have no intention of reading. But that won't stop me from taking a section out of contex...2 days ago
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日本語サポートを含む Ubiquity 0.5 リリース - Mozilla Japan ブログで Ubiquity を紹介する投稿を上げたので、ここでもクロスポストします。 Here’s a cross-post of a Ubiquity 0.5 announcement (in particular regarding the new Japanese suppo...2 days ago
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First thing to do if they invent the time machine... - English: First thing to do after they have invented the time machine? What would you do? Go and kill Hitler? Listen to an Elvis concert? Pretend you have ...2 days ago
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a bad typo: nail remover - Thankfully it only removes nail POLISH and not the entire NAIL! :) And, yes, let's chalk it up to "typo" and not bad English.2 days ago
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Fixed gear culture in Germany - I love the simplicity but for now will admire from the sidelines. A close up in Germany, summer 2009. Switching between velodrome and trafficlights, mes...2 days ago
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On hiatus... temporarily - How do I put this without sounding retarded. Lately I've been really busy trying to make electrons dance happily without resistance at (moderately) high te...2 days ago
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Send your questions - To all my friends, family, and readers worldwide: For my next post, please send me questions for a Q&A! I'm running out of stories, and I'd like to know wh...3 days ago
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A Tribute to Taipei's Maokong Gondola 4th July 2007 1st October 2008 - While the world is mourning for the loss of yet another pop legend MJ these days mourning took on a different meaning for me ..... From a traveller's point...3 days ago
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Behold!... the Taipei Toy Festival - [image: IMG_1193] The love of my life is in town! Yep, the Taipei Toy Festival (the bilingual Web site has information on designers, as well as directions)...3 days ago
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Strawberried Peanut Butter M&Ms at Family Mart - The other day I was at a Family Mart and saw these new M&Ms. Since I'm a big fan of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I had to try them. They do taste a...3 days ago
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Miaoli Cabin - Last weekend we were invited by Andres and the New Hampshire Bushman to a barbecue party at the famous wood cabin located in the wilds of the lovely Miaoli...3 days ago
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DIY Film Projector - i’ve been wanting this issue of otona no kagaku just about since i knew it existed. when i asked eslite if they could order it for me they said they couldn...3 days ago
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Vision... - As a church leader I've been bombarded with questions about VISION. What is the vision for your church? What is your vision for ministry? I've struggled a ...3 days ago
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Counting Down... - Only a few more days until I leave, and things are wrapping up at a unnerving pace. Bank accounts, phone service, health insurance, car insurance - all the m...3 days ago
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Mongolian performance in Ulaanbaatar - Mongolina performers in Ulaanbaatar from Catherine Daigle on Vimeo. My biggest regret of my trans-siberian trip was this performance. Our friend in Mongo...3 days ago
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Tryya Pattaya? - I blame the man on the plane for sending me to Pattaya. He was certainly an interesting fellow, quite eccentric. Singapore national, living in Bangkok, by ...3 days ago
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Nuclear Plant Number 4: Not a bad idea after all? - I realize that people who laugh at their own jokes are usually quite annoying. That said, I recently revisited some old Rosanne Lin Shanghai Star columns...3 days ago
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Detecting the erroneous maps of Taiwan and I wonder if there are Chinese spies inside the CIA - I hope not!The CIA’s “educational” Taiwan maps still not good for educating the public My previous post had prompted the CIA to ...3 days ago
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Fulong beach in Gongliao Township, Taipei County, North East Taiwan - where is the promised golden sands? - I am risking to appear spoiled and impolite - but where is the "promised" golden sands and impressive views? Maybe it's a long long traffic jam, we were stac...4 days ago
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The Sha Tin Racecourse - “She put nine-hundred dollars on the fifth horse in the sixth race, I think his name was Chips Ahoy! Came in six lengths ahead, we spent the whole next wee...4 days ago
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Mike “Bevan” Maslin goes out in style - Mike “Bevan” Maslin goes out in style as the vice captain keeps his 100% record to put pressure on skipped Christie! A glorious morning greeted the last ga...4 days ago
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Tudigong at the Hongludi temple - On one of the many hills in Xindian the temple of the Earth God can be found. He is called Tudigong and the temple is situated high on a hilltop called Hon...4 days ago
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Lotus Pond - Lotus pond in Khaohsiung by Lost in Khaohsiung on Flickr. Posted in Kaohsiung, Temples Tagged: Architecture, Kaohsiung, Temples4 days ago
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Reason #7? to Love Taiwan - Beijing-Duck-in-a-Truck! I got off the bus today on the night market side and what was I confronted with but one of those big blue trucks that are so common...5 days ago
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La Roux: 'La Roux' - Round two of the three pronged attack has arrived. La Roux, the red-haired one, is actually a duo consisting of Elly Jackson and the elusive, Ben Langmaid...5 days ago
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Saturday in Miaoli - Many thanks to MJ & Hui-Chen for inviting us to a BBQ party at the Miaoli cabin and we are also very grateful to Becky and family for their hospitality at ...5 days ago
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Enoch - Every once in a while, Enoch will mention Herbalife. One time he told me that he eats Herbalife every day for breakfast. The last time he mentioned it was ...5 days ago
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N Snotklap teen die Kop - (Just a test read prior to publishing. Many, many photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/josambro/Fight#) It's five in the afternoon at Hsinchu's Municipal...6 days ago
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next stop…stillness. - Last day in Paris! About to go be brave and explore on my own. If you have any good travel tips, please share. I’m realizing that I am both more and les...6 days ago
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Expat Culture: My first Christmas - In the old days there was actually a day off for Christmas day, not because it was Christmas, but it was officially constitution day. Around 2000 they dr...6 days ago
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Roger Federer's New Break in Wimbledon of 2009 - The match was played on TV at around am 12:30 in Taiwan. I was so excited because Roger was about to make his new record in this game, yet sad because I ...6 days ago
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Future Rockstar - I'm doing a plug for one of the students that I teach. She's a 16 year old high school student, and she's so cute and very talented. This is her YouTube cha...1 week ago
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We're All Asians, and Other Items In My Taipei Times News Roundup - Some scientists (in light of recent archeological discoveries of human-related remains from much older times than Lucy), think that the human species hail...1 week ago
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Fragment 4709 - Barthes gives a list of projected books, ones which he would have liked to have written had not other things got in the way. He calls these *prolepses*: po...1 week ago
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大女孩與輕熟女 - 有一天我突然想到這兩個詞：大女孩與輕熟女。 基本上大女孩與輕熟女所指的，應該是差不多的對象， 也就是畢業不少年了，還在適合生寶寶的年紀，且通常還未婚。 「大」女孩是老了裝小； 「輕」熟女是老了裝嫩。 又想和「女孩」劃清界線： 想要有成年的丰采、小孩的清純可愛； 又想和「女人」區分差異： 仍然充滿活力、洋溢著...1 week ago
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Audrey is swimming! - Today is a really special day! This is the day Audrey started swimming without any flotation aid! This morning just as Audrey was about to jump inside our...1 week ago
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Accidents happen... - So it was 3 weeks ago today that I experienced my first car accident. It is definitely one of the scariest experiences I have ever been through so far. I am ...1 week ago
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List #1: Top Ten Things I Want To Know Before Moving - Two years out, these are the top 10 things I want to know before moving to Taiwan. http://bit.ly/list-11 week ago
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The Lydics Visit Taiwan - We had the privilege of hosting Gordon and Judy Lydic for a few days during their stopover in Taiwan. Gordon is one of the elders at North Hills Community ...1 week ago
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an art show... sort of. :) - the following are some photos of an art showing andy did last night. all we knew is that it was at a snowboard shop. it turned out to be this HUGE event - ...1 week ago
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My mom talks to the Wallflowers! - My brother went to a Wallflowers concert and for some reason decided to call my mom during the show. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but my brother end...1 week ago
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Optimistic Chinese - When you talk about making plans with your free time (to go to the night market, go on vacation, meet a friend...) you often say you will go somewhere to "...1 week ago
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Meeting with the military - From Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association On 2 June, representatives from Wild at Heart, Changhua Environmental Protection Union and Matsu’s Fish Conser...1 week ago
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The Least Free Places on Earth - 'As the United States celebrates its Independence Day, here's a look at some places with nothing to cheer about.' Indeed. Today millions of people througho...1 week ago
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Zigote at Siggraph Vancouver - Invited by the Vancouver Siggraph chapter we worked with Danjel van Tijn on this experience, where touching the balls generated different sounds. Danjel ...1 week ago
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Satire or Reality? - Which is which? 1) Doctor Who Attempted to Save Neda Soltan to be Prosecuted by Iranian Government 2) Iran’s Guardian Council Declares Neda Soltan Alive1 week ago
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Fu Bar and Grill - FuBar and Grill is the perfect place for unwinding after a long day’s work, or getting your drink on before a big night out. Their large, outdoor patio, is...1 week ago
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The innocent sinner - It’s Mingshang’s birthday this week and it’s also the 9th year Mingshang taught in the G senior high school. We had a dinner with one of our friends i...1 week ago
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Europe video up - I finally got the travel video from my trip to France and Spain over last Chinese new year break up: It’s the first video I’ve done with the Panasonic LX3,...1 week ago
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remove evil dictator images from among Eslite merchandise - The following is a video by ahbying that shows how Eslite bookstore has put out some giftshop items including even t-shirts that express endearment to the ...1 week ago
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Where did June go? - 名副其實 To be worthy of one's reputation I can't believe that an entire month has passed since the last post! Happily, it's been a great June--when I get my c...1 week ago
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Goodbye Pina Bausch - One of the greatest dancers in dance history; a sincere dancer who devoted every minute of her life to her beloved dance. Pina Bausch is not only a dance...1 week ago
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Japanese oddities - Stores that sell Japanese products are very popular here in Taiwan. I enjoy going to them and browsing, just because the Japanese are insane and I always f...1 week ago
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Dog Blog post - Falling behind here as my life gets busier and busier... At the moment my life is work, dogs and sorting my future...not much to talk about at the moment.....1 week ago
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Bobby needs a glider - Bobby posted this as a comment, but it deserves a post of it’s own. Greetings All! Not sure where to post this question on this site, but am looking to buy...1 week ago
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Photographs of the lovely Sophia - Here are some photographs of the lovely Sophia who is one of my students at Huafan University. In these photos we experimented with make-up. We started out...1 week ago
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Back to the past - Hi folks. Well, you knew it had to happen and it is: I’m taking the blog down. I’ve moved the content back to my old site so you’ll be able to view all the...1 week ago
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Another View of the TDC Compound - Longtime contributor Les sent this photo, taken in July, 1978. He wrote: It’s taken from the bridge at the head of Chung Shan North Road, heading toward t...1 week ago
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Royal Taiwanese Air Farce - Last night I witnessed a comedy, like in three-acts Shakespearean sense. Since I got here there have been posters and pamphlets all over Taipei promoting C...1 week ago
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Blogger on annual leave - Like a good beer, Laowiseass will put itself on ice for the first two weeks of July and travel to the United States, the first time under Obama and recessi...2 weeks ago
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Yushan Conquered - It has gone by many names: Tongku Saveg by the Bunun, Mt. Morrison by 19th century Westerners, Niitakayama by the Japanese during their colonial rule. At 3...2 weeks ago
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Happy Father's Day - What a better way to follow up on my Happy Mother's Day post than with a Happy Father's Day one XD;; By the way, for those of you interested, I've finall...2 weeks ago
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mini-ted tomorrow - Well, I am going to present Global Voices and myself tomorrow in TEDxTaipei’s mini-ted talks. This is really an honor to me to be able to share what I do, ...2 weeks ago
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"Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends" - “Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends” - *Jacques Delille (via kari-shma)*2 weeks ago
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多事之夏 - 人家是「多事之秋」，本小姐這個月可是焦頭爛額，一根蠟燭三頭燒──醫院、學校、家庭都忙翻了。 醫院有關家人隱私，在此就不提了。學校可是旺季，學期快結束了嘛！就是有一大堆表單例行公事的要做，再來是星期一，也就是前天中午搬辦公室的時候，本小姐以大無畏的精神，帶著我的子弟兵，勇敢推翻了原先票選的方案一。當然姿態是非常低、...2 weeks ago
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A Miraculous Milestone - Remember how the 2.5 year old Lori would cry all day long when she came to English school? Well, now look at her! Its great to be able to enjoy her adorab...2 weeks ago
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Happy Anniversary - Yay us! 8 years. Happy to say we've made it this far. It breaks my hearts when couples break up and marriages end and without getting into that too much I ...2 weeks ago
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Barrelin’ along—A story of a torn bungee cord, a broken tailgate, and a nearly-disastrous furniture move - LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—One of the side effects of moving across the world is the inability to take all your possessions with you. Most airlines limit you to the...2 weeks ago
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Funny things - We have one hard and fast bathtime rule: No pooping in the bathtub. No peeing goes along with this, but sometimes it happens and I just say, "Just DON"T po...2 weeks ago
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Latest Taiwan Economic Stuff (June 2009). - Summary: Things continue to deteriorate. The government continues to claim it can’t be happening. Taiwan’s jobless rate hits record high. Yes, despite the ...2 weeks ago
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connectors, mavens, persuaders - i'm reading malcolm gladwell's "the tipping point," my second gladwell book. i feel a bit sheepish in being so enamored with him. he's definitely a public...2 weeks ago
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Mountain Permit Forms - Taiwan Mountain Permit Forms I've uploaded some of the most useful forms required by the police when applying for Mountain Permits. Clicking on the links b...2 weeks ago
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Preschool Methods Of Discipline That Promote Self-Worth - 1. Show that you recognize and accept the reason the child is doing what, in your judgment, is the wrong thing: "You want to play with the truck but..." "Yo...2 weeks ago
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Issue No. 16 - History Column: “What’s a Communist? What’s a Nationalist? Aren’t they all Chinese?” by Albert Tseng Best of the Listserv Ta...2 weeks ago
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Happy Father’s Day - This is a beautiful arrangement of God's Word... and it would make a great responsive reading for family Bible time if divided into sections, such as about...2 weeks ago
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Guanghua Shangchang Goodness - I don’t think I ever saw Joel look so pleased with Taiwan as when we took him to guānghuá shāngchǎng. Oh, the computer goodness! Unfortunately, our guest h...3 weeks ago
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Boracay Beach 02: The People - Couple in BoracayFilipino people to our mind are some of the most friendly, gentle and heartwarming people on earth. We have had the great privilege of befri...3 weeks ago
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What do Judy Garland and Noah have in common? - Wow, my first blog post of 2009 didn't come until the middle of June. And I did so well in 2008. :-( There was a rainbow in Taipei the other day after a rai...3 weeks ago
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My musings on how worried I should be about the W.H.O.'s "pandemic... - I was sitting around after returning from the beach and reading the hype on the daily internet feeds on my news page and wondering "how worried should I be...3 weeks ago
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Motor Scootering in Taiwan - One of the first things that becomes obvious when you visit Taiwan, is that motor scooters are the most common method of transportation for its people. The...3 weeks ago
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Forumosa Recognizes blog.IslaFormosa.com - I just got an email today that really made my day. After all the effort, Forumosa has recognized my website. I'd just like to thank my followers wherever y...3 weeks ago
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Letter to Q-Tips/With Auto Reply - Dear Q-Tips, I couldn't live without you. My ears itch....my good god do they ever itch bad. It's like there are tiny itch bugs in there eating anything...3 weeks ago
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School Trip - Our summer vacation is just around the corner--something like ten days off. Or is it 7? There are a couple days of report card writing and planning in earl...3 weeks ago
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“Born Criminal” Found Not Guilty! - Activist and playwright Dakxin Bajrange was arrested on May 11th, 2003 for allegedly assaulting Prahlad Chhara. The real reason? Performing plays critical ...3 weeks ago
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Taipei Times Article - Check out today's (6/16) "Community Compass" in Taipei Times: http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2009/06/16/TT-980616-P04-IB.pdf I think the article was well...3 weeks ago
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Taipei Times article - Check out today's (6/16) "Community Compass" in Taipei Times: http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2009/06/16/TT-980616-P04-IB.pdf I think the article was well...3 weeks ago
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Beijing- Chinese New Year 2009 Trip - We started our whirlwind trip around China in Beijing. The first night we met our tour guide who promptly dropped us off at our hotel. Dad, Debi, Amii and ...4 weeks ago
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Shimending CMYK - I'm finally getting over jet lag here in Taiwan. Some photos from my sojourns around the city, yall- Old fortuneteller in Shimending with a banner that s...4 weeks ago
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Poor Career Choices - As a native Californian, I am appalled that my career counselor at high school did not inform me of the lucrative careers and pensions available working ...4 weeks ago
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Keep your Olympics Beijing, Taipei has the Deaflympics! - Taipei is hosting the 2009 Deaflympics! Beijing spent millions and had Zhang Yimou direct the Olympics opening ceremony to much fanfare, but not to be outd...4 weeks ago
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A little something - I got up at 5 a.m. this morning to go shoot my barber. Why is he worth shooting? Hard to say; he’s a barber because it’s the family business and his parent...4 weeks ago
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Shizaitoushan / Xindian Loop - The weather was beautiful Sunday, so we decided to finally do the whole Xindian loop along Pingguang Rd up past Shizaitoushan (獅仔頭山) and then back down to Xi...4 weeks ago
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Another weekend on Xiao Liu Qiu - This is my third time to the island There is definitely something about this little island that keeps bringing me back, it is becoming one of my favouri...4 weeks ago
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Finally, it’s official: Meet Mrs. Redhead. Now, off to Washington, DC. - [image: 556559950_wDeB7-O] Nine months after our wedding adventure started in the Housing Registration Office in XinZhuang, we finally had a wedding cer...5 weeks ago
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Hong Kong and Macau - We just had the Dragon Boat holiday here in Taiwan. To take advantage, we spent four nights in Hong Kong, just to explore the city in more depth than we'd ...5 weeks ago
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Summer letter - Dear Tiana, It is way past time to write to you again, I am sorry for my infrequent letters but I will do my best now. You are now wonderfully 5! A big g...5 weeks ago
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The new assault on Huben - Former gravel extraction site just outside Huben Village on the road to Hushan.Once again, more destruction looms on the horizon for Huben and its Fairy Pitt...1 month ago
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CFP: 3rd Global Conference: Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity - website 3rd Global Conference Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity Tuesday 10th November - Thursday 12th November 2009 Salzburg, Austria Call for Papers...1 month ago
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Photos of Fiona: April and May 2009 - Road trip for Easter: We drove out to Windermere BC with Mum, to visit our relatives Mike & Siri Tilling at the Village Inn MotelStopped in Radium on the way...1 month ago
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The Yellow Butterfly Valley 黃蝶翠谷 - Last Monday, I drove down to Meinong, a small rural township in Kaohsiung County known for its Hakka and butterflies. The Hakka are a Han minority, with a...1 month ago
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a thingsy-like list. - there's so much i want to do in this life, i don't even know where to begin. i'll admit i have difficulty organizing myself, or rather, transforming ideas in...1 month ago
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The Issue of Full-Disclosure - A few months ago, someone sent me a lengthy email message regarding something I had written about his wife on my weblog. He was outraged at the personal na...1 month ago
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Bwa Bwei (擲筊) Divination Blocks, Moon Boards, Moon Blocks, Poe or Bwei (筊, 筶, 盃 或者 杯) - A simple guide to using divination blocks. Bwa Bwei (擲筊), Divination Blocks, Moon Boards, Moon Blocks, Poe or Bwei (筊, 筶, 盃 或者 杯).1 month ago
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Taiwan Immigration Update I - I'm going to start off this update with a picture of South Africa's new President. Jacob Zuma. You may notice that he's laughing. Well, considering how he ...1 month ago
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Excitement at the Cottage - It was a beautiful weekend. In fact, you couldn't have asked for more peaceful, calm, clear weather. So, it was a surprise to witness Saturday night's ev...2 months ago
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Day 509 - I bought myself flowers tonight. When I feel.. upset.. or happy.. The urge came up again.. I wanna go away... Location: Yufuin, Japan (More......)2 months ago
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My Final Days in Taiwan - Originally I had planned to return to Chicago at the end of May/ beginning of June, but the flights were very crowded so it was best for me to get on a fl...2 months ago
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"Women" by Charlene Shih - *An animated short film from 1999 by Los Angeles-based Taiwanese filmmaker Charlene Shih. It uses Chinese characters and references to shanshui painting a...2 months ago
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Netbook 2.0 and the implications thereof! - In The Survival of Wintel we blogged on the question of how the Windows-Intel alliance is currently being threatened by ARM based processors and free (or...2 months ago
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Update - So I've been long overdue for an update on my life. Honestly, I have been very much preoccupied by several things going on in my life. I am getting ready...2 months ago
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Silent Sorority: Please support a wonderful IF sister's awesome book! - Pamela Jeanne over at coming2terms has been a much-needed voice in this IF world. Her story may be scary to those just starting down the fun IF rabbit hole...2 months ago
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Manufacturing Outrage - Slumdog and its Discontents - “Slumdog Star for Sale” scream the headlines of a British tabloid, News of the World. Across the Atlantic a New York Times reader suggests: The best thing ...2 months ago
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Life these past few months - So, I (Sarah) haven't been the most diligent blogger. As I watch Zach pack for Japan I need something productive to do. Let's see...we've been exploring mo...2 months ago
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Caterpillar in Hualien - My students thought I was weird for stopping to take a picture of this caterpillar munching on a flower. Caterpillars in Taiwan tend to be quite exciting...2 months ago
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Mini-review Apple TV - I just got my Apple TV, and after spending some time with it, I found it is an anti-climatic gift, but will offer long term enjoyment. I know many people ...3 months ago
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Hopelessly Positive / Habitually Negative - How we are brought up by our families with the primary domestic education, plus schooling and social experiences help determine our temperaments and person...3 months ago
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My favorite vegetarian restaurant in Taipei - Whether you are a vegetarian or not it is always good to try some vegetarian food in Taiwan. More than ten percent of population in Taiwan are vegetarians....3 months ago
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Review: Pentagon's Report on China's Military Build-up - First, you may have a look at this image brought to you by the Pentagon:(Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2009, page 60) Now, if you have, ...3 months ago
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My Time In Taidong - So, for chinese New year, I spent two weeks in Taidong with another family there. It was absolutely amazing. The weather was splendid. It rained only one da...3 months ago
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Hash Runs 3.26 - For the last month, I've been going on these cross country runs through villages outside of Taipei. They have been really great but hard at the same time...3 months ago
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Reality sinks in - Alright I know it has been incredibly long. Taiwan ended in November and Jay and I had this unbelievable trip planned to Thailand and Cambodia. Of course i...3 months ago
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Movie titles translated into Chinese may be based on starring actor - The conventions for naming movies in Chinese are much different than those for English. For example, one-word movie titles (like Jaws) are thought to be dr...3 months ago
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Guest Post: 牛仔很忙 (Niuzai Hen Mang) by 周杰倫 (Zhou Jie Lun/Jay Chou) - Another guest post by Anna, with apologies to her for taking so long to get this up. I’ll be using this post to learn the song myself, as I see it as the M...3 months ago
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Farewell Shan Ding Lu - After two good years at Shanding Lu our time in Taiwan is now over. Our children are now more Taiwanese than Australian, my Perth work office have mostly f...3 months ago
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I Am Moving to Wordpress - On April 6, my account with Typepad expires. I will be moving to Wordpress. I have already begun to post on my new blog, which you can find here http://scott...3 months ago
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Graveyard Cobra - This morning I searched a dilapidated and heavily overgrown cemetery for basking reptiles. The individual plots in Chinese graveyards are often quite large...3 months ago
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It Was Bound To Happen... - This evening a student started chatting with me via G-mail. A very nice and trustworthy student. Here is an abbreviated version of the conversation. I am s...4 months ago
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Time sure is flying - 8 months is a lot of time. Sure is. Today, I met with a friend and helped him prepare for his interview coming up this Friday with my college to gain entranc...4 months ago
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TAIPEI: L'idiot 里帝歐餐廳 - 台北市民生東路3段156號1樓 No. 156, Sec. 3, Minsheng East Road (next to Starbucks) Hours: 11:30- 2:30PM / 5:30-10:30PM (midnight on Fridays & Saturdays) (02) 25456966 ...4 months ago
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Pet Peeve - Last week I was so mad on my way to work. Why? In the short drive from the feeder road to the highway on ramp, the guy in the car in front of me tossed a tis...4 months ago
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228 Massacre - February 28, 1947 was the catalyst for uprisings against the corrupt Chinese government in Taiwan. Uprisings which were later suppressed brutally and whi...4 months ago
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Hello? - Just wondering, how do you answer your phone (be it work or home or mobile)?People in my company are all BlackBerried, so their work/personal mobile phones a...4 months ago
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Taiwan Photo Club - February Meeting Rundown - Tacos. Definitely better than the nachos. This past Sunday was the February meeting of the Taiwan Photo Club. Once again, Yuma was incredibly accomodat...4 months ago
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Op-Ed Columnist - the Big Test - NYTimes.Com - David Brooks - The Big Test: All in all, I can see why the markets are nervous and dropping. And it’s also clear that we’re on the cusp of the biggest poli...4 months ago
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From the Incredible! Series: The Amazing 10 Fingered Lady - No special FX or web trickery were used to produce this genuine footage. Don't try this at home. I can't quite say how old she was but over 70 for sure. ...4 months ago
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Local Gynecologist Excited About Chinese Dance Brigade’s Decision to Perform in Taiwan Region - Dr. Zhang Zhaorong, a WELL-KNOWN gynecologist in Tainan, says he’s THRILLED the dancing girls will be coming to Taiwan to promote the grossly under-appreci...4 months ago
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No longer here. - Hi, I've deleted everything on this relic. Please check out my other blogs. My personal blog can be found at my website. I'm also a contributor at HeyTuff...5 months ago
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Financial Markets: Headlines for January 29 - $ The FOMC held the target range for the fed funds rate at 0-0.25% range and kept all options of quantitative easing open; in a nod to deflation, the...5 months ago
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Taking Every Opportunity - Our son Micah just turned one year old this Saturday. Aunty Junny came over and we had a cupcake for Micah with a candle in it, and we sang Happy Birthday....5 months ago
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Halbschlaf im Froschpyjama - Bangkok is sundresses, backpackers, lady boys, fresh fruit with muesli, pad thai, and Euros. So many Euros. It’s HOT AND SUNNY and suuuuper cheap. Laos tom...5 months ago
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LIVE!!!! ... an adventure called LIFE ... under God purpose .. - I know this is the year,... where all what i want will come true ... I don't believe in fortune tellers or horoscopes.... But yeaaahh I BELIEVE in GOD the on...5 months ago
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Banping and Teapot mountain, adventurous trekking near Taipei - Jiufen and Jinguasha are favourite weekend getaways for Taipeians. Fresh air, great scenes, history and Jiufen's old street offers a huge variety of snack...5 months ago
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New York, New York 紐約紐約 - This is an ad for a new apartment complex in Taipei. Read the appalling English. Also note the twin tower construction, red explosion, and apple with a tar...5 months ago
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Money inspires the muse; recent events; Wikipedia - Forget Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and any other religion you may think is practiced in Taiwan. The primary religion here is money. Now, of course, i...5 months ago
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Conversations from grad school - "Why wouldn't you just mark A?"--My classmate on the "expected grade" portion of our end of class surveys"My better is better than your better."--Another cla...6 months ago
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Merry Christmas? - Merry Christmas! My Christmas was fairly good... considering I'm so far away from home. On Saturday the 20th, my cousin, Reg, and I got to play Santa at m...6 months ago
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Let The Sunshine In - This is an outstanding video podcast of my favorite singer, Mike Doughty. He, along with his band, is playing live in/at a radio station. The first and the...6 months ago
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New life in Korea - Gyeongbukgung, Seoul, originally uploaded by Elise in Asia. I moved to Korea nearly a year ago. In case you haven’t visited my new blog, please click here....7 months ago
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Last updated 35 weeks ago? - That's right. I dropped LJ since my last globetrotting announcement. Life here in Taiwan, although good, is routine. It is routine in a way that makes writ...7 months ago
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“都可以啦只是…” or Observations on group decision-making in Taiwan - risperdal used hgh distributor interaction lexapro with elavil retinol cream acne signs of myopathy associated with vytorin vytorin walmart chitosan with c...7 months ago
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For everything else... - Plane ticket to Taiwan: $32,000 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) Chinese Textbook: $500 NTD 4 Semesters of Chinese Classes: $80,000 NTD Cell phone: $500 NTD Know...7 months ago
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a million thoughts - suddenly you see yourself while you listen to the dogs and cats and muffled voices of neighbors the mirror has been there all night you stare at it for h...8 months ago
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Snow - Snow is coming tomorrow!!!! There is nothing that I can do to stop it. I can only embrace it because whether I like it or not, it is coming. My friend P ...8 months ago
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Tell me what you think and win a mini digital TV USB - Chen Yunlin (陳雲林), the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Taiwan since 1949, is staying here in Taipei for five days. It could open a new door towards...8 months ago
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The Recession Connection - I’ve got a lot of holiday time coming up. I have three trips to prepare for: Hong Kong, Manila, and Canada. Even though I got some deals on my airfare, my ...8 months ago
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Another Funny Taiwan Sign - Signs like this for the luxury housing development "Town in Town" can be seen all over Taipei. For a complement to this sign, see a different kind of sign...8 months ago
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Speaking of food… - Best news of the day SO FAR! BURGER KING(R) Brand Positioned for Growth in Taiwan And more from the Taipei Times Ever since we lost the one in Yonghe sever...8 months ago
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Video Games First, People Last - This is so nice. Someone dies in an Internet cafe, and people can’t be bothered to look up from their screens. We would have put the photo in this post, bu...8 months ago
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Work Shop Presentation - After ten days of work shop,here comes an final presentation. In past few days, every participant of work shop trys to experience Taipie as much as possibl...9 months ago
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My Mind Works Differently - The picture below is artwork a Teacher made for a classroom. It’s from the Thomas and Friends a British kid show that involved trains. While it’s innocent,...9 months ago
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I Don't Want To Face This World Alone - I am scared. Though I know going to the Walt Disney World may be the only chance for me to have the actual working experience, I am afraid that things will...9 months ago
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Academic job in ICC - Position: Intercultural Communication/Global Studies (Asia included among preferred areas), Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of Wisconsin-Mil...10 months ago
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Radio Taiwan International Chatroom - This is a resource link for anyone looking for English news sources in Taiwan. Radio Taiwan International has resources that are often only found in Chines...10 months ago
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New Media versus Reality - As a long-time fan of Coverville, I was disappointed to learn there'd been some kind of kerfuffle at the Coverville 500 concert being held to celebrate 500...10 months ago
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Central-Cross and Taroko (July 2008) - My friend Lawrence and I had initially planned to ride over the Southern-Cross Highway and then up the east coast to Taroko. However, we had to change our ...10 months ago
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It's been so long! - Wow, summer vacation again! I'm really thinking about closing this place. But I don't want to give up using Blogger, it's good, very simple. Probably open ...10 months ago
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It’s not the end…. - Not really, anyway. I’m leaving in just a couple of minutes for Kentucky, but I’ll be updating with my Taiwan adventures soon.11 months ago
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Typhoon Kalmaegi - One Friday morning we headed in to work only to be turned back home when we came to the main road. The typhoon dumped 140 mm (about 5 inches) of rain duri...11 months ago
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Kris's Birthday - Kris, this is for you. The videos and pictures of your birthday so long ago. Finally. You know me, consistently late. Part of my curse and charm. ...11 months ago
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Some Final Thoughts - Today is a travel day. I'm returning home. I've had quite a lot of time to reflect on Taiwan. I'm sure not sufficient time to file the experience neatly aw...11 months ago
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Culture Jamming - I haven’t been using this blog at all, but just now I came across something that just had to go here. It’s a sound recording of Chinese traditional music b...11 months ago
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Taiwan 2008 Blog - Check out our team's blog for the ROCKHarbor 2008 Taiwan trip. rhtaiwan.blogspot.com -Wes11 months ago
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Random thought: love, love, love - One of my friends broke up with her boyfriend several days ago. She told me that she felt guilty because she was the one who proposed that. Though they are s...11 months ago
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16/7/2008 - i had lots of fun today because after i woke up from my nap @ 3:30pm, i saw my papa hunny! it was such a lovely surprise!!! he went to the grand opening of...11 months ago
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Tainan at Random - Here is a random set of photos I took the other day when I had a bit of free time. It made me realize it's been a long time since I took a long walk in Tai...1 year ago
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Good Chance - Firstly, I want to emphasize an aspect that " Never feel disappointed when something didn't go smooth during your life. There will be another way more approp...1 year ago
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Chiili day BBQ Night - Last Sat there was an event at SOHO for with band's going and chili being eaten,etc. later that evening met up with some blogger friends up on the hill in ...1 year ago
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stamping - [image: stamping] *about this photo:* a production line at a metal stamping factory in tucheng.1 year ago
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