Ah, Taipei ~ City of Surprises!
In Freedom Plaza in front of C.K.S. Memorial today, the military were rehearsing ready for Armed Forces Day on Saturday September 3. So the last thing I expected to see up by the Memorial itself was possibly the world’s largest Doraemon made out of pinwheels or small windmills, thousands of ’em, all blowing in the breeze! And sponsored by JCB Credit Card Co. It’s really quite amazing! Continue reading Ah, Taipei ~ City of Surprises!
Congratulations 何睿恩牧師 Joseph and 何師母 Angel on the birth of baby 何天愛!
Yes, baby Tien-Ai 天愛 has arrived safely in the world, thanks be to God! She was born on August 4 in Taipei, so she’s 4 weeks old today ~ YES! She’s the gorgeous brand-new baby daughter and first child of Rev. Joseph Jui-En Ho 何睿恩牧師 and his beautiful wife, Angel (Pei-Yin)! Until July 31, Joseph was vicar of Christ Church, Chungli, Taoyuan. On August 1 he started as vicar of St. Mark’s Church, Pingtung, which is the opposite end of Taiwan from here. That’s quite a big change all in one week ~ a new baby and a new church! Joseph … Continue reading Congratulations 何睿恩牧師 Joseph and 何師母 Angel on the birth of baby 何天愛!
Flame Tree Season in Taiwan!
There’s red everywhere! Flame trees (delonix regia) were first imported to Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era, and have been named Tainan City’s official tree. It’s flame tree flowering season ~ this is the one outside Advent Church, and even on a dull day, they still look amazing! I just LOVE red! Continue reading Flame Tree Season in Taiwan!
The No. 1 National Taiwan Museum 國立台灣博物館 Tour with Amanda Lai 賴盈伃 ~ YES!
Yes, introducing one of my most delightful former students, Amanda, who spent 2 years of her early life with us at St. James’ Kindergarten, Taichung ~ and she’s now a student of art history at Tainan National University of the Arts. All grown up and going places! This summer Amanda is an intern at the National Taiwan Museum in Taipei, another wow! Her family are great friends of mine, and a few weeks ago, her mother took my visitors, Harriet and Nicky and me to visit the Rainbow Village in Taichung. So with a bit of encouragement from Amanda’s mother, I … Continue reading The No. 1 National Taiwan Museum 國立台灣博物館 Tour with Amanda Lai 賴盈伃 ~ YES!
English Summer Camp @ Good Shepherd Church, Taipei ~ YES!
4 weeks of fun, 4 weeks of sun and heat (yes, not a typhoon in sight for 4 weeks, most unusual!), 4 weeks of u-biking along the river path from Tamsui to Taipei, and 4 weeks (well almost, Mondays to Thursdays, mornings only) of teaching a class of 20 lovely children, ages 7-10, lots of Bible stories, English and drama, ably assisted by one of our St. John’s University students, Tzu-Yang (Mark), who also traveled miles every day to get there. Actually he’s just graduated and is awaiting notification of his 4-months military service, so he was free. He brought along … Continue reading English Summer Camp @ Good Shepherd Church, Taipei ~ YES!
Garbage trucks disrupt classical concert – Taipei Times
!!!!!!!!! Garbage trucks on Saturday inadvertently disrupted a performance by the New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra in the National Taiwan University Sports Center when they started loudly playing prerecorded tunes that signal waste collection, sparking outrage from classical music fans attending the event. Source: Garbage trucks disrupt classical concert – Taipei Times Continue reading Garbage trucks disrupt classical concert – Taipei Times
Coffee Stand @ Good Shepherd Church, Taipei!
Actually Coffee Stand is 3 doors along from Good Shepherd Church, Taipei at 台北市士林區中正路519號 and stands out – of course for the coffee – but also because it is built into a half-demolished building. The building used to extend right up to level with the white line down the middle of the road in front, but 20 years ago the end of the building was removed to make way for the road. So the upstairs of the building has a half-demolished look about it, but hey, that’s the attraction! Y’know, I’ve been walking past this building for years, and never noticed … Continue reading Coffee Stand @ Good Shepherd Church, Taipei!
Pokémon Go May Have Just Shown Us What the End of the World Looks Like | TIME
It’s all happening in Taiwan lol! Thousands-strong crowd races through streets in surreal but unauthenticated clip Source: Pokémon Go May Have Just Shown Us What the End of the World Looks Like | TIME Continue reading Pokémon Go May Have Just Shown Us What the End of the World Looks Like | TIME
Sticky Tape Wall Art!
Check this out! This wall art at Tamsui Sports Center is made of lines and lines, rows and rows of black sticky tape! Amazing eh?! Continue reading Sticky Tape Wall Art!
Catherine Lee 