The Taipei Kid

I went to go see about tickets for the high-speed rail today. Big mistake. If you are a foreigner, you can expect to be filmed, photographed and bothered by all of the reporters camped out around the ticket counter. This includes sticking a microphone and camera in your face while you are talking to the […]

I’ll give you something to Ho!, Ho!, Ho! about–how about Doritos Roasted Turkey flavored chips? And the chips are even shaped like Christmas trees! It would be easy to think that this is some sort of art project, but it seems to be readily available at 7-11s here. And popular too–I grabbed the last bag […]

A Louis Vuitton store in Taichung was robbed the other night. No big deal, but I just like the comic art work that the Apple Daily provided. It looks like Speed Racer gone bad. I have to hand it to one of the robbers for daring to clean out the store, *a store with big windows*, while wearing […]

Call me crazy, but President Chen Shui-bian’s son-in-law and alleged insider trading, and rapper Foxy Brown seem to have some sort of weird connection. First of all, Chao Chien-ming has been busted for chewing gum in court, just like Foxy Brown. Foxy also missed a court date because of oral surgery, and Chao just happens […]

Our own little Snake Alley is featured in the New York Daily News’ Daily Dish (at the bottom).

What an odd coincidence–the Whore-a-day Inn here changes its name right around the same time a foreign, former bell boy tries to fight back for being treated like crap.

Like, oh my gawd, I don’t know why everyone’s getting all worked up over the name of the new bank created with the merger of International Commercial Bank of China and Chiao Tung Bank. I think it is such a totally awesome new name. Like the other day I was at the mall, and I […]

I read with delight this letter to the editor from the founder of Joy regarding the story “English teachers warn of bad treatment in China“. The founder of Joy writes, “We feel that this mistake could have been avoided had the writer decided to dig deeper and not succumb to sensationalistic reporting.” Well, killjoy, the […]

Really busy these days, but four quick things:
1. Why is a government official drawing on a pregnant woman’s (not his wife) stomach?
2. Don’t cha wish Malaysia’s government weren’t such big prudes? See, I don’t care…
3. This sign is just so wrong.
4. This ad (by the Mainland Affairs Council) is a also stand out. Let’s forget […]

Went to the new Thai restaurant at the Sheraton last night. They can’t fool me. That “new” Thai restaurant is actually their old “Fusion” restaurant dressed up to look Thai-ish. Did Fusion even last a year? That’s kind of what they did at the Westin–the Irish pub bombed, so they turned it into a Latin […]