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Here is some footage from a street camera showing a scooter driver speeding through a red light, avoiding the truck that was going through the green, and then hitting something on the side of the road and just flying. The video quality isn’t very good, but it serves as a reminder to be careful [...]

Info courtesy of Sean Scanlan
6th Daniel Pearl Day of Music on Sunday, September 30th
(Taipei, Taiwan) The 6th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days will allow Taipei residents the opportunity to participate in an international event uniting musicians [...]

When the KMT fled to Taiwan from mainland China, they established villages in many cities on the island. In modern day Taiwan, these forlorn areas are visual reminders of the days that once were.

They are slowly disappearing to the development of apartment buildings and houses. They have their own character, and [...]

Here is a letter from a friend our friend Louis, who has created the Wa Sai Taiwan website with the hope that he can garner cross cultural essays from expats living in Taiwan for educational purposes.

You can make some money too for a short essay so there is no excuse not to do [...]

Here is the latest about the Daniel Pearl Music Festival. It is on Sunday the 30th! There had been some confusion about it all. Here is a copy of the info I received from Sean Scanlan:

Daniel Pearl Music Day will be on Sunday, September 30th from 1-10PM at Hsinyi Public Assembly Hall [...]

Typhoon WIPHA is here, and looks like is making a mess in northern Taiwan. Check here for more info.

We got a comment from KDC regarding the 6th annual Daniel Pearl Music Day this year. Any updates would be appreciated.
Hey Guys,
I’m hearing that the Dan Pearl Day of Music is gonna be on Sept. 30 at Hsinyi Public Auditorium right across from the Taipei Convention Center. They moved it up from [...]

Here is a video about how to defuse a bomb in Thailand. It is from the Max-X TV series it looks like. The audio on my computer is broken, so I couldn’t hear a thing, but it looks like a funny video. Not too funny for the guy in the end that nearly [...]

Here is the video of the China Airlines flight that exploded on the tarmac at the Okinawa airport. You can see people sliding down the emergency exit shoots as the plan explodes. Such high drama. Luckily no one was killed.
From Reuters:
An airplane belonging to China Airlines Ltd from Taiwan Province bursts into [...]

Mark your calendars now. The Mid-Autumn Moon festival is coming. It is on Tuesday, September 25th 2007 (15th Day, 8th Lunar Cycle) . That is about 2 weeks from now. It is also informally known by myself and others as Taiwan’s national barbecue day. Rumor has it that you can [...]

The guys from Jump Taipei, a parkour group in Taipei, have gotten me interested in what parkour is all about. It looks like a mix of martial arts, gymnastics, and balls all in the context of any setting. There is no course in parkour. The world is your course. Just go [...]

These are some videos from the Taiwan Party Boys. They say one of the last things you learn about a culture is the sense of humor. After watching these videos I couldn’t agree more. Are they cute? Disturbing? I have developed an equation to try to explain this. Video [...]