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  • Dawdling Shoes

    Dawdling Shoes

    Children are natural poets. The title is straight from my eldest boy's mouth; the inspiration from every unselfish minute he gives me.

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  • Pangolin

    Pangolin

    A few years ago I was climbing up a forest stream in Miaoli with a kiwi pal and came across one of these fellows. He was dead but it was a really moving experience, which inspired the following verse. These guys are in serious danger of extinction, a very sad predicament for a fascinating mammal. Pangolin (2007) [...]

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      Oiwan Lam
    • Copyright Amendment Could Bring Web Filter System to Taiwan May 26, 2013
      Many Taiwanese believe that the recent proposed copyright amendment put forward by the government is a setback for democracy. The amendment will provide legal ground for an ISP-level blocking of websites under a black list system. […]
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