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 18th, 2007
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 a loosely-haired bow that is situated between the two strings ...
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
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 been studying advanced SQL techniques. I turn on my iPod ...
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2005
As a Bob Dylan fan, I found this news particularly cool:
Bob Dylan to visit Taiwan
Rock singer-turned-anti-war icon Bob Dylan is to visit Taiwan in July. According to our understanding, the singer���s agent has agreed to have him participate as a part of Taipei County���s annual Ho-Hai-Yan Rock Festival, in response ...
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
This coming February 26th I am playing bass in the 228 Memorial Concert (二二八紀念音樂會)! Where: East Bay Formosan United Methodist Church/East Bay Taiwanese American Community Center 1755 Sunnyvale Avenue, Walnut Creek, California When: February 26, 2005, 2PM I ...
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