Despite the political upheaval and population crush, Taiwan has an underlying serenity that pervades the culture. So much so, that the sidebar of the second page of the Taipei Times has the winning Public Welfare Lottery numbers (07, 11, 15, 30, 36, 41. special number 18), the Quote of the Day (“Emotions are contagious, and the more heightened the emotion, the more contagious it is.” – Vivian Yeh, chief editor of Health for All), Today’s Weather (cloudy, 17C), and the Lunar Prophecy:

It’s a good day for:
.: Breaking ground for graves
.: Funerals
.: Breaking ground for construction

It’s a bad day for:
.: Nothing

Now that’s useful information…