Let There Be Drums

Revolver的鼓組佈滿著日積月累的瘡疤；但起碼我不用帶上自己的鼓。
The house kit at Revolver. Used and abused but a least I don't have to haul my own gear.

All Aboard!

毛毛蟲街車；乘客可以觀景的車窗，還有車尾的電纜。
A trolley caterpillar! Complete with passenger windows and an electric pole in the back.

Left To Right

從象山觀景台瞭望的全景。
A Panorama from the Elephant Mountain Observatory.

Country Fried Deliciousness

在宜蘭吃到的炸卜肉... 炸的豬肉！然後沾一碟味素。
非常好吃，但吃的時候還是忍不住地抖了一下。
This dish served in Yilan consisted of fried ham...Yes, FRIED HAM, complemented with a dish of MSG....FOR DIPPING.
It was delicious of course but I cringed a little as I ate it....all of it.

Seeking A Tactful English Translator

"Retard"這個字實在有太多負面的隱含意義了，用在任何產品上好像都不太對...
不如用... "Timed Release Formula"
There are just too many negative connotations of the word 'retard' to allow it to be used on a product.
Timed Release Formula.... How's that?!

Stop! ..........Prayer Time

新北市和桃園縣交界處，地方的土地公廟。
背景的大樹是這地區的守護神。

 A tiny community temple near the border of New Taipei City and Taoyuan County.
 The large tree in the background is regarded as a holy protector of the area.

Memory

沉思中的Gretel... 怎麼適應台灣的生活方式呢？
A pensive Gretel struggles to deal with the Taiwanese way of life.

Mass Rail Transit

尖峰時段乘客急著下車就是這麼一付景觀。
This is what happens when the riders must alight the MRT during rush hour.

Near ZhiShan

日落為天空和雙溪河上色...
The sky and Shuangxi River change colors as the sun sets.

Danshui by Day

陰晴不定的一天，烏雲籠罩淡水。遊客和放學後的小學生絡繹不決，在岸邊的漁人們卻收穫不豐。
Heavy clouds drift over Danshui on an undecidedly sunny day.  A cloud burst far off in the distance. Fishermen worked the waters nearby with little luck as tourists and elementary school children walked past.

An Acquired Taste

用萊姆測試神奇果的奇妙之處。這些小紅莓會讓酸味改變，就連萊姆都嚐起來像加了太多糖的檸檬汁。(旁邊的蘆薈只是拿來治療我因為釣魚被嚴重曬傷的皮膚)
Testing out the power of the Miracle Berry with a lime. The small red berries alter your perception of sour foods..so much so that limes will taste like a way overly sweetened lemonade. (The aloe vera leaf was to treat the nasty sunburn I got while fishing.)

Smalltown Scenery

走在石碇的觀光區域。
Walking down the touristy part of ShiDing.

Fishing in Taiwan

大湖公園。在台灣釣到的第一條魚。
The first fish I ever caught in Taiwan. In Dahu Park

Food Porn

君悅排骨的烤雞腿飯。價格不便宜，服務一般，但東西真的很好吃！
Roast chicken bento from Emperor Foods. Their food is overpriced and the service is definitely not friendly but that's the cost of consistently delicious food.



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Uncle Sam Laundry Paradise

 

超愛國的卓別林給你一生難得的洗衣經驗。

A patriotic Charlie Chaplin offering you the clothes-washing experience of a lifetime.

What is this?!

柚子近照。

 Closeup of a pomelo.

Comfort Foods

在迴龍吃到正宗的台灣家常菜。這滷肉是我吃過最好吃的前幾名！
Authentic home-cooked Taiwanese food in Huilong. This was some of the most delicious pork I've ever had.

Ecstasy

我家的貓... 嗑藥中。
Our cat....on drugs.

September's Crepuscular Rays

Various Poses of the 101 Building

橘子雪酪。
Orange Sherbert Flavor.

 矗立遙想。
The 101 dreaming of far off places.

從象山望見肅立的101大樓。
A serious looking 101 from Elephant Mountain.

Culture Shock

出家人在好事多購物。我不必多說了吧？
A monk shopping at Costco. Nothing more to say.

Taiwanese Ice Cream

台灣風味的冰淇淋！四種口味；左上：紅豆；右上：花生；右下：百香果；左下：龍眼。
炎夏的晚上不可或缺的必需品！
Taiwan's take on ice cream! In four very traditional flavors. At the top is red bean. On the right is peanut. After than is passion fruit and the big chunk is Longan.
An absolute necessity for hot summer nights.

The Calm Before the Storm

蘇力颱風登陸前，一抹銀色的陽光道別。
The silver sun and her rays say a final goodbye before Typhoon Soulik drops by for a visit.

In Yuanlin

員林的祖屋。
The family's old homestead in Yuanlin.

以前提供最新資訊和娛樂的機器不知何時被遺忘了...
A long forgotten source of information and entertainment.

夕陽斜下後在稻田中漫步；一隻隻的蝙蝠追逐著小蟲。
At dusk, bats swooped down on bugs as we walked down a lane of rice fields.

The Morning after... Typhoon Soulik

 玻璃因颱風碎落一地。
The glass on their sign fell off during the storm and shattered on the ground.

腳踏車全都倒了！
Not a bicycle left standing!

水電工們今天要辛苦了！
A good day to be an Electrician!

大部分的機車也都倒了。
 Most scooters toppled over too.

國父紀念館旁的人行道上散落著風災後的破碎。
Pathways around Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall were scattered with debris.

Do what now?

A most unfortunate spelling of the word "rope" at the VieShow Plaza.

華納威秀廣場張貼的標示，很不幸地將"rope"這個字拼成了......

Through Songshan

Spent the day recording the sounds of low-flying jets at Songshan Airport. Had to dodge the storm clouds yet again.
日間在松山機場錄下低空飛行的機聲。再次閃躲暴風雲。

Walking from the airport to the base of the runway.
 從機場步至跑道。

Here comes the rain again...

 走近101時，風雨來襲。
Walking near the 101 building as a storm approached.

 白天瞬間轉為黑夜；人們紛紛避走。
Day turned to night and folks started running to where they had to go.

 那晚，101大樓參與了一場即興的燈光秀。
 That night, the 101 building was part of an impromptu light show.

Desert Rose

不常開花的沙漠玫瑰在黃昏的陽光下慵懶。

 The amazing yet seldom bloom of the desert rose awash in the colors of the setting sun.

From the Back Seat

從內湖回家的路上，一抹夕陽。

A dramatic sunset on the way home from Neihu.

The Ocean's Bounty

在基隆大啖老闆剛潛水捕獲的新鮮海膽；老闆幫我們打開的時候連潛水裝都還來不及脫。
 
Eating live sea urchin in Keelung. The man selling these personally dove down and collected them himself. He was still wearing his wetsuit when we bought them!

A Beauty

 另一朵不知名的美豔花朵。

Another unidentified flower. Absolutely gorgeous!

Old Taiwan

 傳統市場旁：在巷弄中辛勤工作著

Working diligently in the alley near the traditional market.

The Chocolate Cake of Chocolate Cakes in Taipei

忠孝東路上神旺飯店Pozzo Bakery的生巧克力蛋糕是我目前為止在台北吃過最好吃的巧克力蛋糕。巧克力海綿蛋糕層中夾著滑順的巧克力，加上外層的巧克力甘納許，好吃！





This delicious cake is from the Pozzo Bakery in the San Want Hotel on Zhongxiao East Rd. in Taipei. I must say, after sampling various chocolate cakes around town, this has to be my favorite. It has a creamy set of layers in between soft chocolate sponge. The outside is a robust chocolate ganache which adds to the cake's awesomeness.


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First Post! Random Taiwanese Flower

 剛到台灣後拍的其中一張照片。這些不知名的花從雨季綻放至炎夏；蝴蝶攜著針筒翩翩而來，竊取一管甜蜜。

One of my first shots after I came to Taiwan. These flowers (don't exactly know the name) held up quite well through the rainy season and into the warmer season. Notice the hole in the center? Butterflies will insert their proboscises deep into the hole and suck out the nectar. It's quite fascinating to watch.