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From the Desk 07.09(0)
Xpat Magazine September, 2007
Most recent athletic feat undertaken by Taiwanese ultramarathon champion, Kevin Lin: Running 6,920 km across six countries, and the Sahara Desert, in 111 days
The average distance run per day: 62 km
Total number of Taiwanese to play Major League Baseball: 4
Number of Taiwanese MLB players, present and former, of aboriginal ancestry: 2 (Chin-Feng [...]
From the Desk 07.03
Xpat Magazine March, 2007
The definition of ‘Lookism’: discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance
The average hourly earnings of men with “below-average looks” and “above-average looks” compared to the national average in North America respectively: -8.9% and +5.4%
The average hourly earnings of women with “below-average looks” and “above-average looks” in Shanghai: -31.1% and [...]
From the Desk 06.09
Xpat Magazine September, 2006
Tyco executive Dennis Kozlowski’s brother-in-law’s defense for an extravagant bachelor party held for his son with Tyco company money: “It wasn’t like a three-ring circus…there was only one dwarf.”
World Record for the longest “midget toss”: 11 feet 5 inches1
Event at which the record was made: British Midget Tossing Championships 2002
Penalty in Ontario, [...]
I'm a travel writer and photographer currently based in Tainan, Taiwan where I founded and edited Xpat Magazine, one of Taiwan's largest and longest-running expatriate periodicals. My writing and photography has been published in various print and online publications including Taiwan Today, the Taiwan Fun Magazine Group, and TransitionsAbroad.com. I speak English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese (to varying degrees) and am available for assignment. I can be reached through the form on the contact page of this website, or at xpatmatt (at) gmail.com.
