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Title: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sat, 06 December 2014, 18:47:23
Hello guise and gals,

heading to Taiwan after a nice holiday spent in Korea. I didn't see much keyboard related stuff in Seoul so was hoping to find keyboard stores in Taiwan. I would be in Taipei so any places to recommend? I know of Guanghua Digital Mall but that's about it.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 06 December 2014, 19:21:28
Ducky is based there, I'm sure they'll have a shop somewhere.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 06 December 2014, 19:53:15
Ducky is based there, I'm sure they'll have a shop somewhere.

yea but what's the point..

there's no duckydox (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hehe-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862507)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sat, 06 December 2014, 21:45:06

Ducky is based there, I'm sure they'll have a shop somewhere.

Hmm I heard Filcos and Realforces also have some popularity there... anyone else?
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 06 December 2014, 21:45:54

Ducky is based there, I'm sure they'll have a shop somewhere.

Hmm I heard Filcos and Realforces also have some popularity there... anyone else?

yea cuz taiwan is the #1 home of the weeaboo...

Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: dante on Sat, 06 December 2014, 22:02:44
KBParadise is also there.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sat, 06 December 2014, 22:44:21
Any addresses someone can tell me? Specific places? Not just brands,,,
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 December 2014, 23:19:10
You can find the address for ducky headquarters here (http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1w1fn8/duckys_new_office_in_taipei_taiwan/)

Also i found this in the Reddit Wiki (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@25.044086,121.53155,3a,90y,36.07h,83.42t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sdZky5-nGOt6cY37ZMwbiow!2e0)
Heres their website (http://www.b18.com.tw/Shop/)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sun, 07 December 2014, 13:48:56
Alright arrived in Tai Chong first, any shops here? I'll head to Taipei in a few days time.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 07 December 2014, 13:52:40
Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 07 December 2014, 16:25:25
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 07 December 2014, 17:08:11
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 07 December 2014, 18:24:41
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sun, 07 December 2014, 22:32:10

Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.

I know guang hua but really interested in that other place HAHA, can you recall?
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 07 December 2014, 22:57:15
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


Taiwanese have a reputation for being very liberal. Especially when compared with the nutcases in my part of the world.

The religious authorities in Malaysia just passed some opinions saying that Muslims should not play the piano, trumpet, violin and whatever because the sounds that come out are haram/ will turn people away from veneration of Allah.

Level of liberalism in Asia decreases from north to south. In summer, the chicas here wear full body black swimsuits. I ain't joking; there are actually Islamic swimsuits for women, essentially loose fitting scuba outfits that cover all hair.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 07 December 2014, 23:05:58

Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.

I know guang hua but really interested in that other place HAHA, can you recall?

http://www.huashan1914.com/en/story.html

It was very close to this place (which I highly recommend!)
Huashan Park is kind of a hidden gem in Taipei that is often overlooked but so worth a visit or two or three.

(Packed with 正妹 I might add)

I was talking with co-workers over dinner and drinks at a restaurant here about wanting to buy some Zhuyin stickers to bring back to the US and we walked over to a dense electronics market place to buy them. You might be able to use Google Maps to locate it but I'm unsure of the exact location and I no longer live in Taiwan.

Also near this place is the Taiwan Beer factory (which offers a beer tour and super great 居酒屋/快炒: http://www.thirstyintaipei.com/2013/09/346-taiwn-brewery-restaurant.html)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Mon, 08 December 2014, 05:28:37


Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.

I know guang hua but really interested in that other place HAHA, can you recall?

http://www.huashan1914.com/en/story.html

It was very close to this place (which I highly recommend!)
Huashan Park is kind of a hidden gem in Taipei that is often overlooked but so worth a visit or two or three.

(Packed with 正妹 I might add)

I was talking with co-workers over dinner and drinks at a restaurant here about wanting to buy some Zhuyin stickers to bring back to the US and we walked over to a dense electronics market place to buy them. You might be able to use Google Maps to locate it but I'm unsure of the exact location and I no longer live in Taiwan.

Also near this place is the Taiwan Beer factory (which offers a beer tour and super great 居酒屋/快炒: http://www.thirstyintaipei.com/2013/09/346-taiwn-brewery-restaurant.html)

What are Zheng Meis? Prostitutes? My chinese to english translation is bad
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 08:04:31
:

In this case has the same connotation as Model in model-citizen.

A standard for which all -object of the following category- will be judged against...


:

The typical moniker for young, youthful females, usually (unwed).. 




now.. as far as prostitutes go..   technically this definition isn't exclusive enough to exclude them..

and you WOULD actually find many men describing their night-escapades using that term...



In asia...  because of the high people density EVERYWHERE...  you see many many pretty girls...

Although for me personally.. I don't like asia because precisely 0 girls have bottom..

It's just a no go for me for the most part..


THIS excludes the Philippines..  they're great over there..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: IPT on Mon, 08 December 2014, 09:48:58
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


not in taiwan, "chicas" in taiwan are deathly afraid of the sun and what not.
so even at nighttime they're wearing long pants and jackets

I'm prob the only dude who runs around taiwan in Shorts/tshirts all year long whenever I'm there.

oh and don't try to just showup at the ducky offices...
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 10:06:24
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


not in taiwan, "chicas" in taiwan are deathly afraid of the sun and what not.
so even at nighttime they're wearing long pants and jackets

I'm prob the only dude who runs around taiwan in Shorts/tshirts all year long whenever I'm there.

what?

I was there a week this summer, plenty of short shorts @ the outdoors market my cousins took me to..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: IPT on Mon, 08 December 2014, 10:10:14
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


not in taiwan, "chicas" in taiwan are deathly afraid of the sun and what not.
so even at nighttime they're wearing long pants and jackets

I'm prob the only dude who runs around taiwan in Shorts/tshirts all year long whenever I'm there.

what?

I was there a week this summer, plenty of short shorts @ the outdoors market my cousins took me to..

Then we clearly went to different areas.  I was in Taipei and Keelung for 3 weeks in August.

Unless you went like clubbing, in which those are all ABC from like Cali so obviously they'd be wearing the western styles.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 10:12:05
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


not in taiwan, "chicas" in taiwan are deathly afraid of the sun and what not.
so even at nighttime they're wearing long pants and jackets

I'm prob the only dude who runs around taiwan in Shorts/tshirts all year long whenever I'm there.

what?

I was there a week this summer, plenty of short shorts @ the outdoors market my cousins took me to..

Then we clearly went to different areas.  I was in Taipei and Keelung for 3 weeks in August.

Unless you went like clubbing, in which those are all ABC from like Cali so obviously they'd be wearing the western styles.

/scratch head...

So, you're saying my cousin took me to seedy, less-upstanding environments..

Hrmm..  this is a distinct possibility..  I'll call him later tonight..  see what he has to say about this.. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: IPT on Mon, 08 December 2014, 10:13:13
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


not in taiwan, "chicas" in taiwan are deathly afraid of the sun and what not.
so even at nighttime they're wearing long pants and jackets

I'm prob the only dude who runs around taiwan in Shorts/tshirts all year long whenever I'm there.

what?

I was there a week this summer, plenty of short shorts @ the outdoors market my cousins took me to..

Then we clearly went to different areas.  I was in Taipei and Keelung for 3 weeks in August.

Unless you went like clubbing, in which those are all ABC from like Cali so obviously they'd be wearing the western styles.

/scratch head...

So, you're saying my cousin took me to seedy, less-upstanding environments..

Hrmm..  this is a distinct possibility..  I'll call him later tonight..  see what he has to say about this..
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


to be fair, besides like night markets i pretty much only ventured in business settings lol.

*edit*
not saying noone wears them, just not as much as say summer in LA.
Oh here's a pic i took during the Keelung Nightmarket around 6PM
[attach=1]
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 10:18:27
should've gone in the summer..  all the chicas in hot-pants.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


It's too hot in the summer  :-X

I never wanted to leave my house in Taiwan during the summers until the sun went down.

Sadly I had no choice but to be outside in the sun, commuting to work...

hell yea it's hot...

even at night it's quite warm , vs the USA that is.. for people over there, it's normal..

but the chicas come out at night... in short shorts
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


not in taiwan, "chicas" in taiwan are deathly afraid of the sun and what not.
so even at nighttime they're wearing long pants and jackets

I'm prob the only dude who runs around taiwan in Shorts/tshirts all year long whenever I'm there.

what?

I was there a week this summer, plenty of short shorts @ the outdoors market my cousins took me to..

Then we clearly went to different areas.  I was in Taipei and Keelung for 3 weeks in August.

Unless you went like clubbing, in which those are all ABC from like Cali so obviously they'd be wearing the western styles.

/scratch head...

So, you're saying my cousin took me to seedy, less-upstanding environments..

Hrmm..  this is a distinct possibility..  I'll call him later tonight..  see what he has to say about this..
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)


to be fair, besides like night markets i pretty much only ventured in business settings lol.

*edit*
not saying noone wears them, just not as much as say summer in LA.
Oh here's a pic i took during the Keelung Nightmarket around 6PM
(Attachment Link)

I just texted him.. seems he's still up

his response:  " just because you were drunk and only looking at girls in short-shorts, doesn't mean all the girls were wearing short-shorts "

(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/oh-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862514)

It's like he's saying this was my fault..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Mon, 08 December 2014, 11:06:13


Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.

I know guang hua but really interested in that other place HAHA, can you recall?

http://www.huashan1914.com/en/story.html

It was very close to this place (which I highly recommend!)
Huashan Park is kind of a hidden gem in Taipei that is often overlooked but so worth a visit or two or three.

(Packed with 正妹 I might add)

I was talking with co-workers over dinner and drinks at a restaurant here about wanting to buy some Zhuyin stickers to bring back to the US and we walked over to a dense electronics market place to buy them. You might be able to use Google Maps to locate it but I'm unsure of the exact location and I no longer live in Taiwan.

Also near this place is the Taiwan Beer factory (which offers a beer tour and super great 居酒屋/快炒: http://www.thirstyintaipei.com/2013/09/346-taiwn-brewery-restaurant.html)

What are Zheng Meis? Prostitutes? My chinese to english translation is bad

正妹 is slang for hot chicks. Nothing to do with prostitution. In fact most 正妹 in Taiwan are super prude and hard to get close to LOL
Less old fashioned than saying 美女
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 11:49:49


Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.

I know guang hua but really interested in that other place HAHA, can you recall?

http://www.huashan1914.com/en/story.html

It was very close to this place (which I highly recommend!)
Huashan Park is kind of a hidden gem in Taipei that is often overlooked but so worth a visit or two or three.

(Packed with 正妹 I might add)

I was talking with co-workers over dinner and drinks at a restaurant here about wanting to buy some Zhuyin stickers to bring back to the US and we walked over to a dense electronics market place to buy them. You might be able to use Google Maps to locate it but I'm unsure of the exact location and I no longer live in Taiwan.

Also near this place is the Taiwan Beer factory (which offers a beer tour and super great 居酒屋/快炒: http://www.thirstyintaipei.com/2013/09/346-taiwn-brewery-restaurant.html)

What are Zheng Meis? Prostitutes? My chinese to english translation is bad

正妹 is slang for hot chicks. Nothing to do with prostitution. In fact most 正妹 in Taiwan are super prude and hard to get close to LOL
Less old fashioned than saying 美女

 美女 is being so overused...   I feel like it's become a problem.. LOL..

Because 90% of those who we use the term upon ARE NOT pretty - at - all...

For example.. EVERY female service attendant is 美女...   

and if anyone wants anything from any female in mainland it's  美女 this, 美女 that..


Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Mon, 08 December 2014, 12:02:56


Guanghua

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293913-d1175747-Reviews-Guanghua_Market-Taipei.html

You can get there via one of the exits via the Taipei Main Station MRT station (it's right next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store)

Otherwise there is another electronics marketplace but the name and location is eluding me right now.

I know guang hua but really interested in that other place HAHA, can you recall?

http://www.huashan1914.com/en/story.html

It was very close to this place (which I highly recommend!)
Huashan Park is kind of a hidden gem in Taipei that is often overlooked but so worth a visit or two or three.

(Packed with 正妹 I might add)

I was talking with co-workers over dinner and drinks at a restaurant here about wanting to buy some Zhuyin stickers to bring back to the US and we walked over to a dense electronics market place to buy them. You might be able to use Google Maps to locate it but I'm unsure of the exact location and I no longer live in Taiwan.

Also near this place is the Taiwan Beer factory (which offers a beer tour and super great 居酒屋/快炒: http://www.thirstyintaipei.com/2013/09/346-taiwn-brewery-restaurant.html)

What are Zheng Meis? Prostitutes? My chinese to english translation is bad

正妹 is slang for hot chicks. Nothing to do with prostitution. In fact most 正妹 in Taiwan are super prude and hard to get close to LOL
Less old fashioned than saying 美女

 美女 is being so overused...   I feel like it's become a problem.. LOL..

Because 90% of those who we use the term upon ARE NOT pretty - at - all...

For example.. EVERY female service attendant is 美女...   

and if anyone wants anything from any female in mainland it's  美女 this, 美女 that..




Or 帥哥 this, 帥哥 that...

Lol this is why I used the term 正妹 instead of 美女

:

In this case has the same connotation as Model in model-citizen.

A standard for which all -object of the following category- will be judged against...


:

The typical moniker for young, youthful females, usually (unwed).. 




now.. as far as prostitutes go..   technically this definition isn't exclusive enough to exclude them..

and you WOULD actually find many men describing their night-escapades using that term...



In asia...  because of the high people density EVERYWHERE...  you see many many pretty girls...

Although for me personally.. I don't like asia because precisely 0 girls have bottom..

It's just a no go for me for the most part..


THIS excludes the Philippines..  they're great over there..

To be clear, 正妹 being used to refer to 妓女 is the exact same as using the terms "sexy" or "hot" to refer to prostitutes in the west.

The terms by themselves have no connotations to prostitution. They are merely terms to refer to the beauty/attractiveness of a specific person.

Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 15:59:38
ALSO... PRO-tip ! (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)

If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..



Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Mon, 08 December 2014, 16:20:22
ALSO... PRO-tip !
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)


If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..

Lol... I think just being well dressed and clean looking helps more than anything. Also helps to be socially aware and interesting.

Source: Studied at HKU for a year (had to politely decline more ladies' confessions than I have fingers to count) and worked in Taiwan for two years (same thing here).

Nothing to do with my being an American either because I speak perfect Taiwanese Mandarin (no one believes I'm an ABC until I take out my passport to show them).
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 16:50:18
ALSO... PRO-tip !
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)


If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..

Lol... I think just being well dressed and clean looking helps more than anything. Also helps to be socially aware and interesting.

Source: Studied at HKU for a year (had to politely decline more ladies' confessions than I have fingers to count) and worked in Taiwan for two years (same thing here).

Nothing to do with my being an American either because I speak perfect Taiwanese Mandarin (no one believes I'm an ABC until I take out my passport to show them).

Yea.. that 's what they want you to think..

Women are highly deceptive creatures in general, and they never show-hand..


You probably don't think much about being Murican,  but over there in a highly crowded and homogenous society..  Things such as upward mobility is VERY difficult.. which is why so many people want to LEAVE..

As a female,  even if you are "especially dedicated to your craft, be it academic or arts" your actual worth is still very much down to how pretty you are..

Because there is always 999 super ugly chick with higher test scores than you..

and there's also 1001 super ugly dudes with SIGNIFICANTLY higher test scores than you
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Mon, 08 December 2014, 17:56:19
wat
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Mon, 08 December 2014, 18:30:15
wat

This is the correct response.

ALSO... PRO-tip !
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)


If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..

Lol... I think just being well dressed and clean looking helps more than anything. Also helps to be socially aware and interesting.

Source: Studied at HKU for a year (had to politely decline more ladies' confessions than I have fingers to count) and worked in Taiwan for two years (same thing here).

Nothing to do with my being an American either because I speak perfect Taiwanese Mandarin (no one believes I'm an ABC until I take out my passport to show them).

Yea.. that 's what they want you to think..

Women are highly deceptive creatures in general, and they never show-hand..


You probably don't think much about being Murican,  but over there in a highly crowded and homogenous society..  Things such as upward mobility is VERY difficult.. which is why so many people want to LEAVE..

As a female,  even if you are "especially dedicated to your craft, be it academic or arts" your actual worth is still very much down to how pretty you are..

Because there is always 999 super ugly chick with higher test scores than you..

and there's also 1001 super ugly dudes with SIGNIFICANTLY higher test scores than you

No, that is what they thought. I used my 台灣身分證 to get my job in Taiwan and even my boss didn't know I was from the US until my first paycheck and I didn't have a Taiwanese bank account to collect the payment.

You make a claim as if you know me and can pass judgment on my ability to not stick out like a sore thumb in Asia, but just so you know, there are members of the Asian diaspora that speak their 母語 as well as if not better than the official language of the country of their birth (in my case, English, as I was born in the US) and prefer not to be a walking Western billboard to attract unwanted attention.

Also, your general statements about upward mobility might very well be true (and indeed, I have no proof to invalidate them) but they don't make sense when applied to my own experiences where most of the girls I have had these experiences with easily tripled or quadrupled my meager salary and already had green cards or visas to reside in Western countries.

I don't know what kind of "chicas" you're trying to pick up (certainly a different group than I have experience with) but most of the ones I've had encounters with abroad were educated at some of the best universities in Asia and in the world (HKU, SNU, NTU, NUS, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale etc...) and already have all the upward mobility they want.

I don't see what kind of upward mobility they can gain by latching onto the poor and lesser educated American born Taiwanese guy. Oh right, and there's also the fact that half of them weren't even Asian (British, Scottish, French, German, etc). Last I checked, UK girls jumping at US guys for green cards wasn't a thing. :p

Maybe next time I'm in Asia, I'll consider putting on some baggy clothes and glasses but for now I'm content. If girls can latch onto guys for upward mobility in society, then the reverse is certainly true too - maybe I'll aim for a smart and sexy Oxford lawyer next time  :cool:
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 December 2014, 18:35:40
wat

This is the correct response.

ALSO... PRO-tip !
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)


If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..

Lol... I think just being well dressed and clean looking helps more than anything. Also helps to be socially aware and interesting.

Source: Studied at HKU for a year (had to politely decline more ladies' confessions than I have fingers to count) and worked in Taiwan for two years (same thing here).

Nothing to do with my being an American either because I speak perfect Taiwanese Mandarin (no one believes I'm an ABC until I take out my passport to show them).

Yea.. that 's what they want you to think..

Women are highly deceptive creatures in general, and they never show-hand..


You probably don't think much about being Murican,  but over there in a highly crowded and homogenous society..  Things such as upward mobility is VERY difficult.. which is why so many people want to LEAVE..

As a female,  even if you are "especially dedicated to your craft, be it academic or arts" your actual worth is still very much down to how pretty you are..

Because there is always 999 super ugly chick with higher test scores than you..

and there's also 1001 super ugly dudes with SIGNIFICANTLY higher test scores than you

No, that is what they thought. I used my 台灣身分證 to get my job in Taiwan and even my boss didn't know I was from the US until my first paycheck and I didn't have a Taiwanese bank account to collect the payment.

You make a claim as if you know me and can pass judgment on my ability to not stick out like a sore thumb in Asia, but just so you know, there are members of the Asian diaspora that speak their 母語 as well as if not better than the official language of the country of their birth (in my case, English, as I was born in the US) and prefer not to be a walking Western billboard to attract unwanted attention.

Also, your general statements about upward mobility might very well be true (and indeed, I have no proof to invalidate them) but they don't make sense when applied to my own experiences where most of the girls I have had these experiences with easily tripled or quadrupled my meager salary and already had green cards or visas to reside in Western countries.

I don't know what kind of "chicas" you're trying to pick up (certainly a different group than I have experience with) but most of the ones I've had encounters with abroad were educated at some of the best universities in Asia and in the world (HKU, SNU, NTU, NUS, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale etc...) and already have all the upward mobility they want.

I don't see what kind of upward mobility they can gain by latching onto the poor and lesser educated American born Taiwanese guy. Oh right, and there's also the fact that half of them weren't even Asian (British, Scottish, French, German, etc). Last I checked, UK girls jumping at US guys for green cards wasn't a thing. :p

Maybe next time I'm in Asia, I'll consider putting on some baggy clothes and glasses but for now I'm content. If girls can latch onto guys for upward mobility in society, then the reverse is certainly true too - maybe I'll aim for a smart and sexy Oxford lawyer next time  :cool:


I wasn't talking about you specifically.. if you want credit all the female attention to your good looks and charming fit-in-ness  w/eves I don't know u.. at all..

My statement is general.





Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Mon, 08 December 2014, 18:42:47
wat

This is the correct response.

ALSO... PRO-tip !
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)


If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..

Lol... I think just being well dressed and clean looking helps more than anything. Also helps to be socially aware and interesting.

Source: Studied at HKU for a year (had to politely decline more ladies' confessions than I have fingers to count) and worked in Taiwan for two years (same thing here).

Nothing to do with my being an American either because I speak perfect Taiwanese Mandarin (no one believes I'm an ABC until I take out my passport to show them).

Yea.. that 's what they want you to think..

Women are highly deceptive creatures in general, and they never show-hand..


You probably don't think much about being Murican,  but over there in a highly crowded and homogenous society..  Things such as upward mobility is VERY difficult.. which is why so many people want to LEAVE..

As a female,  even if you are "especially dedicated to your craft, be it academic or arts" your actual worth is still very much down to how pretty you are..

Because there is always 999 super ugly chick with higher test scores than you..

and there's also 1001 super ugly dudes with SIGNIFICANTLY higher test scores than you

No, that is what they thought. I used my 台灣身分證 to get my job in Taiwan and even my boss didn't know I was from the US until my first paycheck and I didn't have a Taiwanese bank account to collect the payment.

You make a claim as if you know me and can pass judgment on my ability to not stick out like a sore thumb in Asia, but just so you know, there are members of the Asian diaspora that speak their 母語 as well as if not better than the official language of the country of their birth (in my case, English, as I was born in the US) and prefer not to be a walking Western billboard to attract unwanted attention.

Also, your general statements about upward mobility might very well be true (and indeed, I have no proof to invalidate them) but they don't make sense when applied to my own experiences where most of the girls I have had these experiences with easily tripled or quadrupled my meager salary and already had green cards or visas to reside in Western countries.

I don't know what kind of "chicas" you're trying to pick up (certainly a different group than I have experience with) but most of the ones I've had encounters with abroad were educated at some of the best universities in Asia and in the world (HKU, SNU, NTU, NUS, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale etc...) and already have all the upward mobility they want.

I don't see what kind of upward mobility they can gain by latching onto the poor and lesser educated American born Taiwanese guy. Oh right, and there's also the fact that half of them weren't even Asian (British, Scottish, French, German, etc). Last I checked, UK girls jumping at US guys for green cards wasn't a thing. :p

Maybe next time I'm in Asia, I'll consider putting on some baggy clothes and glasses but for now I'm content. If girls can latch onto guys for upward mobility in society, then the reverse is certainly true too - maybe I'll aim for a smart and sexy Oxford lawyer next time  :cool:


I wasn't talking about you specifically.. if you want credit all the female attention to your good looks and charming fit-in-ness  w/eves I don't know u.. at all..

My statement is general.
In that case... I misunderstood your post.

Anyway, my statement is general too: Girls like clean guys. Just don't look dirty or sloppy and they will come.  :))
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Tue, 09 December 2014, 07:28:17

wat

This is the correct response.

ALSO... PRO-tip !
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cool-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862496)


If you want to pick up girls in Asia..  and you're dressed 'Murican'.   Add a pair of glasses.

I was there, in my baggy pants and fitted Shirt..  Apparently All my cousins said I looked like the hooligans they put on TV..

So, one of my cousin's GF hands me my glasses, and they're like.. ah yes, the casual library goer..


This whole summer, 3 month of asia with a month of US in between I wore my glasses the entire time..

And you know what..  It really works..

Lol... I think just being well dressed and clean looking helps more than anything. Also helps to be socially aware and interesting.

Source: Studied at HKU for a year (had to politely decline more ladies' confessions than I have fingers to count) and worked in Taiwan for two years (same thing here).

Nothing to do with my being an American either because I speak perfect Taiwanese Mandarin (no one believes I'm an ABC until I take out my passport to show them).

Yea.. that 's what they want you to think..

Women are highly deceptive creatures in general, and they never show-hand..


You probably don't think much about being Murican,  but over there in a highly crowded and homogenous society..  Things such as upward mobility is VERY difficult.. which is why so many people want to LEAVE..

As a female,  even if you are "especially dedicated to your craft, be it academic or arts" your actual worth is still very much down to how pretty you are..

Because there is always 999 super ugly chick with higher test scores than you..

and there's also 1001 super ugly dudes with SIGNIFICANTLY higher test scores than you

No, that is what they thought. I used my 台灣身分證 to get my job in Taiwan and even my boss didn't know I was from the US until my first paycheck and I didn't have a Taiwanese bank account to collect the payment.

You make a claim as if you know me and can pass judgment on my ability to not stick out like a sore thumb in Asia, but just so you know, there are members of the Asian diaspora that speak their 母語 as well as if not better than the official language of the country of their birth (in my case, English, as I was born in the US) and prefer not to be a walking Western billboard to attract unwanted attention.

Also, your general statements about upward mobility might very well be true (and indeed, I have no proof to invalidate them) but they don't make sense when applied to my own experiences where most of the girls I have had these experiences with easily tripled or quadrupled my meager salary and already had green cards or visas to reside in Western countries.

I don't know what kind of "chicas" you're trying to pick up (certainly a different group than I have experience with) but most of the ones I've had encounters with abroad were educated at some of the best universities in Asia and in the world (HKU, SNU, NTU, NUS, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale etc...) and already have all the upward mobility they want.

I don't see what kind of upward mobility they can gain by latching onto the poor and lesser educated American born Taiwanese guy. Oh right, and there's also the fact that half of them weren't even Asian (British, Scottish, French, German, etc). Last I checked, UK girls jumping at US guys for green cards wasn't a thing. :p

Maybe next time I'm in Asia, I'll consider putting on some baggy clothes and glasses but for now I'm content. If girls can latch onto guys for upward mobility in society, then the reverse is certainly true too - maybe I'll aim for a smart and sexy Oxford lawyer next time  :cool:


I wasn't talking about you specifically.. if you want credit all the female attention to your good looks and charming fit-in-ness  w/eves I don't know u.. at all..

My statement is general.
In that case... I misunderstood your post.

Anyway, my statement is general too: Girls like clean guys. Just don't look dirty or sloppy and they will come.  :))

But I have a girlfriend.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 December 2014, 08:03:24


But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Tue, 09 December 2014, 09:34:02



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 December 2014, 10:17:59



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

even if you're in LOVE..

how do you say no to M0re love..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Tue, 09 December 2014, 10:57:29



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

This.

I stayed faithful to my GF, you can too!

Not worth losing something good over temporary fun/enjoyment
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: munch on Tue, 09 December 2014, 20:06:14



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

even if you're in LOVE..

how do you say no to M0re love..

quality over quantity, gosh!
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Novus on Tue, 09 December 2014, 20:07:31



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

This.

I stayed faithful to my GF, you can too!

Not worth losing something good over temporary fun/enjoyment

Maybe you're just ugly or your GF is really hot.
Some of us just don't have that luxury!
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Sygaldry on Tue, 09 December 2014, 20:19:40



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

This.

I stayed faithful to my GF, you can too!

Not worth losing something good over temporary fun/enjoyment

Maybe you're just ugly or your GF is really hot.
Some of us just don't have that luxury!

Why can't it be both?

I could be really ugly but have a super hot GF (which would make sense if I was super rich or famous)!

(or I could have just been faithful and in a steady, long term relationship not worth ruining over a few nights of fun :rolleyes:)
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 December 2014, 21:47:48



But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

This.

I stayed faithful to my GF, you can too!

Not worth losing something good over temporary fun/enjoyment

Maybe you're just ugly or your GF is really hot.
Some of us just don't have that luxury!

Why can't it be both?

I could be really ugly but have a super hot GF (which would make sense if I was super rich or famous)!

(or I could have just been faithful and in a steady, long term relationship not worth ruining over a few nights of fun :rolleyes:)

you're looking at this wrong..

how's she gonna find out....

also.. one must ask oneself.. HOW DO YOU know she's not having extra-fun...



And exactly WHAT is ruined..   this made-up belief that there is such a thing as One-and-only..

That's story book.. just like diamond rings, and destiny..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Tue, 09 December 2014, 23:24:38




But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

even if you're in LOVE..

how do you say no to M0re love..

quality over quantity, gosh!

10 Rubber Domes vs Korean custom

YOUR CHOICE
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 December 2014, 23:35:15




But I have a girlfriend.

Remember in breaking bad... there was a quote..

no matter how rich you are, how do you say no to m0re ..

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

even if you're in LOVE..

how do you say no to M0re love..

quality over quantity, gosh!

10 Rubber Domes vs Korean custom

YOUR CHOICE

Human beings age more quickly than keyboards....

A keyboard, well maintained will look the same in 20-30 years..

A human being will also yell at you, and tell you to do stuff..

Keyboards stfu, and just works..
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Wed, 10 December 2014, 04:14:24
Damn, what is this thread heading to? Anyways, any more keyboard shops? Would anyone recommend keyboard king and army group?
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Evo_Spec on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:55:30
do you have no friends or anyone you can ask around? at the very least the locals should know the go-to place for electronics/computers.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: IPT on Wed, 10 December 2014, 10:44:19
Damn, what is this thread heading to? Anyways, any more keyboard shops? Would anyone recommend keyboard king and army group?

keyboard king's place is like closed half the time lol.
Army group is cool, but honestly what are you looking for?  army group doesn't stock ducky, keyboard king doesn't stock ducky.
On the main road there's like 2 places that sell ducky/filcos/etc.
off the main road across from the main guanghua building has a small shop that sells ducky/razer/thermaltake/etc.

If you're looking for like custom KBs or a wide variety of kbs, you're not gonna really find them in Taiwan.
Just like you won't really find keyboard caps sets really in Taiwan too.  I've asked around and mainly noone bothers changing caps in Taiwan lol.  IF anything they just use like the replacement Filco caps if they need to.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Wed, 10 December 2014, 10:54:52

do you have no friends or anyone you can ask around? at the very least the locals should know the go-to place for electronics/computers.

Not really. :-( Still in Taichung (going taipei tmrw) so I thought I can get some names of places first,
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Wed, 10 December 2014, 10:55:58

Damn, what is this thread heading to? Anyways, any more keyboard shops? Would anyone recommend keyboard king and army group?

keyboard king's place is like closed half the time lol.
Army group is cool, but honestly what are you looking for?  army group doesn't stock ducky, keyboard king doesn't stock ducky.
On the main road there's like 2 places that sell ducky/filcos/etc.
off the main road across from the main guanghua building has a small shop that sells ducky/razer/thermaltake/etc.

If you're looking for like custom KBs or a wide variety of kbs, you're not gonna really find them in Taiwan.
Just like you won't really find keyboard caps sets really in Taiwan too.  I've asked around and mainly noone bothers changing caps in Taiwan lol.  IF anything they just use like the replacement Filco caps if they need to.

I'm basically looking for things I can't find cheaply eg ducky pbt sets.
HAHA, and to maybe play around with keyboards?
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: IPT on Wed, 10 December 2014, 12:55:24
noone really sells keycap sets in taiwan.
you can inquire with ducky's FB page and see if they have any suggestions
but all the stores i've gone to, noone has keycaps for sale.

only like WASD or 37key ABS some of them.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: Evo_Spec on Wed, 10 December 2014, 22:48:14

do you have no friends or anyone you can ask around? at the very least the locals should know the go-to place for electronics/computers.

Not really. :-( Still in Taichung (going taipei tmrw) so I thought I can get some names of places first,

I know there's a wicked electronic mall thing in Taichung, my cousin took me there, unfortunately i have no idea where it is so i couldn't tell you if i wanted.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sun, 14 December 2014, 03:33:29
Some pictures I took going to b18 and guanghua today. I'll visit armygroup tmrw to check out the satan pcb.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: frosty on Sun, 14 December 2014, 03:36:14
B18 has nothing special apart from filcos (hard to find in asia, at least for me), cherry boards with lasered pbt caps, and ducky thick pbt sets. And they have zowies which is pretty hard to find in asia.

Guanghua is your average IT mall, and I only bought a 1 USD soldapullt tip from there, I found some edsyn soldapullts there but they are not of that high a quality. There were a huge pile of keyboards on sale for 50 twd but I found nothing nice :(
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 15 December 2014, 01:11:32
:

Although for me personally.. I don't like asia because precisely 0 girls have bottom..

It's just a no go for me for the most part..


THIS excludes the Philippines..  they're great over there..

Nonsense, a lot of girls in Singapore have huge bottoms. Nearly all are Indian or Malay, so they'll be darker than you.
Title: Re: Taiwan
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 15 December 2014, 14:29:37
:

Although for me personally.. I don't like asia because precisely 0 girls have bottom..

It's just a no go for me for the most part..


THIS excludes the Philippines..  they're great over there..

Nonsense, a lot of girls in Singapore have huge bottoms. Nearly all are Indian or Malay, so they'll be darker than you.

I only met a bunch of chinese people for the short time that I was in singapore.. didn't get a chance to look around...

I'll take ur word for it..