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Happy Father’s Day

Posted on August 8, 2010 | No Comments
In the Mandarin Chinese language, the words for “eight” and “Father” are almost-homophones. Logically, this would make August 8th (8/8) Father’s Day in China, Taiwan, Singapore, etc… So happy Father’s Day to everyone out there in Sino-land.
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Taiwan Storyland, Taipei

Posted on June 10, 2010 | 6 Comments
It almost sounds like the name of a fantasy-themed amusement park, doesn’t it? Even the entrance, pictured above, invokes mental images of fairies flitting about in an enchanted forest. I fully expected to encounter scenes based on the Monkey King and other figures from Chinese...
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Huashan Culture Park, Taipei, Taiwan

Posted on May 10, 2010 | 5 Comments
When I left yesterday morning for Huashan Culture Park in Taipei I fully planned on bringing back an SD card filled with photos of guys with their faces painted in black, yellow, red, green, and white. It was South Africa Day 2010, after all. When...
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Shark Fin Soup and Dead Sharks

Posted on November 15, 2009 | 7 Comments
First of all, I have to say that today was a pretty good day. Craig Ferguson organized another photowalk, which I will cover once I’ve processed the rolls of Tri-X. As usual, I met a couple new people and caught up with a few familiar...
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Atayal Harvest Festival, Taiwan

Posted on July 18, 2009 | 9 Comments
Before anything else, I need to apologize to Craig and those involved with the Worldwide Photo Walk in Taipei. My cancelleation was just short of last minute, but this came in to me just short of the last minute. I guess I’ll have to deal...
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Visit to a Taiwanese Pet Cemetery

Posted on July 10, 2009 | 8 Comments
“Hey, Brian! Today is Mei-Mei’s birthday! Do you want to go with my family to visit her?” “Your sister? She already had her birthday!” “No. Mei-Mei.” Besides being Mandarin for “younger sister”, Mei-Mei was also the name of my mother-in-laws favorite dog. And she was...
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