Archive for the ‘Taiwan’ Category
Taipei 101 Skyscraper Engineering
In: Taiwan| Technology| Traveling Abroad
9 Oct 2009The video above is of the the fastest elevator in the world in the Taipei 101 building, descending from the 89th floor to the 5th floor in 45 seconds. Manufactured by Toshiba Elevator for $2.4 million a piece, it ascends from the 5th floor to the 89th floor faster, in 37 seconds.
When I was riding [...]
Taipei 101
In: Taiwan| Technology| Traveling Abroad
9 Oct 2009This is Taipei 101, officially the tallest building in the world at 508 meters tall (plus other world records like largest clock and the fastest elevator in the world), or 1,667 ft. The Burj Dubai, in Dubai still cannot officially claim itself as the tallest building in the world until it is complete. A structure is not [...]
Kenting, Taiwan
8 Oct 2009Gorgeous beach in Taiwan, about 5 kilometers east of Kenting.
Kenting was definately my favorite city visited in Taiwan. The easy-going vibe everywhere, clear waters, big waves, and friendly natives, matched with lots of surfers in the area draws the obvious comparison to Hawaii. There was actually a big surf competition wile we stayed there (Pro [...]
Taipei, Taiwan
In: Taiwan| Traveling Abroad
8 Oct 2009Winds were picking up when I took this photo. The typhoons (three typhoons were suppose to merge in Taiwan) were expected to arrive during our visit, but arrived after our stay.
Scooters are driven all over Taiwan, night and day, rain or shine. You’ll see rows of sometimes 50 scooters perfectly parked along the streets. Totally [...]
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
In: Night Life| Taiwan| Transportation
8 Oct 2009When Eunmi and I landed in Taipei last Thursday, we took first took the bullet train to Kaohsiung. For about $40 USD, we were traveling at 300 km/hour and made it there in an hour and a half. Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and is located on the southwest coast.
Kaohsiung was nice. [...]
About Kimchi Soup
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.
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- squeak: you have forgotten to mention how the ajuma, at the age of ~45, sprout a darth visor from their fore [...]
- Winnie: Hey Kee, I'm a Korean American who is going to Korea this May with some Jewish friends. Would you [...]
- july: i love all the seafood, even i only eat several typr but i like to try them all =) [...]
- Daphne: our civil defence "trucks" (we call them Rhino, i believe) don't have water supplies as a fire hydra [...]
- Daphne: Cool... I wish Singapore has got such fast speeds! but is that speed wireless or cabled? [...]
