31 May, 2008 in Taiwan by Fili An

A few weeks ago I mentioned an interview given by an Israeli - Shani Weinstein - for Reshet Bet. Seem like Shani’s pretty active in sharing her Taiwan experience with Israelis as I keep getting email references to things she writes about her life in Taiwan. The latest is an article in the online version [...]

30 May, 2008 in NCKU by Fili An

Hsu Yung Chin (徐永進) is a well-known Taiwanese calligrapher who’s doing some very interesting modern “20th-21st century” calligraphy.
Every once in a while I visit the NCKU student activity center which is a run-down building that was given to the university student clubs to do with it just about what ever it is they want. [...]

29 May, 2008 in NCKU by Fili An

Oh, how I longed for a show in English. It’s been a while since I saw a show, any show, maybe almost a year. When a group of shy Taiwanese approached me with a card about a play in English called “Heart’s Desire” that was going to take place in NCKU, I was thrilled. [...]

28 May, 2008 in Asian Studies, Taiwan by Fili An

What do you know about the environment in Taiwan? What do you really know about the environment elsewhere, maybe back in your home country? How good or bad are things here in Taiwan?
Since arriving in Taiwan I’ve become alot more environmental aware. This has a lot to do with the type of conversations that [...]

27 May, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections, Tainan by Fili An

The Tainan County Bao An Holocaust Museum had a ceremony to celebrate Israel’s 60 years of independence. I went there twice before to help them out with their request to learn how to sing some songs in Hebrew.
Arriving there I met a large group of volunteering students from the nearby university who were in charge [...]

26 May, 2008 in NCKU by Fili An

First part of the NCKU Cosplay event is on “Asian Pop Culture : Gorgeous Japanese Cosplay @ NCKU-Tainan-Taiwan“, second part is on “Anime comes alive : Stunning Naruto Cosplay Costumes at NCKU’s Cosplay Event #2“, third part is on “The NCKU Cosplay Event : The beautiful Cosplay Taiwanese girls #3“.
It’s not only about dressing up [...]

25 May, 2008 in NCKU by Fili An

First part of the NCKU Cosplay event is on “Asian Pop Culture : Gorgeous Japanese Cosplay @ NCKU-Tainan-Taiwan“, second part is on “Anime comes alive : Stunning Naruto Cosplay Costumes at NCKU’s Cosplay Event #2“.
Cosplay looks great, and there’s something a bit kinky about it. Really. No matter how you look,  I think that with [...]

24 May, 2008 in NCKU by Fili An

First part of the NCKU Cosplay event is on “Asian Pop Culture : Gorgeous Japanese Cosplay @ NCKU-Tainan-Taiwan“. Following is the second part including beautiful Natuto Cosplay costumes from the Cosplay event held in National Cheng Kung University at Tainan-Taiwan headed by the NCKU Cosplay student club.

NCKU has never looked nicer. More photos, in all [...]