#taiwant

[mr-orion]

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[vanista]

De lesz kenyér, és tudunk télen fűteni

Rengeteg helyen olvasom, akár az ukrajnai háború, akár Taiwan kapcsán, hogy mindenkinek rossz. Nagyon rossz. Az oroszoknak is rossz. Ha Kína megtámadja Taiwant, neki is rossz lesz, nagyon rossz.

De lesz ennivaló, gáz és meleg szoba. Nekik meg nem lesz. Ez a jövőkép, ez a diadal, az új horizont, a csillogó szemek. Most, az új évezredben.

És akik csinálják, akár Putyin, akár Trump, akár más, nem értik, hogy ez még csak nem is zéró végösszegű játszma.

Vagyis az, ha úgy értik, hogy a végén senkinek nem lesz semmije. De végre kiköveteltük a minket megillető tiszteletet, mindannyian. Az is valami. És hogy tudunk fűteni.

[soyamax]

TAIWAN TABLE いよいよ、明日です！ Himalaya Table 日本〒101-0047 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Uchikanda, 3 Chome−5−5 大同ビル ２F +81 3-3525-4110 https://maps.app.goo.gl/yHEEfgprVJW7NMXc6 今回はソウルメイトとの台湾旅で、入手した秘境スパイス「馬告(マーガオ)」をアクセントに、厳選したビールとの相性を考えたフードラインナップとなっております。 ラインナップは以下の通り ◯滷味（ルーウェイ）台湾スパイス煮込 [干豆腐、砂肝、昆布、深谷ネギ、卵、エリンギ] ◯滷肉飯(ルーローハン) ◯伝統水餃子 ◯下水湯(シャースゥェイタン)あっさり生姜風味の砂肝スープ ◯自家製ぷるぷる杏仁豆腐 +限定数 東華楼特製麻辣油 以上 フードは全て500円均一です。 当日はキャッシュオンでの提供となりますのでご協力お願いします。 心ばかりの台湾土産、大好きな臺虎精釀の缶ビール数本ご用意あります。当日ジャンケン大会で提供したいと思います。 この度の企画を提案してくれ、快く場を提供してくれたヒマラヤテーブル久保田さんをはじめ、台湾旅を共にし、今回の企画にも沢山協力してくれたソウルメイトsoyamax、あいか嬢、史上最高の運び屋、渥美運輸様、並びに、いつも応援してくださるお客様方に深く感謝しております。 それでは明日皆さまとお会いできるのを楽しみにしてます！ とーげん #soyamax #soyamax2020 #soyamaxtaiwan #taiwan #japan #tokyo #beer #taihubrewing #臺虎精釀 #taiwantable #himarayatable https://www.instagram.com/p/B7-rjgFhSR-/?igshid=ifytqyecsng7

[ka-steve]

Asszem kezd kicsit kiakadni a világ a WHO-ra, akinek a tevékenysége jórészt kimerült abban, hogy hónapokig igyekezett a védekezés helyett a kínai érdekeket szolgáló tanácsokat adni. Folyamatosan biztosított mindenkit róla, hogy a vírus Kínában megfelelően van kontrollálva, újra és újra felszólított mindenkit, hogy ne szakítsa meg Kínával a légiközlekedést, ne tagadja meg a vízumot/belépést az elmúlt két hétben Kínában jártakkal szemben, egy rossz szava sem volt hogy Kína eredetileg hetekig eltitkolta még a fertőzés létét is stb. 

Kína egyébként számos Ensz és egyéb nemzetközi szervezet felsővezetésébe sikeresen benavigálta magát. Vagy konkrétan ők adnak számos helyen felsővezetőket (az amcsiknak van erről egy 19 oldalas PDF-jük), vagy - mint a WHO eset��ben Etiópiában- a felsővezető származási országában végeznek hatalmas beruházásokat és hát úgy általánosságban tudjuk, hogy a zsebbe lefizetéstől sem riadnak vissza, de amolyan “orvoslátogatói konferencia a trópusokon” módon még a konkrét korrupcióra nem vevő arcokat is le tudják kenyerezni.

Mindenesetre ez eddig egy elég absztrakt probléma volt. Mármint ja, szegény  Taiwan, de hát Taiwant jelenleg 15 irreleváns állam ismeri el egyáltalán (Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland and Tuvalu), az összes többi ország teljesen komfortos azzal, hogy lefeküdjön Kínának és úgy tegyen, mintha egy egész ország nem létezne, szóval pont a WHO tagság visszatartása volt a legkisebb probléma. 

Most viszont elég konkrét probléma lett. Legkésőbb január végére lehetett tudni, hogy ez a vírus az, ami, hogy úgy terjed, ahogy, és hogy ennek azok a következményei lehetnek, amik épp vannak és hamarosan lesznek. Február közepén tetőzött a hivatalos kínai fertőzöttség, szóval legyünk rugalmasak, legkésőbb akkor. A WHO március közepén volt hajlandó először pandemic-ként kategorizálni a járványt, az összes többi javaslatát a terjedés megállítása ellen meg már említettem. 

Azaz jelenleg ezrek, de valószínűleg végül százezrek fognak azért meghalni, mert a Világ Egészségügyi Szervezete a világ egészsége helyett összes energiáját arra fordította, hogy Kína számára minél kevésbé legyen gazdaságilag hátrányos a helyzet. És lehet, hogy véletlen, lehet, hogy nem, de Olaszországban pl az észak-olasz ruhaipar kifejezetten szorosan kötődik Kínához, Amerikában New York nyilván a legnagyobb közlekedés hub Kína felé is, Irán egy nagyon jelentős szereplő a kínai belt&road tervben stb. Azt mindenesetre tudjuk, hogy ezen országoknak a WHO javaslatait követve esélyük sem volt érdemben fellépni a fertőzés ellen.

[me4kids]

古早味，眷村童玩 #taiwant#tagforlike #travel

[tpman119]

TAIWANt You Back #WhenInTaiwan #Taiwan #Taipei #Travel (at Taipei, Taiwan)

[thehungrykat1]

Fun Christmas gifts for a season full of love, luck, and laughter

Gift giving—in its many, varied forms—is a huge part of the holidays. It’s not about getting gifts or material possessions; it’s a reflection of the season’s underlying values of generosity, thoughtfulness, and love. The act of getting the perfect gift for your loved ones has its own rewards. The idea of surprising them on Christmas Eve is even more enjoyable. But “fun” becomes stressful when you find yourself in the middle of an overwhelmingly large crowd inside a mall, clueless about what gift to buy for them. While almost everyone chooses to give impressive and dazzling presents for their loved ones, here are some ideas on what to give every member of your family:

For your little brother or sister

The 8-megapixel Papershoot Wood - TW Cypress Camera Set can be their buddy in capturing family fun at home. It is thin and lightweight, so your younger sibling can bring it anywhere. Moreover, it has three lens modes they can play with: fisheye is best used for dramatic wide shots; wide angle will be great for that formal family picture during Noche Buena, and macro can give you Instagram-worthy shots of gifts, decors, and sumptuous dishes on the table. This kid-friendly device uses heavy stone paper made from inorganic mineral powder, making it safer for them to use. Despite its light materials, the product is water-resistant and durable.

For Ate and Kuya

Make a joyful Christmas for your siblings by giving them the Acer Predator X27. Equipped with HDR ultra monitor, this high-grade playing rig can provide realistic visuals to make them feel planted on the gaming terrains. This product can help ate and kuya further make their battlestation more immersive.

For Mom

The Tatung 11-Cup Stainless Steel Multi-Functional Cooker is a perfect home partner for your mom to help her prepare warm meals for the family. It has four modes: Braise is ideal for cooking food that only require light frying. If your mom wants to make dumplings or rice cakes for noche buena, she can use put it in Steam. Cooking can handle up to 11 cups of uncooked rice. Lastly, since the weather will be cold, encourage her to make porridge for the family using the Stew mode.

For Dad

And for dad who is always on the go, the latest Asus Zenfone 5 series (5, 5Q, and 5Z) suit him. It can be his companion when working or just unwinding after a tedious day. These phones have clear cameras that can be used when reporting at work. Equipped with large storage of 64 megabytes, dad can also download games he can play and films he can watch during his breaks. 

Getting these for your loved ones can help you score more luck and love this season. If you buy Taiwan Excellence seal items from participating PC Express stores, you stand to win more awesome devices. From October 22 to December 3, 2018, customers who purchase Taiwan-based products with a minimum value of P2,000.00 from PC Express branches will be given a chance to join the Dice game where you must correctly guess the outcome of the dices to be rolled. Lucky participants can take home Christmas giveaways from Taiwan Excellence. You will also be given a chance to win premium-grade devices when you join the All Taiwant for Christmas Promo. The raffle draw will be on December 14, 2018, at 4 PM at PC Express, Gilmore Plus, New Manila, Quezon City.

Christmas won’t be the same without the family around. Unwrap bliss and surprises at home this Yuletide Season with these gifts from Taiwan. These are specially tested and evaluated by Taiwan Excellence with guidance from the Bureau of Foreign Trade to promote Taiwan's revolutionary products. For more information on Taiwan Excellence accredited products, visit taitra.org.tw/ or like Taiwan Excellence on Facebook.

[teddyornot]

Tell me what you Taiwant, what you really, really Taiwant 😘 Maligayang Araw ng Pag-ibig sa lahat 💘 (at 九份　Jiufen)

[sillynomad]

Notes from Kenting

Touchdown is a strange experience. The last few days were a bit of a rush and I packed a little on the blind side. What this amounts is not really knowing how I was going to get from the airport to my hotel 150 kilometers away. I also had 500 taiwanese dollars to my name, and that was basically all my cash. I knew there was a bus somewhere I could take which would kinda sorta leave me in the middle of Kenting and then I would have to figure it out some more. When I left the airport there were half a dozen IM volunteers there. I meet another racer, an older man. He is limping. I make a quip about it. He says that he hasn’t trained in six months. He responds to my raised eyebrow with I’ve got years of experience, son. Later I would find out he’s the chief design strategist for IBM, which reminds me that everyone in the triathlon world has cooler jobs than me. Meanwhile, the volunteers were super kind, and they let me get on their special shuttle even after the ATM swallowed the one card that has always worked abroad. The volunteers were super friendly. Seriously A+ effort. 

The bus could sit about 50 people. Currently it sits 6, including the driver. There’s one other foreigner, who looks to be about my age. He’s super stoked to be here. He’s been doing Ironman since he was 19, but this is his first one outside America. He eventually tells me that he’s basically in it to win it. Only first place in our age group will get you a place in Kona, and that’s his goal. But he’s a bro, and his enthusiasm is contagious. Someone else on the bus gets a phone call. He turns around and hands me the phone. It’s one of the volunteers from the airport, would I like him to try and get my card back? I get images of that guy tearing the machine to pieces in search of my BOFA. Not worth it, but it feels so good to know that he would try.

I quickly learn that Kenting is *rural*- The village is built along the main road, hugging it for a stretch of a couple kilometers. Every other building is a small hotel. The receptionist at my hotel tells me that there are only 500 families that actually live in Kenting. I’m not sure what a Taiwanese family looks like, but they can’t be that big.

My hotel is a ten-minute walk along that main road from the official IM resort. It’s small, but nice enough, and away from the noise of the street. There is, however, a dog that wails throughout the night as if someone is kicking it over and over. It is distracting.

I spend most of Friday in and around the resort, using their wifi to get some work done, and nosing around, browsing. The resort is actually huge, and has a large basement with a large arcade, a driving range, a shopping center, and restaurants. Looks like their heyday was 20 years ago. Even though there are thousands of people it still feels really empty and gives me The Shining creeps.

The opening party is a nice affair, with lots of “ethnic drumming” and giving away of goodies. I hang out with the American guy, Eric, and he imparts some of his champion wisdom onto me. On my way back to my hotel I fall in stride with another guy, Thomas, who is an old hand at long distance racing but still feels somewhat grounded to the earth. We part ways and I admire all the little stands selling foods and drinks all the way to my room. This will be really fun after the race.

I go swimming early next morning and I feel good about it. I pick a random place for breakfast, and when Thomas walks past he sits down with me and we chew the fat for a while. I later hook up with Eric for a bit of a bike ride. This is the first time I am trying out my new wheels. I am very obsessed with my new wheels because they cost me a lot of money and they are supposed to make me go much faster. I am aware that trying out new equipment for the first time the day before my first Ironman is probably not the wisest move, but this goes to show how I feel about my training up until this point. It’s like I’m pulling a hail mary on a 180km ride. Eric’s enthusiasm is rubbing off, though, and slowly starting to bury my apprehension.

We don’t explore the bike course but looking at the map we know that there is a 400m incline over the course of 5km. This is the Big Daddy. We hear from some Americans that it’s really quite treacherous bit of road, especially on the downhill. Eric tells me to slow down and use my butt on this hill. “Don’t kill yourself here. Let them pass you. You will see them again on the downhill.”

I go on a walk, relax, and head over to the resort for the briefing. There are volunteers everywhere, being amazing. At the bike check-in they’re lined up and cheering for us  on either side as we walk. A small round of selfies ensues. It makes me feel good and popular and like a bit of a champion. The volunteers are all at least bilingual, and I practice a bit of Spanish and Japanese with them. Incredible, I don’t know where they find these people.

The main reason everyone is at the briefing is because they want to know if wetsuits are allowed or not. The water temperature might just be too warm. In the end, the give the green light for it. Collective sigh of relief.

 go with Thomas to a Thai place and load up on all kinds of food. There are hardcore-athlete rules about what you should have the meal before a race in order to boost your performance but we both agree that the best thing really is to just have a good meal we enjoy. We walk past all the food stands that sell different things. One of them is a deep fried oreo. There’s probably a line somewhere that separates enjoyable food from bad idea food and the oreo is probably on the other side. At least tonight.

 I go to sleep. Everything is ready, everything is set. Tomorrow, I will become an Ironman.

[tpman119]

TAIWANt to move it, move it 😂😂😂 #Jiufen #Taiwan #Bursed #Travel #Asian (at Jiufen)

[stayinblue]

忘憂森林

諾亞方舟NO.70台中站的隔一天，我們出發忘憂森林。 會選擇這裡為目的地，起因是我在旅遊節目上看到這裡號稱台灣版九寨溝，就決定下次去台灣一定要到此一遊。從台中市包車到這裡，路途不近。不過也好，讓我們兩個演唱會累翻而睡不醒的傢伙在一路上補妝吃早餐醒醒腦，呵呵。 包車把我們載到一個茶莊，從這裡要坐茶莊轉往忘憂森林的車子進去。車子把我們放在一個茶園前面，沒有多餘的指示就走了！啊，這個森林有夠神秘！我們跟著少許人潮走去，最終才看到一個小牌子指示，從這裡我們便踏入了森林的懷抱⋯⋯

走進忘憂森林的那個早晨，空氣中凝結著霧氣，為忘憂森林增添了一層誘人的薄紗。九月的太陽在前幾天把我們折磨透了，因此我們特別歡喜森林裏的涼爽天氣。除了前方有迷霧，我們的腳前也有泥沼－是這個水樣森林位於的沼澤地與下過雨的早晨所帶來的黏膩。迷霧讓我們對森林增添期待，而泥沼卻為這趟小旅程的一步一腳印增添刺激感。

[heyhihanguk]

The 2-28 Memorial Museum. Most people forget that Taiwan was a Japanese colony, but it was from 1915 until the end of World War II. Like Korea, the Taiwanese were expected to learn Japanese, swear loyalty to the emperor, and faithfully serve in the Japanese army. When the island was retaken by China, the people suddenly had to swear loyalty to a new country. "Traitors" who had survived the colonization by acquiescing to Japanese rule were killed. The new government was heavy handed in its tactics, and resistance finally came in 1947 when they tried to enforce a ban on smuggled cigarettes. (Not exactly the stuff of lore and legends.) This led to first a massacre, then massive rebellion. The Kuomintang finally implemented martial law to regain control. The island remained until martial law until 1987 -- forty years and a communist revolution later.

[yc-tang]

#taiwant#food #dessert #Asian #yam #pumpkin (Taken with instagram)

[travel-dream-love-eat]

Taipei,Taiwan

[littleaiko-blog]

我搬出的小公寓套房 已經住了陌生的女郎 躺在床上看著天花板 她是否一樣失望 早開的長途班 by 陳奕迅