Taiwanese arcade game Star Ball has players lob balls at a screen. It's like a light gun game, but with balls. Star Ball has various scenarios. For example, players throw balls at mostiquotos to keep them from biting people. There's a snowball fight with polar bears and parka wearing kids. And, ther...

Last I checked, in America it's referred to as "bolba." In Taiwan it's called "pearl milk tea," and comparing it to it's counterpart in America is like comparing apples and oranges. Granted, I haven't tried every bolba place in America, but when I used to drink it in L.A. all you could get were the ...

I had been vaguely aware that gays are more open in Taiwan than in Japan (more active gay pride festival, spotting a very cleary labeled gay bookstore near Taiwan University), but hadn’t consciously realized quite how different things are before reading this article from yesterday’s Taip...

This is the little girl who lives upstairs. Isn't she cute? Well, don't let her apparent cuteness fool you. This girl is a super concentrated ball of energy that will leave you exhausted after five minutes! And I'm talking about weary-down-to-your-bones kind of exhausted. The way we met was quite ou...

The Taipei Times printed an interview the other day with Yu Bor-chuan of the Taiwan Pinyin League, and head of the team that designed Tongyong Pinyin. He is of course a heavy promoter of Tongyong Pinyin, saying that it is better suited to Taiwan than the internationally accepted but PRC originated H...

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed three stories in the Taipei Times on the topic of preserving notable or historical architecture in Taiwan. Taipei County looks to rebuild site of weird UFO houses – I had actually written that I wanted to stop by this area and see the UFO houses...

Post from: InvestorBlogger Dot Com. Check out InvestorBlogger Dot Com to find out what's happening! Five Photographs of New Year: Chinese New Year This year, we had a great time at Chinese New Year. We spent a lot of time with friends and family over the ten days, which was great. We also managed to...

Post from: InvestorBlogger Dot Com. Check out InvestorBlogger Dot Com to find out what's happening! The Chinese New Year: Hong Bao or Lucky Money Well, Nina Simmons only partly explains the significance of these envelopes. Indeed, the tradition may vary as you cross the continent of China. Check out...

Post from: InvestorBlogger Dot Com. Check out InvestorBlogger Dot Com to find out what's happening! Spending Money for the Public Good: Yet another sign of excess? On January 18th, the local government issued some vouchers to all permanent residents and locals in Taiwan. These vouchers amounted to N...

If you're a regular reader of Fleshbot, you probably don't need a class to teach you how to appreciate porn—but if you'd like to brush up on the basics, consider enrolling at Taiwan's Providence University. In spite of its Catholic roots, Providence has added a course on the appreciation of po...