A foreigner explains the traditions, beliefs and practices involved in coordinating funeral arrangements for his Taiwanese wife’s family Story and photo by Trista di Genova, The Wild East Shawn DeVries has been sporting beardly growth these days; not because it’s winter, or because it’s fashionable – in Taiwan it definitely
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W.E. bagged our 2nd Best Taiwan Blog award!
Thanks for your vote. Every year Taiwanderful.net’s competition for Best Blog in Taiwan gets tougher; we won in the award’s first year, 2008. This year we got more votes than ever (149), but an upstart competitor (!), My Kafkaesque Life, busted a nut as the underdog, somehow clocking an incredible
Read moreMerry Little Peacefest Party@TAV, Dec. 25
This Saturday, “7pm till late”, Peacefest is sponsoring its first CHRISTMAS DINNER & MUSIC PARTY to be held at TAIPEI ARTIST VILLAGE (台北國際藝術村), #7 Beiping East Road in Taipei (two blocks east of the Taipei Main Station). Inside, outdoors, at Jason’s bar there, let’s PACK THE PLACE WITH ALL OUR
Read moreDear TVBS!
Editor’s note: In Taiwan there is actually a TV station called “TVBS”. This piss-up was written in honor of the first television station to be up front about what they’re really all about. Dear TVBS, TVBS is always on the scene. There is never an incident of worldwide importance not
Read more'Give China time’ to democratize; Taiwan's a catalyst: Post reporter
Long-time reporter Kenneth Liu speaks to The Wild East on the need to ‘give China time’ for its democratic development, how Taiwan can act as catalyst and positive example and what he sees are Chiang Kai-shek’s most significant achievements Story and photo by Trista di Genova, The Wild East In
Read moreSilent Retreat @ Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery
by Lisa Furtado for The Wild East Silence is a wonderful way to reconnect with one’s true self. When you take the time to be fully present in an environment of few distractions, it’s possible to connect with the peace and tranquility that resides within. This getaway offers a much-needed
Read moreEagles coming to Taipei for one show
The Wild East Taiwan’s gonna get a dose of a “Peaceful Easy Feeling” one night only on Feb. 26, 2011, when the Eagles come to Taiwan for one show only. Ticket Prices: NT1,800 – NT12,000 SEATING Venue: Linkou Stadium, No. 250, WenHua 1st Road, Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. Google
Read moreEarly Taiwan Election Returns 2010
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Tomorrow’s Newspaper Today: Some early election returns in 5-city elections in Taiwan Highlights:Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) takes Tainan and Kaohsiung. Both parties held on to their strongholds. DPP didn’t do well in the industrialized North, a traditional KMT stronghold; but they held their
Read moreTaiwan Architecture: A Festival of Junk
How and why the island’s modern-day architecture evolved into such a sad state — an aesthetically offensive living museum of bile-inspiring monstrosities By Trista di Genova The Wild East A few years ago, when producer Will Tiao and his crew were scouting locations for the film ‘Formosa Betrayed’, they discovered
Read moreThe Story of Taiwan’s Legendary Little People
The Legend of the Pasta’ay in my own words By Sean Kaiteri [Editor’s note: This exclusive aims to lend historical insight into the Pasta’ay Festival of the Little People, taking place this coming weekend. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material in any form lies with the author.] No one is
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