Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
GOODBYE, MY COUNTRY . . .
Today is the fall of
Saigon....Caring people throughout the world share mourning for a culture and
country with all Vietnamese, outside or inside Viet Nam, and trust they will
finally have the freedom to choose a government that cares about all its people.
Trinh Cong Son, greatest Vietnamese composer,
and Khanh Ly, best interpreter of his songs,
during the American War until after the loss of South Viet Nam
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR & HAPPY TET
GONG XI FA CAI - 恭禧發財 - CHUC NUNG NAM MOI !
I just spent a
wonderful, difficult, challenging, magical, moving five months in Taiwan,
teaching again. ....My TNUA graduate and undergraduate film and theatre students
have made this semester happy and meaningful for me, even when they peacefully
sleep in class, dreaming of girlfriends and boyfriends! I've given them the
chance to practice English, and they've given me a chance to speak English.
Almost fair.
We talked about
creative passion, real and imaginary artistic blocks, fear of failure and
losing face, taking risks in filmmaking and life, interesting and clear unique
storytelling, communicating with an audience of over 2, impoverished
International art cinema vs. greedy Hollywood entertainment, personal taste and
critical judgement, learning from films you hate, and, most important, the best
restaurants.
I will deeply miss
Taiwan and Taiwanese lovers, friends, students, teachers, and MRT (best in the
world), but not Taiwan politics and bureaucracy. As famous General Douglas
MacArthur said, "I shall return!" (But he was fired.)
Have the warmest,
most intimate, loving, kind new year 2013 with your family, friends, and cute
snakes!
Ron
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
NEW YEAR 2013, TAIPEI, TAIWAN
2-MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING PEACEFULLY....no crime, no drunken fights, lines waiting patiently for toilets, lots of food & drinks, free all night concert with top singing stars, subways going everywhere all night every 2-4 minutes, dozens of almost free buses direct to main train station, cheerful friends, loving couples.... Only in Taiwan, unique, imperfect heaven on Earth....Be Proud!
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
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