Month: January 2016

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Taoist deity conferred with honorary doctorate – Taipei Times

Catherine Lee

In today’s Taiwan News Reports….. Taoist deity Shennong (神農大帝, God of Agriculture) was yesterday conferred with a distinguished honorary doctorate by the Chiayi County-based National Chung Cheng University in a gesture of gratitude for a local temple’s donation of land during the university’s founding. Source: Taoist deity conferred with honorary doctorate – Taipei Times Continue reading Taoist deity conferred with honorary doctorate – Taipei Times

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The world’s best cricket grounds? Castles, cows and carpets – BBC Sport

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Cricket?!  Wow, Sedbergh’s featured right here, as one of the best cricket grounds in the world! From Cumbria to Cape Town via Honolulu and Switzerland, BBC Sport presents the world’s most picturesque grounds – as chosen by you. Source: The world’s best cricket grounds? Castles, cows and carpets – BBC Sport Continue reading The world’s best cricket grounds? Castles, cows and carpets – BBC Sport

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An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News

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Taiwan elections coming in only 2 weeks – watch this space, read this article, and please pray for Taiwan! The BBC’s Cindy Sui explains why this might just be one of its most significant elections for one of the world’s feistiest democracies. Source: An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News Continue reading An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News

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R.I.P. Mr. Liao Hong-Ming 廖鴻鳴弟兄 Loyal and Faithful Servant of the Lord

Catherine Lee

Mr. Liao Hong-Ming died peacefully on December 17, ‘with a smile on his face’ as Rev. Philip Lin wrote in his announcement – and today was his funeral and cremation at the Taipei Second Funeral Home. Mr. Liao was the husband of Mrs. Chao, who until she retired last year was our colleague in the St. John’s University Chaplaincy.  In fact they both worked at St. John’s University (and as it was formerly known, St. John’s and St. Mary’s Institute of Technology) for virtually all of their working lives, serving faithfully on the administrative staff, devoting their time, energy and … Continue reading R.I.P. Mr. Liao Hong-Ming 廖鴻鳴弟兄 Loyal and Faithful Servant of the Lord

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Teapot Mountain 茶壺山 ~ very misty, very muddy, but hey, very fun!

Catherine Lee

‘Far over the misty mountains cold / To dungeons deep and caverns old / We must away ere break of day / To seek the pale enchanted gold’….. And so we did ~ venture forth that is, in the footsteps of The Hobbit and his friends, to the misty mountains cold, dungeons deep and caverns old ~ there’s plenty of them in the mountains above Keelung, and plenty have sadly lost their lives in those caverns mining the gold.  And copper.  The old gold mining town of Jinguashi 金瓜石 is located right there, right in the misty mountains, and just above it is Teapot … Continue reading Teapot Mountain 茶壺山 ~ very misty, very muddy, but hey, very fun!

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Happy New Year 2016!

Catherine Lee

New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Taipei City Hall and the fireworks at Taipei 101 ~ THE place to be on New Year’s Eve in Taiwan! An extract from the Taipei Times report of the evening, sums it all up wonderfully ….. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Taipei’s Xinyi District (信義) on Thursday night for the city government’s New Year’s Eve countdown party and to celebrate the new year.  The star-studded party was organized by the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism and a coalition of private enterprises, including Taipei 101, SET-TV media group and Union Bank of Taiwan. … Continue reading Happy New Year 2016!