will i am's delayed diary

Paper Dome I , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Left the Sun Moon Lake area after that and went to the Paper Dome , Puli ( check out Taiwan Celebrity: Paper Dome Dominic ! ). It was actually a temporary church structure ( made of paper tubes and steel by Shigeru Ban ) in Japan after the Great Hanshin Earthquake and was subsequently donated to Taiwan after the 921 earthquake. A recurring theme at the Paper Dome is also frogs! -- on mosaics, statues, signs, paintings and sculptures. Perhaps a shrine to Fable Fawg's Taiwanese ancestors. A perfect place to camwhore with its distinct architecture. Also went to see an art exhibition of 'paintings' made from butterfly wings. Sounds a bit macabre. Dinner was quite special-- chicken roasted in an earthern jar using lychee wood. A sure fire way to kill vampire chickens. Having discovered that we were from Malaysia, the lady boss asked her Indonesian maid to get the orders from us. In addition to the trademark chicken...

Shout it! , swiped from Jimmy Jack Kane on Flickr. During a meeting with my client: BizUser: I think the system should have the capablity to {insert business requirement here}. MyBoss: For the time being, we do not have this feature. BizUser: I think it should have. MyBoss: Er.... ProjectDirector: BizUser, I do not think that this is in the scope of what the system should do. BizUser: (Starting to protest) ProjectDirector: I WON'T REPEAT MYSELF. It is not in the scope! (If you are familiar with Dune, it's like the Bene Gesserits employing the use of Voice) BizUser: (Black face and muttering under her breath) MyBoss: (Shocked look) (5 minutes later...) ProjectDirector: I'm sorry to interrupt again. First and foremost, I would like to apologize to BizUser. She is a valuable member of the team. So far she has asked many intelligent questions, displaying her business and technical acumen. However, when it comes to scope, I still need to control it. I hope you understand. Thank...

CaishenTemple , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. BONUS MATERIAL in this super long-winded post (third in the series of many!): Taiwan Celebrities -- Munching Max, Chicken Wing Wilbur and Coin-toss Corey! Woke up a bit earlier the next morning to visit the nearby God of Prosperity temple just a stone's throw from Taiwan's main Jeet Kune Do Academy ( doesn't ring a bell? Think Bruce Lee ). Don't think its a common temple back home in Malaysia. On our way out of Taichung, Lewis brought us to Yong He to try their famous soy milk. A peculiarity for me having yutiao dipped into soy milk for breakfast. Even more peculiar was having taufufa made savoury by adding in yutiao , soy sauce and black vinegar. Really an acquired taste. Next stop was Sun Moon Lake , the largest body of water in Taiwan. Supposedly, the east side of the lake resembles the sun, while the west side of lake well, resembles a crescent moon. Imposible to tell when you're on the ground really and I...

Beautiful & Breakfast , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. BONUS MATERIAL in this super long-winded post (second in the series of many!): Taiwan Celebrities -- Fengjia Faun and Adidas Anthony! Breakfast was not part of our package at Athena Ming Shu, so we had to walk out to find food at the nearby breakfast joints. Lewis provided us with several options and we chose to eat at Good Morning! Beautiful & Breakfast . Gotta love their English. More about that later. This joint serves up 'Western' breakfast-- sandwiches and what not. Reading materials include newspapers and tabloids with stories showcasing KTV girls singing topless. Beside the breakfast place was a gym and its interesting to note that the glass windows were all plastered with pictures of hawt topless men. That's motivation for ya. Back at the B&B, we checked out and boarded our carrier. Won't be back to Taipei until Thursday! As we made our way to Hsinchu , Lewis asked whether we wanted ...