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So, short blogs, with photos doing most of the talking here. If you’re in Taiwan and want to learn more on the Aboriginal culture, go do some weekend trips. But, if there’s no time and you still have an itch to read and see worthwhile Aboriginal culture, head to Academia Sinica, on the end of the [...] Back in Business! I haven’t written a quality blog entry in quite some time now. There’s no excuse other than sheer apathy. Not the writing, of course, but I hadn’t taken the photos of Green Island to get developed until two days ago. Like an idiot I forgot my baby G10 in Taipei and arrived in [...] In the last week or so I’ve been craving fruit. I found the coolest one in Taiwan, the Dragon Fruit (Pitaya). It is as fascinating as a spiky pink dragon probably would be. Have you ever seen it? I had occasionally overheard about Dragon Fruit here and there before coming to Taiwan, but it was [...] I am a bit peeved. Today, the lovely roommates and I took a long walk, landing ourselves at the versatile Taipei 101 food court. Out of the several options, we chose Indian curry dishes and Kimchi soup. Great! In Taipei 101, amassing the world’s tallest building and the country’s most expensive shopping center, sat a poorly [...] Here’s the link for all those hungry Americans stranded on this Island who need their annual 3,000 calorie diet day of devouring. I’m right there with you. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/11/19/2003458800 I, myself, will most likely be strolling into the Grand Hyatt buffet, because any Thanksgiving is no Thanksgiving if you can’t eat your heart out endlessly, burying your snout in [...] Here are a few norms I have discovered that will help you understand a little Taiwanese body language and miscellaneous knowledge useful for daily Asian adventures: 1. While Taking photographs: Do not do the typical Western gesture of the “shutter click” with your hands. It’s a little offensive. Still figuring out why. Instead, make the AOK sign: 2. [...] Well, not technically. But my boyfriend is flying into Taipei tomorrow and we’re going to be doing Taiwan on speed, 3 days of traditional Taipei/Danshui area and then taking a trip down south to Green Island for the remainder of the week. I promise I will write in full on the Island-this is my first [...] More to come. Busy week. I scratched Phoenix and found a cool mask in Ximen (They have decent Halloween stores there, FYI.). I decided that I would be an Aborigine. Then I thought it would be cooler if I was of royalty. Do they have princesses in aboriginal cultures? Yes ma’am. Australia: Australian Aboriginal Princess Info Anyways, [...] Wow. There is no place I think I might rather want to be. I have decided that this year for Halloween I am going to be a Pheonix. All I keep imagining is a feather mohawk on my head. I think I got the idea from this very video… And since I have already bought a [...] Hell yeah. The most savory, sweet, filling, and glorious of breakfast sensations you will ever experience come from pancakes. I don’t care what you say, it’s the truth. Talk about deprivation… When you live in Taiwan without a stove, and subject yourself every single countless day to coffee and fruit bag breakfasts, you forget the bountiful [...] |
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