If you haven't seen the pics from '57-8 below this post, take a look. Meanwhile some links...
- People talking about....Chinese tourist has her kids take a crap in the airport lounge in Kaohsiung. Have money to travel, can't find the toilet in the airport. Thank you for specially selecting tourists for us, government of China.
- People talking about....Rice vermicelli is a major item many local dishes. The nation was shocked to find that the labeling on almost all rice vermicelli is false and misleading. Apple Daily has a list of firms with their rice content and protein content. Go here, then click on the leftmost thumbnail at the bottom.
- Pro-KMT UDN calls for non-partisan plebiscite on nuclear power. DPP's Su wants it held during 7-in-1 election. UDN probably terrified it will raise turnout and energize voters.
- ROFL. President Ma asks US delegation for submarines. That was after his party blocked that purchase from coming to the floor over 60 times when Chen was President and part of the time, Ma was Chairman of the KMT. I'm sure the submarines will arrive right about the time that our 66 F-16s come.
- Fengshan's divine magistrate, still worshiped two centuries after his death.
- An update on the Mirimar Hotel story in Taitung from Wild At Heart. A related link, on the struggle to preserve biodiversity in Taiwan.
- First offshore wind power slated for Taiwan.
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If I'm not mistaken, these would be the FIRST offshore wind farms built off the coast of Taiwan. So, not "more" offshore wind power, but "first"! Huge investment by Taiwan, and it's good to see.
ReplyDeleteIs it? I thought there was already one going up. I'll change it.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm not mistaken, that sweet polite Chinese woman from the Communist dictatorship across the Strait, which does not recognize Taiwan as the free and legit country that it is, was at least kind and considerate enough -- and Confucian too -- to put down some pages of a local newspaper on the floor so the kid at least did not take a crap directly onto the floor. That is called ''Chinese condideration''. Cut her some slack. Those Commie touists are the best thing that ever happened to Taiwan! In terms of raising awareness to the threat they are!
ReplyDeleteThe incident of the kid taking a crap in the airport is disgusting, and the parent should be told and pointed to a bathroom.
ReplyDeleteHowever, don't treat it as a common occurrence and use this to label mainland tourists in general unless it happens all the time.
Remember many years ago when some mainland tourists got into a fight while queueing for the train to Alishan? It was a big deal when it happened, but since then, how many times has it happened again?
CP
Those Commie touists are the best thing that ever happened to Taiwan! In terms of raising awareness to the threat they are!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I supported the Chinese tourists from the beginning, knowing that the endless incidents of arrogance, classlessness, cluelessness, and destructiveness would endear them to Taiwanese. It wasn't hard to predict.
Vorkosigan
how many times has it happened again?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm... why don't you run a search on the terms "Alishan railway" and "
Morakot"