What do I love more but realizing that I feel free here… It’s a good wholesome feeling. Alone, I am unencumbered and can sing spontaneous songs about life’s joys and travails…
I love swimming in the sea and the eternity of that green mountain above my place… I love the subtlety, the almost unfathomable grace and delicacy of the women, and their profound tolerance of human frailty and failing ( when in a crunch, mind you… ) Oh, it’s hard to say that life is made of realizing the thrill of consciousness, the sensitivity to sharing life with a friend, a lover… These people can make me feel less selfish. The need to escape is moderated by the subjective responsibility; we cannot point fingers at the causes of our distress… Meaning that Taiwan gives you a chance to cultivate your responsibility…
I feel free to escape into the black silence of anonymity. Nobody knows me here, and I love that feeling of independence… I can wander through the night and across the sea into a new home, then feel free once more…
I enjoy reading all the comments in this thread, it shows the range of your credulity, your need for acid wit, and sincere wishes for a better life… everyone reveals themselves, their truths and self-confusions, their wishes and failings… I wonder if Taiwan makes you imagine that you have understood more than you would have had you stayed at home, after all…
The sheer consternation of living in an incomprehensible place really does make your mind quest for answers where none have invited you to pursue them before…
Seeing how you “love” this place so much, may I ask why you didn’t take the first flight out of here long ago? Can that compensation package be that alluring?
Seeing how you “love” this place so much, may I ask why you didn’t take the first flight out of here long ago? Can that compensation package be that alluring?
Read my post, SCL, that’ll answer your question.
Ooooh, I’m so vulgar! And offensive! Today just gets better and better.
It was recently brought to my attention, and rightfully so, that I have been a bit whiny and complainy about Taiwan, so here’s my (and everyone else’s, if they want to rectify or at least try to balance the scale) new topic. Please don’t think I’m being excessively PC or anything, or I’ll kill ya. Or tell you to please stop it. Or say nothing at all and not really feel that bad.
If I’m reinventing the wheel, I’m sorry and I’ll do better next time, just direct me to the original topic.
Now, here’s number one:
Those really cool folding boxes that people make for garbage (especially chicken bones and such). Brilliant!!!
-WHISKEY in the 7-11’s (They have beer in 7-11 everywhere)
-as mentioned above, no open container laws
-they sell booze at all hours
-night market food, too many different things to mention
-warm weather
-low crime- you can nap on benches when coming out of the clubs if you’re too loaded to walk, and not worry about getting rolled
-nice people
-good bus system and MRT
-temples everywhere
-the train around the island, fun!
-bin lang
-D’s house out in New Garden City
-cold sesame noodles
-bizarre night market t-shirts
-scooter slogans
-anonymity instantly available
It’s been a year since my last visit, I can’t wait to come back!
[quote=“dangrmous”]-WHISKEY in the 7-11’s (They have beer in 7-11 everywhere)
[/quote] Not in BC or the bible belt they don’t, nor in much of Europe. Very uncivilized.
Of course I could mention whisky and amphetamines sold together in Thai gas stations, but that would sound ungrateful wouldn’t it?
And Taiwan’s tomatoes ROCK! I never liked them (tomatoes in general) until I tasted these local delights. I eat them like apples, Deeeeeeeeelish!
The amazing selection of juices and teas in convenience stores, and the convenience stores being EVERYWHERE (hence the name).
CDs are super cheap in comparison to the States too, even cheaper for the pirated stuff. But I haven’t seen many used CD places around- do they exist here?
