Archive for July, 2011
Farewell to Formosa
It is more than a decade since I first came to Taiwan. During that time Taiwan has played a big part in my life, but my time there has finally come to an end and I am returning to Australia. This news may come as a surprise to some readers of this blog, but I [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2011 under Taiwan.
Tags: hongshi college, nccu, Providence University
Comments: 23
Tsai Ing-wen campaigns in Taichung
Last night I attended a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) campaign rally in Taichung. The rally for legislative candidate Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was held in a primary school hall in the West District of Taichung. As people entered the gates there were tables for collecting donations and registering support for the [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2011 under News & media, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tags: dpp, politics
Comments: 1
Music and No Nukes on Fulong Beach
Yesterday I attended the first day of the 2011 Hohaiyan Music Festival (海洋音樂祭) at Fulong Beach. The festival, organised by the New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County) Government, has been running since 2000. The festival has two stages with the main stage on Fulong Beach. There are also food stalls and toilets set up on [...]
Posted: July 7th, 2011 under Environment, Music, New Taipei City, Photos, Taiwan.
Tags: kou chou ching, music festival, nuclear energy
Comments: 4