Taipei election posters
From a few weeks ago: election posters plastered on the abandoned hotel at the intersection of Xinyi and Anhe. 101 peering from the east…
taipei night market rat
I smell a rat…
temple voting station in Taipei
Counting and tallying the votes in public at a local voting station, which also happens to be a temple. They made a point of showing the empty box when they took the last ballot out. 文昌街三聖宮 Google Maps
品味鮮小館
I noticed the liquor shelf for the first time at this restaurant in our neighbourhood, and thought it was strange that nearly half the bottles were the same. Then realized that each bottle had a name scrawled on it in sharpie… The bottles are being saved for their repeat customers! 😂 (really great restaurant btw, good for groups) 品味鮮小館 老彭的菜 … Read More
taipei dusk
My camera phone does not do this justice, so I’ll just have to keep in my mind’s eye how cool the moon was, peeking over Taipei 101 today.
After-school games
After school at the park: discussing what game to play next.
coconut vending machine
Young coconut juice machine, NT$65 for each coconut. This was right next to a squeeze-to-order orange juice machine. 😀
Taipei 9-in-1 elections
From my mailbox on a Sunday — you can tell elections are next week. These are the so-called “9-in-1” elections. I don’t really understand why it’s the number 9, but anyway, this is the first time that there will be 7 referendum questions that can be voted on, in addition to the local elections. So in my district in Taipei, … Read More