This photograph is of a young girl from one of Hsinchu's junior high schools during the Double Tens Day parade. She seems to have been caught in the midst of trying to form some expression - perhaps a smile, laugh, or a shout. Most of the young people in the parade were far more enthusiastic about participating in the event than the adults I saw. This could be a sign of a burgeoning national identity but more likely it is a gesture of fun; marching with classmates is a much more enjoyable experience to spending your day in various cram schools.
I recently launched a new weblog called Shao Kelake (小克拉克), a sort of mini-version of yet another blog of mine called Kelake (Shao (小) is small in Chinese).
When I started my first weblog, or whatever the term was then, I primarily posted short off the cuff remarks and links to the things I found interesting. Sort of a pre-Kottke or post suck. No titles and everything was organized by date. I posted regularly and it was for a time a fun and popular project. Later I thought I was getting serious or was simply getting caught up in a trend or was simply conforming to the tool of choice at that time. The trend was for longer entries organised by title. But sometimes I don't like such serious codification nor do I always have time nor the inclination to write. So many weblogs have become article generators and unlike some not many have much to say.
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