Czech speaker YouTube video <CLICK Some Taiwan visits ago I took my then new video camera to a short speech on democracy by a visiting and very famous Czech politician. Petr Pithart’s entourage were interesting looking guys. We spoke briefly afterwards. A very tall and slim gentleman had been a diplomat stationed in Australia – [...]
Archive for the ‘Conferences Taiwan’ Category
CZECH POLITICAN SPEAKS IN TAIPEI (2007) Leave a comment
CAMERA and COMPUTER SHOW TAIPEI Leave a comment
CLICK ME to play WMV. Computer and Camera show opened today. Tomorrow and Sunday will be very crowded. Admission free is a tip they could use in Australia at these shows. Photographers like the free models to photograph and test cameras with. My 3.30 video an inspiration for those thinking of teaching English here (in [...]
REMEMBERING TOUGH TIMES (1947) Leave a comment
Video http://www.facebook.com/v/10150564514630060
2010 in review Leave a comment
How this blog did in 2010, a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 9,200 times in 2010. That’s about 22 full 747s. In 2010, there were 225 new posts, growing [...]
INTERNATIONAL AQUARIUM EXPO – TAIPEI, TAIWAN Leave a comment
Underwater movie show was not too popular mid-week but packed Sat-Sun Colored LED lights above create nice effect These fish were for sale Red Mammon won first prize – Best of Show Young specimen three months old is NT $6000 Specimen 24 months old might be NT $80,000 http://hsiao-fo.com This [...]
NOBEL PRIZE – CHEMISTRY Dr Yuan-Tseh Lee Leave a comment
(Click for larger size image) Dr Yuan-Tseh Lee has visited Australia. Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne , Adelaide. Perhaps Perth later. He speaks English with a slight French accent (“I’ve been spending some time in Paris”) and is a keen follower of professional tennis. Moments after this picture was taken (with a phone camera) [...]
SHARK TALK FESTIVAL Leave a comment
Promoted on the front page of Taipei Times was the Taipei Shark Conference. Delegates from around the world attended to present ‘papers’ on various aspects of shark fishing and research. The theme was ‘to put a halt to the wastage associated with shark fining’. It was understandable to me why fishermen in international waters would [...]
