Saturday, July 22, 2006

Ugly Taiwanese elevator and front doof sticker ads



Middle-class Taiwanese often seem to have a deep lack of respect for "the commons." In middle-class apartment complexes, advertisers often paste annoying stickers in elevators (and on the walls and main entrance doors). It is one of the frustrations of living in Taiwan. I wish there were some way I could complain to the authorities about this.



Saturday, July 1, 2006

Chiang Kai-shek's crib in Taipei

Former Taiwanese dictator, Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) kept a rolling residence in northern Taipei. This residence still takes up a lot of space in crowded Taipei, but is now a nice park within the city. One wonders if some of the rotting structures should be better preserved or not.