tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post7006566926937424618..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Day here and night thereMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-12187654566272479342010-06-28T21:48:57.067+08:002010-06-28T21:48:57.067+08:00I really enjoyed reading your blog. the pictures w...I really enjoyed reading your blog. the pictures with made me hungry LOL! But I really had fun reading this you should post more blogs like this!!! ^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1453535868638528562007-12-21T00:51:00.000+08:002007-12-21T00:51:00.000+08:00Dammit Michael, stop showing these pictures :( Eve...Dammit Michael, stop showing these pictures :( Every time I see them I feel so unhappy because I am not in Taiwan. I would love to be back. If only I could find a job in Taipei that would really advance my writing career. I would so be there. Until then, I will have to live vicariously through you.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-27981214268452870672007-12-20T11:29:00.000+08:002007-12-20T11:29:00.000+08:00Those Tainan night shots in the alleys are great. ...Those Tainan night shots in the alleys are great. I particularly like the mother/child wandering off and the temple shot.<BR/><BR/>And the Indian place is a great place to eat.cfimageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311764476271044148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62957710082324117262007-12-20T10:24:00.000+08:002007-12-20T10:24:00.000+08:00Great post, Michael. Your pictures are definitely ...Great post, Michael. Your pictures are definitely an attraction. Although photos of refuse do not usually agree with me, I’ll make an exception of that wild furniture dump. In the nineties, I lived in a farming community abutting on wooded hills on the western confines of the greater Tokyo. Yes, Tokyo includes farmland and remote mountain areas. The hills above my house offered easy access for family outings, and I enjoyed many week-end strolls in those woods. Our path crossed wild dumps similar to the one pictured here. How societies deal with their refuse is as valid a statement on their development and the concerns of their citizens as those well maintained board walks and hiking paths. All over Africa trees are now decked with black plastic shopping bags goats choke on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-28639596120267079642007-12-20T08:41:00.000+08:002007-12-20T08:41:00.000+08:00hey michael, I enjoy reading your blog. I am not a...hey michael, I enjoy reading your blog. I am not a green supporter but I enjoy your views on the politics in Taiwan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-59949354731910927422007-12-19T20:38:00.000+08:002007-12-19T20:38:00.000+08:00Great photos. The hiking ones reminded me so much ...Great photos. The hiking ones reminded me so much of Dakeng. Thanks!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108317777178946595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-3118101244000316892007-12-19T20:28:00.000+08:002007-12-19T20:28:00.000+08:00Thanks, ashish! You too, fili!Thanks, ashish! You too, fili!Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-11701778716649961672007-12-19T15:10:00.000+08:002007-12-19T15:10:00.000+08:00Those Tainan wondering photo blog posts is part of...Those Tainan wondering photo blog posts is part of what brought me here.<BR/>Gorgeous. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49474728457160096062007-12-19T12:42:00.000+08:002007-12-19T12:42:00.000+08:00I Love these kind of posts Michael. Casual stroll ...I Love these kind of posts Michael. Casual stroll and observing little things about life in taiwan. Also i like these low key hiking trails where there an't many people trying to out race you lol<BR/>One of the thing you mentioned has also amazed me that "Taiwan's 14 hour working day begins in junior high school" ... because one of the mundane things i do here in taiwan is to take train from jhubei to jhongli and often if i take train around 6 to 7 pm i can't find many people taking the train .. but in case i happen to work late and take 9 pm more train then have to stand all the way from jhubei to jhongli :( trains after 9 pm are usually packed with students most probably returning from their hsinchu schools to their homes in tao yuan county<BR/>Anyways Excellent post. I enjoyed it. Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com