As the dreaded CHINESE NEW YEAR fast approaches little b bob once again plans his escape from the now temporarily dreaded Isla Formosa only to discover that he doesnāt have enough money! and hence was borne the diablolical ālittle b bob on assignment! (bit of a rip off from lonely planet I admit although if you check the records youāll see that little b bob had the idea a good decade before those punters)ā concept, which, in itās stripped down to the business end, amounts to the following proposal: You make a contribution to little b bobs CNY escape and he will endeavour to produce another one of his āHe left right? brain film studio and language school productionsā but this time of āPhilip Beans by Busā, or āIndonesia - terrorists really?ā or āKo Tao, Still a Paradise? Fook yeah!ā or whatever turns out to be the most economical, but still delightful, of several options.
Upon reciept of (perhaps at a donations accepted viewing of āLife without bob - the videoā) donations totalling 20,000NT or more (NT500 is the recommended contribution but hey, every bit helps) little b bob does solemnly swear to attempt the production of the most excellent video that his by now antiquated Hi8 equipment will allow, complete with that āglance askance little b bobā view of the world now appreciated the world over.
And not only thatā¦
Your contribution of 500NT or more will also earn you free delivery of said video, in DVD format of course, anywhere in the greater Taipei environ, and probably with a half sack of brew thrown in for good measure.
[quote=ābobā]As the dreaded Chinese NEW YEAR fast approaches little b bob once again plans his escape from the now temporarily dreaded Isla Formosa only to discover that he doesnāt have enough money! and hence was borne the diablolical ālittle b bob on assignment! (bit of a rip off from lonely planet I admit although if you check the records youāll see that little b bob had the idea a good decade before those punters)ā concept, which, in itās stripped down to the business end, amounts to the following proposal: You make a contribution to little b bobs CNY escape and he will endeavour to produce another one of his āHe left right? brain film studio and language school productionsā but this time of āPhilip Beans by Busā, or āIndonesia - terrorists really?ā or āKo Tao, Still a Paradise? Fook yeah!ā or whatever turns out to be the most economical, but still delightful, of several options.
Upon reciept of (perhaps at a donations accepted viewing of āLife without bob - the videoā) donations totalling 20,000NT or more (NT500 is the recommended contribution but hey, every bit helps) little b bob does solemnly swear to attempt the production of the most excellent video that his by now antiquated Hi8 equipment will allow, complete with that āglance askance little b bobā view of the world now appreciated the world over.
And not only thatā¦
Your contribution of 500NT or more will also earn you free delivery of said video, in DVD format of course, anywhere in the greater Taipei environ, and probably with a half sack of brew thrown in for good measure.[/quote]
Bob, Iām a little confused. Just what are you talking about here? If itās money you want, just come out and say it. Iām loaded, and always on the look-out for some new network marketing scham to blow a wad of bills on.
But seriously though folks jd was only half right. That post was written in one of those late night beer inspired bits of maddness and I did suffer a tad the next morning from those curious shamed hang over feelings, until it occured to me that heck itās not THAT bad an idea, all I gotta do is put together an entertaining enough collection of film clips from my extensive collection (been at it all my life now and am just about done) and then do a showing and collect donations from everybody on the way out.
And since your donations will be in part financing my trip Iāll go wherever you want (in SE Asia) and do a Lonely Planet style video of the place.
Thatās the idea and in the temporarily sane and sober condition in which I find myself I still think itās a borderline workable idea ,if, of course, I can find twenty or thirty of you that like my first film ālife without bobā and want to see a bobās eye view of some warm tropical place like Philibeans or Thailand etc.
Actually I lied about having a lot of moneyā¦ Truth be told Iāve got buggar all, but I like the weird way you think bob and am keen to encourage your creative instints. So, whatever it is youāre planning, count me in.
In the meantime, like (JD) said, have a good Xmas. Been a big yearā¦
Iāll sponsor you bob as long as Iām not obligated to watch you:
a) having sex
b) climbing a mountain
c) buying street food
d) filming at strip clubs
e) riding on some god-forsaken bus
f) pitching in to rebulid some washed-away old bridge
g) bargaining in talog
f) scuba diving
h) you get the picture
And if you get yourself kidnapped by some extremist moslem/marxist/independence minded freedom fighters with a hankering for your head, Iām not coming through with the ransom.
I may be seeking foot loose and fancy free travel companions if this thing works out, and my CNY escape plans usually have a way of working out in fact!
[quote=āFoxā]Iāll sponsor you bob as long as Iām not obligated to watch you:
a) having sex
b) climbing a mountain
c) buying street food
d) filming at strip clubs
e) riding on some god-forsaken bus
f) pitching in to rebulid some washed-away old bridge
g) bargaining in talog
f) scuba diving
h) you get the picture
And if you get yourself kidnapped by some extremist moslem/marxist/independence minded freedom fighters with a hankering for your head, Iām not coming through with the ransom.[/quote]
Thanks Fox but I think you may want to check out ālife without bobā before making too big a commitment. I mean it isnāt a very good movie actually. Itās too long and all disjointed and the editing sucks and so does the acting and sound workā¦ Then again I am perhaps my harshest critic. Having seen the same footage four thousand times does that to a guy I guess.
By the way I donāt know if you know but we met one time. Iām the guy with the green head your daughter smoked at pool last halloween.
that he doesnāt have enough money! 
from everybody on the way out.