Taiwan: Flush What You Don’t Like?

At At the polls, Icelanders punished Conservatives. I do believe that you remember Iceland: almost bankrupted… There was a poll and the leftist coalition won the game this week. I think you remember that Iceland was almost out of everything. The biggest banks had to be in the care of the government. And some bankers [...]

Taiwan: Dismiss. Nothing to See.

Maybe you remember last November, when a top negotiator from China came to Taiwan and everything became a mess: the police being everywhere, no right for Taiwanese to show the National Taiwanese Flag, the violence, etc… The time when it looked like Taiwan should not show that it is not a province of China. Among [...]

Today! The special Day!

Today, is my annual special day… What? Are you looking at the candles? Yes… I am for ever under-aged! Ahhhh… Stolen picture from Google… Too busy for my lectures and research… And the week-end I also have to handle my position as the CCO, and that, between two documents. CCO? You don’t know what this [...]

University: Admissions, A New Way?

I am so scared for my students…   Mots clés Technorati : University,Humor,fvarga

Jackie Chan: The New Philosopher

You all know Jackie Chan, the action star. But as me, you just discovered that this actor is also… a philosopher… When he was participating in a panel at the annual Boao Forum he said (HERE): […] “I’m not sure if it’s good to have freedom or not,” Chan said. “I’m really confused now. If [...]

Taiwan: Don’t Throw Away Money

In many countries, it is forbidden to deface legal money. You don’t know what is it? Think about drawing what ever you want on a note… A moustache on the Queen, or Washington, or whatever… But… Is it legal to throw away money? It maybe could be assimilated as defacing the money or match the [...]

Taiwan: Corruption? You Said Corruption?

[See tables below] According CNA and the today’s Taipei Times, the president is “distressed” after the publication from an organization based in Hong Kong (according the news) and concerning the corruption ranking of Taiwan. According this publication, Taiwan corruption is even worse than in China! And poor president… He is distressed… He launched a conference [...]

Taiwan: Pirates Attacked a Fishing Vessel. Why?

Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese fishing vessel and a British cargo ship, according news (HERE). The Taiwanese ship MV Win Far 161 was seized near an island in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The hijacking of the Taiwanese ship is the latest in a series of attacks in the Indian Ocean. Analysts say [...]

Taiwan: Which One Is Really Pathetic?

As usual, Taiwanese Media brought quite a lot of “remarkable” news. One which I didn’t consider as very important, was repeated several times this week: you know the story about some souvenirs sold by Taiwanese Museums but made in China. Most of the cheap stuff are made in China, thanks to the advantages provided to [...]

Taiwan: Blogging & Associations ‘ Rights

From the today’s Taipei Times: [...] Yang Hui-ju (楊蕙如), a Web manager for former DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh’s (謝長廷) campaign, said the association (Blog’s association) had invited Hsieh and former vice premier Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭) to a private meeting to commemorate Yeh’s husband, democracy movement pioneer Deng Nan-jung (鄭南榕), who committed suicide in 1989, [...]