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A short return to winter.
The celebrated reopening of Yushan Main Peak on March 6th was accompanied by a death on the summit. This, and the winter-like weather of the last couple days has meant the main peak being closed again to ordinary hikers. It is still possible to apply for permits if able to prove you having proper training, experience and gear (carefully checked at multiple stages).
In the caged section.
Before the summit.
Before we know it, the summery weather will have returned, trails will be fine...and then a malingering El Nino may produce more exciting news.
Don't forget to consider Snow Mountain (Xue Shan, Shei Shan, Syue Shan etc), Taiwan's second highest. Probably more scenic, more relaxed, easier to get permits for, and - if wanting to do unsupported - more accessible by public transport.
Continuing my moment of of positivity: I'm often infuriated by the design of Taiwanese websites, Shei-Pa National Park's animated main page is quite inspiring nowadays.
May, June, July and August scheduled dates coming shortly.
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In the caged section.
Before the summit.
Before we know it, the summery weather will have returned, trails will be fine...and then a malingering El Nino may produce more exciting news.
Don't forget to consider Snow Mountain (Xue Shan, Shei Shan, Syue Shan etc), Taiwan's second highest. Probably more scenic, more relaxed, easier to get permits for, and - if wanting to do unsupported - more accessible by public transport.
Continuing my moment of of positivity: I'm often infuriated by the design of Taiwanese websites, Shei-Pa National Park's animated main page is quite inspiring nowadays.
May, June, July and August scheduled dates coming shortly.
Richard barkingdeerinfo@gmail.com
The White Eyes
Photo by David Reid.
The White Eyes at Riverside Live House, 5 March 2010.
The White Eyes is a post from: Taiwan Photographers
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Looking for a used bike....
I am looking for a nice(er) used men's bike:
-quality to semi-quality components would be great
-I prefer something along the lines of a hybrid or a road bike
black nissan sentra for sale
Beat the heat, noise, chaos & travel in comfort. Think about going long distances on your weekends. It's a 5 door sedan, about 14 years old, but the styling
pizza/vegetarian: i recommend SO FREE PIZZA
SO FREE WOOD FIRED PIZZA AND CHEESE
No. 28, Lane 283, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 3
(02) 2364-3351
MRT: Gongguan or Taipower Bldg
website: SoFreePizza's blog
hours: 11:30 AM - 9 PM
$
Kid friendliness: not a lot of seating, but adjacent to a park with a few benches
Visit reviewed: 5/16/2009
The first time I passed by So Free, I wondered what all the people were doing standing around the rustic looking cabin. When I realized it was a pizza place, I had to give it a try.
The menu at So Free Woodfired Pizza and Cheese is short, but sweet. Eight 8 inch pizzas cooked to order in a wood fired oven.
And you can't beat the price at NT$120 for an 8 inch pizza with fresh ingredients, especially in comparison to the fancier options in town- Fifteen Pizzeria and Primo Trattoria pizzas run in the NT$300 range for the same size.
The tradeoff for the lower price is limited seating and the limited selections of pizzas, especially if you're craving some pepperoni. All the pizzas are vegetarian.
But So Free still keeps it interesting. I'm not sure if I'd try the Korean kimchi and Ginger Superman, but the pesto mushroom and rosemary potato sounded appetizing. You can also appeal to your sweet tooth with a dessert pizza topped with apple cinnamon or banana apple.
I tried the Mushroom Asapargus pizza which came fairly loaded with fresh ingredients- chopped asparagus and mushroom with lots of cheese and sauce. The crust is thick enough to hold all the toppings, but pliable enough to fold a slice in half for a bite for your mouth.
The seating at the Gongguan eatery is extremely limited, so you can opt to wait awhile for a barstool seat, or do what we did which was order it to-go (which is still a good 10-15 minute wait when they are busy) and eat it at the adjacent park. It's also close to Tai Yi Milk King, so you can get some shaved ice afterwards if the weather is warm.
I know I still have quite a few pizza places in town to try- some readers have recommended Mary Jane's Pizza and Le Rouge- but I'm slowly working my way through them all! Any others to add to my to-do list? And has anyone tried the dessert pizzas here?
Jinhua Temple
Jinhua Temple (Jīnhuā Fǔ 金華府)
While most temples in Tainan have the title miào (廟) or sì (寺) in reference to being temples, Jinhua Temple is has the title of fǔ (府), which has a closer meaning to house. This modest temple is indeed more like a house than a temple structure. While most [...]
Tin Pan Alley of Enigma
We are calling for nothing short of a revolution against all oppressive forces messing with the resistance. Today is national frown lightly at a security guard day. Join the hordes.
ROCK IN HOSE is coming to [brickyard]
March 13, 2010... ROCK IN HOSE is coming to [brickyard] to bring something special to Kaohsiung. Show up early for All-U-Can-Drink from 9pm to 11pm 100 for
Dainty Betel Nut Film Nearly Done!
Dainty Betel Nut has been making serious inroads. We got play on a local TV station in Taiwan. Click here to open the page, and click on the VIDEO icon on the page to see the segment.
My interview was cut, but I am mentioned as the travel writer who wrote the original story. I do get half a line in - me, saying to Tobie
"Get your fucking tentacle out of my face man!"
(An in joke between Tobie and I, from the film District 9)
Anyway, more beautiful photos from the film here:
The film is mostly done; Principal photography is 90% done, with just one more day of shooting scheduled. Footage so far looks fantastic and Tobie has already started a rough cut. But the production, run on no-budget and fumes, is in need of just a few shekels for completion. Tobie sent me an email earlier:
We are using the "crowd-funding model" to get this movie funded, and this is how it works: I am pre-selling tickets to the Premiere party. Basically you send me NT$1000, and you'll get a VIP invitation to the party (at a cool location in Taipei where we will screen the film, the behind-the scenes interviews, as well as the bloopers, followed by live music, and the chance to hobnob with the cast and crew. PLUS, you'll get a LIMITED EDITION DVD of the movie, featuring all of the above!)So, to be a part of this movie, all you have to do is send me NT$1000 in whatever way convenient to you. Text me at 0931091608 (outside of Taiwan +886 931091608 ~ JSB)and say, "I want to help you make your movie!" together with youu name, and I'll text you the ATM details. Or send it by PayPal to topenshaw@hotmail.com. Or email me at that address and I'll send you details. Send a damn pigeon if you must, but get me that 1k and cool things will happen!
So for my friends & readers outside of Taiwan, what Tobie is asking for is a thousand Taiwan dollars, or just about 35 US ~ not a lot of money. While you will of course be given the same VIP invite to the premier (we are already securing a location), if you can't make it I'll still make sure that you're mailed the limited edition DVD, signed perhaps by the director himself, or me, as well as special mention on this very blog.
The movie is very nearly done. All that needs happen is another day of shooting for some of the final dialogue sequences. Everybody involved is absolutely committed to making it happen, and the money is basically for another day's equipment rental, transport & food for the final day's shoot.
On a personal note, Tobie, who has become a dear friend as well as creative collaborator, is absolutely focused on the project, and will let nothing will stand in his way. In our last face to face meet-up before I headed off to Singapore, I jokingly suggested that Tobie might sell a kidney to fund the movie.
Had I only known what these words would trigger...
On hearing the suggestion, Tobie whipped a massive, ugly looking knife from inside his director's bag. Pulling his shirt up, he began making what I can only assume was a practice incision along his lower back.
"A capital idea, man. I can get 20,000 down at the organ market easily!""Don't me a fool!" I grabbed for the knife. "In this traffic you'll bleed to death before we're halfway there!""Get your fucking tentacle out of my face!" He hissed, pulling the knife back a few inches. "The production needs to be finished, and anyway Ek is as sterk as 'n fucking beer!"
I saw that Tobie was in the grip of what in show business is known as post completion directorial mutilation frenzy. (According to IMDB, Michael Cimino actually gnawed out half his liver on a dare during the final days of shooting Heaven's Gate.)
A very dangerous state indeed.
I managed to talk Tobie into putting the knife away, but only by promising that some dedicated Snarky Tofu reader out there would pony up a few bucks for the completion of the film by the 20th of the month.
Again, that paypal address: topenshaw@hotmail.com.
***post script, scrolled way down. No, of course this didn't actually happen. But here's something that did: A friend of mine who probably wants to remain nameless actually approached me a few days ago and pressed me for details on Clifford Heller: Gaijin King of Japan Special Seafood Fetish Movie,asking me in all sincerity how it was that my dearly departed comrade managed to hide his fame as a professional squid-fucker beloved throughout the land of the rising sun from his friends and family for so long. I just had to laugh. How Indeed? This sort of stuff makes writing this blog worth it. Thank you all for reading! Oh, and send money for our film!
My interview was cut, but I am mentioned as the travel writer who wrote the original story. I do get half a line in - me, saying to Tobie
"Get your fucking tentacle out of my face man!"
(An in joke between Tobie and I, from the film District 9)
Anyway, more beautiful photos from the film here:
The film is mostly done; Principal photography is 90% done, with just one more day of shooting scheduled. Footage so far looks fantastic and Tobie has already started a rough cut. But the production, run on no-budget and fumes, is in need of just a few shekels for completion. Tobie sent me an email earlier:
We are using the "crowd-funding model" to get this movie funded, and this is how it works: I am pre-selling tickets to the Premiere party. Basically you send me NT$1000, and you'll get a VIP invitation to the party (at a cool location in Taipei where we will screen the film, the behind-the scenes interviews, as well as the bloopers, followed by live music, and the chance to hobnob with the cast and crew. PLUS, you'll get a LIMITED EDITION DVD of the movie, featuring all of the above!)So, to be a part of this movie, all you have to do is send me NT$1000 in whatever way convenient to you. Text me at 0931091608 (outside of Taiwan +886 931091608 ~ JSB)and say, "I want to help you make your movie!" together with youu name, and I'll text you the ATM details. Or send it by PayPal to topenshaw@hotmail.com. Or email me at that address and I'll send you details. Send a damn pigeon if you must, but get me that 1k and cool things will happen!
So for my friends & readers outside of Taiwan, what Tobie is asking for is a thousand Taiwan dollars, or just about 35 US ~ not a lot of money. While you will of course be given the same VIP invite to the premier (we are already securing a location), if you can't make it I'll still make sure that you're mailed the limited edition DVD, signed perhaps by the director himself, or me, as well as special mention on this very blog.
The movie is very nearly done. All that needs happen is another day of shooting for some of the final dialogue sequences. Everybody involved is absolutely committed to making it happen, and the money is basically for another day's equipment rental, transport & food for the final day's shoot.
On a personal note, Tobie, who has become a dear friend as well as creative collaborator, is absolutely focused on the project, and will let nothing will stand in his way. In our last face to face meet-up before I headed off to Singapore, I jokingly suggested that Tobie might sell a kidney to fund the movie.
Had I only known what these words would trigger...
On hearing the suggestion, Tobie whipped a massive, ugly looking knife from inside his director's bag. Pulling his shirt up, he began making what I can only assume was a practice incision along his lower back.
"A capital idea, man. I can get 20,000 down at the organ market easily!""Don't me a fool!" I grabbed for the knife. "In this traffic you'll bleed to death before we're halfway there!""Get your fucking tentacle out of my face!" He hissed, pulling the knife back a few inches. "The production needs to be finished, and anyway Ek is as sterk as 'n fucking beer!"
I saw that Tobie was in the grip of what in show business is known as post completion directorial mutilation frenzy. (According to IMDB, Michael Cimino actually gnawed out half his liver on a dare during the final days of shooting Heaven's Gate.)
A very dangerous state indeed.
I managed to talk Tobie into putting the knife away, but only by promising that some dedicated Snarky Tofu reader out there would pony up a few bucks for the completion of the film by the 20th of the month.
Again, that paypal address: topenshaw@hotmail.com.
***post script, scrolled way down. No, of course this didn't actually happen. But here's something that did: A friend of mine who probably wants to remain nameless actually approached me a few days ago and pressed me for details on Clifford Heller: Gaijin King of Japan Special Seafood Fetish Movie,asking me in all sincerity how it was that my dearly departed comrade managed to hide his fame as a professional squid-fucker beloved throughout the land of the rising sun from his friends and family for so long. I just had to laugh. How Indeed? This sort of stuff makes writing this blog worth it. Thank you all for reading! Oh, and send money for our film!
Quiche
Tired of fried rice and same all
Try this!
Delicious quiche made by Laurent( a French cook)
NT$ 500 for 8.(min order)
The quiche is app. 10cm in diameter.
4 Kinds:
Broccoli and ham
willys this week
Gave my phone away last week. Seems the oldies are taking control. The young ones just couldn't cut it. Better luck this week. Thursday night quiz night. Free
Willy's this week
Gave my phone away last week. Seems the oldies are taking control. The young ones just couldn't cut it. Better luck this week.
Thursday night quiz night. Free beer and other stuff
Teaching Position Available
Classtime English School is looking for a teacher to work M-F, 5-7 at our Yung Shing branch. There will be the possibility of an additional 10 hours/week in
3/23rd, Pre May Jam poster distribution event at Tin Pan Alley
Hi All, if you can help to put up 15 posters for the May Jam 2010 here in town, you will get two free tickets to the May Jam event, out in Anping. If you can
