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Feeling Good

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:43:15 +0800

I've started teaching in my department from today. Although it last only one term, it is a start! The course is called Phonography.

It has taken me two weeks for preparation. When finishing the first lecture today, students' actions seemed to be fine-- when they left the room, they came to me to say 'thank you'! I guess that means that they'll come back again to my lecture, right?!

What an opportunity that makes me happy! I feel great! Hope you can share my joy, too!

The CD of '23 June' is completed!

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:44:45 +0800

At last, after 3 months, this CD is finally completed!

For those participants who have not given me their correspondent addresses, please do so soon when it is popping hot!

Thank you very much for your support and participation. I hope you'll enjoy listening to it!

Updated website

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:44:06 +0800

Since Yam and Webs-tv mergerd last Nov, I have not been able to log in to make any new post. Despite of making complains via e-mail, no staff has taken action to help me out. When I was about to give up, I tried to log in through Roodo today and surprisingly I succeeded! I am really happy about it. However, it's a shame that the blog address has been changed and old web-friends would not be able to find me. sigh~~

The CD is out now!

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:17:45 +0800

It's not easy at all-- the late CD is finally out! Thank every participant's support and patience. I have to thank also to everyone giving me this opprotunity of editing and producing. I really cherish and appreciate it! The CD will be sent from the UK on next Monday. People can receive it approx. in 1 week later. Please inform me once you have received it. ^_^ I hope you are going to have a happy listening! You are very welcome to share your thought on the blog after listening! Picture 1, Pictire 2.

1,000 visitors!

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:52:27 +0800

^_^ Happy Happy! Counting since September, this blog has reached 1,000 visitors today! Thank you all for great effort and kind support! Hope you will continuously use this space to share the enthusiasm of environmental sounds of Taiwan with many other people! Everybody Go Go Go! Yeh! (sounds of firecrackers!!!)

The Girl in the Picture

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:44:26 +0800

I have changed a brighter layout for this blog, hope you like it. Perhaps you are curious about the little girl in the photo? ^_^
On that day we were taking a friend's car to go to the beach. Because the little girl did not understand that I was recording sounds, she asked me why I wanted to have the microphone when I went out. In that moment I had no idea how I could make her understood, I thus told her that because I loved singing! The lovely girl seemed to appreciate my answer very much, she grabed the microphone from me and started singing her favourate soungs! (quite a few!) Of course, I recorded them all! ^_^ When she grows up, I will play these recordings to her!

Discussion Board

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:05:44 +0800

Having noticed that under the message of [The Founder], of our Chinese site, people have responded with quite a few valuable experiences and knowledge which are worthy of revisiting and discussing. If you feel it is accessible, why don't we adapt this feeback space as the discussion board of the blog? Hope you can come often and have a chat about sounds!

How do we improve?

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:38:54 +0800

Today Cheng-Shian points out that this blog is too academic. It is difficult for the public to acccess. I wonder if anyone can give some advices for improving this blog and let more people to enjoy this blog?

Thank Cheng-Shian's advice.

Electroacoustic music

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 20:16:52 +0800

To make sound art, knowledge and skills of electroacoustic music can be very helpful! Now a column is created specifically for 'electroacoustic music' in this blog. Hope you will enjoy it.

Is anyone there?

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:40:22 +0800

Time flies. This blog has been up for 1 month. However, it seems to be a bit 'cold' here. Nevertheless, I will do my best to maintain and develop this blog. When I see some links that are useful, I will add them into this site. Hopefully the blog can be helpful for the people who have the similar interest. ^_^

The founder

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 21:14:13 +0800

Hi, my name is Tsai-Wei Chen. Currently, I am a PhD student in music department of Goldsmiths College, University of London. My research subjects surround Taiwanese sojourners' listening experiences in London.
I would like to use this blog to meet the people who are interested in sounds of Taiwan. Hope that discussions in this blog will realise the establishment of a Taiwan soundscape community in the near future.