Election, part 7 1/2

It's election time again. Taiwan's legislative elections are December 11. The campaign season is blessedly short--only about 1 month. But, some candidates start putting up their billboards early. They've all got a big picture of the candidate, and a little circle somewhere on the ad. One month before the election, everyone draws lots to see what number they will be on the ballot. Then, magically, people go out and paint the candidate's number inside the little circles on every early billboard.

Two billboards I've seen have caught my eye.

One, #17, is a man posing, not with his wife, children, or a prominent politican, but his German Shepherd dog.

Another, #13, is a smiling woman. There's a bit of Chinese writing on the billboard, but only one English word: "Shiny." I don't know what to make of this, unless it's her English name.