by isaokato | Jun 29, 2013 | Post
I was taking a long pleasant bike ride along the Danshui river that runs through Taipei city. Taipei truly is a city designed for bicycles (though it is hard to imagine so when you are constantly smothered by swarming scooters). Bike lanes are designed and maintained...
by isaokato | Jun 28, 2013 | Post
I am sitting on my couch and watching outside as the dawn slowly unfolds itself. The sun has not started to show up but the darkness is already giving its way to the light. Previously I have noticed some moments in this nature’s daily ritual, but I have never observed...
by isaokato | Jun 27, 2013 | Post
One of the fundamental elements of life in South-East Asia, aside from scooters, 7-11s, noodles, acid rain, rainbow-colored neon signs…is 80s US hit tunes. It does not matter if you have grown up during the 80s. It is a fact of life: the music is delivered anonymously...
by isaokato | Jun 26, 2013 | Post
A typical Taiwanese apartment for a 2-kid family carries a renting price of 20,000NT (US700$). The same house, if sold on the market, fetches a selling price of 20,000,000NT (US700,000$). That is a markup of 1,000%. Or think this way: If you pay the rent for 80 years,...
by isaokato | Jun 25, 2013 | Post
The sea is almost always quiet. One of the guilty pleasures on the beach is to watch frustrated surfers repeat their futile effort trying to climb up on a pitching mount. Transparency is an oxymoron: No sign of movement is visible from the surface. The water does not...
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