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Tag Archives: taipei
taipei is chinese for “night market”
i have one more vietnam post in the works, but let’s take a quick break to see what else i was up to in the time i was gone from shanghai. after saigon, i spent some time in taipei for … Continue reading
back into the rabbit hole
after leaving vietnam and stopping through hong kong, i’m now in taipei, taiwan. unfortunately, this doesn’t bode well for my vacation, since now i’ve been dropped right back into one of the busiest months of work of the year, with … Continue reading
packing
so i’m going on a trip. it’s a long trip. well, not that long, but my longest trip in a few years. it’s about 2 weeks. 1 week will be vacation. 1 week will be work. it’s continuous, so i … Continue reading
more food from taipei
yong he da wang – or yong he “big king” is a chain of chinese fast food restaurants here in china. they’re actually owned and operated by jollibee. the food there is okay, they have an okay set of noodles … Continue reading
ille formosa
i used to never like taiwan. granted, i had never been before, but growing up in cantonese los angeles, i didn’t like hearing the sound of mandarin spoken and a taiwanese restaurant in monterey park accounted for one of the … Continue reading
note from taipei
i’ll post photos and such from my trip later, but i’m finding it interesting that there’s a very taiwanese flavor component to food. something which tastes very “taiwanese” – but i can’t put it into words. tonight shilin night market. … Continue reading