Sunday, July 15, 2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
Taking the bus in taipei. You pay when you get off, I wonder what would happen if you just ditched? they probably have some midget that chases you down and kicks you in the nads for not paying.
Shi da night market. Land of Street meat, underaged girls, and gaudy accessories. (see pics below)
Taiwan is a cash society. Now you can show how much you love to use cash with a brand new "no credit cards accepted" t-shirt. Excuse me do you have any "honk if your horny" T-shirts left?
I don't why this is so funny, but it just is. Maybe because of its ultra phallic symbolism or maybe cause it looks like poo on a stick. . . both!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Ok so i'm going to be making a move from the building i'm living in right now to an apartment somewhere on jilong rd. The main reason I'm moving is because where i'm staying right now, there is a 12am curfew and if I don't make it back by then, i'm locked out till 6 am. So not feeling like living like a 16 year old again I have opted to move out. stay tuned for pictures and commentary about the new digs.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Well took my first venture out to check out what kind of music scene there is in Taiwan. Went to this placed called the wall to see some band called Fire E.X. I checked some of their stuff out on the internet and they sound pretty much like any other pop punk band of the blink 182, greenday variety. It wasn't my cup of tea, but I thought why not just go see what its about. So I get there and its pretty much like what you would expect to see at one of these types of shows, kids hanging out in the lounge smoking cigarettes, flipping through the merch, and doing whatever kids do at that age. To tell you the truth I couldn't really tell the average age of people there but it seemed similar to what you would see at Bouncing souls show. Anyway, I wander around a bit in the lounge and finally find the place to by the ticket with a little help from some guy who works there. So I get in and the show starts and the first band is straight up Screamo and the most annoying kind, singer says something in chinese and interjects every once in a while something to the effect of "fuck yeah" and "lets go" and then starts the set. The only saving grace is that they didnt play for that long. Unlike shows in NY or anywhere in the states, the time between bands is relatively short, at least tonight it was, it was around 5 minutes and the next band came on, they were some sort of electro pop band and we'll leave it at that. Finally the headliners Fire EX are on. Before they go on they play some sort of video intro . . . I think maybe one of their music videos or something. But the kids that are there go nuts for it. They are clapping and cheering everytime one of their favorite band member does a funny antic or poses in some manner. When its done Fire EX goes on. The songs were alright, i guess in my jaded old age I thought it was a bit generic, but I guess if I was a 16 year old kid from taiwan I would love these guys. The crowded at this show was pretty tamed, albeit the music wasnt that aggressive, their were momentary spurts of pogoing and what could loosely be called moshing but all in all the kids basically stood watching and showed their appreciation by the applause and cheers after the song. By 10:00 I had had my fill and left before the show ended. I don't think I could have stayed their any longer.
Highlights of the night: explaining to some japanese dude what "screamo" was and having two bar girls trying to sell me jagermiester drinks .
Outside of the Wall.
Outside lounge of The Wall
Highlights of the night: explaining to some japanese dude what "screamo" was and having two bar girls trying to sell me jagermiester drinks .
Outside of the Wall.
Outside lounge of The Wall
Oh to be young and angsty again. . .
Hipster haircuts and girl pants? where the hell am I? Willamsburg?! Prognosis: Worst band ever.
Second band of the night, no idea what their name is.
Kids watch a video intro. "Wow its almost like where at the show . . . oh wait . . . "
Friday, June 29, 2007
Going outside without it raining is like trying keeping your weiner out of the mash potatoes: nearly impossible. Its rained almost everyday since I've been here but I guess you have to adapt. There supposedly some sort of punk show at this place called the wall tommorrow so I'm going to try to check it out, it should be quite amusing. Anyway these are some pictures I took on the venture out to find the club.
Young and Open? I think I recently watched a movie with the same title.
Young and Open? I think I recently watched a movie with the same title.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Note to self: if it's raining do not walk along the outer rim of Danan Park. I got caught in the rain the other day and was walking along said park and it was basically like wading through a river. All the rain just spills out of the park in huge puddles and mini streams and by the time I got through, it felt like i was wearing two bags filled with water on my feet. Perhaps its time to invest in some flip flops. Also found out that taiwanese consulate in NY did not put the appropiate amount of days on my visa, so now i have to go see about an extension, hen3 Tao3 Yuan4! (translated: really annoying!) .
I wonder if they have corn fritters.
I wonder if they have corn fritters.
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