The Daily Bubble Tea

• Mark Forman visits Taichung’s Thieves Market.
• Pashan hikes the Holy Ridge.
• MJ and Turton go cycling and have strange encounters along the way.
• Neil with a spectacular light graffiti animated video.
• Brian Q. Webb visits Hualien’s Ocean Park.
• Michael Cannon and the gang bike the Central Cross-Island Highway.
• Pinyin News on Taipei County’s switch to Hanyu Pinyin.
• Need a costume for Halloween?

For more links, check out the Monday compilations at The View From Taiwan.

• Wandering Taiwan with Kinmen’s Minnan-styled villages.
• A Hungry Girl strongly recommends Chicago Pizza Factory.
• Mark Forman attends the Taichung Jazz Festival.
• Hanjie presents a how-to guide for black card photography.
• Sponge Bear encounters some monkey business in Tak’eng.
• Neil covers Light Graffiti.
• MJ also digs Bikemap.net.
• David covers the decline of Taiwan’s press freedom.
• Letters from Taiwan posts the results of a recent survey showing dissatisfaction with Taiwan’s ruling party.

EVENTS: Save the Changhua Coast this Sunday.  Asia’s largest gay pride parade will be held in Taipei on Oct 31.

• Dan Bloom with a story about Woodstock memories of expats.
• Taiwan’s national flower in cuisine.
• Hear in Taiwan interviews Performance Workshop founder Stan Lai.
• Mark Forman with graffiti in Taichung.
• Darren photographs Hsing Tien Temple.
• Wandering Taiwan goes to Taiwan Story Land.
• Jenna attends the King Boat Festival.
• Rachel visits Lugang.
• Bike Hugger on Taiwan’s growing cycling culture.
• James Chen reviews Formosa Betrayed.
• David Reid attends the forum Democracy Building in Asia.

EVENTS: Wild at Heart is looking for volunteers to help save the Changhua Coast October 25.  Peace Festival near Hualien November 6-8.