08.04.06
Leaving Taiwan
So, after five and a half happy years living in Taipei, I’m moving back to England next month. I’ve got quite settled here in Taiwan, so wasn’t really thinking of moving for a few years yet - but a really cool job offer has come up which is just too good to miss.
What will happen to ‘One whole jujuflop situation’? Well, I’m not too sure yet. I hope to keep it going - but whether I’ll be able to keep on top of what’s going on in Taiwan remains to be seen. One thing is for certain: I’m not going to suddenly switch to writing about British politics - that’s just boring!
LfC said,
August 4, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Hope I will not lose a reliable source - though as ESWN put it, his “blog could not exist as it stands because … I could not feel the pulse of the people and place.” (http://www.zonaeuropa.com/200607.brief.htm)
wolf_reinhold said,
August 5, 2006 at 12:14 am
You will lose interest in Taiwan and its politics, trust me.
As a long departed expat said, “Taiwan is a food stain on the necktie of the world.”
What is this “cool” job offer?
James said,
August 6, 2006 at 12:06 am
Good luck in your new job. It’d be really great if you kept posting, if you still have the time and interest.
The View from Taiwan: Daily Taiwan Links, August 7, 2006 said,
August 7, 2006 at 11:25 am
[...] I can’t do a Sunday blog roundup. I just won’t have time this fall, since I am starting a PHD program here, and teaching full time. But I think I can manage a few daily links every couple of days, more or less randomly selected from around the Taiwan blogosphere…I think I’ll set a limit of five links.Sun Bin notes that Taiwan has lost another diplomatic ally, the flip-flopping Chad. The KMT complained yesterday that Taiwan should stop blaming China for its diplomatic setbacks. ROFL. I’ll be posting on this later today or tomorrow. All the Taiwan focus misses out on who really lost in that switch from Taiwan to China.Taiwan blogger The Levitator has a great post on the band Chthonic. (And don’t miss my man Maddog’s pointer to a blatant China Times lie on Freddy’s alleged signing of the online petition).Wild at Heart blogs on the Beitou cable car corruption case.Formosa Birding has a set of absolutely gorgeous photographs about Hehuan Mountain.Rank points out that providing servants for Chiang Kai-shek’s widow cost the government $1 billion. No wonder the public is pissed, eh?Also, I am saddened that David at jujuflop is leaving Taiwan. I’ll miss his sensible and surehanded writing.[Taiwan] [Taiwan Blogs] [...]
Jason said,
August 7, 2006 at 11:47 pm
Sorry to see Taiwan losing such an articulate and well-reasoned voice. Good luck with the new venture, David.
Kerim Friedman said,
August 9, 2006 at 9:38 pm
I look forward to reading about politics in England! I’m sure they are just as absurd.
(NOTE: Everything I know about English politics I learned from “Yes, Minister”!)
Keywords said,
August 11, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Politics from Taiwan ยป Leaving Taiwan
Taiwan Echo said,
August 22, 2006 at 4:16 pm
David,
I hope that you could keep paying your attention on Taiwan politics. With the web media nowadays, infomation could be easily obtained over the net.
I have to take this chance to emphasize the importance of you guys to the progressing of Taiwan toward a normal democratic society. One of Taiwan’s society chaos comes from the discrimination of northern Taiwanese (NT) to the southern Taiwanese (ST). NT think they are highly educated, speaking better manderin (that means, more like chinese), … and they are totally brained washed to consider china is their future.
One of their criteria of “being highly educated” is being able to speak/read/write in Engilsh, and an article written in English would have far more impact on them than that same article if it is written in manderin. That means, you guys can do what pan-green intellects can’t do. You guys (English blog writers) are playing a very crucial roles in helping Taiwan to shape its future.
sun bin said,
September 17, 2006 at 12:50 pm
hope you will still be discussing about taiwan from time to time. not many rational voice in the english blogosphere.
in case you are still reading taiwan news, one innocent question:
I read that the president is protected from being charge/impeach of fraud and other criminal offence (about the state affair reimbursement / receipt scandal).
is this common is other countries? e.g US, UK? or is this just of one of those Asian (Chiang KS) relics which were not amended because amending constitution is such a big hassle/controversy.