The Taiwan Lunch Box In Taichung

February 10, 2009 Posted by Chris

In Taiwan a very popular way of getting lunch is by going to any of several local restaurants and getting take out. A popular Taiwanese restaurant adopted the idea of the Japanese Bento-box which quickly thereafter spread across all of Taiwan. In Taiwan this type of take out is called a ‘Lunch Box’. Anywhere in [...]

Posted: February 10, 2009 under Lost In Translation 3 Comments

Lost In Translation (11/5)

November 5, 2008 Posted by Chris

As we walked through the Shilin night market in Taipei we saw a lot of things we didn’t understand or know what they were. This person probably was the peek of our feelings about being lost:

We didn’t really have any clue why he was dressed like that, maybe some kind of Monk or Buddhist? He [...]

Posted: November 5, 2008 under Lost In Translation 1 Comment

Lost In Translation (10/18)

October 18, 2008 Posted by Chris

We were on a normal shopping trip to Carrefour for some groceries and went through some of the smaller shops next door and I came across this shower curtain:

I didn’t look at it for very long but I did give the ‘Free Size’ written on it a strange look. I’m not exactly sure what it’s [...]

Posted: October 18, 2008 under Lost In Translation 5 Comments