(Written by: Simon Lai, around 2001)
We’re leaving tonight for HK so we’ll some of you soon. Thanks, C, for hosting this year’s holiday get together! It was alota fun but I definitely won’t miss Taiwan’s psycho drivers…..their speeding, running red lights, weaving in and out of traffic (& around people thru night […]
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(Written by: Simon Lai, around 2001)
Hey folks! Nimen hao! (Not sure if that’s actually the correct greeting but…)
I’m a little suprised by the sheer number of 7/11 convenience stores they’ve got here. There’s one on almost every block…sometimes two (one across the street from the other)….and they don’t have “Slurpees” here!!! […]
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(Written by: Simon Lai, around 2001)
Hey, folks!
Gotta concur with N that the night life/clubbing experience-atmosphere here definitely beats that of Vancouver. Depending on where you go the cover charges and drinks can be expensive (eg. $10 Cdn for soda pop or beer to $17.50+ Cdn for cocktails)…but the experience is well […]
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(Written by: Simon Lai, around 2001)
Ya know that Christmas party I was planning for next week? Well……its being post-poned indefinitely. You see…..my…..ummmm…….grandmother in Taiwan, has taken ill along with my 2 aunts named……uhhhhh……L* and S*. So, I’ll be flying there this Thursday with V*, B* and N*, who, incidently, are coming […]
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(Written back around 2003)
This year, I decided to go to Kaohsiung for my Christmas / New Year’s holiday. It was a decision I made shortly after returning from my last trip to Kaohsiung back in October. Because it was such a rush booking, the air ticket ended up costing more than double […]
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(Written back around 2003)
On the fifth day of my Taiwanese adventure, I got to attend a Taiwanese-style wedding banquet in Taichung, about a 3 hour drive north of Kaohsiung. After grabbing a bite to eat, we headed onto the highway. Along the way, we saw more beetlenut girls. As the wedding reception […]
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(Written back around 2003)
The third and fourth day of my Taiwan adventure found myself in Kenting known as Taiwan’s Tropical Playground which is about a 2.5 hour drive south of Kaohsiung. It’s a nice resort type town (ie. tourist trap) with nice public and private beaches - very fine sand; nice blue […]
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(Written back around 2003)
For my second day in Kaohsiung, my cousin lent me a scooter for the day. This was the second time for me to ride a scooter - the first time was when I last visited my cousin about 2 years ago. I followed my cousin around for a couple […]
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(Written back around 2003)
So begins my first day in Taiwan, or Kaohsiung to be exact. For those who don’t know, Kaohsiung is the second largest city on the island and is about a 1 hour flight / 6 hour bus ride from Taipei. In my opinion, Kaohsiung and it’s nearby city Kenting […]
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(Written by: Jerry Hong, 2000)
Well, UPDATE #3 is finally here…. I know some of you are dying to know what is new here..And what we’ve been doing…
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