You are browsing the archives of gallery.

Had a mission to go see the flowers that are growing in Mei Nong today. It never materialized though. We ended up going near the flower fields however, and seeing some interesting places, we just didn’t get as far as the flower fields. The weather was iffy, with intermittent showers and [...]

I just caught wind of an article online that says the price of airline tickets for domestic Taiwanese airlines (Eva Airways, China Airlines) are going to increase by quite a bit, especially to America.

Here is a bit from the article:
Taipei, March 5, 2008 (CENS)–In reflecting soaring oil prices, domestic airlines will hike [...]

Happy New Year everyone! I thought I’d usher in the year of the rat with the top 10 reasons Taiwan is independent from China.
Taiwan’s independence from China is an extremely puzzling issue to many people I know. The China - Taiwan conflict as it were, seems to be mostly about bullying from China [...]

Here is a short video from American Basketball player Jon Sanders, who has made the move to play in Taiwan’s basketball league. He is the only foreigner i the league. Some key points of the video are him speaking of how the refs stopped calling a lot of the fouls on him because: [...]

Underdog Pictures travels to Taipei to seek out and document the Wikipedia community, one part of a month long Asia tour. The making of “Truth in Numbers - the Wikipedia Story”

Hi everyone,
We’ve got some good news. I’d like to let everyone know we have started a directory for pubs, bars, discos, and restaurants in Tainan. You can leave a comment and let everyone know how you feel about a place, or recommend a place that isn’t listed. You may not have realized [...]

What happened?
Taiwanese Police in Kaoshiung had to shoot this crocodile after it tore off a vet’s arm. I hear the vet was fooled into thinking the croc was too sick to move.. and then CHOMP! Did I get that right?
Anway here’s a vid of a cop pumpin the croc full of lead.

Lets hope the vid [...]

This is from a new website, an all-star lineup of bloggers devoted to blogging on the issues of politics in Taiwan. Make sure to check out the site Taiwan Matters
Earlier in the week, the Taiwanese media reported on how Chinese delegates to the 2006 International Children’s Games in Bangkok scuffled with members of the [...]

Did you know this crazy man spent about 2 months in Taiwan? Probably not, and he was recently arrested in Thailand and admitted to killing Jon Benet Ramsey. Even weirder, he has been acquitted in this case as the evidence shows it was not him. He is currently being brought to California [...]

Morning Edition, May 31, 2006 · When there’s a proposal in Congress, and lawmakers want it to go away, it’s sometimes said they table it. In Taiwan, apparently, the process is different: You eat it. Tuesday, Taiwan’s parliament faced a proposal to allow direct flights between Taiwan and Mainland China. Lawmakers from the ruling party [...]

Do you think the US was trying to send China a message at the talks between little Bush and President Hu? In an article from CNN, We learned that. “during the welcoming ceremony, the introduction of the national anthems referred to China as the “Republic of China,” the term used by Taiwan to describe [...]