Thursday, November 14, 2013

Taiwan. Weeks #5 and #6

October, 8
About 2 weeks I was chasing boys in ihouse and even a little bit outside of it, trying to shoot them. Shot ten. Then for a week I was assembling, assembling and finally have assembled it! Congratulatory movie for Zhenya, and I'm very proud of it
Also, I accepted the fact I won't hear anything connected to a topic of a subject Digital Media and E-marketing and it was even interesting. Guys told about site Hell is other people, based on Foursquare, following where your friends appear so you can avoid them. Everybody's reaction was sceptical but for me it seems to work in Russia because Foursquare is actively used there. And in class, where were many people from different countries, only guy from Italy said they use it. And in France they seem not to even hear about it.

October, 9
Class was canceled so we could go to different electronics exhibition and look at 3D printers to write a paper about them (fuck! I write this on Sunday and understand today is deadline and I even haven't make a file in the computer).
They registered me and gave a badge like I'm cool.






































There were a lot of companies on exhibition, I didn't even understand what most of them suggested, some spares. Girls from some company told me I'm beautiful, presented cloth with Taiwan map for facebook check-in and took a photo with me.
Finally, I found 3D printer, holded some things printed with it

























































Watched how it works (really long, to print this yellow thing you need 1-2 hours)

And in the end they presented me this yellow thing

October, 10
If you remember, 3 weeks ago there were 4 days off in a row because of Moon Festival. Now then, there is 4 days off in a row again! I don't even know for what reason, but now I'm searching.
Found, Republic Day. Yes, good reason for a day off. Not like that thing in Russia on June, 12th, I don't even know how this holiday is called.
So, 4 days off, many people went to different Japans, Koreas (to go there Russians need a visa) and Hong Kongs (there we don't but Russians have single visa, so don't wait for stories about other wonderful countries until January and even then I don't promise), there is almost nobody in ihouse.
This day I woke up at 3, had breakfast at 5 (p.m.), wanted to study but no way, that's all, nothing happened this day. I even was the last to congratulate my dear mom with her birthday :(

October, 11
This day differs from previous only because I finally studied and also bought on local store (oh my God, it's not a store, it's a paradise, there are so many stickers, paper different things for scrapbooking, origami, everything! I want to buy it all) stickers and made my room a little more individual (and also have hidden the halls in the walls)

























In the evening I was going to a club alone (because hadn't find anyone to go with me, forever alone). After long wait for a bus (because the one you need always pass when you stand on the other side and wait for green light), I took one on which was written it was going to city center. But it didn't and driver made me leave near MRT. I got bored going by MRT so decided to get sour cream and come to help Polina and Ilya who got sunburned on the beach the day before. So, we also bought wine for 300 NTD, I stayed at their place whole night and didn't let them sleep






































My tongue was black for 2 days after it (and I'm not sure it wasn't cleared with pink stuff I drank on Sunday), don't drink wine for 300 NTD. But thanks my teeth cleared at once.

October, 12
It's very productive to do homework at cafes. Little less in studying room. In my own room productiveness seeks to zero. That's all for to day. So I'll show how numbers after 5 indicated here
That's 6

















That's 7


That's 8
You understand how it is further. 
In previous post I was mad at different Taiwanese features, so I have to tell this shit left, I love everyone and have a big smile.

October, 13
Finally, have some photos

October, 14
I suffer from insomnia here, fall asllep at 4 a.m. And also fress at night. This day I had eaten everything at afternoon and was very glad that don't have anything for night. But that time I wasn't glad anymore, dressed and went to buy cookies. But it was dark and empty in the street, I wasn't so brave anymore and went back (but actually it is save and you can walk at night), tryed to steal something from common fridge but there were only some sauces. 

October, 15
I'm enrolled in model agency here and this day I was invited to casting for some advertisment. So, I came all so beautiful in dress and with make-up. They are showing me a video, there is a girl walking and I think "it's ok, I can do that". And then zombie appear and I'm told "That's what you should do". I was invited to casting to play a zombie, it's alright. I passed it with a guy from Germany and we acted like a zombie in front of camera, that was funny. Actually, I doubt I did it good because I dont really know how zombie act and never have seen movies about zombie-apocalypsises. 
There is a crazy pug (or bulldog, I don't see the difference) in agency, which attack everyone coming. She was about to nip off the man's pride of German guy. And everybody chases her and call her name, but they keep her there and don't tie, so it seems to me they secretely enjoy the show.

October, 17
I was going in the street and saw a guy and a girl, guy was wearing the same the Killers t-shirt I have. So, I catched them and told he had cool t-shirt and we started to chat. That's how I make friends :)
Decided to finish with period of total self-destruction, payed for a gym, made some steps to study Chinese (bought notebook to train hieroglyph writing) but I actually didn't spend all 6 hours in classes although it was Statistics and I've already studied it so didn't miss anything important. 
Went to clothes market to buy sneakers for a gym. But when I tryed to get money from ATM I couldn't do that (there were 500 NTD in my wallet and it was my last cash), tryed 5 ATMs, called parents, almost made mom to call to bank and tell she is me. And in evening I suddenly realised the problem was I confused pin-code. Loser.

October, 18
Went to Pacific Ocean for surfing.
Bus (and I went by it a little bit wrong again), MRT, intercity bus, train - and here it is, Pacific ocean
Now I've swum in all oceans (seas and bays counted) except Arctic (really doubt this achievement will be unlocked some day). 
Sand is black there
And I left there different hellos. Nihao to everybody reading this!
Surfs and other stuff we took in hostel Rising Sun Surf Inn
Nice staff, cool furnishing, food.It would be good to stay here for night someday

And they have the cutest dog Cho-Cho
For our first surfing experience we got an instructor (everything costed 1100 NTD for each of us with two discounts for students and for collecting rubbish, which we finally didn't collect). For beginner I was really successful, I stood up several times and once I was standing till the end, didn't got injured (except jaw once) and haven't break anything. Wanna continue! And try sometime snowboard again (after 5 years) or mountain ski. 
When we went back, about an hour was waiting for train in the station where nobody except us was, all trains passed with crazy speed (really scary feeling) and guy from Netherlands entertained us with Dutch music. 

October, 19
I have slept for 16 hours. Absolute record of my life.

October 20-21
Nothing special happened. I finally realised there are million of different places where you can eat something and all I need was to look around. So, my final problem happily solved, I'm gonna live here.