Lost In Translation (9/21)
September 21, 2008 Posted by ChrisThroughout my travels in Asia, one thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of signs look really funny because of poor translations. It could be one gigantic joke on English speakers, but somehow I doubt that. In tribute to this similarity throughout Asia I’ll post one or two ‘Lost In Translation’ pictures a week. It [...]
Typhoon Sinlaku Hits Taiwan
September 18, 2008 Posted by ChrisThis past weekend a Typhoon (Taifeng) hit most of Taiwan with lots and lots of rain and very powerful wind. In Taichung, Taiwan we didn’t see too much flooding but there were high speed winds and seemingly non-stop rain. This made the weekend pretty boring as we all just stayed indoors. I was particularly amazed [...]
International Student Orientation & More Mooncake
September 14, 2008 Posted by ChrisOn Friday a dinner was prepared for all international students to welcome us and also to celebrate the mooncake festival. There was a small ceremony in the beginning that explained the mooncake festival; why it is celebrated, then a large buffet of Taiwanese food for everyone. The Typhoon Sinlaku had been approaching Taiwan so there [...]
