The Taipei Kid

It may not be the world’s most beautiful airport, but Peach Orchard International Airport was ranked THIRD best worldwide in flight punctuality!

We got these neat facts (in italics) from one of the English papers. Can you guess which one it was?
Did you know (newly elected Taiwan president) Ma Ying-jeou is “tall, handsome, athletic, a refined gentleman who is also a go-getter…is popular, not just among womenfolk but among the young hard-working men of Taiwan.”
And we be […]

A Harvard-educated lawyer and former Taipei mayor from the Nationalist Party, Mr. Ma
The New York Times
The US-educated lawyer
BBC
But Ma, a Harvard-educated lawyer
United Press International
Nationalist (KMT) candidate Ma Ying-jeou, a Harvard-educated lawyer
ABC News
Ma Ying-jeou, a Harvard-educated lawyer
VOA
Can you guess what it is?
Happy Easter!

Wow…we were really surprised to see that a certain business chamber had purchased a supplement in that English paper, especially since the one who calls the shots has in the past lashed out against the quality of said paper. Then why give them your money?

Once in a while I will sell some stuff on eBay. Usually textbooks and CDs that I don’t want, although once I did sell an Italian suit. My legs had gotten so fat, almost overnight, that I couldn’t fit in the slacks. It was liking trying to stick a pair of Taiwanese carrots in those […]

In the World of Walmart, tiny Taiwan is bigger than Africa or Australia.

Wallpaper magazine recently gave Eva Air an award (”Best Livery”) for its mile-high shrine to Hello Kitty! Top that, Alaska Airlines!

I had blogged about what I hope is the now-famous “Flirt…the art of pleasure” microwave and now they’ve got a “Flirt…the art of pleasure” rice cooker. I really wanted to get it, but my Winnie the Pooh rice cooker still seems to work fine, despite the fact that the lid is slightly broken and the […]

The tune that everyone in Taipei is forced to listen to everyday, the tune that makes my dog growl each time she hears it, is mentioned in Andrew Leonard’s recent column. (He also mentions our own little China Post.)

I tried to get half-off, high-speed rail tickets today, but failed. The only tickets to Taichung they had left for Saturday were the 8 and 9 pm ones. Too late. I am impressed with how quick the line went and the auto-machines, but don’t expect to use your credit card with them unless you know […]