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Shrda on the other side
Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by admin.
Shr Da. The bustling student nightmarket next to Taiwan Normal University boasts a large variety of food, entertainment and student culture. The area is crammed with traffic, kitch and youth. The lanes lined with restaurants, sweets and Belgian beers. Our roving team of vegetarians, drinkers and all round nice guys took a stroll down Shr [...]
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The West Coast
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by admin.
From Danshui (淡水), I made my way across to Bali (八厘) and inched my way along the west coast down to Guanyin (觀音). In stark contrast to the juicy green overflowing mountains on the east coast and the hustling technologically supercharged capital, Taiwan’s western sprawl provides us a window into the savage after effects of [...]
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Feeling Peckish? Fried Food
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by admin.
If you’ve been in Taiwan for any length of time, you’ve probably found yourself in a night market at some point or another. The sights, lights, sounds and smells can be overwhelming – and how is one meant to stop and consider the fine delicacies on offer while being buffeted around the seething maelstrom of [...]
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Big City Rock – Taipei
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by admin.
[ April 18, 2009; 11:00 pm; ]
Good old-fashioned rock ‘n roll is back in town. Prepare yourself for the raw, supercharged sound of juiced up American rockers The Deadly Vibes, who will be unleashing their fury this April at VU Livehouse. The band has been flogging their own brand of booze-fueled rootin’, tootin’ foot-stompin’ country rock throughout Taiwan. Expect to have [...]
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Addicted to Polyvore
Posted on 15. Mar, 2009 by admin.
Fashion demands all of my attention – it is my passion as well as my profession. During my time as a fashion magazine editor, I was part of a team responsible for a monthly column focusing on luxury items. At work, my life consisted of borrowing and returning products, and choosing the perfect pictures from [...]
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Meet My Dream
Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by admin.
A bicycle with all parts build to my own specifications.
Meet Isabella. My dream come true. For two years, I worked as a bicycle courier and pedi-driver in the streets of Seattle. While in school, I never had the money to build the bike that I had always wanted. But when I established myself in Taiwan, [...]
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Woolloomooloo
Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by admin.
All restaurants need a personality and at Woolloomooloo this comes in the t-shirted, jeaned and sneakered form of owner Jimmy Wang complete with slight comic tone.
Chatty and upbeat Jimmy defies the stereotypes associated with doing business in Taiwan. Even just after the first encounter one is left with the feeling that he is more than [...]
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The Other Side of Hong Kong
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by admin.
Deep in the decaying , peeling backstreets of Kowloon lies the (in)famous Temple Street Market. A long street crammed with stalls bursting forth with products hanging on ropes and laid out on tables. Steam rises from the street-side restaurants where seafood and noodles are served…
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Handmade Blogging
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by admin.
Nydia Lo is a graphic and web designer based in Taipei. Amongst her many and diverse projects is a range of handmade items produced under her own label, Early Summer.
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Don’t Think, Just Shoot
Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by admin.
A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF LOMOGRAPHY
Words & Photographs by Ghostkamera
In 1991, a group of Austrian students first came across the Lomo LC-A and the many possibilities it offered. As the company states, they were “charmed by the unique, colourful, and sometimes blurry” images that the camera, originally manufactured in St Petersburg, produced. After [...]
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