Category Archives: East/West/translations

80 years old grandma repays huge debt from 2008. 80歲負債1億 浙江「誠信奶奶」賣衣還債12年…驚喜預告:要退休了

Written by Frank M. Lin 12/07/2022 3:54 AM @ Shilin home, Taipei, Taiwan – I haven’t done a bi-lingual blog post in a long time. I just read this story and was touched by it. So here we go. Chinese … Continue reading

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WOTD: Word of The Day – Atma आत्मन्

Written by Frank M. Lin on 10/23/2022 5:34 am – I feel a bit silly but this is in fact true. I’ve never heard of the word Atma until like 5 minutes ago. I saw Dr. Mohsen Paul Safarazi reference … Continue reading

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VOTD: ODESZA’s album – A Moment Apart 

Written by Frank M. Lin 10/18/2022 4:55 am @ Shilin home, Taipei, Taiwan I’ve been listening to ODESZA since 2014. They are so good in general, but I think this particular album is exceptionally good. It is darn nearly perfect. … Continue reading

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PSA/VOTD: Dr. Jordan Peterson, Hoover Institute, James Lindsey, Project Veritas

Written by Frank M. Lin on July 16th, 2022 5:59 am @ Tong-Xiao, Miao-li, Taiwan – Essentially my Good Guys List of 2022. These folks and institutions are invaluable. These are among the best minds with courageous and correct thinking. … Continue reading

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Tragedy in Taiwan, 8 dead all women and children. 台灣悲劇,8名婦女兒童全部死亡。

Updated by Frank M. Lin on June 18th, 2022 4:23 am – Additional details are out. The reason the dead are all young kids and adult women is because the ladies were trying to save the kids. The perp deserve … Continue reading

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repost: Humans are far scarier than ghosts 跟鬼比起來,人可怕多了!天生陰陽眼、宮廟從業10年,她道出台灣最醜惡一面

Written by Frank M. Lin 4/21/2017 9:51 am @ Newport Beach, California – This is the story of a Taiwan medium…  She was borned with the gift to see and communicate with ghosts and has had the ability ever since … Continue reading

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repost: 如何輕易地拆穿一個謊言 The best (and worst) ways to spot a liar

Written by Frank M. Lin 4/16/2017 6:06 am @ Arcadia, California – Chilling in Arcadia this weekend to play with my cousin’s kids again.  They are too much fun.  English version of this article is below the Chinese version just … Continue reading

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repost: 新加坡華人公墓,一個年輕國家的歷史記憶

Written by Frank M. Lin 4/9/2017 7:11 am @ Arcadia, California – I love history.  This large graveyard is of significant historic importance.  We have just passed the 100 centennial memorial for WW1.  WW2 actually wasn’t all that long ago … Continue reading

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repost: Elviva Valentin Martin (another amazing missionary from Spain who served selflessly for Taiwan) 丁德貞修女 以愛還愛,永不止息

Written by Frank M. Lin 4/4/2017 12:57 pm @ Arcadia, California – This is mostly a positive story but I’m a bit angry and sad that Elviva was not awarded citizenship.  This type of news illustrates to me CLEARLY how … Continue reading

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repost: 好人肯定有好報,讓我們對生命的美好恢復信心 (Why Good Things Happen to Good People)

Written by Frank M. Lin 3/31/2017 4:25 am @ San Francisco, California – I got up about 35 minutes ago about 3:50 am.  Need to get ready for LA trip over the weekend.  Running too close on time to make … Continue reading

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