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1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform. To be updated

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By Megasaurus
August 7th 2009

Happy Vacation? Asia » Taiwan » Kenting

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(Written Tuesday, August 4th, 2009) These last few days have been the worst days out of my entire trip in Taiwan. It’s just my luck that they should have been the best too; after all, I am on a trip to Kenting (a very pretty beach town) with Theresa and all her friends, but I think Saturday night has had lasting effects until now. Because I stayed up so late Saturday night, I slept a lot Sunday and couldn’t sleep Sunday night. Then by the time Monday rolled around, I was exhausted, and when I’m tired my stress levels triple. On [View Full Entry]

By Megasaurus
August 7th 2009

It had to get worse before it could get better... Asia » Taiwan » Kaohsiung

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(Written Wednesday, August 5th, 2009) Wednesday morning I hit an all time low. I was feeling extremely homesick. Since I don't speak Chinese, I felt really left out. Even though I am the foreigner and I realize I should know Chinese, I also felt like Theresa wasn't being a good friend by not including Kennon and me. Plus, I am used to making decisions, so when I had absolutely no say in where we ate for breakfast, where we went after breakfast, or what water activities we bought, I was nearly brought to tears. I am used to being in control, [View Full Entry]

By liliram
August 6th 2009

Typhoon 101 @ Taipei 101 Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

Typhoon Day

We arrived in Taipei midmorning of August 6th. A good 45 minute ride from the airport, we soon found our Leofoo Hotel in the city center. We were a group of 4 traveling from Manila, each one smarting from the superb deal we bagged from Philippine Airlines which put out a two-day promo fare of only P3,900 (about US$80) inclusive of the travel tax of P1,620. The planned 4 day/3 night holiday listed a few must-visit sites, no-mercy eating and some night market shopping for good measure. Soon after we found our hotel, we wasted no time and took a cab [View Full Entry]

By The Dreamgirl Diaries
August 4th 2009

Getting Fat in Taiwan - Part 1! Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

Beef, Quail Eggs and Rice!

Heyo! some food tips in Taipei.. YUMZZZ!!! see http://patnessa.travellerspoint.com/4/ as i mentioned in my earlier entry, had much difficulty in arranging the layout of my pictures so i decided to migrate to Travellerspoint! Do share more of your tips with me as i'm headed to taipei again in oct! can't wait! :P [View Full Entry]

By Megasaurus
August 2nd 2009

Too Much, Too Much Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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Wow; there is so much to tell about these last four days that I don't even know where to start. I want to talk about my awesome experiences, my incredible frustrations, and the overall culture of Taiwan. Hopefully I will have time to write it all down, but if not, maybe I can finish it tomorrow. Quick Rundown: 1) The day after we went surfing we took it really easy because I injured the inside of my legs and it hurt to walk. Theresa works at a small sandwich shop next to the Sun-Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, so we sat in the [View Full Entry]

By Megasaurus
July 29th 2009

ESL Lesson #2 Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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I think I wrote about the conversation lesson with Payshun last time. Kennon also tutors a 12 year old boy, so I accompanied him again. I even did half of the teaching. The lesson was both a lot easier and a lot harder than I expected. See, Kevin (the student) can read at an amazing rate; he can pronounce words very well, and he reads very fast, so that part was very easy. Kevin struggles with understanding what he reads though, and trying to get him to understand it takes a lot of effort on Kennon's and my part. I would [View Full Entry]

By rickmoore
July 29th 2009

Tale of Two Cities Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

Beijing - tourists like me.

Welcome to Beijing and then stand in those lineups looking for swine flu! After that, things changed for the better - Beijing is a surprisingly clean city - you could eat off of the floor of the airport parking garage. Visited Ri Tan park where they fly kites (with LEDs in the evenings) where sacrifices to the sun gods used to be - unverified rumour. I went for a walk down to the Forbidden City via shady tree lined streats. The Forbidden City is impressive - quiet courtyards, huge squares, scrolls, and it seems like each museum attendant was talking on [View Full Entry]

By Megasaurus
July 27th 2009

Cultural Barriers Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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Alright, I'm going to start out with a quick rundown of what all I've been doing this time. Saturday: 1. I went to Kennon's English tutoring session. His tutee wants to know conversational English, so Payshun, Kenneth, and I just talked about a variety of topics. It was very enjoyable because Payshun in very friendly, funny, and he has good English skills. He even knew words such as embryo and atomic bomb! Kennon usually meets him at a coffee shop or somewhere Payshun wants to take him, so it's all very casual; Kennon also assigns homework, but it's not your average [View Full Entry]

By Megasaurus
July 25th 2009

First Few Days in Review Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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I just realized I should write a little background information. At a first glance, my living environment might seem unusual for a foreign country because everyone in the apartment is fairly westernized. See, I met Han-Pei (a.k.a. Theresa) when she was a foreign exchange student in Ohio. Since then Theresa has floated between Seattle and Taiwan. She met someone in Seattle named Kennon, and he moved to Taiwan with her last Christmas, so here I am now, living with Theresa, her parents, and Kennon. Theresa's dad speaks English fairly well, and of course Kenneth's and Theresa's English is perfect, [View Full Entry]

By csilvers
July 21st 2009

Better late than never, right? Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

I'm already about a month into the trip so I've decided to post my journal entry. Although, me being me, I only had one entry.... Yesterday I arrived in Taipei. I have decided to spend two months at the Mandarin Training Center at NTNU studying, of all things, Mandarin. I flew out of SFO on Monday at 1:35 AM and got in on Tuesday at 5:30 AM. Pretty crazy, right? I managed to find my way into Taipei and to Aunt Sue’s best friend’s house without too much trouble. The only slip up I made was letting the taxi driver leave [View Full Entry]

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