Anders Frick – blog

Today, Jan-Eric Sundgren announced that he will quit his job as president (rektor) of Chalmers University of Technology. I think his successor will be Lena Gustafsson, who now is first vice president. She is a smart woman with big knowledge in the futuristic biotech area. Anyone who want to bet against me?

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This weekend, I went on a mountainclimbing tour to DaGuanShan, which in Chinese means “the big, guarded mountains”. It was really nice, with many Kodak moments. It took a while to go there though – about seven hours from Hsinchu.

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Now, the latest issue of Chalmers Asia’s news bulletin is out. Those of you who have read my blog might already be familiar with some of the articles and pictures. Click on the magazine to read the bulletin in PDF format.

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Yesterday, the Taiwanese championship in paintball were held at Hsuan Chuang University in Hsinchu. I went there to take a look. The adrenaline levels were evident high…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, I was in Kaosiung, in southern part of Taiwan. Suddenly, in a park, about twenty Taiwanese kids showed up together with their teachers. And they all weared light blue T-shirts, with the text “Anderson” on their back. I almost felt like if they were looking for me…

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Anders – a sportsman I am now back from the Yunnan Orienteering Festival in China. It was very fun and I even got a certificate with an olympic touch, since I became the winner of my class the first day. I feel like a real sportsman…

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I like signs. They are often very useful. Sometimes they are a little bit fun, though. Here in China, I found some interesting signs. Take a look by yourself.

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Go-go-go! One interested beginner at the Orienteering Introduction Course
Today, the president of Taiwan (Chen Shui-Bian) was about 300 meters from my house. Cool, right? He was on TV, and so was I – but because of another reason: I was interviewed by Taiwanese TV earlier this afternoon when I was helping the Taiwan Orienteering Association [...]

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I just visited the Green Island – a beautiful place just east of Taiwan. It takes a while to go there, but once you arrive you realize it’s worth it.

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Next week, I will participate in the Yunnan Orienteering Festival in China. I just bought the flight tickets today. Since the policies has changed, I need to go to Hong Kong to get my visa, which is a little bit troublesome… (Det var bättre förr… )

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Tomorrow I will get an article published in the Swedish technical magazine Ny Teknik. Click here if you are interested to read it on the web.

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