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Here is a picture i have been meaning to take for a while. The work on the left has a man lifting his shirt and showing his nipple. If you look closely, you’ll notice some salespeople have begun using the spot as a place to put their flyers and advertisements.

I took these pics a while back, but after reading Michael Turton’s blog The View From Taiwan (this is one of the few blogs I read on a frequent basis. Check it out if you haven’t already), it sparked me to post the whole series. Granted, you won’t encounter too many times where you are [...]

Here is Toby’s betelnut girl photo exhibit in a slide show. Do you think the girls are sexy? Exploited? From Toby : Slideshow of my betelnut girls photos, taken over several years. Also see my flickr gallery at www.flickr.com/photos/tobie_openshaw

Hi everyone, We’ve got some good news. I’d like to let everyone know we have started a directory for pubs, bars, discos, and restaurants in Tainan. You can leave a comment and let everyone know how you feel about a place, or recommend a place that isn’t listed. You may not have realized how many [...]

Yeah, the title is the name of a shop that sells Hip Hops accessories in Jungli Taiwan. The Chinese for it is Hei (1) Ren (2) Wang (2), and the literal translation is more like black person king. This store wouldn’t last more than 2 minutes in the US (and many other places) regardless of [...]

Michael from Goodsoundz.com has done another outstanding job taking pictures at the May Jam. Check them out if you have time if you have some time. I just spent about half an hour going through them. I dig the sunset shots a lot, and there are quite a few gems within them all so make [...]

I was getting my drink on at The River Bar in Chungli when I ran into Tobie tending to his Photo Exhibit in the gallery upstairs. His betelnut girl photos blew me away. I was amazed by how much work he’s done to get to this point. Some of you might agree that it’s not [...]