Tuesday, January 22, 2013

FTV Again

Having a fun time in southern Taiwan with FTV and host Michella Jade Weng making some travel shows. Today we headed up to the mountains of Pingtung to visit some of the local aboriginal villages, including Dewen in the mountains above Sandimen. The drive up was a sphincter-clenching nightmare of poor road surfaces and long sheer drops on a steep temporary road, since the main road is under repair. The views were unparalleled however. Dewen is working to develop tourism promotion. They have nature walks and trails, and local teachers show how snares for large mammals and birds are set. I'll have pictures up later. We also got a taste of local foods. The foreground dish is a famous one, but the squash served topped with ground peanuts was a new and delicious experience. They also had a chicken soup flavored with coffee beans, which was actually surprisingly good. This evening finds me in Kaohsiung getting set for more local fun tomorrow. I'll be back posting on Thursday.

BTW, this is my first blogpost from my eeePC with Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon. I put an SSD drive in it, hoping to see if it can work as a travel computer. Very excited about entering the world of Linux, and jazzed to be seeing a command line again, ever so much faster than a GUI.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are old enough to know your way through command lines?

And using Linux? Welcome to Linux.

Gerd said...

Welcome to the world of Linux! I've been using Ubuntu for three years now and enjoy having no hazzles with software updates or viruses any more.

Anonymous said...

"The Ma Administration continues its strategy of irritating relations with Japan and the US by "not backing down" on the Senkakus"

I clicked the link to the article and it said the Ma Admin's position is to assert sovereignty, recognize Japanese administration, and negotiate use with Japan. This is exactly the same as the DPP's current policy as well as the policy of the CSB administration. So is the DPP also irritating relations with Japan?

Michael Turton said...

. So is the DPP also irritating relations with Japan?

Boy... I dunno.... that's a hard one... wow... you sure nailed me with that brilliant read of the surfaces of things... wow...

Michael

Anonymous said...

"you sure nailed me with that brilliant read of the surfaces of things"

Sorry Michael, a surface read of the DPP's public pronouncements is all I can do since I didn't receive the DPP's invitation to their private discussions with the Japanese.

Michael Turton said...

Sorry Michael, a surface read of the DPP's public pronouncements is all I can do

Yes. I know.

yankdownunder said...

The Ma Administration continues its strategy of irritating relations with Japan

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20130124_07.html

Taiwanese activists set sail for Senkaku Islands

Six Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels are monitoring the activists' boat.

I hope Abe is not all talk and USFJ honors its agrrement

Robert R. said...

... already hosed down: http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-activists-head-japan-controlled-041459662.html