Archive for the ‘Taiwan’ Category
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Come and see the show:
As of this writing, my pieces appear to be the Rossini Duetto for cello and bass, Koussevitsky's Chanson Triste for bass and piano, and the last two or three movements from the Dvorak quintet. Yingwen is working on a Brahms Rhapsody, will accompany me on the ...
Posted in Bay Area, Double Bass, Music, Taiwan | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Check out this headline:
China says it opposes threatening Iran with war
Now check this out:
China renews Taiwan threat of war
Or this:
China Threatens War Escalation Over Bush Handshake
Or this:
China Threatens War With Taiwan by 2008
Maybe if China backs off on saber-rattling Taiwan then we can talk about your Iran concerns...
UPDATE: It ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Michael Turton makes an excellent point: Why is it that the United States will rebuke Taiwan for supposedly violating the status quo between them and China by asserting their sovereignty with things I would consider entirely peaceful - i.e. requesting Taiwan be admitted into the United Nations or the World ...
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007
One of the great things about Taiwan is the unlimited amount of excellent food that there is to eat. You could literally design a vacation in this country exclusively based on food. Unfortunately for me because of the celiac, 90% of it is all off limits to me, mostly because ...
Posted in Gastronomy, Gluten Intolerance, Taiwan | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Tonight we blew off a bunch of fireworks and gave out tons of hong bao to our cousins. There were about a dozen little kids running around with sparklers and pockets full of red envelopes as the rest of us drank tea and attempted to blow our fingers off. This ...
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