tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41381856443729021982024-03-14T06:08:45.546+08:00Musings on TaiwanMusings on Taiwan from a veteran of Formosa and "Greater China"
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<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/boydjones"><img src="http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x25.gif" width="160" height="25" border="0" alt="View Boyd Jones's profile on LinkedIn"></a>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-36669840532729009562014-04-19T01:15:00.003+08:002014-04-19T01:15:51.915+08:00Sugar Harvest In Taiwan (1958)<iframe width="459" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8C-FHCziBVg" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-16042004421071337752014-04-19T01:15:00.001+08:002014-04-19T01:15:16.957+08:00Elections In Taiwan (1960)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/awu8d4PzpYM" width="459"></iframe>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-8018574692636489972014-04-19T01:14:00.001+08:002014-04-19T01:14:33.478+08:00Free China Harvesting Record Rice Crop - Formosa Taiwan (1958)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5f26zgjzeWU" width="459"></iframe>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-64420349735786032862014-04-19T01:12:00.001+08:002014-04-19T01:12:09.039+08:00Formosa's First Atomic Reactor (1961)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LxfzByLDyiQ" width="459"></iframe>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-56166541979160724282014-04-19T01:10:00.001+08:002014-04-19T01:10:41.401+08:00Chinese New Year Ushered In - Taiwan (1966)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OwffyP2hKvI" width="459"></iframe>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-91835340568015818432012-02-25T17:33:00.001+08:002012-02-25T17:33:44.765+08:00Kallima inachis formosana Factsheet<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddalperovitz/6927858495/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6927858495_1005e19d86_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddalperovitz/6927858495/">Kallima inachis formosana Factsheet</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddalperovitz/">ToddinNantou</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-58287116782571146592012-02-25T17:27:00.001+08:002012-02-25T17:27:27.888+08:00Yushan Ventures cordially invites you to join us for Startup Labs
Taiwan Demo Day on March 2nd, hosted by Google Taiwan at their Taipei
101 headquarters. Speakers: Yen-Shiang Shih, Minister for Economic
Affairs (ROC) Lee-Feng Chien, Managing Director of G<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/6779084468/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6779084468_6d02b0b086_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/6779084468/">Yushan Ventures cordially invites you to join us for Startup Labs Taiwan Demo Day on March 2nd, hosted by Google Taiwan at their Taipei 101 headquarters. Speakers: Yen-Shiang Shih, Minister for Economic Affairs (ROC) Lee-Feng Chien, Managing Director of G</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-62996452173752276222012-01-06T18:07:00.001+08:002012-01-06T18:07:43.253+08:00The valley - clouds and mists in the mountains<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookio/2370574466/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3263/2370574466_4cea8c7784_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookio/2370574466/">The valley - clouds and mists in the mountains</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookio/">mookio 阿默</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-89285985639212290202011-12-06T19:52:00.001+08:002011-12-06T19:52:49.809+08:00The gang at Startup Weekend Hsinchu<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/6465373885/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6465373885_4576597385_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/6465373885/">The gang at Startup Weekend Hsinchu</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-20597907151642894652011-07-03T15:37:00.000+08:002011-07-03T15:37:38.367+08:00goodlife.tw 's super cool wallet and 2ndary marketI continue to be impressed by the team at www.goodlife.tw. Check out this video. They've developed a great, new functionality letting Taiwanese buyers of group buying deals to not only manage deals (some sort of group buying wallet), but also to resell deals in a secondary market of sorts. Bravo!<br />
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<iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iT4MYzsX3ps" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-32479980967485188972011-02-18T21:42:00.002+08:002011-02-18T21:42:27.975+08:00First Chapter of the Fireproof Moth<div id='kindleReaderDiv29'></div><script type='text/javascript' src='http://kindleweb.s3.amazonaws.com/app/KindleReader-min.js'></script><script>KindleReader.LoadSample({containerID: 'kindleReaderDiv29', asin: 'B004N636S0', width: '1326', height: '563'});</script>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-31095226004051071342011-02-08T21:15:00.001+08:002011-02-08T21:15:50.104+08:00Pickled radishes out to dry in the countryside - JiJi, Nantou, Taiwan<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5427545441/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5427545441_35d3d1a403_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5427545441/">Pickled radishes out to dry in the countryside - JiJi, Nantou, Taiwan</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-45471395525767221452011-02-08T21:07:00.001+08:002011-02-08T21:07:36.632+08:00Banana "egg roll" shop - JiJi te chan - JiJi, Nantou, Taiwan<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5427530127/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5427530127_f0ed6fc359_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5427530127/">Banana "egg roll" shop - JiJi te chan - JiJi, Nantou, Taiwan</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-65003901114830063642011-02-08T20:58:00.001+08:002011-02-08T20:58:21.936+08:00Well Done Clinic - Taiwanese health care Engrish Chinglish<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5427514443/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5427514443_a470e20042_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5427514443/">Well Done Clinic - Taiwanese health care Engrish Chinglish</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>I can't help it. A clinic called "Well Done" makes me think that they treat their patients like beef steaks! Make mine well done please!</p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-36665037051301494372011-02-08T18:48:00.001+08:002011-02-08T18:48:14.290+08:00Light show and concert, CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan - CNY 2011<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5425045404/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5425045404_659ccfd3df_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5425045404/">Light show and concert, CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan - CNY 2011</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-27820405089820330672011-02-07T16:04:00.001+08:002011-02-07T16:04:26.687+08:00Hungry fish<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5424445152/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5424445152_4be8b4b3e2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5424445152/">Hungry fish</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-78073339145399661802011-02-06T22:45:00.001+08:002011-02-06T22:45:21.779+08:00Stalwart Taiwanese bamboo<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5420763165/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5420763165_ce57a5bba3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5420763165/">Stalwart Taiwanese bamboo</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-75110054523072786192011-02-06T22:44:00.001+08:002011-02-06T22:44:25.245+08:00CKS Memorial Hall<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5412601103/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/5412601103_7e6ef868bd_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5412601103/">CKS Memorial Hall</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-43097212784916526202011-01-07T02:39:00.001+08:002011-01-07T02:39:30.638+08:00Banciao's Skyline<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/4870631017/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4870631017_43b0814a0c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/4870631017/">skyline-10072208</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexyo1968/">AlexYo1968</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-57963341839030186732011-01-07T02:35:00.001+08:002011-01-07T02:35:44.854+08:00Street performance of Taiwanese Opera<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/5293273214/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5293273214_1453406242_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/5293273214/">Street performance of Taiwanese Opera</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexyo1968/">AlexYo1968</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-34223666271440053742011-01-07T02:34:00.001+08:002011-01-07T02:34:02.008+08:00Temple door<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/5125402016/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/5125402016_6a03e00a4c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexyo1968/5125402016/">Temple door</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexyo1968/">AlexYo1968</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-61881583076265936802010-12-19T03:19:00.001+08:002010-12-19T03:19:48.371+08:00Pioneer Language Institute receipt for Mandarin instruction - Taiwan -
1991<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5271979806/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5271979806_8c9d91b38f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5271979806/">Pioneer Language Institute receipt for Mandarin instruction - Taiwan - 1991</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-18509259572082762332010-12-14T22:16:00.001+08:002010-12-14T22:16:08.599+08:00鹽酥雞 之 雞珍?<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40507252@N04/5257904457/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5257904457_cf3f2ecc3a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40507252@N04/5257904457/">鹽酥雞 之 雞珍?</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40507252@N04/">gt82025</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-86918089553376628652010-11-18T12:46:00.001+08:002010-11-18T12:46:24.081+08:00WHITEMEN toothpaste - Taiwan - Guardian of tooth!!!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5184176663/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5184176663_4f9cf4600b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boydjones/5184176663/">WHITEMEN toothpaste - Taiwan - Guardian of tooth!!!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/boydjones/">BoydJones</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138185644372902198.post-80341789698175971412010-11-03T16:56:00.003+08:002010-11-03T16:56:16.020+08:00Hidden Fence of the Emerald City<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbluesman/5138440063/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5138440063_3d7ec4da8d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbluesman/5138440063/">Hidden Fence of the Emerald City</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bbluesman/">bbluesman</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Boyd Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140107322784588284noreply@blogger.com2