Centered Vol. 18 | 05 FEB on TAIPEI 2018 A publication of the Community Services Center Feb 18 cover.indd 1 2018/1/28 下午6:29 Feb 18 cover.indd 2 2018/1/28 下午6:29 CONTENTS February 2018 volume 18 issue 5 CSC COMMUNITY From the Editors 5 TAS 9 Events About Town 6 Taiwan Celebrates - Book Clubs: February 6 The Chinese Lunar New Year of the Earth Dog 11 Center Gallery 7 The 2017 Taipei Community Services Center February Activity Highlights 7 Corporate Service Award Recipient Carrefour Taiwan 12 Kiddies Korner 8 CSC Business Classified 34 AROUND TAIPEI Dadaocheng Celebrates 150 Years of Culture & Industry 13 Publisher Community Services Center, Taipei Editor Suzan Babcock PROFILE Co-editor Richard Saunders Advertising Manager Naomi Kaly A Journey Through Mud 16 Magazine Email [email protected] Tel 02-2836-8134 Fax 02-2835-2530 HEALTH Community Services Qi and Thee 19 Center Editorial Panel Siew Kang, Fred Voigtmann The 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine Recognizes the TCM Inner Clock Theory 20 Printed by Farn Mei Printing Co., Ltd. 1F, No. 102, Hou Kang Street, Shilin Origin - Coming Home 22 District, Taipei Tel: 02-2882-6748 Fax: 02-2882-6749 E-mail: [email protected] OUTLOOK The Forgotten Wisdom of Aristotle's Psychology 24 Centered on Taipei is a publication of the Community Services Center, 25, Lane 290, Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Tianmu, Taipei, Taiwan Tel: 02-2836-8134 FOOD & DRINK fax: 02-2835-2530 e-mail: [email protected] Henna-Inspired Desserts 25 Correspondence may be sent to the editor at coteditor@ Liquid Bread Company 26 communitycenter.org.tw. Freelance writers, photographers and illustrators are welcome to contact the editor to discuss editorial and graphic assignments. Your talent will find a home with us! TRAVEL Yangmingshan Wild Hot Springs 28 Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Material in this publication may not be reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner. COT is printed on FSC certified 100% post-consumer recycled fiber. The FASHION & BEAUTY paper is certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Recycling Your Clothes 30 Council which promotes environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests. https://ic.fsc.org/ www.communitycenter.org.tw FEBRUARY 2018 3 Feb 2018_p3-end.indd 3 2018/1/28 下午6:33 Crown’s service offerings include: Everyone needs • International & Domestic Shipments • Transit Protection to know why... • Pet & Car Transfers • Immigration & Legalization We’ll help your whole family • Home Search • School Search prepare for the big adventure. • Settling-in Services Tel: +886 2 2719 2618 ˙ Weekly Themes [email protected] ˙ Fun Science Experiments ˙ Cooking Classes ˙ Water Play ˙ Phonics & Mathematics ˙ Arts and Crafts ˙ Weekly Field Trips / Special Events ˙ Games Go knowing ˙ Play Time and More! www.crownrelo.com/taiwan Register on March 12 or March 14 TYPA Campus (located inside TAS) CR ad Euroview AprMay.indd 1 22/3/2016 3:40:25 PM TYPA Office: (02) 28731815 WWW.TYPA.ORG.TW 4 FEBRUARY 2018 www.communitycenter.org.tw Feb 2018_p3-end.indd 4 2018/1/28 下午6:33 COVER IMAGE: The Chinese Lunar New Year FROM Please send email submissions, comments, and feedback to [email protected]. of the Earth Dog THE For more information, please go to our website at EDITORS www.communitycenter.org.tw COT TEAM Excitement is in the air. Everyone is busy getting ready for the Chinese Lunar New Year. Red paper lanterns have been hung outside major department stores and tourist spots. Traditional markets are teeming with shoppers in search of Suzan Babcock Richard Saunders Naomi Kaly KC favorite family food items, bargains on new clothes, spring Editor Co-editor Advertising Manager Graphic Designer couplets to hang around their front doors and a new poster coteditor@ [email protected] naomi@communitycenter. graphicdesigntaipei. communitycenter.org.tw org.tw weebly.com of the Kitchen God for their kitchens. Banks have long customer lines, as people wait to purchase brand new notes to insert into red envelopes for lucky recipients. The New Year (February 15th – 20th) is coming, and this lunar year will be the Year of the Earth Dog, a year full of promise. At the Community Services Center, Ivy Chen, a renowned Zee Dlamini Nomita Kavra Gupta Sydney Ko food expert on Taiwanese cuisine and culture, will give a Editorial intern Editorial intern Editorial intern tour of the famous Di Hua Street traditional market area on February 7th. It’s a perfect opportunity to sample traditional holiday goodies and purchase Chinese Lunar New Year WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS holiday decorations and souvenirs. Ahead Concept Design Brenda Lin Anne Jacquet, the Center’s Cross-cultural Trainer, is Sue Babcock Morgan Loosli Carrefour Taiwan Darren Melrose also offering a Personal Development Workshop for expat Dr. Chen Po-Sheng Michael Mullahy spouses, on February 22nd. Both events are popular, so Daniel Cunningham Pei Su-yu DDG Joseph Reilly make sure that you call the Center ((02) 2836-8134) or stop Dot Design Richard Saunders in to reserve a spot and find out more about each event, as Zee Dlamini Rosemary Susa soon as possible. EarthChi Healing TAS Golden Pin Design Award, 2016, 2017 Taste Lab The Chinese Lunar New Year is when “farewells” are said Joan H.HungryinTaipei Grace Ting to the old lunar year and heartfelt wishes for prosperity and Nomita Kavra Gupta Design Yoga & Wellness Matt King good health are extended to friends and family for the year to come. All of us at the Community Services Center would Pick COT up at: like to wish each of you a very Happy Chinese Lunar New Uptown: Community Services Center, No. 25, Lane 290, Sec. 6, Year! Zhongshan North Rd. Sprout – No. 33, Sec. 7, Zhongshan North Rd. George Pai’s Beauty – No. 14, Tienmu East Rd. Downtown: Ooh Cha Cha – 207, Sec.2, Nanchang Rd. NakedFood – 22-1, Lane 160, Sec.1, Xingsheng South Rd. Samyama (Art) Co., Ltd. – 2F, No. 1, Lane 119, Sec.1, Daan Rd. Sue and Richard Accountant Monica Cheng COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER Activities Coordinator Rosemary Susa Assistant Activities Coordinator Undine Urbach The Community Services Center (CSC) is a non-profit foundation. CSC provides Coffee Mornings Coordinator John Imbrogulio outreach and early intervention through counseling, cross-cultural education and Cross-cultural Trainer Anne Jacquet life skills programs to meet the needs of the international community in Taipei. Communications Morgan Loosli CSC offers the opportunity to learn, volunteer, teach and meet others. Check out Shan Lee our website www.communitycenter.org.tw and drop by The Center to chat with us Events Coordinator about our programs. You can also email us at [email protected]. Mandarin Chinese Teacher Gloria Gwo Systems Manager Lee Ming Yeh Director Adam McMillan Volunteers Miyuki Boice, Daniel Chan, Jennifer Chang, Vincy Chik, John Imbrogulio, Anna Loose, Leslie McFarlane, Office Manager Grace Ting John McQuade, Gloria Peng, Emmy Shih Counselors I-wen Chan, Katherine Chang, Hui-shiang Chao, Benefactors Bai Win Antiques Jung Chin, Chiao-Feng Chung, Cerita Hsu, Carol Lee, European Chamber of Commerce Miranda Lin, Emilie Ma, Kuang-Shan Wan Grand Hyatt Taipei Consultants Wendy Evans and Michael Mullahy Premier Sponsors Concordia Consulting ICRT Counseling Admin. Joanne Chua San Fu Global www.communitycenter.org.tw FEBRUARY 2018 5 Feb 2018_p3-end.indd 5 2018/1/28 下午6:33 CSC EVENTS ABOUT TOWN Fireworks festival, hundreds of thousands of firecrackers are ignited at the same time. When: March 1st and 2nd Guandu Flower Festival Where: Yansheui Wu Miao This fascinating festival is a Temple, Yanshuei township, stunning floral landscape near Tainan City Pop, Michael Jackson, Mars a riverside park in the city’s More Info: http://www. John Legend in Taipei: will be showcasing his famed Beitou District, located on a wumiao.idv.tw/ Darkness and Light Tour stage performances and retro 12-hectare plot. It’s a fitting Legend won an Academy showmanship right here in place for a weekend trip, and Award for Best Original Song Taipei. an excellent destination for all in 2015 for “Glory” from When: April 17th at 8 pm aspiring photographers. the film Selma. He has also Where: Taipei World Trade When: Until February 28th won ten Grammy Awards, Center Nangang Exhibition Hall Where: Beitou-Shilin a Golden Globe, and a Tony Tickets: https://www.stubhub. Technology Park and MRT for co-producing Jitney for com.au/bruno-mars-taipei- Zhongyi Station Broadway. 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It festival. Lanterns this year will takes place at TWTC Exhibition be high-tech constructions Halls 1 and 3 every year. making use of new technology, There’s free admission to those materials and techniques.