Back in Tainan City. Last year, same month, it was awful weather - ~35c and repeating monsoon rains, but now it’s a comfortable relatively dry 30-32c with strong winds that make it much easier to bare.
Need to sort out a few things to take care of my stay here for the next academic year. Can’t [...]
From the gorgeous dry weather in Jerusalem to the crazy summer of Taipei.
It can be extremely sunny and clear…
… and then, in an hour, pouring rain, rage rain, impossible to go out…
Yep, with 29c. Photos taken from the 25-something floor of the building next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi [...]
This is a bit far-fetched, even for me, but fascinating nonetheless. Here’s some of the story from Oniazuma :
Israeli officials publicly acknowledge the mysterious similarities between Judaism and Japan. Recently, in March of 2007, Rabbi Avichail of the Israeli Investigative Body Amishav, which searches for descendants of the Lost Tribes, arrived in Japan. Although they [...]
The annual Yarid Chutzot Ha-Yotzer was taking place last week in Jerusalem in the beautiful valley between the Jaffa gate of the old city and Yemin Moshe (official link).
Lots of stuff to see and do.
Local artists
International artists
(Biggest representation was for China)
Music shows
The evening I was visiting the Koreans were performing…
Pop singers
The evening I [...]
It’s been years since I was last there and so much has happened in Israel since. Waiting in line, all waiting with me were tourists. A big Korean group, some Germans and quite a few French folks. No Israelis, though. Swiping my bag through security the guy asks me “What country are you from?” and [...]
There are quite a few insane things happening around Jerusalem. I always try to picture myself as a tourist and imagine how I would respond to seeing those oddities all around me.
The Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman movement is one of those things that are hard to explain. It’s a bit like a Tainan [...]
After a much longer stay in Israel than I planned, I’m now back in Taiwan. Was great seeing everybody and everything in Israel, even though I did miss Taiwan.
(Photo : My two lovely sisters and I at the Sataf, overlooking the mountains surrounding Jerusalem on a beautiful sunny day)
Now, that’s bloody hilarious. Jewish American Judy adopts a somewhat unusual Chinese baby … Here’s Judy Alive :
Meet Judy Shapiro,a lonely New York City woman who adopts a Chinese baby girl. When the baby arrives from China, however, it’s a 30-year-old Chinese woman who was kidnapped in Beijing and sold on the black market [...]
