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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:28 am Post subject: I'll be in Taiwan This Weekend |
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| I'm going to Taipei, Taiwan tomorrow-Sunday to check out the other place foreigners teach. TECO will show me around, at least tomorrow night. I'll look for a PC room and fill you in on this thread. I'll also add a page to my website when I get back. |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
Location: The Beyond
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| Bring back some betel nut! That stuff's great when one is drinking ale! |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 6:59 am Post subject: |
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I went to Taiwan. I guess nobody gives a crap anyway but I had a really great time. I can see why teachers like it there. The weather was ideal, but I'm not sure if I could take it in the Summer. It's winter there now and I got bit 5 times by mosquitos while I was watching a movie in my motel.TECO met me, showed me to the YMCA, got me a 15% discount...then he showed me all over the area. We ended up at Carngies club. That was a lot of fun. The girls in Taiwan are stunning. There's is definitely not the slightest problem meeting one either. What a night!
The street food is great there. I chowed on 25$ NT (less than 1$) bags of lo mein noodle mixes.
I got some beetle nut. I'm trying it now for the first time. Feels like I'm chewing skoal pretty much. Hope it doesn't make me crave cigarettes.
I think the worst part of travelling on a short trip is deciding what to buy if anything. I had money in my pocket but couldn't find anything I wanted really. Then I got to the airport and had to decide if I wanted to buy some cheesy souveneir crap or exchange the money back and return empty handed. Well, I didn't want the latter so I ended up buying a book: Fast Food Nation, some Taiwanese retro-style post cards, a bottle of French wine, a couple of gifts for the girl, a cool ceramic Taiwan house filled with wine, and finally 2 big bags of beef jerky of all things.
Well, I'd like to say more, but I'm tired now. I just got back. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:06 am Post subject: |
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| I got some beetle nut. |
Did you buy it from a Beetle Nut girl? |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:18 am Post subject: |
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this stuff, what is it? it's turning black already in the bag. i have it in my jaw but it doesn't feel like it's doing anything? Am I supposed to bite it? What gives?
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camel96
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Ah Taiwanese Betelnut girls..... 
Sounds like you had a good time. I was briefly in Taipei a week ago. Seemed to be raining a lot.
I'd kill for one of those Taipei YMCA breakfasts right now.
All I've got in the house is Kimchi Mandu....  |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| I'd do anything for Kimchi Mandu....quit your complaining! |
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camel96
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| shawner88 wrote: |
| I'd do anything for Kimchi Mandu....quit your complaining! |
Trade you for the betelnut.... |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Man, I'm in heaven right now. I'm eating Taiwanese beef jerky (man, this is truly delicious) and drinking duty free French red wine. Wow!
I can't say enough about this Taiwanese beef jerky. Who would have thought? Man, wow...it's like a parade of delicious taste in my mouth. From Taiwan? What gives? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| I liked that Taiwan 7-11 and the convenience stores each actually had sometimes different things in them, and the variety was so much more than South Korea. I was eating slices of pizza and all kinds of good stuff. |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| I liked the girls so much...whoa. I really was a movie star there. Without a US military presence it was a lot different, it seemed. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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And sorry bout those roaches after coming back.
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| shawner88 wrote: |
| I liked the girls so much...whoa. I really was a movie star there. Without a US military presence it was a lot different, it seemed. |
Was this predominately in CARNEGIES?
I went there one night, but it was an off-night after a huge holiday weekend. Wasn't many people around that night. Too bad, I heard it was quite good. |
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shawner88
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| I don't know. It was rocking in there and then we went to another club that was like 75% girls and 20% foreign guys. That was awesome. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| shawner88 wrote: |
| I don't know. It was rocking in there and then we went to another club that was like 75% girls and 20% foreign guys. That was awesome. |
Must have been near the university area? Roxy? maybe?
Most everywhere I went were predominately men and a lot of foreigners around. Maybe I went at a bad time. Didn't have as much luck unfortunately. |
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