10 - The Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, September 19, 2018
New exchange student shares about life in Taiwan By Greg Nikkel Rotary Club members learned a little about the life and interests of their newest exchange student, Vivian Huang from Taiwan, at the club’s luncheon meeting on Thursday. She arrived in Weyburn in mid-August, and is attending the Weyburn Comprehensive School for the coming school year. Born Huang Yi-Ting, she explained that many children are given an English name at birth also, and her mother named her Vivian. She is 17, almost 18 years old, has an older and younger brother, and her mother is a jewelry-maker who lives in Taipei with her stepfather. Her father and grandfather are both ship-builders, and live in Kaohsiung, a “small” city of 2.7 million people in the southern part of the island. Vivian showed a power-point presentation with many photos from her homeland, and noted one of her interests is in makeup, showing photos of herself trying different makeup styles. “I want to try a lot of styles. It can change a person. If I have time, I will watch makeup videos and take pictures,” she explained. A part-time position she had at home was to be a promotional model for a hair salon, and she loved having her photo taken as she tried various makeup and hairstyles. “I loved it because I could wear beautiful dresses, and I made a lot of friends. I used to be an assistant in the salon. I liked talking to strangers and to friends – it was a very good experience,” said the student. Vivian loves music, and learned how to play piano, although she added with a smile, “I’m not very good, but I love it.” One of the activities Vivian loved doing with her friends was going to karaoke, or KTV as they called it, and loves downhill skiing. “We enjoy singing songs. I go to KTV with my friends, and we go crazy every time,” she said, noting she and her family and friends often fly over to Japan for downhill skiing, as Taiwan doesn’t have any snow. “I love to ski and I love the snow. In Taiwan, the weather is very hot, so I go swimming every evening,” said Vivian, noting she also has tried out scuba diving, although she admitted that at first she was leery of it due to the intimidating size of the ocean. Her older brother is almost 20 years old, and attends university in China, majoring in philosophy. Her high school at home is called Fooyin University, and her days there are long, with classes going from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every
school day, with a two-month summer vacation and a one-month winter vacation. Her major at high school was English, with a minor in Japanese. Transportation within the cities is best with the subway, or by scooter on the roads, and between Kaohsiung in the south and Taipei in the north (to see her mother on weekends), she takes the high-speed train, which reduces a five-hour drive to two hours. A highlight of the subway system in Kaohsiung is the Formosa Boulevard Station, which is beautifully and colourfully lit up in the downtown of the city. In her power-point presentation, she showed some of the sights around the two cities where she splits her time, including a major shopping area, Taroko Park, Formosa Boulevard Station, and a familiar logo to Canadians, the 7-Eleven store. She noted that in Taiwan, this convenience store has most anything a person wants, from food to clothing to ATM machines. Some of the special holidays and festivals that are celebrated there include the Chinese New Year, with a wide variety of traditional foods, and Chu Yuan, the dragon boat festival, celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. The highlight of this holiday is a large dragon boat competition. The moon festival is another traditional holiday, and foods are largely barbecued for this celebration. Some of the more notable destinations to take in while visiting Taiwan include the Taipei 101, which is a tower that is 101 stories high, at one time the tallest building in the world, and the Night Market, a place she loved visiting since her father took her there as a little girl. Foods that she highlighted from home included sweet potato balls, bubble milk tea, stinky tofu and Taiwanese fried chicken. Vivian noted that many foreigners dislike the stinky tofu, but said once a person gets past the smell of it, it’s quite delicious. “I don’t drink sugar, I like to drink water — but I will drink bubble milk tea,” she added. Rotary member Dale Fish noted he and his wife Anna visited Taiwan on a Rotary friendship exchange trip, and said he was amazed at how very clean the Night Market was when they visited there, and how very safe it is, even late at night. Vivian pointed out this was a factor in choosing to come to Canada, as she was told that Canada is also a very safe country.
Exchange student gives presentation
Review Photo 5533 — Greg Nikkel
Exchange student Vivian Huang of Taiwan took questions after her presentation on Thursday to the Weyburn Rotary Club. She arrived in mid-August for her year-long exchange in Weyburn, and she gave a presentation about Taiwan, her family and about herself so club members could learn more about her. She is attending the Weyburn Comprehensive School for the next year.
Everly Brothers tribute kicks off 50th season of Concert Series The Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), along with the Weyburn Concert Series, present The Everly Brothers Experience featuring the Zmed Brothers in concert, kicking off the Concert Series’ 50th anniversary on Monday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cugnet Centre. The performances are part of the 2018/2019 Stars for Saskatchewan Concert series. The Zmed Brothers have celebrated the pivotal sounds of The Everly Brothers music with enthusiastic crowds all across the U.S. and overseas in prestigious venues. The Zmeds said, “We are not impersonators, our aim is to honour the aesthetics of their iconic sound and honor their unique place in
music history all while having a little fun telling our own personal story,” and they do just that. The Everly Brothers sold more than 35 million records from 1957 to 1962, with 35 Billboard Top 100 singles. Growing up with a father, (Adrian Zmed) as a traveling singer/dancer/ actor (Grease 2, Bachelor Party, T.J. Hooker), and a mother (Barbara) as a second-grade teacher in a suburb of Los Angeles, the Zmed Brothers continually strive to pay homage to their roots by always infusing an instinctual blend of entertainment (a la Smothers Brothers) and contextual education in their performance. The Zmed Brothers are thrilled to be able to con-
tribute to a cause that supports the recognition and preservation of the intimate origins of America’s greatest rock n’ roll singing sibling duo. OSAC presents over 300 live community and school performances annually, attended by a total audience of approximately 75,000. This is possible thanks to a dedicated network of volunteers committed to making culture an integral part of Saskatchewan community life, and vital funding from Saskatchewan Lotteries administered by SaskCulture, Canadian Heritage, and the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Proceeds from Sask a t c h ew a n L o t t e r i e s benefit more than 12,000 non-profit sport, culture and recreation groups around the province.
TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Village of Halbrite PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN
Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 20th day of November, 2018, an interest based tax lien will be registered against the land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel. Lot 11 12 13 23 24 25 30 31 32 11 12 18 3 4 3 4 5 6 7
Block 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 9 9 9 9 9
Plan 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 49546 C4547 C4547 K5668 K5668 K5668 K5668 K5668
Title No. 148764819 148764831 148764954 149859758 149859781 149859804 148764965 148764987 148765001 107555092 107555104 145636982 107555294 107555306 134467689 134467937 134467915 134467870 134467803
Dated this 19th day of September, 2018 Aleshia Underwood, Treasurer
Total Arrears & Costs $102.80 $102.79 $102.78 $1,399.69 $1,399.68 $1,399.68 $328.46 $328.44 $328.44 $664.36 $664.36 $624.15 $1,530.22 $280.60 $97.17 $97.17 $97.16 $133.11 $133.11