18 Apr, 2009 in
Tainan by Fili An

Tainan garbage trucks are now back into teaching English to the local Taiwanese. After suspending the program last year, someone in Tainan City decided that Tainan can’t do without those valuable English lessons.
I was shocked as to the English lesson of last week :
If you listen to it, you’ll probably be able to make [...]
12 Feb, 2009 in
Tainan by Fili An

My mother was visiting Taiwan for 3 weeks and that was a good opportunity for me to revisit some of my favorite spots and rediscover new ones.
Joining up with my Taiwanese friend we set out to explore Anping. Among the stops – Anping’s Eternal Golden Castle. Actually, I’ve been to Eternal Golden Castle twice before, [...]
23 Nov, 2008 in
Tainan by Fili An

The weather this weekend was absolutely gorgeous with such clear air that you can see all the way through to the central mountains on the east and the ocean to the south-west. I went up to one of the roofs in East Tainan to take a few photos. Although East-Tainan isn’t nice to look at, [...]
22 Nov, 2008 in
Taiwan by Fili An

A question for you – what’s different with this Google map of Tainan? (captured from the Tainan Directory on a Google map on INCKU frontpage)
Yep, it’s hard to believe but along side the Chinese street names are now Pinyin English street names. Yippi!
At first, it took me a while to realize what was different [...]
4 Oct, 2008 in
Tainan by Fili An

This is what 8000NT$ (+1800NT$ management) will get you in eastern Tainan (area of Linsen & Dongmen):
1 living room connected to a Japanese room with a functional balcony (aircon).
1 big ensuite master room (includes a bathroom + aircon).
1 smaller kids room (aircon).
1 study.
1 bathroom.
1 kitchen (with functional laundry balcony [...]
1 Sep, 2008 in
Tainan,
Taiwanese Pop Culture by Fili An

“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 [...]
16 Aug, 2008 in
Israel,
Taiwan by Fili An

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Cats mating, dogs barking, traffic, fighting couples, my horrible roommates, ect. Taipei is SO noisy. How do you get sleep????
I was told to get ear plugs. but they dont’ work so well. I still get kept awake. Also they cause ear pain.
SO how do you deal with noise? Any bright ideas?
(source : Forumosa)
Let me add [...]
16 Jul, 2008 in
NCKU by Fili An

This is a question I hear alot. It’s also usually followed by “Do you recommend NCKU?”. I get lots of emails and blog comments asking me about NCKU, universities in Taiwan, programs offered, rankings, and the Taiwanese education system. Though I don’t consider myself a big expert, I do have some experience with trying to [...]