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Taiwan Day 587: The Biotechnology Incubation Center - April 10, 2015

The Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) organized a tour to the Biotechnology Incubation Center (BIC) at Nangang Software Park. BIC is a unit of Academia Sinica’s Genomics Research Center and acts as a spawning ground for biotechnology companies in Taiwan. Researcher...

Taiwan Day 481: A Filipino Christmas - Dec. 25, 2014

The Filipinos gathered once again to celebrate the Christmas season. Everything was perfect from the fruit salad to the Choc Nut. The spaghetti tastes like Jolly Spaghetti while the adobo made me cry again. It was the first time that I was able eat adobo again since May in Taiwan Day 262 (Adobo). haha! It was a Christmas like no other. Last year, we had our Christmas party ...

Taiwan Day 377: Prof. Harris Lewin Lecture - Sept. 12, 2014

Prof. Harris Lewin who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of California Davis gave a lecture about Mammalian Chromosome Evolution. A collaborative agreement was also signed by Dr. Lewin and Academia Sinica President Chi-Huey Wong for a partnership between UC Davis and Academia Sinica. The future looks bright! ...

Taiwan Day 115: O Christmas Eve - Dec. 24, 2013

O Christmas Eve! My classmates and I started to celebrate this day by taking pictures at the Christmas Tree in the lobby of the Institute of Information Science (IIS). This institute is my home unit in Academia Sinica. After having our Biology 1 class about eukaryotic cell cycle, we hurriedly went to this Christmas decorations to have some pictures. My international PhD classma...

Taiwan Day 56: FSiT Halloween Party - Oct. 26, 2013

The Filipino Scholars in Taiwan (FSiT) have gathered for a Halloween Party at the Multi-Purpose Hall (MPH) of the TIGP dorm. There was also a costume contest but I didn't join the contest. If I will be wearing a costume in that party, I will portray the character of Hero in Gundam Wing. I would just wear a sando and a short. hehe! It was my first party with them and I have a lot ...

Taiwan Day 32: First Lab Meeting/First Stipend - Oct. 2, 2013

I just received my first stipend as a TIGP fellow. I was supposed to received NTD 34,000 for the month of September, but since I have to pay two months advance and 1 month deposit for my stay in the TIGP dorm I was deducted NTD 16,500. I was deducted another NTD 5,000 for my installment payment of my tuition fee in Tsing Hua University. During the enrollment, I borrowed money from...

Taiwan Day 31: Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li's Talk: Oct. 1, 2013

After my Python programming class, I hurriedly went to the 2nd Floor of the Center of Academic Activities to find the First Conference Room and listen to the talk of Dr. Li. He is my professor in my lab rotation and he is the Bioinformatics Division Director of the Genomics Research Center. I can say that I am lucky that I am doing my rotation in his lab. Thanks to PGC, I have s...

Taiwan Day 17: First Official Day of Class - Sept. 17, 2013

This was the first day of our class as PhD students and our very first class is B1 or Basic Molecular Biology. Just look at the faces of my classmates on how excited and happy they are for our first day. I want to take a photo of them again on the last day of our class to see if they are still smiling and happy. Haha! ...

Taiwan Day 13: Uncle Ming's Talk Show - Sept. 13, 2013

My first attendance in a TIGP Distinguished Lecture. The title of the talk is "How To Do Ethical or at Least Complying Research" and it was presented by Dr. Ming F. Tam. All those who attended received a box containing 4 different kinds of bread. This saved me around NTD 40 for my snacks. ...