42 Sumo wrestlers came to Taiwan yesterday. Their combined weight is said to be 6288 kgs. Each wrestler’s huge body shape needs special accomodations and that would make many very busy as it should. The visit is the first time since the end of the WW II in 1945. Their visit has arosed great interest [...]
August is full of days quite memorable for me. It was on August 24th, 1957 when I was admitted to the USA with a “student” visa in Honolulu, Hawaii. After 19 years studying and working and having a family there, I came back to Taiwan with my family. For my children, they came to Taiwan [...]
Today, August 15th, is remembered by many here as a lost opportunuty to be free-ed from colonial yokes for the people of Taiwan. The Emporor of Japan, Hirohito, announced over the national radio 61 years ago that he had accepted the demand of the Allies to surrender unconditionally. With that grave and brave act, it [...]
The government of Taiwan (Republic of China) announced at local time 11:30 pm, Saturday, August 5th that it regrets having to sever ties with Chad and called off Premier Su Tseng-chang’s planned visit to Chad as special envoy of President Chen Shui-bien to Chadian President Idriss Devy’s second inauguration on August 8th. The Premier was [...]
Today, August 8th, is celebrated as Father’s Day widely here in Taiwan. In the USA, it is the second Sunday of June for the fathers, like the second sunday for the mothers. The 8th month’s 8th day, å…«å…« in short, is pronounced Pa Pa (or otherwise Ba Ba), hard p sound, it rhymes with 爸爸 [...]
Wang Chien-ming 王建民, a Taiwanese pitcher helped the New York Yankees rout the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-0 with a complete game two hit shutout on Friday last week, July 28th in New York and his popularity is soaring not only among US fans, he cheers and moves Taiwanese all over the world. He is [...]