Monday, March 13, 2023

立法院

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我加入路透社當菜鳥時剛剛解嚴不久，立法院開始大打出手，記憶猶新那是外國同事用來捉弄說笑的好武器，最好的回覆就是順著說笑皆大歡喜：對啊，這次打得不好，我要去抗議！你別惹我，我跟台灣國會議員一樣厲害！別的國會都學我們開打，不過我們還是比較猛！ 但玩笑之餘，我也不忘急急說明反對黨如何...

學歷

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講古又來了，我發這種文都是故意的。 當年我還在新加坡工作，已經準備搬去澳洲，不過我這輩子沒考過托福GRE什麼的，管它的，申請就是了。 結果學校來信說需要托福成績，當年是這樣現在不知道。我想了一下覺得很麻煩，因為我就是重考生啊，北一女畢業也考不上公立學校，考試成績可以想像。於是...
Sunday, March 5, 2023

Jimmy Carter - a peanut farmer's legacy

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Deng Xiaoping meets Carter in 1979 Submariner, peanut farmer, civil rights champion and Nobel prize winner Jimmy Carter was the 39th Preside...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Terry Kuo - Taiwan's Joke politician

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中文在最下方 If you don’t find Terry Kuo funny, you have no sense of humour. This strutting buffoon plays his role as one of Taiwan’s leading joke...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Political Belligerence

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 The Post-Truth era, in which we all now exist, it seems we have to also get used to a heightened level of political aggression and game-pla...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

A familiar pang

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(中文在下方) Sadly, I felt the all too familiar pang of disappointment yesterday at the DPP’s poor showing at the local elections, although I fel...
Saturday, November 26, 2022

For Sale

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For Sale Mayoral Clown Car  (no longer required by owner) Eight years old. High mileage.  Bodywork in poor shape after heavy use. Seats in b...