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sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-12 16:53:53
July 12 2010 16:43 GMT
#1
At least its going to seem like 500 hours. I'm currently at the Chicago airport. I just got off my flight from Boston. Now I'm gonna take a flight to Narita, then from there to Kaoshiung (Taiwan). Its gonna be a loooooooong trip. I hope I get wifi to browse TL.

I'm going to taiwan for family. I usually go once a year to see friends, grandparents, other relatives. This is my last summer before college starts so my mom wanted me to go back this one (hopefully not) last time. Taiwan is going to be fun regardless of internet. Lots of AMAZING FOOD and of course 50cent bubble teas ahhhhhh can't wait.


Ill be in Taiwan for a month with no laptop... only my phone. How will I survive?!?

motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
July 12 2010 16:46 GMT
#2
Take this opportunity to break off your addiction to Starcraft.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25979 Posts
July 12 2010 16:46 GMT
#3
Can you put some content in this? Like why you're going to Taiwan or what you're planning to do there? Right now it's "I'm in the airport. I am going to Taiwan. I will not have a laptop for 2 months."

Thank you!
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sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
July 12 2010 16:48 GMT
#4
Haha sorry Chill. It takes a while to type on my phone. Let me edit.
HighTimes
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Taiwan342 Posts
July 12 2010 16:48 GMT
#5
wanna come over and use mine? its very old though, and sc2 barely works...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvD9G5uDfo
Funnytoss
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Taiwan1471 Posts
July 12 2010 16:53 GMT
#6
Well, at least you could go to internet cafes to use the computers there. Maybe even find other TL people in Taiwan!
AIV_Funnytoss and sGs.Funnytoss on iCCup
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-12 16:54:46
July 12 2010 16:53 GMT
#7
On July 13 2010 01:46 motbob wrote:
Take this opportunity to break off your addiction to Starcraft.

It only comes back worse. lol

+ Show Spoiler +
Nah it becomes more manageable.


yeah but my trip to China was kinda fun, lots of relatives. Make sure to pack everything you need. If you go anywhere rural, lots of insect spray.
sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
July 12 2010 16:55 GMT
#8
On July 13 2010 01:53 Funnytoss wrote:
Well, at least you could go to internet cafes to use the computers there. Maybe even find other TL people in Taiwan!

My mom won't let me cuz she thinks gangsters go in those and ill get robbed or something.
Dance.jhu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States292 Posts
July 12 2010 16:58 GMT
#9
what is the actual travel time including layover?
It is what it is...
omfghi2u2
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States831 Posts
July 12 2010 17:04 GMT
#10
If this is your last summer before college, this will be your best one. This will be the one summer where you will have nothing to worry about, no SAT's, no AP's, you already got into the college you want.

Alas this will be the only summer where you will have truly nothing to worry about. Make the best of it and have fun!
leejas
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States440 Posts
July 12 2010 17:15 GMT
#11
i often recommend some good noise canceling or noise isolating headphones.
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
July 12 2010 17:21 GMT
#12
I lived in Kaoshiung for a year and have relatives all around the country, but I haven't been back in a decade and a half. Have fun, avoid the motorcyclists, and enjoy some bean-flavored ice cream!
HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
July 12 2010 17:39 GMT
#13
Stay away from stinky tofu! Some street side vendors use human feces to marinate the tofu!
Long live BroodWar!
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
July 12 2010 17:58 GMT
#14
And the good ones use vegetarian stuff to marinate, producing gorgeous tofus. Just a matter of where you go eat.

Why did you fly to Kaoshiung instead of the Taoyuan international airport then take the express train down, lol. So much more comfortable that way and avoids waiting a year at Narita. Anyhow, last time I was at Narita they have decent wireless service from bongodo or whatever that provider was called again.

50cent bubble tea be godly, I want some good place to open up on East Coast. At the moment all I have is Tenren T.T
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25979 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-12 18:06:51
July 12 2010 18:05 GMT
#15
I love the moment before I get on a flight because I always wonder who I'm going to sit beside. Here's my track record in Asia:

- Korean couple who were largely making out the whole time [enjoying last moment of freedom before returning to their emotionless home]. Terrible. Didn't talk to them at all.
- Old Korean grandfather. He slept the whole time. Terrible.
- Korean couple. Was awesome, I talked to them the whole time. They loved to drink, so we drank. Was my first experience where my Korean was better than someone's English.
- I REALLY hoped I would sit beside someone who was Japanese. I could use this time to get oriented and get suggestions on where to go because I had zero plans before going to Japan. They sat me in the emergency exit row. In North America, the emergency exit row fills up first because there's more leg room. In Asia, it fills up last because they think it's more dangerous or some shit. The entire plane is filled, every seat, except the emergency exit rows. 11 empty seats around me, and mine. Fuck.
- Emergency exit row again. Same 11 empty seats.
- I sat beside the cutest (looks and personality) girl ever. She was like 20 and had never left the country and had never flown. Everyone was wearing shitty clothes because it's an 11 our flight. She was in the standard Korean girl outfit. The plane was taxiing to the runway and she tapped me on the shoulder and said "Excuse me. Are we flying now?" Hahahahaha my heart melted. When I got off the plane she looked so confused. I said nice to meet you etc. and tried to leave but she said "wait, let's please go together". Oh my god what a cutie haha. I had a connection so I don't know what happened to little miss pink coat :D

Other notables:
- Young [12 years old?] boy who threw up beside me during take off. I couldn't stop looking at the bag slowly leaking fluid on his tray and filling up. He spent the flight bragging to me about his house and all the places he had been.
- Fat man sitting in the emergency exit row. He was spilling over into my seat so badly I was fully leaning away from him. Fortunately it was a 45 minute flight. I guess when you get to that size you just stop giving a fuck about trying not to inconvenience people.
- Angry asian man claiming the full arm rest in a way I couldn't rest my arm without touching his. After he went to the washroom I held my arm on that fucking arm rest the entire flight out of spite. Fuck that guy.
- Old man asking me what I was reading. I explained it was about basic string theory and briefly explained what that was. He told me during his retirement, he had started studying basic physics and it all started from asking his friend "Why are there so many exponents in basic formulas?" Super cool and friendly guy. We talked the whole flight.
- Cute girl talking about university experiences. During last 5 minutes she casually brought up her boyfriend. What a tease.
- Asian girl who watched me play third strike for like an hour. I never said anything to her and she never said anything to me. I'm really bad at randomly starting conversations haha.

Those are the memorable ones. I love that moment you get on the plane because in that moment anything can happen. Your next 11 hours could be super interesting, or boring and uncomfortable beyond belief.
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NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8748 Posts
July 12 2010 18:13 GMT
#16
Haha it's funny you remember all of them so well because I can't remember any of my long trips and I've only been on 4 of them (counting round trip as 2). I guess it's because I go into it thinking "ok I'll try to sleep 2-3 hours, I can listen to this this this and this album and that'll take up 3 hours, maybe I can watch in-flight entertainment for an hour, and stare out the window for an hour, then it's over." If I remember to, nex time I'll try to be receptive to my neighbors and see what happens!
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
July 12 2010 18:17 GMT
#17
during flights, my tailbone starts to hurt cuz i sit so long, anyone else feel this?
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8748 Posts
July 12 2010 18:24 GMT
#18
On July 13 2010 03:17 YPang wrote:
during flights, my tailbone starts to hurt cuz i sit so long, anyone else feel this?

You need some progamer training. You should be able to sit for 12 hours a day!
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
Raiken
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada49 Posts
July 12 2010 18:40 GMT
#19
Oh! Well, it depends on the plane, but 80% of the time there will be a hot asian girl sitting next to you if your going back to Asia. So if your the type to start up conversations, you could get .. a gf o_o.

Sadly, i'm not the type to start up conversations, and I always get hot asian girls sitting next to me, even though I don't believe in god, I now think he's just teasing me D;.
Death is something that you should embrace, instead of running away from it. Fantasy supporter :D
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-12 19:21:19
July 12 2010 19:20 GMT
#20
On July 13 2010 03:40 Raiken wrote:
Oh! Well, it depends on the plane, but 80% of the time there will be a hot asian girl sitting next to you if your going back to Asia. So if your the type to start up conversations, you could get .. a gf o_o.

Sadly, i'm not the type to start up conversations, and I always get hot asian girls sitting next to me, even though I don't believe in god, I now think he's just teasing me D;.

Sadly, I've only sat next to old people on my way back.
God Bless
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