After more than 10 days of terror by the “Middle Typhoon Marakot”, the cabinet and legislative officials in Taiwan said that everything needed to deal with the disaster are already covered in the Disaster prevention and Protection Act! Many rivers are still running angry muddy water and villages lost in mud and gravels, live stocks [...]
August 8th, shortened as 8-8, rhymes with Pa-Pa (Ba-Ba), is Father’s Day in Taiwan. Many restaurants all over were booked full weeks ago before the date, but were not able to entertain their guests’ fathers because of a typhoon named Morakot is pounding, flooding, and devastating Taiwan, much like the one named Ellen did on [...]
The 2009 World games closed in a spectacular style on July 26th as it was scheduled. On the evening of the day, it was reported that some 40,000 people attended the Closing Ceremony. Every one had a small LED light in their hands, waving in tune to the movements of music, and orchestrating with the [...]
As it was on news, Mr. Ma Ying-Jiou was introduced and inaugurated the 8th International World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as President of the Republic of China on Thursday night, July 16th. China, though is participating in the Games, but snub the opening ceremony because Mr. Ma inaugurated the event as the head of state. [...]
Today, after the World Games was declared it’s opening by President Ma last night, a team from China finally registered with the Games’ Administration this morning. President Ma, when declaring the “opening”, did not say his official title and so is much criticized in media. Actually he was introduced by the Chairman of the World [...]
The World Games at Kaohsiung City in Southern Taiwan opens today. President Ma Ying-jiou will attend the Opening Ceremony. It will be the first time in history that the Games’ Opening is declared by a Head of State. Despite of Ma’s policy of a gradual unification of Taiwan with China against the will of many [...]
It is about one year since I posted last. Some how this blog has been inaccessible to me. What I heard was that it was closed by the former server because of bad attacks. Fortunately my son has it restored for me by switching to new server as a Father’s Day gift to me.
Since the [...]