Category: Latest News

Happy New Year

And we’re back. After a trying 2015, here’s hoping for a great 2016!      

Latest News: September 19th 2014

The summer is officially coming to an end, with the end of summer holidays and the kids going back to school. Not that it’s cooling off much as yet with another sweltering week in prospect….

Latest News: July 11th 2014

There is no hiding from the fact that the summer in Taiwan is hot, so much so that being outside for any period of time can be uncomfortable. So what, then, can you do with…

Latest News: July 4th 2014

A happy 4th of July to our American readers, and a belated happy Canada Day to our Canadian readers. And there is a bit of Canadian focus this week. Our featured article this week is…

Latest News: June 27th 2014

The only thing more predictable than a poor World Cup for the England team? The heat in Taiwan at this time of year. Woof! As we wilted last week, a quick review of the articles…

Latest News: June 13th 2014

The World Cup kicked off very early this morning Taiwan time, and as hoped the coverage on TV was excellent. Not much chance of ever seeing Taiwan in the finals, or even qualifying, but there is…

Latest News: June 6th 2014

Luckily the rain held off for much of Dragon Boat Festival, and the sun did indeed shine on the MTC dragon boat team, whose mixed team placed 3rd out of 64 teams, women’s team placed 4th out…

Latest News: May 30th 2014

Another hot, wet and thundery week in Taiwan and it looks like there is more to come. But at least Monday is a holiday for Dragon Boat Festival! And on that note, we have an…

Latest News: May 23rd 2014

Dragon Boat Festival is coming up (June 2nd), so we will be running a few related articles over the next two weeks. First up is our general guide to the festival, including a bit of…

Latest news: May 16th 2014

We are straight into summer this week, with temperatures in the mid-30s. It seems like we had a longer winter than usual, and not it seems as though we are going to have a longer…