It makes sense that the oldest tea shop in Taiwan would be in Tainan - the oldest city in Taiwan. A Chinese exchange student friend took me to a place I would otherwise probably never know about - a 5 (or was it 6) generations running family tea-shop in Tainan.
Welcoming us in his pajamas was [...]
It has already become a routine for me not to sleep on the weekends because of those celebrations. With a 130+ Gods served in Tainan, over 30 of them being what I term “class B Gods”, and almost 10 being “class A Gods”, it so happens that almost every weekend we have a birthday celebration [...]
The list continues. Here’s more from some of the wonderful pop Mandarin Chinese music I find while staying in Taiwan. First part was “Taiwanese music - Recommended Mandarin Chinese artists from Taiwan“, followed up by “Mandarin Chinese music - More great singers I listen to in Taiwan“, and here are two more (similar names, don’t [...]
The Tainan God temple celebrations just get crazier every week. Just when I think I’ve seen everything, Tainan hosts another unbelievable temple party for some other God or temple and I get to see some more.
This one started 2 in the morning. I know, because I woke up to what sounded like a huge explosion [...]
Want more Taiwanese music? don’t know where to start? I don’t either, but following my previous attempt at “Taiwanese music - Recommended Mandarin Chinese artists from Taiwan” I’ll continue to share my limited experience with some great Taiwanese music I get from some of my Taiwanese friends and classmates. This time I’ve got two more [...]
I can’t get enough of the Tainanese temple celebration madness. I previously mentioned “Taiwanese culture : Temple Parade in Tainan-Taiwan” and “Temple action in Taiwan - Longshan Taipei and Confucius Tainan“, but what I saw today was, hands down, the most spectacular of the temple celebrations I’ve seen. Yep, still have absolutely no clue what [...]
Taiwanese academics is very different than what I’m used to back home. I’m still trying to get around some of the challenges I’m facing while studying in Taiwan. The teaching methods, the homework and class assignments, the interaction - or lack of - between students and professors, the interaction - or lack of - between [...]
The Taiwanese students are just adorable. Somehow, they make me feel even older than I really am, and that’s old enough when it comes to university students.
Part of the Taiwanese student life is belonging to a club. My receptionist has invited me and another IMBA student for a "club-night", which I thought might be a Ministry of Sound kind [...]
