Partie du Champagne.,.+*

[ 校友們要大聚集的日子又快到了 ]


Went to search for a venue to host or next alumni gathering. It was a rather fast process and we got the place booked. Then we went to the Coffee Alley - another place famous for its... (continue reading...)


最近要準備開始動 UBC alumni event 的活動了, 所以趁現在和朋友去看地點 + test my new D90 + 下午茶. 之前想去咖啡弄都預約不到位子 (每此都有點 last minute. xP ) , 這次在外面其實只...

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[ 中山堂 和 昔日的明星咖啡廳 ]


"Astoria" in Russian means "Celebrity". A small cafe that resembles the Viennese cafe dates back to the late 1940s and still stands in one of the busiest districts of Taipei City. What makes this place so mysterious is not only its Russian exoticism, but also its guests. In the 1950s, it was a gathering place of...(continue reading... )


俄文的"Astoria" , 就是 "明星". 那天我們到了有著 50 多年歷史的明星咖啡館, 乍看不起眼的小餐廳, 卻曾是一個台灣光復時期文學思想的中心, 許多名人都曾駐足在這充滿俄式異國情調的咖啡廳, 讓這裡...

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[ 暴風雨中的寧靜夢幻小屋 ]


August 8th is the "Father's Day" in Taiwan. Unfortunately, this year, one of the most disasterous incidence of typhoon/cyclone also struck the southern part of Taiwan on this day. Mud slides from tall mountains buried or swept away houses built...(continue reading...)


八月八日, 台北捷運圓山站往士林站的月台上, 陰陰的天氣, 微而時中強的風, 抬頭看到下班車時間的顯示銀幕下跑著高架捷運路段可能會隨時因風速增強而停駛的訊息. 感覺上只像個準備下午後雷陣雨的下午, 但在南台灣, 這是一場夢魘的開始...

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最近一個月在 intense 閉關中, 所以一直沒有什麼 outing plans or exciting things. 
不過這可怕的日子的終わり (end) 已經進入倒數 10 天).
I just want to get it over with! June, July and August are full of exciting things and I can't wait!


Had our special day dinner at the Mitsui Mingshui Japanese Restaurant the other day. I think among...

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[ 水鳥 22 - 法式小館 ] 
在一條安靜的大道的尾端.
Week day 在一間充滿了巴黎小巷 cafe 感覺的 restaurant.
It felt like Amelie's wonderous world.


I've been around the area quite often but I've never noticed this French restaurant until recently. When it lights up at night, the chandeliers reflected in....

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[ 一個耳朵們跳著華爾滋與探戈的下午 ]
好像有一段日子沒有聽人講音樂/舞蹈的歷史與鑑賞.
有點像回到了大學的音樂教室, 還真有點懷念那種不食人間煙火的日子. (笑)


They say, one of the most influential music of the 20th century is the Tango, the music of the souls of those European immigrants of Buenos Aires who could not return to their home country. Like jazz, It was transformed and its position rose from the lower stratum of the society to the upper classes.


We had an interesting waltz and tango music/dance seminar at The One 人文聚場 under the National Theatre. Eric gave a fabulous talk and shared excerpts of the works of masters. I've always wanted to know more about these 2 dances & hope I could learn them. It is... 

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[ Artco Classique ]
典藏藝術餐廳 - 優雅華麗的下午聚會


So we had our mass March Brunch at the Artco Classique Restaurant. It was a rather big event but we ( I mean our group) mainly hanged out with friends we already know or friends of friends we just met.  But we had such a great time at this great venue. It's definitely one of those places where you can imagine having...

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[ Here Pasta ] 這兒是 Pasta 洋食館
誤打誤撞為了在看電影前填飽肚子在西門町附近隨便亂晃看到的餐廳第二選 (第一選擇之超大馬桶餐廳客滿). 中文老師看到我這串 run-on 句子會抓狂吧. (笑)


Saturday was not so beautiful because of the heavy rain and the chilly weather. But we still went to watch the Oscar-winning Japanese film "Departures" (送行者:禮儀師的樂章) at a cinema in the busy Ximending District. We originally wanted to have...


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Paul - The French Boulangerie/Salon in Taipei. Photos were all taken with my HTC Diamond (with my *bling bling* jelly lens) because I left my dear Lumix in my pile of chaos at the office when I rushed out to be on time.


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