December 23rd, 2008
 
List of central Taipei Visitor Information Center
Station and Service Hours
Taipei Train Station – 08:00-20:00 (02)2312-3256
East Metro Mall – 10:00-19:00 (02)6638-0059
MRT Peitou Station – Mon.-Fri 09:00-18:00 (02)2894-6923
                           – Weekends 10:00-18:00
Taipei Songshan Airport – 08:00-20:00 I (02)2546-4741
MRT Jiantan Station – Mon.-Fri 14:00-20:00 (02)2883-0313
                             - Weekends 10:00-20:00
MRT Xi men Station – Mon.-Fri 14:00-20:00 I (02)2375-3096
                            – Weekends 10:00-18:00
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December 15th, 2008
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The area around Zhongxiao E. Rd. is often referred to as the Eastern District of Taipei. This is the most fashionable and modern area of Taipei. Here you will find large department stores, pubs, boutiques, and fashionable restaurants.
SHOPPING
• Department Stores Zhongxiao E. Rd., Sec. 4
• Pacific Sogo Department Stores 45, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Sec. 4
Tel: (02)2776-5555
• Ming Yao Department Stores 200, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Sec. 4
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December 7th, 2008
If you are into dance music, and in particular like house music…check out this Electro House music mix by my friend Lee Tamus.
Groovy Electro House Music Mix Set – Have a listen…
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December 7th, 2008
This is a documentary is on one of the heirs to the Johson & Johnson fortunes Jamie Johnson, and a few other extremely rich kids like Ivana Trump. All the people in this video were born rich meaning that they inherited all their wealth, and they talk about what is it like growing up rich. All I can say is…it must be nice 
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December 6th, 2008
Last Friday my cousin Christine was crowned the 2008 Miss Toronto Chinese Pageant winner. Congratulations Christine!
When she signed up for the Toronto Chinese Pageant we didn’t know whether she would have a chance, but as the preperations, rehearsals progressed it looked liked she had more of a chance, however the competition was still tough.
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2008 Miss Toronto Chinese Pageant Winner – My Cousin Christine
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November 29th, 2008
The Shilin Night Market is the biggest Night Market in Taipei. It sells a tempting array of regional foods, clothing, and souvenirs. All sorts of shops, pub, restaurants, and night spots are located nearby. The snacks on offer include congee, sausages, dumplings, seafood and shaved-ice sweets.
SHOPPING
• Sundry goods & Snacks
Shilin Night Market
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
• CiCheng Temple
84, Danan Rd., Shilin District, Taipei Tel: (02)2882-1 083
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November 29th, 2008

TianMu is a district with an exotic apperance. Here you can find a large selection of international pubs, boutiques, fine cuisine restaurants and cafes.
SHOPPING
• International Cuisine
Tianrnu N./E./W. Rd. and Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 7
• Boutiques
Dexing E. Rd.
• Garments
Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 7
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
• PUBS
Tianmu E. Rd. and Zhongcheng Rd.
• Tianmu Park
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November 21st, 2008
Here is a documentary on the Taipei 101 building, in Taipei, Taiwan. It is currently the tallest building in the world. This documentary of the Taipei 101 building will pretty detail every aspect of the planning, and construction of this incredible structure. Taipei 101 is just only one of many things that has put Taiwan on the map.
Now Taipei 101 is currently the world’s tallest building / structure, but that will be changing within a year, as Dubai is currently constructing a structure that is much taller.
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Taipei 101 Documentary – Lots Of Facts And Details About The World’s Current Tallest Building
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November 11th, 2008
Although Canada has a strong and number one ranked banking system, that doesn’t mean that Canada’s economy is immune to the influence of the U.S financial system meltdown and the United States going down the road towards recession.
With many Canadian businesses either medium or large having most of their business coming from American consumers and companies alike, this economic turmoil that the U.S is going through is currently impacting Canadian business in a big way, and will continue to impact Canadian businesses for the next year or so.
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Canada Is Not Immune to the Financial Meltdown in the United States
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November 11th, 2008
A recent report shows that Canada has the world’s most stable banking system, unlike Canada’s neighbors to the south, the United States currently ranks 40. The U.S has suffered a financial industry, stock market collapse due to de-regulations which allowed their banks to do anything they want, including greedy un-scrupulous lending practices.
Click here to see “Maxed Out” the documentary to see what happened in the United States to their financial system.
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Recent Reports Show Canada Has The World’s Soundest Banking System
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November 3rd, 2008
Currently .com, .net, .us, .org, .info, .name, and .biz domains cost me $6.99 USD. However, this coming November which is only a few days away, 1and1 will be raising .com, .net, .us, .org, .info, .name, and .biz domain prices to $8.99 per year. That is a $2 difference, quite a bit…28.75% increase to be exact.
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1and1 Raises Domain Name Prices in November, 2008
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