February 21, 2007
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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 … Continue reading
February 20, 2007
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Yesterday morning we saw the Premier of Taiwan and potential 2008 candidate Su Tseng-chang (≤) at the gorgeous new Tsoying HSR train station. He was walking around with an entourage of reporters and cameramen handing out hong bao. Yingwen ran … Continue reading
February 18, 2007
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There are three traditional chinese instruments that I find fascinating: Erhu, Pipa, and Guzheng. The Erhu (二胡) is a two stringed bowed instrument that is played like a viola da gamba, resting the instrument on a leg and bowing with … Continue reading
February 16, 2007
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It is around 7 AM and daylight is just breaking out over the Taoyuan airport in Taiwan on Chinese New Year’s Eve after a long flight from SFO, and I’m sitting waiting for a connecting flight to Kaohsiung and I’ve … Continue reading
September 9, 2006
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Last night we were up late watching the live satellite feed of the massive demonstrations just now getting underway in Taipei to attempt to depose Taiwan’s current president of ineffectiveness: Chen Shui-Bian. The issues at hand are numerous real and … Continue reading