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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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? [...]
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.
A few weeks back I spotted this poster outside of a Taiwanese Police Station…
As I’ve spent more time here in Taiwan I’ve found my phobia of tackling the street vendors has started to ease a bit. Armed with a basic knowledge of how to say ‘I would like (number)’ and my trusty finger to point I’m beginning to ease into trying out what’s on offer. Last week I [...]
Remember those cheap but somewhat effective propaganda truck units from Command and Conquer: Generals? Costing virtually nothing you’d place one with some Chinese infantry units and the noise they made would increase the effectiveness of your soldiers. It turns out somebody forgot to tell Taiwan the cold war is over.
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