By Trista di Genova I can now say from personal experience how much I prefer and appreciate lovely Taiwan po-lice officers! I’ve always thought they are SO nice, like teddy bears even, espesh compared to our Robo-Cops in America! The local Pima County Jail, famous for its filthy bathrooms that are never cleaned, and its…
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Dear Cai Ying-wen 親愛的蔡英文總統: Much Love and Power to You 豐沛的愛與力量予妳
Power, power, power… 🙂 What is it, where does it come from, and what do we do with it? 力量、力量、力量…它究竟是甚麼，它從哪裡來，我們可以用力量做甚麼？ When you think of power, what immediately comes to mind? Make a list of people who you think are powerful: 當你想到力量，你立刻浮現腦海的是什麼？ 列出一份你認為有力量之人的名單: – – – Next, take a minute to list some powerful characteristics: / 然後，花幾分鐘列出一些有力量的特質: –…
Read moreTaiwan citizenship: Give it away now!
The Wild East / Editorial The Taiwan media is notorious for being lame and vacuous, heavily relying on lightweight ‘coverage’ of food stories and the like, since restaurant ‘tributes’ are an important cash cow for them. Chinese New Year ‘reporting’ is especially pathetic. One TV station (must have been TVBS!) replayed the same exact ‘news story’ of distributing ‘hongbao’…
Read moreGetting a DUI in Taiwan: Steep fines and some useful lessons
Hammered again? Stay off the roads. The Wild East staff A heads-up for all foreigners who love driving recklessly – Taiwan cops are finally getting savvy After a spate of recent high-profile cases involving deaths of innocents, Taiwan police are cracking down on drunk driving (or drink-driving if you prefer). This includes reining in foreigners…
Read moreConclusion: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center
CONCLUSION of The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts one, two, three, or four. I was dreading the moment, saying goodbye to N–. I hate goodbyes and I always, always cry. I hate, hate, hate goodbyes. How could I say goodbye to N–? I love…
Read moreThe ‘Hole’ Story: Part 4
The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts One or Two or Three. Everybody cried sometimes, even the strongest ones, even the ones that giggled and joked a lot. Everybody felt the pressure of the time, and boredom, missing their freedom and their lives. They would…
Read moreTaiwan’s Court Reforms a Matter for Everyone
By Jerome F. Keating Ph.D. Many of you had hoped to attend the presentation by Feng-jeng Lin, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation last week. The Judge Act Bill that his foundation had sponsored and supported did pass in the Legislative Yuan this past week, though not with all of the checks and balances…
Read moreThe ‘Hole’ Story: Part 3
The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts One or two. I am a very stubborn person. I made myself a promise I would not let all that chaos break me and make me go nuts, no matter how long I was about to stay there.…
Read moreJudicial Reform to be debated @ Breakfast Club
Wild East news staff The Breakfast Club, a group founded by Professor Jerome Keating that invites scholars to speak and lead discussions on historical issues and current affairs, will be meeting Saturday, June 11, 10 am. Topic: From the Hsichih Trio to Judge Law Legislation The meeting is open to all, and likely to draw…
Read moreWorst-case scenario: Court rules guilty in Scotsman’s trial
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East Tuesday at 4 pm, the judge at Taipei District courthouse read out the verdict in less than five minutes, and the group filed out of the courtoom. Two family members of the deceased motorcyclist left first, and then the half-dozen or more Zain Dean supporters listened in the…
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