East to West

Bringing the New Media of greater Asia to western eyes and ears. Just what is going on over there?
Tue Nov 18
Revolutionary agriculture in the Taipei countryside
A few minutes from the Tuchen MRT station in Taipei County, thereís a magical place. At a site that used to be an ammunition depot five years ago, 15 farming families have turned 80 hectares into a…
Foreign Views of the U.S. Elections
EXPAT CHAT 11/02/08
Foreign Views of the U.S. Elections American from Everett, Washington who’s been in Taiwan 3 years (name, occupation withheld) I voted for Obama because Iíve always been a…
Job market tighter for some foreign teachers in Taiwan
Maggie Cieslukowski arrived from Quebec last week armed with some tutoring experience and a TESL, and is finding landing a teaching job harder than last year at this time.
Film to focus on ‘Taiwan Daughter’ Camille Chen
Damon Chang, 28, has produced three feature films including Gary Busey triller “Halletsville,” “Meet the Bulldogs” (MTV) and was co-producer of the 2005 Mrs. America Pageant. He is currently in…
Taiwan Sexy Dance, or Not

After watching this video I am left remembering the lost hours of my life spent chasing Taiwanese girls like these in discos, thinking 95% of them couldn’t dance. That definitely doesn’t make them…

Daily Photo - Caotun

Caotun Panorama
This is the city I work in. The only physical feature to point out in this picture is the Bagua Mountains [八卦山] in the background. View the large.

      
Crystal Ball Hypnosis
The cliche with crystal balls is the Hollywood image of an exotic fortune teller gazing into the ball and seeing all manner of strange and exotic images or scenes as if they are watching…
A day in Qingquan village
Before attending the Pasta’ay in Wufeng I spent the day in Qingquan village (清泉). I met Sandy early in the morning in Zhudong and she drove me up to Qingquan. Sandy is my classmate at NCCU and she…
Top five places in Taiwan

Fili has written a post asking people about the best travel spots in Taiwan. I thought I would make a list of my top five places in Taiwan.

Located in the mountains of Taoyuan…

A day in Qingquan village
Before attending the Pasta’ay in Wufeng I spent the day in Qingquan village (清泉). I met Sandy early in the morning in Zhudong and she drove me up to Qingquan. Sandy is my classmate at NCCU and she…