<Photo from TeSL>
With 40 degree summer days, outdoor sports have become less of a choice. Therefore, what could be the hottest sport in the hottest summer vacation period? e-Sports is the answer for now.
Taipei
Stay Put – Web 1.0 Community Site: i-Part
Asia Scout | August 7th, 2009
It is quite difficult to imagine a community site without the functions of grouping and tagging. Yet one can find none of those fashionable Web 2.0 concepts on the popular friends-making site, i-Part (http://www.i-part.com.tw/).
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ATLASPOST (Map Diary)
Asia Scout | August 7th, 2009
The common issue for most community websites is that when one first logs in, one will probably be all alone. What one can do is call for friends to join his/her social community. However, ATLASPOST (http://map.answerbox.net) delivers a whole new scenario. Read More
Plurk: The Hot Phenomenon for Taiwanese Celebrities and Robots
Asia Scout | August 7th, 2009
Hill Strolling
Asia Scout | July 13th, 2009
Personally, I feel mountain climbing is a serious sport. It’s very easy to take part in this sport since Taiwan possesses a high density of big mountains, which can get to be over 3,000 meters tall.
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Kayaking Hits the Hot Summer Wave
Asia Scout | July 13th, 2009
Geographically speaking, Taiwan is an island that is located between the south and east China Sea. When the Portuguese first landed here, they gave it the name “Formasa”, which mean “Beautiful Island”. So, Taiwan is not just an island, it’s an island surrounded by sea, and has gorgeous landscape. Of course, you must savor the oceanic scenery. Therefore, how could we do without oceanic sports? Kayaking is now the irresistible temptation during this HOT, HOT summer. Read More
Hot Cycling Trend in Taipei
Asia Scout | July 12th, 2009
<Champion of Giro d’Italia 2009, Denis Menchov>
It’s the hottest leisure sport in Taipei, it’s even spreading all over Taiwan — cycling. There has been a long-term relationship between bikes and Taiwan.
Formula Racing
Asia Scout | June 30th, 2009
<Roy Chiu in Formula Renault 2000 (testing session), February of 2009>
It’s a game, a game of concentration, a game of speed and lives. With the subtle boundary between winning and potential injuries, I cannot help but feel my adrenaline levels rise just thinking of it. Read More
Taiwan Otaku God: Lucifer Chu
Asia Scout | May 20th, 2009
<Photo from Aquai’s Blog, brother of Lucifer Chu’s wife>
In this post-modern cyborg society, one should never underestimate the power of CYBERSPACE (just look at what we are doing on Asia Scout!). Here and there is not too far away. Linked by the internet, cyberspace is the new locale for human interaction. “The ONE society”, one cyberspace, times a thousand million human molecules. Read More
Black Metal, Youth Movements and Taiwan Independence: Freddy Lim
Asia Scout | May 18th, 2009
It’s not really easy to imagine that someone could actually have the Presidential attend a music festival. 33-year-old Freddy Lim (Chang-Zuo Lim) is not only the lead vocal of a black metal band. His name is so well-known that taxi drivers to Presidents… literally everybody knows him. No matter if one’s his friend or enemy, his serious attitude and enthusiasm have won him high regards from both sides. Read More
God-Making Project No.1: Chen Ching-Yuan/WANWOR
Asia Scout | May 4th, 2009
Credit: poster image taken from Wanwor’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/wanwor
Born in 1984 in Tainan, and growing up in Chia-Yi, the young artist, Chen Ching-Yuan AKA WANWOR, has amazed his audience with his epic artworks. Read More
Stay Cool, Stay You. Hairstyle Artist, Spud Tan.
Asia Scout | May 4th, 2009
Some call him Spud. He is the artist of hairstyles that we all admire. Read More
Conscience Rice Bomber: Yang Ru-Men
Asia Scout | April 29th, 2009
<Yang was arrested in 2004>
He’s not just a “Conscience Bomber”. Physically, Yang Ru-Men, the so-called “Rice Bomber”, set off 17 bombs from 2003~2004 in Taipei to urge the government to address the consequences that would be suffered by local farmers once rice importing became permitted after joining the WTO. His highly controversial acts have provoked serious debates from both the pro and con sides. Read More
New Wave in Taiwan. Playwright, Tsung-Han Tsai.
Asia Scout | April 29th, 2009
2008 was an amazing year for Taiwan’s film industry. Cape No.7 alone has reached the breaking box office record of NT $530,000,000. Orz Boyz and Winds of September together have gained remarkable popularity among audiences and have brilliant box office grosses as well. In 2008, if you wanted to be a part of the “artsy” fashion scene, you had to see at least one of those three films.
Fair-Trade Promoter & Environmental Activist: Xu Wen-Yan
Asia Scout | April 21st, 2009
Sitting in the secret residential area of Zhong-Zheng Chu of Taipei where many central government administrations are located, there is one low profile cafe. Easily overlooked as an ordinary house if you don’t pay full attention. All too often, there is a beautiful bicycle parked in the front of the door. Besides this, there is no store sign that lights up all day long, as compared to the others in Taipei. Just a humble blackboard with “OKOGREEN” scribbled in chalk. And one can always find fliers for blogger gatherings posted on the front door. Read More