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Dear Rosanne: Foreigner girls don't like local guys like me
Feeling culturally discombobulated? Ask MeiGui: Rosannelin at hotmail dot com
Read moreSpotlight on Taiwan Films
Bangkok, Thailand March 17, 2009: The Phuket Film Festival is proud to announce a Spotlight on Taiwanese Film will take place during the 2nd edition of the Festival which will run June 4 – 11 2009 at the Coliseum Theaters in Phuket Town, on the beautiful international resort destination of
Read moreInterview with Robert Lee & son about "Virtue St" art show and the arts in Taiwan
Trista di Genova interviews Robert & son about their impressions of her art opening, “In Remembrance of Virtue Street” at Le Rouge, and the state of the arts in Taiwan, where students today excel more in maths than in the creative arts. Produced by Phil Epps.
Read moreInterview with the Italian trade rep @ "Virtue Street" art show opening
Interview with Leopoldo Sposato, the Italian trade rep in Taipei, with artist Trista di Genova
Read moreTaking over Bliss: Interview with Travis Bannert
annert, 29, is from Edmonton, Canada. He came to Taiwan two years ago, “to get away, see Asia, similar to the situation of a lot of people here,” he says. In Canada, he was an investment banker, and “didn’t want to push paper anymore,” and managed promotion for a nightclub. In Taiwan, he taught English in Taipei County for a year. Three months ago, he and a friend took over the lease for Bliss, a popular pub and live music venue in Taipei.
Read moreTrue kungfu sitting in Taiwan, says martial artist
By Trista di Genova Originally published in The China Post “Grand masters are the holders of thousands of forms, or katas in Japanese,” says David Gentile, who at the young age of 26 seems well on the way to becoming a kungfu master. “They are ways to transmit movements. Each
Read moreItalian trade rep: Taiwan's future is bright
Courtesy of Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office By Trista di Genova Originally published Sunday, January 18, 2009 in The China Post The China Post (downing espresso): What was your prior experience before you took office? Leopoldo Sposato: Before arriving in the wonderful island of Taiwan, I was the
Read moreDear Rosanne: My Western friends act like pigs in restaurants
Originally published in The China Post (but not published anywhere else online). Read more of Rosanne’s witty and hilarious columns for the culturally discombobulated on her new website: rosannelin.com
Read moreTruly Taiwan's Treasure: Taitung, pure and natural
By Trista di Genova The China Post Now is the only time you will actually see a traffic jam in beautiful Taitung County, and for the Western one, Jan. 1-4. The rest of the year, Taitung’s attractions can be tasted at leisure, and from pristine mountains and streams, aboriginal gatherings,
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