2009 Taiwan Deaflympics!|2009 台北聽障奧運會!|2009 台北听障奥运会!

As my friends in Taiwan may know, I attended the 2009 Deaflympics Opening Ceremony in Taipei on September 5th, and it was a blast. So much pride, fun, and fireworks, it was more than you could ask for any ceremony. Not to mention, my friend, the famous and acclaimed theatre director Stan Lai directed and ran the show. I got to hang out with him and his friends the whole night. I even had the pleasure of meeting Christine Chow, the First Lady of Taiwan. It was a great time, and congratulations to Taiwan for pulling this off and also coming together as One Family after Morakot.

My segment was after Amei's spectacular performance, and then after the whole "Taiwanese Food Culture" performance where people dressed up as noodles, beef, and tofu and then danced altogether, eventually jumping into huge balloons made to resemble soup and mango ices. I delivered my segment with true heroes 徐仁輝、徐仁明、賴孟傳、柯信雄 (Hsu Ren-Hui, Hsu Ren-Ming, Lai Meng-Chuan and Ke Shin-Shiung). These four saved over 130 lives in the wake of Morakot, and have gotten a lot of attention in Taiwan for their bravery, perseverance, and will to save their neighbors. 3 of them are actually from the national parachuting troop. Fantastic guts.

Lots of photos, did anyone get to see this in person or on TV? Let me know! And let me know if you see your own country represented in the pictures somewhere...
Please click here to go to the 2009 Taiwan Deafilympics photo album!  |
我想台灣旳朋友都可能知道，9月5日我在台北出席2009 聽障奧運開幕儀式，而且非常精彩。真是感到很驕傲，快樂，也有煙花看，且不說我朋友，知名舞台劇導演賴聲川擔任開幕禮的藝術總監。整個晚上，我跟他和他朋友在一起，甚至有幸認識到台灣第一夫人周美青。真是非常盡興，而且要恭喜台灣，舉辦了一個很成功的話動和颱風莫垃克發生之後大家也團結成一家人。

我的部分就在阿妹(張恵妹)的精彩演出之後，然後有個"台灣飲食文化"表演，人們都把自己打扮成麵條、牛肉和豆腐，然後一起跳舞，最後跳到一些巨大的氣球裡，氣球象湯和芒果冰一樣。我跟幾位真英雄，徐仁輝、徐仁明、賴孟傳、柯信雄，演講我部分。颱風莫垃克發生時, 這四位英雄救了超過130條人命，他們的勇氣、堅持和意誌感動了許多人。其實，他們當中有三位是中國空降部隊的成員，真是膽識過人。

有很多照片看，有沒有人在現場看到? 或許在電視上看到? 請告訴我! 如果照片裡有你自己的國家標識，請告訴我…
請點擊這裡欣賞 2009 台北聽障奧運會的相冊! |
我想台湾旳朋友都可能知道，9月5日我在台北出席2009 听障奥运开幕仪式，而且非常精彩。真是感到很骄傲，快乐，也有烟花看，且不说我朋友，知名舞台剧导演赖声川担任开幕礼的艺术总监。整个晚上，我跟他和他朋友在一起，甚至有幸认识到台湾第一夫人周美青。真是非常尽兴，而且要恭喜台湾，举办了一个很成功的话动和台风莫拉克发生之后大家也团结成一家人。

我的部分就在阿妹(张恵妹)的精彩演出之后，然后有个"台湾饮食文化"表演，人们都把自己打扮成麵条、牛肉和豆腐，然后一起跳舞，最后跳到一些巨大的气球裡，气球象汤和芒果冰一样。我跟几位真英雄，徐仁辉、徐仁明、赖孟传、柯信雄，演讲我部分。台风莫拉克发生时, 这四位英雄救了超过130条人命，他们的勇气、坚持和意志感动了许多人。其实，他们当中有三位是中国空降部队的成员，真是胆识过人。

有很多照片看，有没有人在现场看到? 或许在电视上看到? 请告诉我! 如果照片里有你自己的国家标识，请告诉我…

请点击这里欣赏 2009 台北听障奥运会的相册! |
As my friends in Taiwan may know, I attended the 2009 Deaflympics Opening Ceremony in Taipei on September 5th, and it was a blast. So much pride, fun, and fireworks, it was more than you could ask for any ceremony. Not to mention, my friend, the famous and acclaimed theatre director Stan Lai directed and ran the show. I got to hang out with him and his friends the whole night. I even had the pleasure of meeting Christine Chow, the First Lady of Taiwan. It was a great time, and congratulations to Taiwan for pulling this off and also coming together as One Family after Morakot.

My segment was after Amei's spectacular performance, and then after the whole "Taiwanese Food Culture" performance where people dressed up as noodles, beef, and tofu and then danced altogether, eventually jumping into huge balloons made to resemble soup and mango ices. I delivered my segment with true heroes 徐仁輝、徐仁明、賴孟傳、柯信雄 (Hsu Ren-Hui, Hsu Ren-Ming, Lai Meng-Chuan and Ke Shin-Shiung). These four saved over 130 lives in the wake of Morakot, and have gotten a lot of attention in Taiwan for their bravery, perseverance, and will to save their neighbors. 3 of them are actually from the national parachuting troop. Fantastic guts.

Lots of photos, did anyone get to see this in person or on TV? Let me know! And let me know if you see your own country represented in the pictures somewhere...
Please click here to go to the 2009 Taiwan Deafilympics photo album!