Here is this years theme video!
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TAF GLEE!
July 28th, 2010Oh Hey!
July 27th, 2010TAF2010: Daily Recap MONDAY
July 27th, 2010Newsletter coordinators Nicole Hsieh and Erica Lee give us an preview of things to come from North Manchester, Indiana!
And here we go!
Today TAFers studied the different classes and species of the animal kingdom, as well as observed animal attitudes and behaviors. Results may or may not be published in Nature sometime in the future.
They also learned that Force = mass x acceleration. See parents! We DO teach math here at TAF!
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Nick and Victor meet for the first time at Sunday dinner after a year of separation.
Communication skills:
TAF2010: SUNDAY GREETINGS!
July 26th, 2010TAFers share what they are looking forward to this week.
2010 Census Write in “Taiwanese” PSA is live!
March 2nd, 2010From the folks involved with tafLabs and tafMedia – the 2010 US Census Write in “Taiwanese” Public Service Announcement is now live!
Check it out here: http://taiwaneseamerican.org/census2010
Remember! Be counted, be recognized! Tell everyone you know (Taiwanese and non-Taiwanese alike) and especially your parents! Look for the census forms in the mail this month.
The tafDrama
August 24th, 2009tafLabs & tafMedia are proud to present the long-anticipated tafDrama! It was originally supposed to be aired during TAF Night, but…right…we were rather busy getting the Slideshow finished. Better late than never?
What inspired the TAF Drama you ask? Creativity? Fanciful imagination? Ennui from staring at computer screens too long? No one truly knows. However, it has proven to be a worthy challenge to develop skills one could only dream of in the art of guerrilla filmmaking, i.e. conceiving the story as you go along, filming randomly, etc. That also explains the secret powers Howard’s character had in changing costume so often.
In any case, we’re sure that you’ll find some sort of underlying moral hidden deep within the story. Also, the Korean title makes no sense in Korean and hopefully won’t really say something in Korean. It’s supposed to say “Realizing Awesome”. Props to anyone who can translate the Japanese letters!
So without further ado… ENJOY!
Viva Love Forever
August 7th, 2009What an epic mashup. Thanks to a car ride with Jeremy Chen and Andrew Lo through the cornfields of Indiana on our way to North Manchester, IN, the possibility of mixing Coldplay’s megahit “Viva La Vida” with arguably the two biggest TAF classics, the old school ” Bizarre Love Triangle” by New Order and the timeless “Forever Young” by Alphaville was discovered.
To download the official tafLabs live recording of Viva Love Forever, click here: tafnight09-vivaloveforever (right click and Download File As or Save File As to get it on your hard drive). And then proceed to rock out on your iPods!
And for those aspiring musicians at home, here are the chords and lyrics to Viva Love Forever to release your inner TAF Night performer!
Viva Love Forever
(Viva la Vida + Bizarre Love Triangle + Forever Young)
Standard tuning, capo on first fret.
INTRO: C – D – G – Em x2
(Em) C D
I used to rule the world
G Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
C D
Now in the morning I sleep alone
G Em
Sweep the streets I used to own
C D
Every time I think of you
Em G
I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue
C D
It’s no problem of mine but it’s a problem I find
Em G
Living a life that I can’t leave behind
(Em) C D
I used to roll the dice
G Em
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
C D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
G Em
“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”
C D
There’s no sense in telling me
Em G
The wisdom of a fool won’t set you free
C
But that’s the way that it goes
D
And it’s what nobody knows
Em G
While every day my confusion grows
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C D
Every time I see you falling
G Em
I get down on my knees and pray
C D
I’m waiting for that final moment
G Em
You’ll say the words that I can’t say
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Em
I get down on my knees and pray
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Em
You’ll say the words that I can’t say
C D
Every time I see you falling
G Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
I’m waiting for that final moment
G Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C – Em x3
(bop your head convincingly!)
D x2
C – D – G – Em x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
C D G Em
Forever young, I want to be forever young
C D G Em
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever
C D G Em
Forever young, I want to be forever young
C D Em G
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever
And stay tuned to blog.tafworld.org for the release of a rumored studio version of Viva Love Forever…wink.
Ethics vs Values
August 4th, 2009You saw it at TAF Night, and now you can see it again here!
The Fountainnn Family
August 4th, 2009TAF transcends physical boundaries. Hear all about it from Taiwanese American Fountainnn’s cousin!