The caption is WRONG, Edison is the smaller guy on the RIGHT! A couple of years ago I left my credit cards and cash on the counter of a convenience store near Taipei Main Station and just off ChangAn Road. Edison held it for me until I returned about an hour later. What a relief to get [...]
Archive for July 2010
HONEST YOUNG GUY NAMED EDISON Leave a comment
SWEET STRAWBERRIES Leave a comment
TAIWAN HAS TOUGH ANTI-SHARK FIN LAW Leave a comment
Legal shark fining example video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFioJeMRO8 There’s a lot of out-of-date information circulating. Briefly: 1. Fishermen prefer to catch marlin, swordfish, tuna – high value products. 2. Sharks take the baits intended for tuna, marlin, on lines many kilometers long. 3. Sharks, unable to swim, then drown. Unable to swim, they drown, dead in 95% [...]
TAIWAN TOM CAT – YILAN COUNTY Leave a comment
Animals are often quick to spot a foreigner and respond accordingly.
CLAMS IN CHILI SAUCE Leave a comment
One of a table full of delicious seafood dishes selected by my Taiwanese friends. Both delighted in the way I enjoyed local rice with the various seafood sauces. Free rice at this restaurant and better than anything I’ve ever experienced in Australia. A promotions girl in mini skirt and sparkling eyes encouraged patrons to buy [...]
KING OF THE FISH Leave a comment
Arowana pictured in nocturnal exhibit section, Taipei Zoo There is a golden colored one of this in the foyer of my hotel. I’m sure it recognizes me when I make a certain movement with my hands. I made ‘friends’ with the fish by video taping its movements for a few minutes – then playing the [...]
OWL, TIGER CHEWING GRASS TIPS. TAIPEI ZOO Leave a comment
Filming in the dark with an infra-red light. Judging by the expression on this bird….owls can see the light but we human’s don’t. This was in Taipei Zoo’s nocturnal exhibits. This beautiful big cat was seen chewing on tips of fresh grass. Medicine for animals and also people. Cats and dogs often chew the tips [...]
GRACELANDS Vs. CKS MEMORIAL HALL Leave a comment
Without understanding modern Taiwan history I wrote the following. At the time there was some criticism of a cult surrounding the former President and dictator. I could not avoid thinking that Elvis’ memorial at Gracelands would rank a poor second to what has occurred with the memorial for CKS here in Taipei. This is therefore the views [...]
WHAT AUSTRALIANS THINK OF TAIWAN Leave a comment
Here is what I thought of the city six years ago and posted on my Australian underwater blog: Viewed from the 46th floor of Eastern Plaza Hotel is Taipei 101 showing how it towers above the city. One might question the logic of building the world’s tallest building in an earthquake prone zone. Obviously the [...]
CHICKEN RICE VEGETABLES No address for these Leave a comment
Here is a curried chicken in a spicy curry on rice with vegetables as a take-away. Price NT$60 ($2 Australian). Separate additional, green vegetables, another NT$30 The best curried food I’ve experienced in this busy city. Nearby is a KFC and McDonalds. Neither can compete with quality or price at Joseph’s. I ask for Garley [...]
