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A View from the 'Hill: June 2011
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Sunday, 26 June 2011. Article in Taiwan Today (GIO online newspaper) about cycling in Kaohsiung (http:/ www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp? 8220;We come here once or twice a month,” said Hsu. “Actually, it was my daughter Cindy’s idea originally. She’d heard about it from her classmates.”. This is typical of the way the pleasures of cycling spread by word of mouth. The Internet is similarly abuzz with recommendations. 8220;It was gorgeous,” he concluded. “Most of all I felt safe.”. Local cyclists have their own s...
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A View from the 'Hill: October 2011
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Friday, 21 October 2011. Call me Makgeolli Mark. Recipe: steam rice, allow to cool;. Boil water, allow to cool;. Add rice, yeast, water and cover with cloth;. One week later add sugar for more kick if desired). What could be simpler? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). VftH started as a weekly newspaper column in 2001, focusing on aspects of Taiwan's history, culture, museums and language of interest to foreign residents and visitors. Self-portrait at opening of "Double Dose of Malarkey" exhibition Dec '08.
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A View from the 'Hill: August 2012
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Thursday, 9 August 2012. Of Taiwan, Yet Not of Taiwan. Tracing the Rich History of Kinmen. First published in "Travel in Taiwan" 2010 (http:/ go2taiwan.net/must see kinmen.php)]. Stone lions have long been worshiped by local people to protect them and their crops from the strong winds. Today, the distillery near the island’s center – Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. – produces around 24 million liters of 38 percent and 58 percent liquor annually, generating around NT$12 billion in sales ...For an introduction...
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A View from the 'Hill: Kinmen: From War Zone to Tourist Spot
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Thursday, 9 August 2012. Kinmen: From War Zone to Tourist Spot. A onetime battlefield just off the mainland coast, these islands are now attracting visitors from both Taiwan and China. TEXT AND PHOTOS BY MARK CALTONHILL. For an experience unlike any other in the ROC, make a trip to Kinmen; nowhere else is quite like this tiny archipelago of islands. So many properties have been renovated in Shuitou in southwest Kinmen that the whole village resembles one large outdoor museum. Another good place to vi...
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A View from the 'Hill: February 2012
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012. New (light) verse - ("My stomach represents my heart"). To the tune of . (another obvious one). 哦！我愛豆腐，啊！我愛芋圓，肚子代表我的心。 當然都想去，擔仔麵跟愛玉，肚子代表我的心。 我去每個鄉，我去吃看看，肚子代表我的心。 哦！我愛鴨頭，啊！我愛花生，肚子代表我的心。 當然都想去，麻薯跟鴨賞，肚子代表我的心。 Text and photos © Jiyue Publications 2012. Thursday, 16 February 2012. To the tune of, well, i guess it's obvious). Heaven, I’m in Seven,. With its drink and groc’ry choices quite unique. And I seem to find the products that I seek,. Seven, I’m in Heaven,. That elevating you,.
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A View from the 'Hill: The journey that changed my life – Cycling Malaysia in 1987
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Thursday, 18 October 2012. The journey that changed my life – Cycling Malaysia in 1987. Actually, the story starts one year earlier, with my first visit to Asia, to Thailand in fact. Which was a great disappointment. Do not misunderstand: I love Thailand, as I love Malaysia and Taiwan, and many other countries. This could have been the most stupid thing I had ever done, but it turned out to be the smartest. And, as I say, it changed the direction of my life in more than one way. I could still visit the t...
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A View from the 'Hill: March 2012
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Friday, 30 March 2012. Fish of the Day. Http:/ www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif. Fish, Hong Kong, by Karen Wong (for more see here. Wednesday, 28 March 2012. Fish of the day. Sunday, 11 March 2012. This is worrying, it seems I'm developing something of a 7-Eleven fetish:. Our fast food, which art in Seven,. Hot dog be thy name;. Of] lips, tits and dicks,. In Fam'ly as it is in Seven. Give us this day our daily bread,. And give us milk, cheese, molasses,. Chips, nuts, beer and various Häagen-Dazses;. VftH st...
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A View from the 'Hill: October 2012
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Thursday, 18 October 2012. The journey that changed my life – Cycling Malaysia in 1987. Actually, the story starts one year earlier, with my first visit to Asia, to Thailand in fact. Which was a great disappointment. Do not misunderstand: I love Thailand, as I love Malaysia and Taiwan, and many other countries. This could have been the most stupid thing I had ever done, but it turned out to be the smartest. And, as I say, it changed the direction of my life in more than one way. I could still visit the t...
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A View from the 'Hill: June 2012
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Sunday, 24 June 2012. New (light) verse - workshopping "Sonnet Challenge". In preparation for the launch of "(Humorous) Sonnet Challenge" as a regular part of my stand-up routine, I asked a few friends to suggest words for me to practice with. Shad started, giving me one word, then two, then Joseph, Jenna and Karen all submitted the full three. Finally, I performed the routine at Red Room on June 16th. I'm pretty pleased with most of them, Karen's still needs a lot of work, however. Apologies to her.
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A View from the 'Hill: April 2011
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Thursday, 21 April 2011. Fish of the day. From "Book of Odes". Translated by James Legge, 1898). Why, in eating fish;. Must we have bream from the He? Why, in taking a wife,. Must we have a Jiang of Qi? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). VftH started as a weekly newspaper column in 2001, focusing on aspects of Taiwan's history, culture, museums and language of interest to foreign residents and visitors. Self-portrait at opening of "Double Dose of Malarkey" exhibition Dec '08. Latest India photos at:.
