Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

VINTAGE ELECTRONICS   Leave a comment

VIDEO OF THIS – IF YOU ARE INTEREST:  http://www.youtube.com/embed/rFV9ujhm0Ps

Posted August 7, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment, Fun Things

WOK AT WORK – (VIDEO)   Leave a comment

http://fathomtaiwan.blogspot.com FOR MORE TAIWAN VIDEOS

Posted July 29, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment

UNUSUAL CUSTOMS OF TAIWAN   Leave a comment

Walking back from the Port of Kaohsiung on Sunday night I heard very loud music and the voice of a girl singing in Chinese. Investigating, the sound came from up a narrow street surrounded by residential apartments on both sides about eight or more floors high. In the street were about 250 people seated under [...]

DOME OF LIGHT – A RAILWAY STATION   Leave a comment

Top picture: Three panoramic images stitched together. Not perfect but a test. Below:  Same scene via a normal 24mm (equivilent) lens.

Posted July 24, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment

GUITAR SHOP – KAOHSIUNG   1 comment

Guitars seem to be getting cheaper?

Posted July 20, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment

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HOW TO ESCAPE THE HEAT   Leave a comment

Posted July 19, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment, Fun Things, Uncategorized

KIDS ESCAPE SUMMER HEAT   Leave a comment

What a treat for the kids in Taipei.  Outside the summer  temperature is in the mid- thirties, inside it’s well below freezing.  Polar Expo is a giant warehouse-like building full of ice sculptures and giant fans keeping things freezing.  Warm jackets are essential.  Admission tickets might be purchased from a scalper nearby – slightly cheaper [...]

TAIWAN PET SHOW – 2011   2 comments

        This was Day Two of the four-day long show at the new Nangang Exhibition Center. I concentrated on video reporting today. Dogs, and more dogs.  There was a free service ‘Pet Photo’. Hundreds brought their dogs and a few terrified cats, plus birds. The free photo offer (done professionally with studio [...]

Posted July 16, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment, Fun Things

24H – HONG KONG STYLE RESTAURANT   Leave a comment

The directions below,  will get you there.  Highly recommended yum char. YOU TUBE VIDEO> Click me to play

Posted July 15, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Entertainment

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RESTAURANTS – CLEVER MARKETING   Leave a comment

A clever method of encouraging customers to return.  A 30% discount voucher (based on what you spent today) can be deducted from your next bill.  There is a use-by date. Brother Hotel has FIVE cuisine choices, each with its own kitchen.  Nothing like this exists in Australia. Location near Nanjing Road East MRT station, Taipei.