More Taipei

More Taipei randomness from some time spent out on the streets.

Some street doggies:

 (first time I've seen a Labrador retriever in Taiwan)

 Some Engrish:

 Angry onion:

 Hog:

Grocery store goodies:

 

 

 Seafood, Japanese-style oatmeal

Night Market treats:

Night market shirts with Engrish:

Actually

Vintage

Brilliant

Solutely

Superb

(actually French-ish)

1960 VW American

Minibus

Volkswagen

Germany's Volkswagen used its Czech

Subsidiary Skoda to start 

Full of dueaors

And full of Hopeb

I'm not even going to attempt this one.

Linsanity is on full display in the island nation.

A friend bought this for his son. Cost = NT$100 (about US $3.20)

Vintage Sneakers

Have I forgotten something?

new sneakers from my beloved

These Shoes Seen Everything

Here I Go Again On My Own, Going Down The Only Road I've

Only Road I've Ever Know, Like A Drifter I Was Born To Walk

Alone*

*the last three lines were poorly ripped from a horrible hit from the horrible band Whitesnake

Funnys Smiker on the subway

Homies For Life

(I've been called "Homie" or "Holmsey" by some for a large part of my life)

Dumpling man from the excellent Din Tai Fung dumpling restaurant.

Giant luumber ball (about 8' tall), in the Grand Hyatt Taipei lobby

One view of a grey Taipei from the rooftop garden of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall:

And another:

Taipei 101:

Distracted cabbie (GPS, dash cam, dash TV):

Beware of aggressive blue crabs in this elevator:

This waitress' English name was "Doggy":

 Dolce & Garbana?

Year of the Dragon:

Taiwan T-Shirts

When I visited Taichung's Night Market last year, I was practically in tears after reading the copy on many of the t-shirts that were for sale. Partly because of the friend I was with, partly because of being slap-happy, but mainly because of the nonsensical gibberish that had been screened. Or maybe it was the Taiwan Beer.

During my weekend journey around Taipei I came across a few gems on shirts and other apparel. I've said it before, but it bears repeating. Their English is far better than my Chinese will ever be. I also wonder how many Westerners are walking around with Chinese character tattoos that say "screwdriver" or "jellyfish" instead of the intended "peace" or "inner strength".

About half of these were found at street vendors, the other half at the New York, New York department store, located across the street from Taipei 101.

VINTAGE SERIES
CHICAGO BICYCLE
THE NEW BIKE PROGRAMING IS SO HOT!
MEANODO
MEANDO OF STUSST
WICHITA
KANSAS
MY REGION
It ncocn disappear
Proan the mounty
Riding with me.
let's get fun
(I bought this one for Allie)

I'M ACTIVE
together now
AND I WANT TO
SHIFT EVEN WHERE
CONFUSION
will be my epitaph
"MAKE YOUR WAY
WITH WILL"
It does without
stopping it.
1967
OLD TIME OF MANA
WHISKEY
A GREAT DEAL OF WHISKEY
IS MADE IN SCOTLAND
Lonlie Homme 79291
SIMPLE NATURE
A Free Heart Forever
NOW YOU CAN BUY DR PEPPER
Arts Culture Design Vogue To Design Is To Make
People Happy Lets Just Keep Evert Hin Gsimple And Near
Tirelessly Just Keep On Creating
cauliflower or radish
to classify indeerminate
(I bought this one for Celeste, I hope she likes it)

TAILIIDEAERPAC
througnany
organoleptic
examination
Much Better
ABSOLUTELY
I MEED REAL FORUTUNE JUSTLME JUSTLME GOO
KEEP GOING...GOING
GET
American Fabulous
FEEL SO GOOD MUCH RETTER TN... (oops, cut off)
The Road
South East D.
USA
LOSANGELES MARCH 15 th
PANSION
The Road of City
when i ride it get refreshed
It's all right! I'm expert at driving
so we are gonna be safe!
the road of city was full of tons of motorcycles
i like motocycling
without addiction PARTY SERIES
ALL YOU NEED IS MUSIC
MAKE SOME NOISE! PARTY PEOPLE!
PUT YOUR HEADS UP!
Look at all those
fancy clothes,
But these could
keep us warm
just like those
And what about
your soul?
is it cold?
Is is straight from
the mold, and
ready to be sold?
HANG TEN 1960

Right on!