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The deadline is tomorrow for those of you that still would like to enter an essay for prestige and/or 700 Taiwanese beans. This is one of several stories we have posted that have been contributed to Wasai Taiwan. If you are interested in submitting an essay, the deadline for submition is December 10th, [...]

The deadline is rapidly approaching for those of you that still would like to enter for prestige or the 700 Taiwanese beans. This is one of several stories we will be posting that have been contributed to Wasai Taiwan. If you are interested in submitting an essay, the deadline for submition is December [...]

This is the first of several stories we will be posting that have been contributed to Wasai Taiwan. If you are interested in submitting an essay, the deadline for submition is December 10th, 2007. Essays should be between 300 - 600 words, and you will be paid NT 700 dollars for your story. [...]

Chienni McCullough’s Taiwan Storybook
By Chienni McCullough
Taiwanese people have an interesting habit of not caring about the environment that surrounds their homes. As long as the inside of their homes are clean, it won’t matter if their neighborhood is filled with the droppings of stray dogs with dermatological diseases, that the alleys between apartment blocks [...]

Here is the latest from our special guest writer Chienni. For more stories from her, check out Chienni McCullough’s Taiwan Storybook

A Taiwanese family in Ping Dong
To all the old ladies I’ve met in Taiwan:
I admit it: I am a very bad mother. There, now will you all please leave me alone?!

We have a new guest writer on board. Her first topic is that of the Taiwanese garbage truck. If you have a story you’d like to tell about any aspect of Taiwan, let us know and we’ll publish it here for you. Email us at therealtaiwan(at)gmail.com for more details. Check out some [...]

Chen Shui Bian has proposed changing the name of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Aside from all of the obvious political BS this will kick up, it is a great idea. I remember thinking I was in Taipei when I arrived. I would propose calling it

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 [...]

By Mild Seven
One day, a long time ago (almost five years but for the amount of time foreigners tend to stay in Taiwan, it should be considered as a long time), I happened to be at a friends house in Taipei and decided to go sightseeing for a while while my friend was busy working. [...]

By xiao long
There are definitely some weird issues about being a white guy in Taiwan or anywhere in Asia for that matter. Having lived in Asia for 3 years, I can’t count the number of times I was shocked to see ordinary white guys with exceptionally beautiful Asian girlfriends. These girls, in general, treat their [...]

This is a story from a Taiwanese junior high school student. He spent some time living in Canada and wrote an article comparing certain aspects of life between Canada/the US and Taiwan. He has a good sense of humour and the article is a good read.
A comparison between Canada and Taiwan
Taiwan is [...]

By Long Life
I went to Kaohsuing for Mother’s Day from Tainan and here’s what happened on my way back.
There were a lot of people waiting to get on the train. People just kept getting on and getting on and getting on. Finally, a conductor had to prevent people from pushing on to the [...]

Something’s brewing…We have been flamed! A man named Brad has written some things about our site as well as some other blogs. This is a long one so click the link to read more.

By Double Happiness
One hazy night, not too long ago, a pair of pixellated foreigners were stumbling through the streets and alleys of a certain oriental city, in search of the elusive “shui jiau”, or midnight dumpling. Little did our friends know what was in store for them!