The Taipei Kid

You could be greedy with such a big buffet of tourism commercials gone wrong:
1. A Rank person tipped me off to this, this tourism flash movie.
2. I don’t know what to say about this this commercial, besides the fact that you could be greedy with such a big buffet (and big fridge). Sure are […]

If you like the hot and spicy Sichuan food at Kiki’s restaurant, you’ll also like “Chuan Sister”, just down the street from Qbar. Apparently one of the chef’s from Kiki’s decided to start up his own place, copying all of the dishes (they all look and taste the same), even the way the menu is […]

This emergency escape sling at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport features a thick steel chain so that you can’t get into the plastic box that holds the damn sling. Make sure you have a big pair of steel cutters with you if a fire breaks out. (Hat tip to secret spy.)

My secret spy has been at it again. Today we’ll start with this subway advertisement for Levitra, the erectile dysfunction drug. The advertisement reads “gan de hao” above the thumbs up, which would be something like “doing great” in Mandarin, but in Taiwanese is slang for “fucking great”. Isn’t that a cute play on language? […]

I am currently wrapping up a vacation in Chicago. Here’s an exciting photo of Fullerton Station. I didn’t do that much except walk up and down N. Michigan and drink cans and cans of diet chocolate fudge soda. I didn’t bother going to the Sears Tower since Taipei has the world’s tallest building. For some […]