8/8/2019 ASICC Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 5

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But to find what you'll love, you might need to

pick up a basic Chinese vocabulary fromfriends, since many of the drinks can beprepared in different ways.

Do you want it hot or cold? With or withoutice? – these are easy questions. Regular, half orno added sugar at all - this needs moreexperience. I found that is tea usually betterwith no added sugar (though many locals lovetheir tea sweet), while in case of other drinks itis better to order it regular for the first time andyou can refine it to your taste later. Finally, if you want to explore the Taiwanese drink storevariety, I suggest you get a reusable cup to bringto the store (the most common cup size is700cc) - let's show good example how thisbeautiful island can reduce garbage. Ganbei!

G. ImrehINSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES  

Drink stores have proliferated acrossTaiwan lately, they seem to pop up on everycorner. There's a reason for that: Taiwaneselove their drinks and they are really good atmaking them, so there is a huge variety.The traditional shops serve tea - a fewdozen different kinds, almost all locallyproduced. Then there are the casual drinks,which can be almost anything - from cocoato the famous bubble milk tea. These caféscome up with unusual creations on a regularbasis. Finally, there are the shops whichspecialize in fruit drinks. These three typesshould cover almost everyone's preferences.

Flora Expo, TaipeiDate: Dec. 4, 2010

Registration Online 

PREVIOUS EVENTS

1. Workshop on Baking

Date: Oct. 12, 2010

2. BOURBON TASTING

Date: Aug. 27, 2010

3. MOVIE APPRECIATION

NIGHT

Date: July 29, 2010

4. COFFEE HOUR

Date: June 28, 2010

5. DRAGON BOAT RACE

Date: June 16, 2010

6. SPORT NIGHT-NBA Final

Date: June 11, 2010-09-07

7. TUNG BLOSSOM PARK

Date: May 15, 2010

8. PINGXI DAY TRIP

Date: Apr. 18, 2010

9. POTLUCK PARTY

Date: Feb. 19, 2010

10. HIKING - Shishou Hills

Date: Jan. 30, 2010

11. ASICC Opening Dinner

Date: Jan. 22, 2010

ASICC website :

http://www.ifs.sinica.edu.tw/asicindex.php 

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Prevailing Film in Taiwan 

The Golden Horse Awards was founded in 1962 to promote Taiwanese film production andrecognize excellent Taiwanese films and outstanding filmmakers. The name "Golden Horse" isderived from the names of the two outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu.

This year, the film festival is from November 4th to November 18th 2010. In addition topromoting the Taiwanese film industry, the festival committee arranges a series of hard-to-findclassic films to play in Taipei theaters. This year, the committee selected the works of or ÉricRohmer (03/20/1920 – 01/11/2010, the last of the French New Wave directors) which not onlybrought French New Wave to the world but also the film noir genre.

For more information, please see the website at: http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.html 

M. Chiu INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICE 

A cup of tasty

anything