That’s How It Really Happened

Upon arriving home in eager anticipation of a leisurely evening, the husband was met at the door by his sobbing wife.
Tearfully she explained, “It’s the druggist! He insulted me terribly this morning on the phone.”
Immediately the husband drove downtown to accost the druggist and demand an apology.
Before he could say more than a word or [...]

Taiwan: Ministry of Justice Put Pressure on Chen’s Lawyer

According today’s Taipei Times, the Ministry of Justice has asked the Taipei District Court and Taipei Bar Association to investigate whether former president Chen Shui-bian’s lawyer has violated the lawyer code of ethics by conveying his client’s messages to the outside world during Chen’s detention.
As far as I know about the laws, the lawyer didn’t [...]

Vouchers Plan in Taiwan: Who is the Winner?

I posted yesterday some comments about the vouchers plan in Taiwan (HERE) explaining why I do not believe in its success, using very simple economical tool.
But in today’s Taipei Times, I finally found a very happy Taiwanese who cannot wait to receive its vouchers.
In fact, he has some reasons to be happy
He has [...]

Taiwan: Who is worst, Foreigners or Taiwanese?

How many times did I hear Taiwanese complaining about foreigners such as Chinese: too noisy, too impolite, too dirty…
Just name it.
But leaving in this beautiful island, how many time I witnessed Taiwanese people acting strangely, without any common sense considering the environmental responsibilities anyone is supposed to respect?
How many time I saw plastic bags, paper, [...]

The Vouchers Plan: Some "Naive" Thoughts

It is confirmed, the government will spend TWD 82.9 billion (about USD 2.56 billion) in a vouchers plan, which consists in giving TWD 3,600 to any citizen of Taiwan, whatever his/her age or revenue.
The government expects an GDP’s increase of 0.64%.
The government said that people can buy anything including gold or whatever similar investment.
Obviously the [...]

About the Arrest of Former President of Taiwan

As you know, the former president was arrested on laundry (among others) suspicions.
We will see what will be the results from the investigation and the trial. If he really did something illegal, he has to be punished according the laws, assuming that the trial was fair.
Because I have no idea about what he really did [...]

Behind the "Diplomatic Truce"…

Last week, the “Chief of the Taiwan Region” praised his diplomacy and success.
He said that thanks to his moves, he obtained a great victory: the APEC website (in Peru this year) introduced Taiwan and Ma as the President of Taiwan.
Well, few hours later, all the data mentioning Ma were erased by the authorities.
What a big [...]

China Denied Using Torture

“The Chinese Foreign Ministry rejected a UN panel’s report alleging that police in China used torture, calling the accusations “untrue and slanderous” and saying some panel members were prejudiced against Beijing…”
The today news in Taipei Times mentioned a report published last week by a panel of the U.N.
The UN report alleged the use of torture [...]

Yoga: Forbidden for Muslims in Malaysia?

One news caught my attention today (HERE): Abdul Shukor Husin, chairman of the government-backed National Fatwa Council decided to ban the practice of yoga.
For him, practice would weaken religious faith.
It seems that some yoga practice (all?) are considered blasphemy in Islam, at least there.
60% of the 27 million population in Malaysia is Muslim.
What I understand [...]

How Government Works

As you know, all governments are the same.
Recently, here is what happened.
The government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said,
- “Someone may steal from it at night.”
So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said,
- “How does the [...]