East to West

Night at a Beijing snack stand

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:50 -0700

Night at a Beijing snack stand:

Lydia Wallace will be posting nightly photos shot after sunset during the Olympics.

A man awaits his night time snack.

This article is from Danwei.org

Our medallists : Taiwan’s Chen Wei-ling and Israel’s Shahar Zubari

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:09:40 -0700

Our medallists : Taiwan’s Chen Wei-ling and Israel’s Shahar Zubari:

After over a week of embarrassing results for the Israeli athletes Israel finally won a medal. National pride almost completely shattered, but is now somewhat restored. From Xinhua :

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Rock Island Blues Band

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:49:29 -0700

Rock Island Blues Band:

Found these photos on Facebook of a band I played in during/before college. Facebook always makes me feel old.

In these photos: Joey Kitson (vocals), Ron LeBlanc (drums), Barry…

Singapore MOE vs. Taiwan MOE

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:49:28 -0700

Singapore MOE vs. Taiwan MOE:

One can only be amazed (or perhaps disgusted) at the differences between Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) website and Singapore’s.

While I could nitpick, Singapore’s MOE site gave me the…

HK Wellcome ad

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:44:23 -0700

HK Wellcome ad:

An ad for Wellcome (one of the big supermarket chains in Hong Kong) based on the premise that if the little daughter saves enough, one dollar at a time, that she can buy back some…

Microsoft Sidewinder Keyboard and Mouse

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:46:44 -0700

Microsoft Sidewinder Keyboard and Mouse:

Microsoft has finally released their new Sidewinder branded keyboard and mouse. Interestingly, the numeric keypad is detachable, and can be fixed on either side of the keyboard. The…

Four Eared Yoda

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:46:03 -0700

Four Eared Yoda:

Sarah and Jo told me about this kitty named Yoda with four ears. We’ve got a kitten named Yoda, but she’s only got two ears.

Good morning good morning good morning

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:00:44 -0700

Good morning good morning good morning: I have a lot to say about the Beijing Olympics.
Best to start at the beginning.
When I walked out the front door of my towering Media Village (official name) apartment building on a certain day this…

Brando’s Mini Universal Power Charger

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:45:19 -0700

Brando’s Mini Universal Power Charger:

Brando has just come out with a new universal battery charger. It works on the same principles, jaw-grip/adjustable electric contacts, as their previous Thanko version. This little gizmo…

Strange Sleepers

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:45:18 -0700

Strange Sleepers:

Today, at around 11:45PM, I walked my dog.

I was surprised to see a guy sleeping on a chair near my apartment. He was just sleeping on it. It was next to a car. It was almost in the middle of…

Good morning good morning good morning

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:32:46 -0700

But enough about me...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:52:22 -0700

But enough about me...: My good pal Richard Deming has just had some new poems appear on Web Conjunctions. In addition to being a long-time commentator to Snarky Tofu, Rick is also the man who suggested the name Snarky…

Eat the Young

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:47:50 -0700

Eat the Young:
I noticed this sign tonight on the streets of Fengyuan (Fongyuan) 豊原. The Chinese writing informs us that wrapped gifts from Japan are on sale. The bit of Japanese at the end is ギフトブベ (the…

50th Anniversary of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (Part 5)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:50 -0700

50th Anniversary of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (Part 5): On the morning of October 6, 1958, Communist China’s Defense Minister Peng Te-huai broadcast the “Message to the Compatriots in Taiwan” and announced that he had suspended the bombardment for 7 days….

Is there a coordinated effort on Chinese-Taipei?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:58:30 -0700

Is there a coordinated effort on Chinese-Taipei?: Taiwan expert June Teufel Dreyer reported a couple of weeks ago that when she contacted American Airlines for a flight here she was informed that the new name of Taiwan was “Chinese Taipei” and…

Rich painters and poor rock stars

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:31:02 -0700

Rich painters and poor rock stars:

Zuoxiao Zuzhou’s 500-yuan double album

What’s the secret to getting rich in the arts?

The culture section of this week’s issue of New Weekly addresses that question in a number of…

Link

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:02:59 -0700

Link: Beggars and choosers

In light of his track record on the US-led “war on terrorism” and conservative policies in general, it is rather unusual for me to defend Canadian Prime Minister…

Beijing: Web Editor for leading global business brand / 全球著名商业媒体招聘网站编辑

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:52 -0700

Beijing: Web Editor for leading global business brand / 全球著名商业媒体招聘网站编辑:

This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads or place a job ad.

FORTUNE China is seeking a web editor to manage …

Casinos around the corner

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:05:07 -0700

Casinos around the corner:

Taipei Times reports…

A total of 38 forums will be held around Penghu County this fall to gather the opinions of locals on the development of casinos. The forums, scheduled to be held…

Wrap up

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:05:07 -0700

Wrap up:

From ICRT.

Odd case connected to the Chen scandal …

The wife of former first lady Wu Shu-zhen’s brother has been released from
hospital following a suicide attempt.

Chen Jun-ying reportedly…