I remember that, it was the relative of a friend.
Any update on what happened to the cat?
It’s thinking of applying to colleges but considering taking a year out first to focus on chasing mice and licking itself.
Maybe you could search for follow-up articles in Chinese?
Lots and lots and lots and lots more rebar. Taiwan ain’t great at building things generally. Exceptions are around, for sure. but its very good at throwing excessive amounts of money at a thing in order to not have to put in effort, nor deep thought, into doing things longer lasting, more efficient and cleaner. Our roadways are prime examples of excessive wastage of resources, dog shit results with rinse and repeat attitudes. People also somehow are proud hat we have less potholes than say the us without questioning how/why and considering if that’s really a good thing.
Cement industry / construction / gangsters / politicians . . . all exist in some odd alignment in Taiwan where more efficiency is not the same as more profitable!
Guy
Apparently, two cats were rescued, but I’m confused about which of the two cats belonged to poor Ms. Kang.
This is not true, you can legally build steel framed and even wood framed homes in Taiwan. If you have concrete then yeah I’m sure it needs to be src.
I’m guessing that’s what those tin shacks are.
Wood structure in Taiwan will require an insane amount of maintenance to be livable. Even pressure treated wood will rot in a few years here.
Those old Japanese houses in Taipei… The kind of new Public library in Beitou….
Tech goes forward, not standing still
These are public buildings, presumably they will be regularly inspected and fixed. Wood rots very fast in Taiwan when exposed to weather. I would not trust a gongyu made of wood in Taiwan. The kind of leaks we get in typhoons are fine in a concrete structure, it is devastating in a wood one.
Not very fast, maintenance is about painting. My old Woden boat I had for over 40 years still does well… Tech goes forward
If I owned land in rural Taiwan, I would build a house of wood on the land. For urban areas, better to smack up a 20 floor concrete thingy to make more money 
I know of quite a few house made entirely of wood, just spent the weekend in one. Wood is fine, but it does require maintenance which many locals seem allergic to.
That’s kinda the key isn’t it? I mean they’re going to require a lot more inspection, especially after a typhoon. Molds and termites can destroy a structure, means more care paid to those. Seeing how everything molds because people don’t like leaving the ac on 24/7, this will be a huge problem in a residential property.
Or you’ll have to use pressure treated wood. They’re a lot more expensive. Actually wood is very expensive in Taiwan, probably more than steel. If you’re using steel 2x4 you can space them like more than a meter apart, if you’re using galvanized they can last a very long time. More care should be paid to moisture barrier (I don’t think they care), but if you built a house in Taiwan using American construction for a typical house, but use steel 2x4 they can be quite strong.
Tell that to my teenagers 25 degrees outside and ac on 24/7
Nonsense, there are a huge number of wood structures in Taiwan and they don’t require an insane amount of maintenance, some are even abandoned for many years and still functional.
Leaks are certainly not fine, not even in a concrete structure.
Which of the many incorrect things you’ve said are now “key”?
What a stream of nonsense 
It’s all you’ve done so far is denigrate me and call me stupid.
But there are a lot of wood structures. Until relatively recently that was the material of choice, and it works more or less.
When did I call you stupid?
There are pacific hurricanes as well as pacific cyclones too