3 Sep, 2008 in Taiwan Blogosphere

We need an expat blogger winner in this blogging competition, and there’s no one better to win it for us than Michael Turton.
The Taiwanese Hi-On website is putting on a Taiwanese Politics and Economics blogging competition and someone has already nominated The View from Taiwan. Michael has made it to the second [...]

2 Sep, 2008 in Kaohsiung

Went for a very quick visit in Kaohsiung the other day and stopped for lunch at the lovely Cheng Ching lake, stretching out at the north-east side of Kaohsiung with lovely pagodas and parks.
        
I really missed the endless variety of food in Taiwan…
 

1 Sep, 2008 in Tainan, Taiwanese Pop Culture

“Made in Tainan” took place last Saturday at the Anping harbor area in western Tainan. Tainan Bulletin had the following :

14:00~14:50 Sun Of Morning
15:00~15:50 Bugs Of Phonon
16:00~16:50 The Sawbucks
17:00~17:50 Divebomb
18:00~18:50 Mr.Dirty
19:00~19:50 130 Dollars
20:00~20:50 Full House
21:00~21:50 Uli And The Rulers

Tickets:14:00~16:00 ONLY NT100   After 14:00 NT200, includes 1 [...]

31 Aug, 2008 in Tainan

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 [...]

29 Aug, 2008 in Taipei

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 [...]

21 Aug, 2008 in China, Israel, Taiwan

After over a week of embarrassing results for the Israeli athletes Israel finally won a medal. National pride almost completely shattered, but is now somewhat restored. From Xinhua :

(Photo : Reuters)
Earlier Wednesday, Zubari, who was considered one of the Israeli Olympic team’s best hopes for a medal, won the bronze medal of the men’s [...]