# Top **URL:** https://tw.forumosa.com/top.md [Latest](https://tw.forumosa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://tw.forumosa.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://tw.forumosa.com/tags.md) --- ## [For Charlie Jack--a memorium](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/for-charlie-jack-a-memorium/255007)
**Author:** [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/for-charlie-jack-a-memorium/255007 "2026-01-15T21:16:40Z")
I’ve been meaning to write about @Charlie\_Jack for quite a while. We’ve talked about this here and there on the site; a lot of people know this to some degree already. I would have posted this a lot sooner but I guess I … --- ## [My return to Taiwan next week after 53 years](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/my-return-to-taiwan-next-week-after-53-years/257132)
**Author:** [@TCB88](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TCB88)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/my-return-to-taiwan-next-week-after-53-years/257132 "2026-08-08T13:39:49Z")
Next week I’m returning to Taiwan for the first time in 53 years. I served at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taichung as a U.S. Air Force policeman from 1968 to 1973. I recently published a memoir about those years - Made … --- ## [Funny Pics 2026 (it rhymes!) 😅](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/funny-pics-2026-it-rhymes/255369)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Replies:** 1363\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/funny-pics-2026-it-rhymes/255369 "2026-10-05T03:38:50Z")
--- ## [Share a random photo from your camera roll. No explanation, just confusion](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/share-a-random-photo-from-your-camera-roll-no-explanation-just-confusion/259160)
**Author:** [@RickRoll](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/RickRoll)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/share-a-random-photo-from-your-camera-roll-no-explanation-just-confusion/259160 "2026-10-02T13:13:14Z")
I’ll start. --- ## [Warning: ATMs now illegally employing facial recognition](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/warning-atms-now-illegally-employing-facial-recognition/256301)
**Author:** [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/warning-atms-now-illegally-employing-facial-recognition/256301 "2026-03-16T06:00:09Z")
I am not even using a Chinatrust card! I have tested it. And it will no longer proceed if you don’t scan your face. This is a violation of our data privacy in my opinion as it is non consentual collection of data. --- ## [Farewell, RT-Mart](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/farewell-rt-mart/254234)
**Author:** [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/farewell-rt-mart/254234 "2026-03-04T07:05:56Z")
RT-Mart, following a series of ownership changes over the years, is gone. In its place is . . . Da Chuan Lian? The photo, taken this evening, is from Taipei City’s Bade Road location: What do forumosans think of th… --- ## [In Memoriam](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/in-memoriam/254797)
**Author:** [@MalcolmReynolds](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MalcolmReynolds)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/in-memoriam/254797 "2026-02-25T03:32:14Z")
Hey Folks, I’ve decided to create this new thread in order to honor and remember our friends and loved ones who have sadly passed away. Many of us knew them as valued residents of Taiwan and their presence, whether thro… --- ## [Dog of the Day 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/dog-of-the-day-2026/256348)
**Author:** [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/dog-of-the-day-2026/256348 "2026-09-28T05:56:31Z")
So we adopted my wife’s family’s factory dog as he’s 12 and his hips are giving out. Lucy has ten times the energy but Lucky pretty much sleeps all day. They both like dried duck throats or whatever this is. --- ## [Wack Things in Taiwan 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/wack-things-in-taiwan-2026/255374)
**Author:** [@Gmu](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Gmu)\ **Replies:** 1207\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/wack-things-in-taiwan-2026/255374 "2026-10-02T02:35:05Z")
If you whan a successful shop in hire someone who looks like a K-pop celebrity!!! --- ## [When will be the next 10,000NTD stimulus?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/when-will-be-the-next-10-000ntd-stimulus/256336)
**Author:** [@comfy123](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/comfy123)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/when-will-be-the-next-10-000ntd-stimulus/256336 "2026-07-12T19:04:42Z")
Let’s speculate! When will the next stimulus come? I am ready to get more “stimulated.” --- ## [Posters You'd Like To Have a Nice Meal With](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/posters-youd-like-to-have-a-nice-meal-with/257564)
**Author:** [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/posters-youd-like-to-have-a-nice-meal-with/257564 "2026-09-11T15:33:21Z")
From the other thread, I felt like this was appropriate as I felt a lot of what @Mr\_PBH said. Would also love to meet you. Idk about you guys, I think I have 1 male friend I truly feel like I can count on. It would be … --- ## [Late Night 7-11 Employees](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/late-night-7-11-employees/258003)
**Author:** [@gavmasterflash](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gavmasterflash)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/late-night-7-11-employees/258003 "2026-06-09T20:50:02Z")
So I just had probably the most fucked up experience with a 7-11 employee ever in nearly a decade and a half in Taiwan. Mind you this was at 2 in the morning, and I was on a weeknight beer run… lol… but anyway, it was at… --- ## [Just arrived in TW, already lonely](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/just-arrived-in-tw-already-lonely/254913)
**Author:** [@eugenequ](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/eugenequ)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/just-arrived-in-tw-already-lonely/254913 "2025-12-10T15:45:08Z")
It’s my first night, and the loneliness is settling in. How do you all deal with it? It reminds me of that “Someone in the Crowd” scene from La La Land —the pressure to be out there, connecting. My mind is stuck on in… --- ## [Taiwan 🇹🇼 Wins Panettone Championship](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-wins-panettone-championship/254717)
**Author:** [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-wins-panettone-championship/254717 "2026-10-03T10:31:43Z")
Taiwan wins the world panettone championship in Milan this year. I found the winning chefs bakeries in Taiwan. --- ## [I was deported right after prison](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-was-deported-right-after-prison/254457)
**Author:** [@Anthisan](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Anthisan)\ **Replies:** 476\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-was-deported-right-after-prison/254457 "2026-06-24T13:32:16Z")
Few years ago I had been arrested and charged for violation of the firearms act (in simple English “guns”). The police came at night as I was entering my residence and handed me a court order “arrest warrant”, they handc… --- ## [Shoutout to the good people at ChungHwa Post!](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/shoutout-to-the-good-people-at-chunghwa-post/255071)
**Author:** [@SuperS54](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SuperS54)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/shoutout-to-the-good-people-at-chunghwa-post/255071 "2026-01-02T01:34:27Z")
Made my first purchase on Aliexpress in November, some electronic parts that where more than 3 times more expensive on Shoppee and obviously coming from the big C anyway, plus I was in no hurry. Added the address in bot… --- ## [I made this 8-players survival Pong](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-made-this-8-players-survival-pong/259058)
**Author:** [@marcopoloTW](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcopoloTW)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-made-this-8-players-survival-pong/259058 "2026-08-16T05:28:51Z")
hey, hope that’s okay to share that multiplayer pong I’ve made :slight\_smile: Part I’m proudest made the multiplayer engine, it handled 100k plays this past few hours . please let me know what you all think! you can… --- ## [Funny Political Pictures 2026 😏](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/funny-political-pictures-2026/255375)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Replies:** 2297\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/funny-political-pictures-2026/255375 "2026-10-05T11:01:02Z")
--- ## [Andrew Is Back In Taiwan (Help 🤗)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/andrew-is-back-in-taiwan-help/255130)
**Author:** [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/andrew-is-back-in-taiwan-help/255130 "2025-12-27T13:20:08Z")
It’s now been around 3 years since I’ve been back. Could I get any tips on restaurants to try. Local and higher end. Whatever is interesting or even new. And anything new like a new mall or something like that worth ch… --- ## [What Brought You to Taiwan](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/what-brought-you-to-taiwan/256558)
**Author:** [@UUN](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/UUN)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/what-brought-you-to-taiwan/256558 "2026-04-18T22:21:26Z")
Thought it might be interesting to hear some stories about what brought people here in the first place. My story is pretty simple. Had an interest in Chinese culture and history. I took Mandarin classes in uni and did a… --- ## [Taiwan Weather 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-weather-2026/255411)
**Author:** [@hansioux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hansioux)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-weather-2026/255411 "2026-09-13T06:34:54Z")
Snow for mountains over 1500m? That’s like most mid-level mountains in Taiwan. Yangmingahan in Taipei, Ogongji in Hsinchu, not to mention all the actually tall moumtains. So we’ll wake up to snow covering most mount… --- ## [Goodbye Mega PX Mart. The best supermarket in central Taipei is closing](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/goodbye-mega-px-mart-the-best-supermarket-in-central-taipei-is-closing/259378)
**Author:** [@miamidice](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/miamidice)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/goodbye-mega-px-mart-the-best-supermarket-in-central-taipei-is-closing/259378 "2026-09-03T15:28:28Z")
So sad to see this close. This was one of the best things about living around Zhongxiao Fuxing. A very large supermarket by Taiwan’s standards, it was the closest thing to the types of big supermarkets I’m used to in Eur… --- ## [Victim of scam](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/victim-of-scam/254616)
**Author:** [@Pluck-A-Duck](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Pluck-A-Duck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/victim-of-scam/254616 "2025-11-20T08:30:18Z")
Hello. So here is the story. My mom clicked on an ad which said she was eligible to receive a free “Morris Chang” autobiography if she filled out some form with her info. Subsequently, “somebody” contacted her, befriende… --- ## [Earthquakes 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/earthquakes-2026/255376)
**Author:** [@slawa](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/slawa)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/earthquakes-2026/255376 "2026-09-30T06:19:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Earthquakes 2025: Work and Class Status during Natural Disasters --- ## [Happy new year! 🎊](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/happy-new-year/255368)
**Author:** [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/happy-new-year/255368 "2026-01-01T15:07:25Z")
Going to bed soon. Have a good one! --- ## [Parents and their children…the changing relationships (Taiwan examples)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/parents-and-their-children-the-changing-relationships-taiwan-examples/259249)
**Author:** [@Flakman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Flakman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/parents-and-their-children-the-changing-relationships-taiwan-examples/259249 "2026-09-14T15:44:37Z")
Being an old person over the years I have heard many stories about friends’ and acquaintances’ family issues. Most stories focus on parents’ relationship with their children. I find most stories in Taiwan fascinating a… --- ## [Cat of the Day 2026 🐱](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/cat-of-the-day-2026/255370)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/cat-of-the-day-2026/255370 "2026-10-02T13:24:16Z")
--- ## [🆔 The "New format for TARC number is not accepted, either"-Thread](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-new-format-for-tarc-number-is-not-accepted-either-thread/259357)
**Author:** [@qwert\_zuiop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/qwert_zuiop)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-new-format-for-tarc-number-is-not-accepted-either-thread/259357 "2026-10-02T06:26:14Z")
We already have this thread about the new UID numbers for foreign residents holding an ARC/APRC: This thread is for those of us who try to leave this UID mess behind by naturalizing as a Taiwanese national - only to f… --- ## [Changes in Taiwan - general observations](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/changes-in-taiwan-general-observations/256263)
**Author:** [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/changes-in-taiwan-general-observations/256263 "2026-03-24T07:04:11Z")
I have not lived in taiwan since end of 99. Visited briefly in 2009 and 2012. A lot of things are different. Care to share ? Those of you who have been there from 99 to now? For me just looking from abroad here there… --- ## [Repost Hall of Shame 2026 edition](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/repost-hall-of-shame-2026-edition/255431)
**Author:** [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/repost-hall-of-shame-2026-edition/255431 "2026-07-27T00:39:25Z")
--- ## [Rocky Horror 50th Anniversary Show in Taipei Oct. 31, 2025](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/rocky-horror-50th-anniversary-show-in-taipei-oct-31-2025/254147)
**Author:** [@Steve4nLanguage](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Steve4nLanguage)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/rocky-horror-50th-anniversary-show-in-taipei-oct-31-2025/254147 "2025-10-24T13:42:50Z")
This old dude is actually thinking about going this year. I havent seen it in a theater since I belonged to a shadow cast in the early 1980s. I’m curious to compare the audience participation here vs. the west. --- ## [Calling Explant](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/calling-explant/256444)
**Author:** [@teggs](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/teggs)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/calling-explant/256444 "2026-03-08T16:11:58Z")
@Explant are you still around? Been a while since you’ve been online. Hope all is okay down south. --- ## [Engagement ring: i am stumped!](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/engagement-ring-i-am-stumped/256702)
**Author:** [@RickRooney](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/RickRooney)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/engagement-ring-i-am-stumped/256702 "2026-08-22T11:52:07Z")
So the time has come to propose. We are going on a trip at the end of next month so that would be a great place to do it. The problem is I have no idea what type of ring to buy. My gf isnt into bling. All of her jewelr… --- ## [Phasing Out of Carrefour Brand Products](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/phasing-out-of-carrefour-brand-products/257271)
**Author:** [@gavmasterflash](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gavmasterflash)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/phasing-out-of-carrefour-brand-products/257271 "2026-09-26T12:47:18Z")
So we all know that Uni-president has bought out Carrefour and that some time this year it will get a new name. In the meantime, I am now noticing that Carrefour brand products seem to be disappearing from the shelves. R… --- ## [I try the latest fad cocktails so you don't have to 🍹](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-try-the-latest-fad-cocktails-so-you-dont-have-to/259166)
**Author:** [@Steve4nLanguage](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Steve4nLanguage)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/i-try-the-latest-fad-cocktails-so-you-dont-have-to/259166 "2026-09-27T05:21:00Z")
First it was coriander everything, including cocktails… I’m a coriander fan, but I could only take two sips before the rest went down the drain. Today I found this Dubai chocolate highball—Korea being the guilty par… --- ## [The Unsightly State of Minnesota](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-unsightly-state-of-minnesota/255323)
**Author:** [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-unsightly-state-of-minnesota/255323 "2026-09-19T05:30:51Z")
Too much going on now to really comprehend the scope of the fraud in Tim Walz’s state, but we might as well start with a comparison. A Tale of Two Medicaid States: Minnesota Fraud vs. Indiana Reform - WSJ \>The Justice … --- ## [Finland International School Kaohsiung](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/finland-international-school-kaohsiung/256417)
**Author:** [@ExpatDad](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ExpatDad)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/finland-international-school-kaohsiung/256417 "2026-09-03T05:50:26Z")
There’s no post here so I’ll share it. For those of you with kids living in Kaohsiung, there is a new international school opening up in September 2026. If you have Facebook here’s a link. I will be checking it out wi… --- ## [Where have all the posters gone](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-have-all-the-posters-gone/257475)
**Author:** [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/where-have-all-the-posters-gone/257475 "2026-10-04T11:51:44Z")
where have all the posters gone… Long time passing Where have all the posters gone… Long time ago Have you noticed that forumosa is a lot quieter these days or is it just me? Has Forumosa become like Puf… --- ## [OMG…how WOKE is the taiwan education system?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/omg-how-woke-is-the-taiwan-education-system/255576)
**Author:** [@ExpatDad](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ExpatDad)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/omg-how-woke-is-the-taiwan-education-system/255576 "2026-04-19T00:35:42Z")
So I’m doing homework for my fourth grader and I’m finding every other question to be about being accepting towards immigrants from fourth world countries and not lumping them together Greenhouse gas and global warmin… --- ## [Recommend Lesser Known sites to visit in Asia](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/recommend-lesser-known-sites-to-visit-in-asia/258791)
**Author:** [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/recommend-lesser-known-sites-to-visit-in-asia/258791 "2026-07-29T03:13:54Z")
Recently visited Ipoh and Taiping and Pangkor Island and Selangor in Malaysia. This to me was genuinely fascinating, especially to talk with the overseas Chinese community and see what they shared with Taiwanese and wha… --- ## [Taiwan population decline](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-population-decline/259408)
**Author:** [@slawa](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/slawa)\ **Replies:** 532\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-population-decline/259408 "2026-09-30T13:15:32Z")
Congratulations! \[!quote\] taipeitimes.com With 20.06 percent of its population now 65 years old or older, Taiwan has officially become a super-aged society! --- ## [Life on the MRT 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/life-on-the-mrt-2026/255569)
**Author:** [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/life-on-the-mrt-2026/255569 "2026-09-26T04:20:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Life on the MRT 2025: I am on the way home from a late night. Sitting on the perpendicular seats I heard a loud thud behind me. Getting up to see what happened, a 20 something year old gir… --- ## [Typhoons 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/typhoons-2026/255620)
**Author:** [@marasan](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marasan)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/typhoons-2026/255620 "2026-09-21T04:58:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from Typhoons 2025: No way! --- ## [Alex Honnold To Free Climb Taipei 101 Sat 9am 24 Jan local time](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/alex-honnold-to-free-climb-taipei-101-sat-9am-24-jan-local-time/255186)
**Author:** [@Steve4nLanguage](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Steve4nLanguage)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/alex-honnold-to-free-climb-taipei-101-sat-9am-24-jan-local-time/255186 "2026-01-29T07:00:19Z")
I have mixed feelings about posting this because I personally feel it’s stupidly risky, but it is an event nonetheless. It’s going to be broadcast live. I’m surprised the Taipei government is allowing this as a free … --- ## [ICE and the Feds policing](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/ice-and-the-feds-policing/254263)
**Author:** [@bingobango](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bingobango)\ **Replies:** 1258\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/ice-and-the-feds-policing/254263 "2026-09-22T15:11:13Z")
--- ## [The Morgue 2026](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-morgue-2026/255393)
**Author:** [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-morgue-2026/255393 "2026-09-29T07:34:27Z")
--- ## [Taiwan needs to stop subsidising fuel](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-needs-to-stop-subsidising-fuel/256713)
**Author:** [@comfy123](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/comfy123)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-needs-to-stop-subsidising-fuel/256713 "2026-05-07T06:35:24Z")
I’m an EV owner, and honestly, Taiwan’s current policies don’t make much sense to me. Right now, the government is effectively pushing the market away from EV adoption by subsidising fuel during this crisis. I get that … --- ## [Taipei MRT knife attack - 19 December 2025](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taipei-mrt-knife-attack-19-december-2025/255141)
**Author:** [@Gmu](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Gmu)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taipei-mrt-knife-attack-19-december-2025/255141 "2026-01-16T08:12:04Z")
A smoke bomb has detonated near exit M7 at Taipei Main Station. The MRT has been filled with smoke, and one person had to receive CPR --- ## [Simple Mart to acquire OKmart for NT$125 million](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/simple-mart-to-acquire-okmart-for-nt-125-million/255820)
**Author:** [@ma3xiu1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ma3xiu1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/simple-mart-to-acquire-okmart-for-nt-125-million/255820 "2026-09-22T12:30:12Z")
Buying a convenience store chain is a lot cheaper than I thought. Good reminder of how slim the margins must be. --- ## [Something Wrong with Site?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/something-wrong-with-site/254105)
**Author:** [@hannes](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hannes)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/something-wrong-with-site/254105 "2026-01-22T15:31:46Z")
Is something wrong with the site or is it just me? Can’t open the site on Firefox and MS Edge. Google Chrome works, but can’t upload images and icons don’t show correctly. [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/top.md?page=1&per_page=50)