After spending about 2 weeks plus in Taiwan, I have come to realize that Singaporeans are indeed a bunch of stuck up cunts.
Not once when I was there, were they disrespectful in any sort of way. They were heart warming in every sense of the word. Best part, they always had a smile on their faces.
Frankly, it was scary at times, especially when everywhere you turn you've got eyes staring at you.
My skin colour definitely had a major part to play in it. It was as if I was some kind of Endangered species that had just landed on their land. I believe that I had more stares than a naked Chinese man running down their streets would get.
The weather there was extremely cold, especially during my first week there, that it caused my balls to shrink. It was wicked I tell you.
Oh, and I had more hard ons during the first three days there, than an entire week in Singapore. Chi pas' and Milk tea with pearls were constantly part of my diet every night.
It was simply amazing. The girls couldn't help staring. The moment I flashed a smile, they would erupt into fits of giggles. There were times, when I actually thought I was some kind of rock star on Tour. HAHAHA!
On the other hand, the guys were trying to communicate with me in English, with your typical "What's up man?", "Dude, how ya doing?", "Take care man", and so on.
Their Amusement Park was huge, and some of their rides were capable of shrinking your balls. You would probably think that you were in one of those scenes in Final Destination hoping for the ride to come to a halt as soon as possible, before it gets out of control.
Shilin Night Market, the equivalent to our Bugis, was spectacular. It was 5 to 6 times the size of it and had everything there, from huge ass Chi pa's (deep fried chicken breasts) to clothes of different kinds (rastafari to hip hop). It was filled with teenagers who made an effort to dress up, unlike that of S'pore. Everyone you see would be dressed up, be it the elderly or their dogs (yes they do dress their dogs up too).
During my entire trip there, I did not see a single person in slippers walking on the streets. It was as if it was Taboo for a person to not dress up. You could give me reasons like they get to experience the four seasons and so they have a wider variety of clothes to choose from, but I dare say fuck you!
Ximending is their very own Orchard Road. The stuff there are kinda pricey (which means there isn't much difference to the prices in S'pore), compared to the stuff sold at their night markets. You find their locals dressed up similar to the styles of those you'll be able to find on either The Sartorialist or Face Hunter.
For me, Taiwan wouldn't have been complete if I didn't get to experience their nightlife. Managed to vsit one of their clubs called Pasoul. Their entrance fee(about S$40) kinda blew me away at first, but what the heck right?
The ladies in there were magnifique. They were kinda like our bookies giving away 1/2 ball or 3/4 ball. Everything about the club was just off the chart, from their music and sound system to the professionalism of their bouncers. The only scary part was that the girls you were dancing with, most likely had a boyfriend who was looking on from the side.
Well to top it all off, the Taxi Driver who drove me back home, used to be a Major at my Camp and retired only a couple of years ago. And yes, he had all the stuff to prove it.
Only having had 2 days to really experience the true hospitality of Taiwan in it's finest, aside from the fact that I was stranded in some remote place of Taiwan for 2 weeks, is enough to make me want to go back there once more.
As much as I had wanted my Taiwan trip to come to an end in the beginning, now I only regret why it had not last any longer.
4 comments:
Pics? :D
I'm glad you had an awesome time in Taiwan man.
And I see the "world is small" issue cropped up again.
But you didn't make it on a game show?
I only managed to get a couple of pics on my disposable camera.
Yeah man, awesome country.
I didn't have much time to get on a game show; Sad-dingz.
That taxi driver should have carried on his army career but we all know the organisation sucks.
Ha! Right on man. That was what I told him. Oh well.
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