Entries for December, 2009

Redhotpie.com.au: Guys want to hookup on NYE, well duh

I can’t decide if News Corporation have a love or hate affair with Redhotpie.com.au. They certainly don’t sponsor them or have any ownership to the company so I kind of have a hard time explaining a seemingly blatant advertising plug.

The cheapest meal I’ve found in Taiwan

A few years back I had a brother staying in Japan. Occasionally for him times were tough and although I’m not sure exactly how tough they got, he always made it through surviving on $1 McDonalds hamburgers. I’m not sure if it was chicken or beef burger (for $1 I presume it was chicken or [...]

The public fights back against Polaris Media Group

Whilst talk of class action lawsuits have drifted in and out of the discussion sphere surrounding Polaris Media Group, there hasn’t really been that much of a non-internet based public challenge to distributors of the company. Sure there’s the backlash that’s raged over the internet, but what about informing those that aren’t internet savvy? How [...]

Don’t take anything for granted in Taiwan

A few weeks ago now I moved into a furnished apartment. It was nice not to have to worry about buying any furniture and I quite liked the location. From my balcony I had a reasonable view of the town I was in and shortly after moving my suitcase in I began to make myself [...]

Answering some questions on Polaris Media Group

Over the last month or so I’ve largely stayed out of the developments surrounding Polaris Media Group. Thanks to the tireless dedication of various people however, readers of OzSoapbox have been kept up to date with information as the leadership of this company appears to bottom out. As we head towards January 2010 and wrap [...]

Starwalker TV show – Is Australia about to get hoaxed?

The premise for the recently announced space reality tv series Starwalker is nothing short of impressive. Allow entry for anyone on the planet over the age of 18 and offer up a grand prize trip into orbit. It certainly sounds better then marrying some stupid farmer, winning a couple of hundred thousand dollars or a [...]

The Pig Pen in Taichung, Taiwan

by Phillipp1205 After my first massively failed attempt at experience Taiwanese nightlife I spent the next day trying to navigate to a local mall. Having successfully arrived there by taking a bus I soon discovered malls overseas are kinda the same as back home. Unless you’re looking for something specific or you’re twelve years old, [...]

Losing My Identity – I am the Westerner

Back home I’m an individual, with individual thoughts, individual actions and individual behaviour. You wouldn’t ask me why that guy over was doing what he was doing, or why she wanted to break up with you, or what sense of satisfaction they got by throwing up all over the sidewalk after a night out. Why? [...]

That’s not bubble tea… THIS is bubble tea!

Despite reassurances that Milo is available here I’ve yet to see it. In all honesty I haven’t really looked that but still, upon arriving one of the things you quickly realise is that milk is barely a drop a of rain on the cuisine landscape of Taiwan.

Domestic Violence in Taiwan

A few weeks back I spotted this poster outside of a Taiwanese Police Station…