Speaking of notable new blogs, Asia-watchers and baseball fans alike will want to check out the recently-launched East Windup Chronicle, “A Journal of Sports, Art, Politics, and Culture from the Pacific Rim” (with a heavy emphasis on baseball).
My pal Aaron and his friend Jackson, writing from South Korea and Taiwan, respectively, have been discussing […]
I have a new post at Globorati. It’s about “leisure farm” resorts in Tainan county, Taiwan.
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Quick note: I just discovered that the (now infamous) Korean french fry-encrusted corn dogs have been featured on SupersizedMeals.com and CityRag.
In other news, a couple folks have emailed to see if I’m okay after the landslide in the Philippines. Not to worry. I’m still here in Taiwan.
More photos soon. I promise.
Sorry for the silence that’s descended upon Newley.com of late. I’ve been largely away from the Internet, but that’ll change soon. Will be in Taiwan a few more days. After that, well…like I said before, that’s for me to know and you to find out. Having a great time here catching up with friends from […]
The WSJ reports that Taipei’s burgeoning WiFi grid:
…is expected to soon become the world’s first citywide wireless-computer network in a major metropolis. The network, initiated by the Taipei city government and built by a private company, already includes more than 3,300 wireless “access points” that cover half the city’s 106 square miles.
BBC:
Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that “glow in the dark”.
They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through.
The pigs are transgenic, created by adding genetic material from jellyfish into a normal pig embryo.
I totally […]
BBC:
A Taiwanese geologist has said the huge weight of the world’s tallest building, Taipei 101, could be responsible for triggering a rise in seismic activity.
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I’ve got an article in this month’s Student Traveler magazine. The piece describes a fiasco that ensued when I attempted to obtain my scooter driving license in Taiwan last year. As the folks at the mag wrote in the issue’s table of contents:
“Riding a scooter is easy, right? Not in Taiwan, not when you’re […]
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Transitions Abroad has just published an article I wrote about how to readjust to life at home after living abroad.
In order to conquer what I’ve termed the “at-home blues” — feelings of restlessness encountered during extended time at home between trips — I suggest five tactics:
1. Start planning your next trip.
2. Surround yourself with […]
BBC:
Taiwan has responded to bird flu fears by starting work on its own version of the anti-viral drug, Tamiflu, without waiting for the manufacturer’s consent.
Taiwan officials said they had applied for the right to copy the drug - but the priority was to protect the public.
Tamiflu, made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, cannot cure bird-flu […]
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David Moser’s “Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard” is an entertaining look at the difficulties native English speakers face in studying what he calls the world’s hardest language to master. I can certainly say, from my own experience, that trying to wrap my head around Chinese was far and away the most difficult intellectual challege […]
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I thought it necessary to break my my radio silence to bring you this breaking news: Taiwanese airline Eva, in a quest to achieve ultimate Asian cuteness, has just christened a Hello Kitty jet. You heard it here first.
All’s well in Boston. Regular posting to resume tomorrow or Monday.
Hello+Kitty
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I read a wide range of blogs written by expats (mostly English teachers) in Taiwan — they’re a great source of news from the island, and they remind me of the year I spent there.
Doubting to Shuo (an approximation of the Chinese word for “rumors”) is a new one that recently caught my eye; […]
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Here’s a fabulous collection of unusual words from foreign languages.
Two to add: In Spanish (at least in Ecuador), the word for hangover is the Quechua-inspired chuchaqui. I always thought it sounded more like what a hangover feels like — it’s more guttural.
I don’t know how to say it, but in Mandarin Chinese, my Taiwanese students […]
Justin Logan at the Cato Institue argues that Taiwan needs to take a more active role in defending itself from China. From a recent Washington Times op-ed:
For the last 4 years, the Bush administration has continually begged Taiwan to purchase a special $18 billion package of weapons designed to help defend against the threat from […]
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