there's something wrong in taiwan. this post could be fueled by the monthlong rainfest, but i'm not the first to be voicing a concern on the issue of a taiwanese demise. i'm hovering at the 3 year mark in taipei, and moreso this time, i feel i'm returning to a stale and static environment. muggy air and torrential downpour cloud taiwan air, but stagnant growth and economic handicapp cripple the taiwanese heir. visually, the lack of infrastructure development brings question upon the people, and when i think about my experiences with local youth and local elders, forward thought seems to be hindered by some kind of east west clash...and there always seems to be an undertone of revel at the outside world. life revolves around a hard work ethic without even keel, a democratic freedom for risk...the kind of risk that will put this country at the forefront of its only dominant industry, semiconductors. i'm not well versed enough to be antagonizing the culture of formosa and not here to strike a debate on the details of country specifics, but as a quasi-foreigner, coming in and out of the straits, the political issues seem to have become blatantly weighing down an entire culture. from a personal standpoint, and the complete hassle of applying for a visa, visa extensions, opening a bank account, getting a credit card, opening a business, everything is completely non-foreign friendly. doesn't welcome foreign investment or foreign spending which absolutely makes zero sense to me, esp when i just opened an acct in singapore with one local sponsor, a passport and some cash. 25 minutes.
this politcal duel of independence and unity has pushed into the theoretical stubbornness phase of debate and has overcome the more prevalent issue of ACTUAL well being. even the masses have bought into the nationalistic push for independence and come election time, they have forgotten that maybe an aggressive economic policy might be better for the time being rather than the concept of alienating everyone in the entire world that doesn't recognize green independence.
it's stale here. really it is.
pretty cool stuff....
http://www.ecologycenter.org/recycling/biodiesel_pressrelease.pdf
http://cysg.com/biodiesel.html
this politcal duel of independence and unity has pushed into the theoretical stubbornness phase of debate and has overcome the more prevalent issue of ACTUAL well being. even the masses have bought into the nationalistic push for independence and come election time, they have forgotten that maybe an aggressive economic policy might be better for the time being rather than the concept of alienating everyone in the entire world that doesn't recognize green independence.
it's stale here. really it is.
"why is american government the best government"
"because of our endless appeal system."
-thank you for smoking
"because of our endless appeal system."
-thank you for smoking
pretty cool stuff....
http://www.ecologycenter.org/recycling/biodiesel_pressrelease.pdf
http://cysg.com/biodiesel.html
