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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Hypocrisy 101

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(中文在下方) Word of the Day today is Hypocrisy which is defined as “the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Delusions of Grandeur?

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I’ve written before about the worrying underlying forces at work within the personality of one of Taiwan’s prominent figures, and poked some...
Friday, March 25, 2022

The Dilemma of the Bully vs Peace Balance

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The German philosopher Georg Hegel (1770-1831) famously said, “The only thing that we learn from history is that we learn nothing from histo...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Blood Sports

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(中文在下方) I’ve never been a fan of blood sports like bull-fighting, fox-hunting, or hunting in general for that matter. I find it cruel and un...
Saturday, March 12, 2022

Lacking intellect? Try attention seeking instead

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There is an obvious and growing trend among politicians around the world to replace their lack of intellect, insightfulness and worldly know...
Sunday, March 6, 2022

Ukraine's Tragedy a Silver Lining For Taiwan

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Thanks to Visual Capitalist for the use of this graphic https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map-explainer-ukraine/ Please click on this link fo...
Saturday, March 5, 2022

Welcome to Taiwan - Home Covid Capers

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(中文在下方) Since I retired from full-time employment and a job which meant I had to be on call 24/7, I have been extremely happy not to have to...
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在海外漂泊二十多年後,我與同為路透社記者的英國丈夫菲爾進入半退休狀態,在八里左岸和普羅旺斯之間如候鳥般移居。
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