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Scenario: My friend had his “Facebook-themed” housewarming party this weekend. As a source of fun, he had: * set aside one “poking” room to place coats and bags (i.e., poking rhymes with coating)* people write their “status” as nametags* prepared a lot of booze and cocktails as part of the Booze Mail, and even had* […]
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…because I have to sleep extra early today, I can only summarize what happened during this crazy weekend. Hopefully, I’ll have enough time in the week to post some photos. They’re pretty hawt! 😉 Friday: Had a nice local Taiwanese dinner featuring honey-barbecued goose liver at Yongkang street, before attending my friend’s Comedy Show at […]
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I wanted to wake up early because I wanted to try one of two Vientiane’s most famous bakeries, both of which were situated near the fountain. There was the Scandinavian Bakery, which failed to appeal to me at all. Maybe it’s because of the sheer size of the pastries! For someone who is watching their […]
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There’s nothing better than having a relaxing weekend shopping. Yup, you heard me right — Raven has caved and done some retail therapy. Luckily too as it’s sale time these days. And where else did I go but Marks & Spencer! After taking a practice exam, I came upon Marks & Spencer Dunhua which bright […]
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I am so out of shape. Just went climbing this evening despite my Top-Climber flaking out on me… and was just surprised on how ungraceful I felt on the wall. My hands were going in all directions while I couldn’t even reach the medium-rated holds! “Take, take, taaaaaaakkkkkkkeeee!” I’d scream over and over. Ever since […]
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I interrupt my regular update of my Laos trip to share with you something interesting I did tonight… This evening, after a delish Korean BBQ dinner, my girlpal took me to see a fortune teller. To be exact, he checks your birthday, time and calculates how your fortunes are. As it turns out, everything seems […]
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Raven: So what happened? Golf-Buddy: It was crazy. One day, the girl I was seeing showed me her new orange bag and asked, “Guess how much this is?” Raven: How much was it? Golf-Buddy: NT$160,000. Raven whistles. Raven: That’s just crazy. An LV bag costs like NT$90,000 or so. Was the bag made of gold? […]
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This weekend absolutely rocked! Our company had our year-end Christmas Party last Friday at one of the top hotels in Taipei. Red envelopes were given to every employee, and over NT$1 million was given out via lucky draw. Mind you, I didn’t win a single penny, and I was stuck outside helping out in reception, […]
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On March, one of my colleagues from Zurich is visiting Taiwan. The extent of my interaction with him: A few phone calls arranging a client’s trip late in the afternoon. From our calls, I’ve learnt that he’s an obsessive-compulsive perfectionist with extreme attention to details, even more than I. Anyway, he’s visiting (of why of […]
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“Linkin Fuck! Linkin Fuck!” chanted the huge crowd this evening at the Yuan Shan stadium. “Linkin Fuck?” I thought as I smiled. “Wow, that’s new…“ They were actually chanting “Linkin Park,” who performed tonight, November 16 (Friday) at the Songshan Soccer Stadium to an audience of 37,000 — their second largest in LP history to […]
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Since last Tuesday, I’m 27 years old! *Shudders* NOT a good thing when a day before your birthday, you bump into an acquaintance, who after finding out you’ll be turning 2-7 the next day nonchalantly comments: “Oh, so you have 3 more years left…” I shot her a look. “3 more years of what?” “Well, […]
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Sorry, but it’s been a so-so week for this Taipei blogger. Blame it on the huge typhoon that hit our poor city yesterday, holing me back home for the entire day — probably the longest I’ve stayed at home ever since I arrived in Taiwan! Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever […]
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