me
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17 Aug
boring introvert
photog fanatic
aspiring backpacker
loves playing ard with music
teasing my sis makes me happy=D
wishes
Excellent A lvl grades
newest&1st hand dslr
encountering a raging aurora
be a globe trekker
helping the less fortunate strive for what they deserve
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Taiwan: thru my eyes (snapshots here)
It wasn't so much of an eye opener, in a pop-cultural sense, since I've already experienced much of it back home. But it's kewl, really, to be able to feel for yourself the many things you could only see through the 'electric eye'. Something worth a note, Jay's November's Chopin is regarded like a pricey item on sale in CD shops. Those on the shelves are not to be withdrawn freely for purchase. You've got to seek assistance from the salesperson to get it. Man!? I think it's a piece of rare gem too.Talk in terms of it's scenery, I've seen better. No kick.Night markets, Shimenting, fascinating! They're so full of life when the sun goes down and everybody in singapore would be turning in to their cosy beds. Taiwanese on the hand, have a totally different concept of moonrise. Darkness signals the time for the locals to shop! Strange though, but true enough. Night time shopping there will be anybody's haven, seriously, to see and to feast. Great shoppers, great sellers! Of course, great food! Man, it's papaya milk, pearl tea...One interesting fact about this place is that, you never know when you should be reading from left to right, or from right to left. Even they speak, it's a mix of hokkien (tai yu) and chinese (guo yu). Strange peeps having strange ways of doing things. We had so much trouble trying to cross the roads, since we're always looking in the wrong direction; so used to our local infrastucture. Pyschotic drivers partly to blame too.They're pretty open too, in a political sense. You'll never fail to see a road lined with political banners, and 'firing' programmes on TV too. So much for complaints. Why don't you be the president instead?And I suppose they are a strong believer in Feng Shui as well? The tour guide was rattling this fact to us like a national pride. Aplenty lessons taught and stories told on the coach (Taipei Ju Dan which literally means Taipei giant egg) by Alan (the tourguide). It's up to you to believe.The impression I have of the Taiwanese, is, they're a real pragmatic lot. You might think it as a cause of environmental influence. Not exactly irrelevent though, but you bet, they've got a dozen or so religious (buddhist) channels. No power?If you think SCV will leave your eyes startled at the many channels to view, what about a 100? I'm so spoilt for choice in the hotel room; Yea, my pair just wouldn't leave the screen till the lids finally weigh a ton and forced it shut. PS: Fortunately the sickly looking TV sets were able to withstand the frequent switches.And... they--I mean the sales persons--looked all too desperate for you to trust your money on their goods. They're sure to scare the daylight out of you even a mile away, especially those working for government endorsed stalls. Why? I can't seem to explain either. Perhaps they're just trying to help. Now, that's a real bad mutation from the Jap's service attitude.This trip marks the ninth country I've left my foot prints upon. Where next?...
doodled~3:41:00 AM
