I was in Taipei from the 6th to the 11th of January. It's been a week since then, but only now I'm digging through my 7D's CF card to see what photos have I taken. Actually it wasn't a lot, just a few from the famous SPOT - Taipei Film House that I went to with dad and sister on my first day there. (it's also where I discovered the local band LIGHT ENGINE, which I recommended in a previous post)
Most of the time that day I was just taking photos with my phone.
I even saw a film, a documentary called BEYOND BEAUTY: TAIPEI FROM ABOVE, before I caught the flight home.
The night before (my very last night in Taipei), I headed off to the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park 松山文創園區 to meet a friend at the newly-opened Eslite Spectrum Songyan Store 誠品生活松菸店. As I waited for her to finish work, I wandered around the park itself.
An Old Master Q (老夫子) exhibition was being held to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Old Master Q is a comic from Hong Kong that I grew up reading.
I was so tempted to hop onto the Old Master Q bus, or buy a ticket to check out the exhibition. Just because.
But time was short, so I didn't do it.
There is a place called the "Tobacco Factory" which was once a tobacco factory but had since been converted into a place for art and photo exhibitions. There were two photo exhibitions by a photographer, one were photos of his travels around the world, the others were photos of his late mother throughout her entire life. The latter captivated me, his mother was a famous novelist, but somehow I cannot remember their names (the photographer and his mother's)... nor find any information about this exhibition on Songshan's official website. It's very strange.
I walked past the baroque garden as the sky was darkening.
I always love visiting one of these big Eslite bookshops in Taipei, the environment is peaceful and serene, the books are arranged in a manner that seem more inviting than confusing. If I ever get to live in Taipei, I wouldn't be surprised if I would end up spending a few sleepless nights in the bookshop, enjoying a good book, drinking coffee.
Looking at the Old Master Q bus again, and beyond. At the Taipei 101 Mall, which was the world's tallest building for a short while. Bursting with colours in spite of the light rain, I found myself feeling very fond of the city. My first visit was in 2007 (when Taipei 101 was indeed the tallest building in the world then).
I went again in November 2011 for the Golden Horse.
And then, January 2012 for some interesting work.
Almost two years later, I was there again. Throughout each of my visits, my appreciation for Taipei would grow, especially when I gradually realize how similar it is to Japan, culturally, spiritually.
The Old Master Q bus rang in the distance, moving back and forth in a rather short journey in front of the "tobacco factory". Nevertheless, it was labeled as a "time traveling bus", offering to bring passengers to the past, from Taipei to Hong Kong, from 1964 to 2014. I too, find myself remembering the smell of a barber shop when I was reading these comics during my childhood.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Most of the time that day I was just taking photos with my phone.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
I even saw a film, a documentary called BEYOND BEAUTY: TAIPEI FROM ABOVE, before I caught the flight home.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
The night before (my very last night in Taipei), I headed off to the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park 松山文創園區 to meet a friend at the newly-opened Eslite Spectrum Songyan Store 誠品生活松菸店. As I waited for her to finish work, I wandered around the park itself.
An Old Master Q (老夫子) exhibition was being held to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Old Master Q is a comic from Hong Kong that I grew up reading.
I was so tempted to hop onto the Old Master Q bus, or buy a ticket to check out the exhibition. Just because.
But time was short, so I didn't do it.
There is a place called the "Tobacco Factory" which was once a tobacco factory but had since been converted into a place for art and photo exhibitions. There were two photo exhibitions by a photographer, one were photos of his travels around the world, the others were photos of his late mother throughout her entire life. The latter captivated me, his mother was a famous novelist, but somehow I cannot remember their names (the photographer and his mother's)... nor find any information about this exhibition on Songshan's official website. It's very strange.
I walked past the baroque garden as the sky was darkening.
I always love visiting one of these big Eslite bookshops in Taipei, the environment is peaceful and serene, the books are arranged in a manner that seem more inviting than confusing. If I ever get to live in Taipei, I wouldn't be surprised if I would end up spending a few sleepless nights in the bookshop, enjoying a good book, drinking coffee.
Looking at the Old Master Q bus again, and beyond. At the Taipei 101 Mall, which was the world's tallest building for a short while. Bursting with colours in spite of the light rain, I found myself feeling very fond of the city. My first visit was in 2007 (when Taipei 101 was indeed the tallest building in the world then).
I went again in November 2011 for the Golden Horse.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
And then, January 2012 for some interesting work.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Post by Edmund Yeo.
Almost two years later, I was there again. Throughout each of my visits, my appreciation for Taipei would grow, especially when I gradually realize how similar it is to Japan, culturally, spiritually.
The Old Master Q bus rang in the distance, moving back and forth in a rather short journey in front of the "tobacco factory". Nevertheless, it was labeled as a "time traveling bus", offering to bring passengers to the past, from Taipei to Hong Kong, from 1964 to 2014. I too, find myself remembering the smell of a barber shop when I was reading these comics during my childhood.
