Posts in : Taipei

• Jul

  20

  Time Abroad

  
  
  by Stinky
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  Hey guys. It has been exactly one week since departing from Sydney so let us recap on some of the places I have been so far. First stop was Singapore. I know what you’re all thinking. You must be saying ‘again?’ so my answer in response to your question (that I made up) is ‘why not?’ Answering a question with a question is probably the most distasteful thing to do but it’s the best I have so please excuse my lack of creativity. It was hot as usual but not as hot as it was when I was there in April. I didn’t really do much other than walk around. When I travel I like to immerse myself into the local culture so I try my utmost to blend in. I don’t carry around a camera, I don’t walk around with a bag and most importantly I do not do what 90% of the other tourists do. I only spent a couple of days there because I tried my best to squeeze in a shop stopover in Hong Kong prior returning to my home away from home (well that’s what it feels like anyway).

  Hong Kong was humid and hot and rainy. It was a good excuse to go around town shopping. But much to my dismay, I didn’t find a single thing I wanted to buy. It was kind of disappointing given that fact that my sole purpose in HK was to shop. But nonetheless, I still had a good time going head to head with the local rudeness, shooing away the salespeople trying to tailor make me a suit and making the most of my Octopus Card. So after a quick 2 days I was on my way to my favourite place in the universe. It was only a short 1.5 hour flight but as we ascended into the storm ridden clouds, I experienced the worst turbulence of my life. I literally held onto my seat and tightened my usually loose seatbelt. Fifteen minutes later, the turbulence subsided and I continued to live life without fearing death (lol).

  I’m in Taipei at the moment but I did get the opportunity the other day to go down south and visit a couple of friends of mine. This time I did not give them any warning and surprised them at their shop. But the spontaneity of this sort of died when I arrived and they were out to lunch. I sat like a homeless man (albeit with good shoes) in front of their shop on one of the main roads and waited. They eventually arrived and we had a good time catching up. Coming back to this country really makes me realise how much I connect with everything here. I keep telling myself that one time during my life, I need to move here and live here and learn more about this place I have fell in love with. I know it’s not Sydney – some streets smell, the weather is terrible, no blue skies, traffic is chaotic but there is a unique beauty in all of these aspects. I don’t want to go home…

  I will leave it here for now and will write more about my time in Taiwan next week. For now, please take care.

   

  

   

   

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• Feb

  03

  Stinky goes to Taiwan

  
  
  by Stinky
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  So having already tasted parts of Asia, it was time to see beautiful Taiwan. And I say beautiful with a little bias. Although I have no ancestral connections to the country whatsoever, it is a place that is very dear to my heart. So what did Stinky think? He loved it. It is crowded just like the other countries he visited, but the thing that sets it apart are the lovely people here. Yes, there are still the odd few that test your patience however, overall is was a fantastic experience. Food is cheap. FOOD IS CHEAP!!! There is no better place in the world to make your already chubby body chubbier. It is just so joyful to stuff your body with food in Taiwan. They have a saying here about the all you can eat places. Polite people would call it eat till you are full. But as your know, Asians really love to get the most of their money. So the more direct people would say eat till you vomit – it really just depends how local you are. (more…)

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