Tuesday, May 19, 2009

the entry r.o.c-ks!

they say three time's the charm and look-it where it has landed me? welcome to taiwan! it can't get any better than this, i promise you. enjoy a visceral attack on the senses when you step onto the streets of ximen. throngs of youths or youth-wannabes like yours truly encircle their comrades who perform their dance repertoire in a showdown to eliminate their competition. by the end of the day, i was jiggling my bag-of-ol' bones to their funky pop music. rock on!



some teens rehearsing their moves before the face-off.


woman with package: "let's see, it says here that it contains melamine. hmm.. melamine, melamine? where did i read that from before? oh, what the heck, i'm getting it."


if you've heard of pharrell william's billionaire boy's club, then you'd get the picture. no pun intended.



a mini-birthday celebration with some taiwanese friends to mark the dearth of my twenties. bittersweet





pink-dom was the theme apparently, so expect nothing short of camp from my taiwanese cronies.

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

which one is your boyfriend?

Anonymous said...

myyyyyy godddddddddd hmmmmmmmmmmm

abc said...

i'll take whatever she's having.

fufu said...

wow taipei... okok...ximen?? i miss the taiwanese xia-shi, zhen zhu nai cha, yan su ji, etc.... i may be going back sooner... hihihihi.... i am wearing pick tee now lol

iruffcookiedough said...

(anonymous) faints...

(abc) another order for melamine on the way. hehe. =]]

(fufu) nice to see you again!! long time it has been. how are you and how's travelling these days??

Alex said...

I saw u at ximen at night! Tot my eyes were fooling me. :)

Anonymous said...

ah des,

where is my b'day gift?

km

chaos said...

Agree...bittersweet's the word!!

And i miss Taiwan, hope to be able go this year :)

[N] said...

wow nice, never been to taiwan yet...so sad :)

iruffcookiedough said...

(alex) so you weren't wrong after all. tot we did chat a little at ximen?

(km) haha, km, you are so cute. i didn't even ask from you my birthday present yet. where's mine huh? huh? hehe.

(chaos) hey chaos, thanks for the present(s)!!! loving it!!

iruffcookiedough said...

([n]) you should go on a visit real soon, it's really nice and the food is exceptionally good! =]

Alex said...

Ah, it must have been another Alex u have spoken to. I'm just another of your blog reader. :P I saw your around Ximending area with 2 of your friends at 11plus at night..

Anonymous said...

happy bird-day again! did u get the termination letter from our 20ish club?

chaos said...

happy u luving it :)

consider putting them into some of your poto shooting next time? haha..

Anonymous said...

ah des,

ok give me your P.O.Box so i can post to u ya....hmmmmm where's mine;D...des is bad as i knew :#

km

tyc said...

so many cute ones!

tyc said...

so many cute ones!

iruffcookiedough said...

(alex) hmm, ok. what a small world. you should have come up to say hello! a pity then.

(docras) nope nope, cos i still feel twenty-ish, and besides, you're still only 29, not even thirty yet. ^^

(chaos) definitely! not a problem at all. =]

iruffcookiedough said...

(km) i have no p.o. box, how then??

(tyc) thanks for the compliments, i will make sure they know of it. =]

[N] said...

yeh will sure go try the food and stuffs but....no 1 go wif mi leh wahahah

jnkl said...

hey des!!! you're back! haha..have a great time over there?

iruffcookiedough said...

([n]) haha, just ask around, i am sure there will be people who's going. for me, i have been there quite often already, so it's time to take a break.

(jnkl) heya, am back and am good. thanks. enjoyed my trip there but it was pretty short-lived. darn, i would have killed for more days.

jnkl said...

haha..well..glad u enjoyed yr trip..so how's work and everything? =)

763092 said...

The first few photos look more like China then in Taiwan. Haha! Somehow I find so...

And your dressing is quite different there. Rather smart casual than your usual preppy style? But I find you look great this way. Exuding a mixture of mature man and childlike (maybe 'cos of your features). Opps... comment too much. =p

hcpen said...

hey,
was just reading other ppl's blogs when i stumbled upon urs..glad u like taipei, where's the karaoke place? the name? it looks nice..would like to visit if i have the chance. :-)

Unknown said...

Hey, how come everyone I know is going taiwan , and places...Ahhhh! I must get out of Sg soon! I'm going crazy...hahaha!

Anyway, I went taiwan few years back, really lve Danshui!

iruffcookiedough said...

(jnkl) i am currently on a sabbatical. so that means no work, which equates to no income. sigh. haha,

(763092) well, i guess one has to change the way one looks from time to time i guess. tot i looked crappy, but thankfully, according to you, i look like a cross between a mature guy and a little kid. sounds like a compliment to me. =]

(hcpen) it's called 錢櫃, also known as party world. great place to have a karaoke time. =]

iruffcookiedough said...

(aaron) you should go there sometime, it's really great fun. things have changed, and the ppl are looking better than ever. ^^

Unknown said...

hahaha, You mean I shld go there regularly :P I wish too. Yes, they are looking so Glam from what I see in you rposting..hahahaa :P

sorrie dun kill me but which one is your bf :P

iruffcookiedough said...

(aaron) none, erm, cos they are all friends. and the girl is also not my girlfriend either. =]