31 Dec, 2009 in Hong Kong by Fili An
Thank you to the Hong Kong blogs

The best source for information about any place you move into is expat blogs. While it’s difficult to find the high quality ones that really offer good info before you arrive at your expatriate destination, you are usually able to form a good reading list within the first year.
Before arriving at Hong Kong, I [...]

26 Dec, 2009 in Rankings, Taiwan by Fili An
Top bloggers 2009 : Best Taiwan blogs

There are some really great English language Taiwan blogs out there, and almost every week I discover another one that’s worth keeping track of. With 2010 almost in, I thought I’ll do a special 2009 summary tribute of the top of Taiwan’s expat blogosphere.
 
Note : I urge my fellow Taiwan bloggers to do the same. [...]

3 Nov, 2009 in Taiwan Blogosphere by Fili An
Taiwan Blogging Awards 2009 @Taiwanderful

Taiwanderful is again running the Taiwan Best Blog Awards in 2009 following the inaugural competition last year.
(Taiwanderful’s Taiwan Blog Awards 2009 announcement)

It’s been a few years since Taiwanderful came into existence with David’s kind help. Although I’m now located in HK I guess I will always Taiwan is my second home. I keep [...]

15 Jan, 2009 in Chinese Blogosphere by Fili An
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After doing an analysis of the Taiwanese blogosphere and Taiwan’s top bloggers, and wrapping up Chinalyst’s China Best Blog Awards 2008 I figured I’m on a roll, might as well do it with the China blogosphere as well.
DISCLAIMER : this is only for my fun and play, nothing else. This could be completely wrong and [...]

13 Jan, 2009 in Taiwan Blogosphere by Fili An
The Best Blogs in Taiwan 2008 – Final Results

There are some really great English language Taiwan blogs out there, and almost every week I discover another one that’s worth keeping track of. With 2009 just in, I thought I’ll do a special 2008 summary tribute of the top of Taiwan’s expat blogosphere.
I’ll try my best  to do it systematically, using some tools and [...]

29 Nov, 2008 in Taiwan Blogosphere by Fili An
Taiwanderful Announces The Best Taiwan Blogs 2008

It’s been a while since it actually took place, but I was busy as the time and I still want to write something about it.  This was the “press release” issued :
Results of the 2008 Taiwan Blog Awards
The results of the 2008 Taiwan Best Blog Awards have been announced. The awards are for English language [...]

24 Oct, 2008 in Taiwan Blogosphere by Fili An
Blogger meetup in Taipei - photo by Darren Melrose

Just a quick note on a blogger meetup that took place in Taipei the other weekend. Most of the attending bloggers I didn’t know, but when I saw the Bushman and David saying they’ll come I figured that since I’m in Taipei anyways might as well make my way there before heading back to Tainan. [...]

25 Sep, 2008 in Blogging, Israel by Fili An

A few weeks back, before leaving Israel, I was quite surprised to see what a “Jewish Blogger Conference” was when I entered it. I really felt like an outsider and in the first few minutes contemplated leaving and giving the whole thing a miss, but sticking around had its benefits and I got to see [...]