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After going to check out the awesome cosplay event yesterday at Cheng Kung University in Tainan, I couldn’t resist going back for more today. The costumes, colors, and personalities make for such great photos. I originally planned on making a short video collage with some interviews, but after I started I realized that nearly everyone [...]

I was very lucky today. I was able to meet up with Lief and William today, as well as many other Taiwanese photographers at Lief’s restaurant Hud La Noom. I didn’t know it, but William was going to be interviewed and by a TTV reporter, a response to an article done on him in a [...]

update: The presidential election between Frank Hsieh and Ma Ying Jiu is just about over Ma is currently leading by about 2 million votes (7.6 million to 5.4 million). Ma is way ahead in and appears to be a lock to become the next president of Taiwan. Let’s hope that his promises ring true.

Happy New Year to everybody. I got my first surprise of the year when a blue truck with loudspeakers parked in my neighborhood blaring an advertisement for an upcoming political rally whose main event was none other than presidential candidate Ma Ying Jiu and a local politician. Here is the slideshow link to all of [...]

Following politics in another language is a difficult task, so as non-Chinese speaking foreigners living in Taiwan, we we usually get fed slanted views, flat out opinions and/or regurgitated rhetoric to digest. I do follow politics here as much as I can, however I have found a personal interest in a bizarre parliamentary side sport [...]

Taiwan Republic of China National Anthem Video and Song ROC Here is a video slide show played to the Taiwanese National Anthem. The English translation, Han Yu pin yin, and traditional Chinese characters of the Taiwanese national anthem are also displayed under the video. Here is a video slide show with the music (no lyrics). [...]

I have been thinking about Taiwanese politics more and more the last several weeks. I haven’t come to many conclusions, although I am convinced Taiwan is an island with 23 million or so people on it. With all of the political bickering internally, and the added pressure of bombs pointed at us internationally, along with [...]