There's a saying that you can make an egg stand on its end during the 立春 day. Some says it can be done during the equinox too (21 Mar and 22 Sept). However, other argues it can be done at any time and any day. For Chinese, this day is usually marked as 立春 - signifying the start of spring. I did a little experiment on that day (5 Feb 2012). It worked! Now, we should repeat the experiment using the same egg on other days. Unfortunately, the egg was accidentally cracked and ended up in a bowl of soup.
I haven't finished recounting my journey in Sweden and Japan; I returned from Taiwan just two weeks ago. Here's a brief account of my recent visit there (although I still have unfinished tale from last year trip to Taiwan). My first stop was Kaoshiung. Spent a day and a half in the town, then I travelled to Tainan for a weekend symposium. I ended my journey in Taipei for another short hike. The weather in Kaohsiung was quite hot, comparatively. It's not my favorite weather for traveling. Perhaps I arrived there too early; had I come a few days later, the temperature would have been cooler. Since day time was hot, it would be wise to visit Pier 2 area during evening or night. Not many people / tourists in this town. It looked quiet. The next day, I took a ferry to Cijin. The ride was short, about 5 minutes. Cijin Island is a fisherman's village. On the opposite side of the island, there's a beach. It was serene but scorching, to the extent that I couldn't walk m
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