The Taipei Kid

 This isn’t a very good photo, but it looks like the Great Pumpkin is hiding out (in drag, no less) at a women’s clothing store near my apartment. Happy Halloween!

Whatever happened to the mangosteen? You used to be able to get these at the supermarket here and it seems they just disappeared–they haven’t sold them anywhere here in a while. Does anyone know?

I have been soooo busy with stuff, so I haven’t been posting much. However, as a stopgap, I am recycling one of the most loved photos I have put up here–the famous cheese platter at the luxurious Ta Shee Resort.

So this is how a white ROC passport holder is treated while crossing into China.

I checked out the Amigo mexican restaurant that was featured in the paper today. I am not sure if it is any way related to the same Mexican joint that used to be around there somewhere. Not bad for one of Taipei’s, what, three Mexican restaurants? Anyway, it is a good place to go if [...]

She’s big, and she’s bad, she’s Big Bad Ela!

One of the most exciting things I have done during this five-day break was put up a new Isaac Mizrahi shower curtain. There’s something wrong with it–it has this plastic smell so strong that it would shock even the most hardened glue sniffer. The smell has been permeating my apartment for hours, even with all [...]

Decided to switch to Word Press. Movable Type wasn’t working too well, so I decided to delete it and reinstall the latest version. Big, time-consuming mistake. I was able to install it, but not able to get it to show up in my browser. This five-day vacation is about the only time I have to [...]

I knew watching all those episodes of America’s Next Top Model would someday pay off. The Taipei Times got the photo wrong for its little piece on Naomi Campbell today. That giant forehead and rack tells me that it is Tyra Banks, not Naomi.