One of he World's Largest, Taipei 101

I was fortunate enough to be asked by a friend to meet up at Taipei 101 on Sunday, June 6. I must say, it looks larger in person, and much, much, much more magnificent. It's hard to believe that I was in front, and inside, one of the world's largest buildings. What's interesting is architecture of the building itself. It's not like you're typical rectangle building, but it juts out.

It's funny because I saw the building from afar, and thought nothing of it. It was when I emerged from the MRT station, that I truly acknowledged it's beauty.

As you can imagine, I walked around the outside, taking pictures of anything and everything of interest. I passed by a trade show, but I'll divulge more on that later in this post. As I was walking, a young Chinese fellow came up to me clamoring in Chinese. I wasn't really sure what he was asking, but I told him that I didn't speak Mandarin. He said "oh..." and left just as fast as he came. I disregarded it, as this happens quite often, and hurried towards the entrance. On the outside I saw the infamous "LOVE" logo, where the LO are on top of the VE.

I used to have a shirt with this logo, and seeing this brought back fond memories of home and highschool.

I made it to the base of the magnificent tower, and hurried on in. The inside was just as beautiful and modern as the outside. It was if I entered a whole new world. Of course, a lot of people were wearing suits and dressed to impress. After all, Taipei 101 is a world trade centre. Here's a picture of some sheep that greet you upon entering:

After roaming around, and meeting up with friends, I found out that it nearly cost 800 to travel to the top. I suppose that I'll save this for when I get the chance to go with my partner.

My time at Taipei 101 was short lived. My friends opted to check out the adjoining mall, to which I did not disagree - I hadn't eaten, and it was nearly two. I missed my bus stop, and went on an adventure, let's leave it at that...

The mall was just as glamorous and prestigious as Taipei 101. Everything shown, and everyone wore suits, even the shop keeps. But that's a given, since this mall contained the creme de la creme of shops, the a-listers, the stores that separated who that have and those who have-not. Looking around, one song came to mind: Gucci, Gucci, Louis, Louis, Fendi, Fendi, Prada. Basic bitches wear that shit, so I don't even bother.

Everything about this mall was perfect. I wish I lived here. Perfect.

Like I mentioned before, there was a trade show next door. Our gracious hosts brought us there, and we traveled around. It was so cool, a trade show that focused on both traditional Asian instruments, as well as modern instruments. I got to play on a lot of pianos and try out a lot of electronic drum kits. Both were very fun, even though I've lost 99% of my drumming and rhythmic skills.

There was also a bunch of performances from various genres, and I even saw someone in a Hatsune Miku, from Vocaloid, cosplay. That's what I love about music, it brings me a plethora of emotion!

It was a fun filled day, and I want to return to Taipei 101.

I want a Rolex,
JC(3.14)

P.S. here's a photo of me in the Taipei 101 elevator:

and here is me squishing Taipei 101 :)