Taipei's BEST 愛玉! (An addict's confession)

Dude! I love 愛玉!! Ever since the first time I ate it the quest to find the ultimate 愛玉 has been the only thing my life revolves around. Lemony...wobbly....sweet...tangy. The tingly sensation you get when you suck the soft jelly out of the straw...or scoop it out of a bowl with a spoon. I can't stop eating it. I have become an addict. Whenever I eat 愛玉 all I can think about is where the next 愛玉 is gonna come from. I can't sleep. I can't think. I have started to neglect my family. I have got to stop. I have got to put an end to this insanity....

...BUT FIRST...

Let me tell you where you can get the BEST 愛玉 in town!

青蛙 (Down the audio and video street)                         

Less like the good old-fashioned 愛玉 and more similar to your usually lemon juice...just will jelly. Good-tasting? Definitely. A nice tangy sour-sweet flavour. You can even get it with 珍珠, which is nice and chewy...not hard and bland like some other types.

Customers ready to indulge in 愛玉 heaven

                                                                                                                                 

哇!青蛙下蛋(Zhonghua Road/Near XiMenDing)

Even the clothes dummy wants some

Can you see it? It's the sign with the frog.

Definitely (and forgive my dull use of adjectives) a very, very good-tasting brand. Just like your old grandmother makes it. You really get the urge to scoop out the spoon from the  愛玉 man's bowl and just start pouring 愛玉 into all your pockets so you can bring it home with you. Sickly-sweet in the best way possible. Lemony, and the jelly is very pleasant and soft. Worth travelling around the world for.

SO WHICH ONE WINS???                                                                
哇!青蛙下蛋
You can't beat the good old classic-styled 愛玉! Why bother turn it into a multinational chain store hit? 愛玉 is made for the pleasure and excitement it provokes when you eat it...and 哇!青蛙下蛋 did this. Well...maybe I'm exaggerating. But damn....I LOVE 愛玉!!!!!!





 

No-one (including frogs) were harmed in the making of this 愛玉. Except for the reviewer who drank three cups of 愛玉 on the day of reviewing and that night was victim to an 愛玉 overdose.

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September's Calendar

BACK TO SCHOOL-MONTH!
Oh no! The fun, the laughter, the beaches, the sun....it's OVEEERRRR! Well...actually, no. Because here in Taiwan the weather stays hot all the way till December....but that isn't the only thing keeping the summer spirit alive....the TPG team presents to you.....
The SEPTEMBER EVENTS calendar 
BTW, This month is the Taipei-Fringe festival month....we have some events listed on the page named Taipei Fringe-Festival guide....but for more information to stay on top of the month go to: http://www.taipeifringe.org/index.aspx  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1 Pulsating spaces Magic Type Face Southern Oscillation (See July 1/c) Japanese Art Show	2 My Gorgeous Diary	3 A tale of magic music n Martial Arts	4 Short tailed bird ATOMMM Earth Defence Force	5 MGD STB The Last Smokers End Of Pulsating Spaces End Of Magic Type Face End Of Southern Oscillation	6 MGD	7 MGD Annie fann
8 Earth Defence force The Last Smokers	9 Cutter of Happiness/ Tpe Arts Fest. The Last Smokers	10 Cutter Of Happiness ATOMMM The Last Smokers	11 Cutter of Happiness Short-tailed bird ATOMMM Earth Defence Force The Last Smokers	12 Cutter of Happiness/ Fest. Short Tailed bird	13	14
15	16	17	18	19 End of Japanese Art Show	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

THIS IS AUGUST's CALENDAR

1 Pup. Theater Pulsating spaces(see september list) Magic Type Face (SSL) Body Nest Computation Southern Oscillation	2 SO (Southern Oscillation)	3 SO	4 SO	5 SO
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13 G-Shock @ Juice Photo.	14	15
16	17	18	19	20 TPE Art show
21	22	23	24End of TPE Art Show	25 Blue Gold
26	27 G-Shock @ Juice Photo Mnt Rosemary 'n' flowa w/ no name	28 Tpe. Fringe Festival Begins After Math Population Zero	29 Mnt Ros. 'n' flowa w/ no name	30 Pup.Theater 31 End Of Body Nest Computation SO

Through the Storm Reveiw

I Survived "Through the Storm"
After seeing this exhibition I have never thought of computer games in the same way. I am a gaming fan. I am also an art fan (nice combination, don't you think?) and this exhibition was a very interesting collaboration of both. For those that question the art of "The World of Warcraft" should really visit MOCA  2010/8/20 to 2010/10/10  to find themselves proved wrong and learn new things about the art of computer graphics. Incorporating both Gothic art themes and science fiction, Through the Storm is definitely a new approach to art. Don't go, however, expecting top class contemporary art. But DO GO prepared to "wow!" at the creepy exhibition set-up and learn something new...
----Liam

UNTIL 9.19-----------------> JAPANESE ART

What is it?
Japanese artist and illustrator Yoshitaka Amano returns to Taiwan with a solo exhibit of 60 drawings and paintings produced between 1985 and 2001.
Where is it?
■ Hong-Gah Museum (鳳甲美術館), 5F, 260, Daye Rd, Taipei City (台北市大業路260號5樓). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10:30am to 5:30pm. Tel: (02) 2894-2272. Admission: NT$100
■ Until Sept. 19

7.28 to 9.5> "Magic.Type.Face”Digital Art Exhibition

2010/7/21 ~ 2010/9/5
(See Venue List MOCA)

7.23 to 9.5 Pulsating Spaces

2010/7/23 ~ 2010/9/5
What is it?
This exhibition includes two sets of artworks; one is a spatial installation and the other is a documentary video. The two sets of works appear to be in neat order, but in actuality, they are constantly changing with every passing second and minute. The large stick-shape thermometers come together to form an installation in the given space, and as the audience walks in and out of the installation, subtle changes would occur. In addition to the “interaction” between people and the objects, there is also a sense of “conspiracy” between the people. At the same time, the audience could further speculate and understand about the interactive ways presented in Morizumi’s art through the documentary video.
Where?
MOCA (see Body, Nest and Computation)

9.9 to 9.12>The Cutter of happiness (part of the arts festival)

What is it?

The Puppet & Its Double Theate :Performed by

■9/10(F ri) 19:45
9/09(Thu) 19:45
■9/12(Sun) 14:45
■9/11(Sat) 14:45 19:45
Price: 600NT
Where is it?
The Experimental Theater of National CKS Culture Center
No.21-1, Chung-Shan S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei

8.27 to 8.29> Mint, Rosemarry and a Flower With No Name

What is it?
Acclaimed to be “All the Best of 2008 Taipei Fringe Festival” returns to 2010 Taipei Arts Festival to give you a new and refreshing performance.
Price: 500
Performed By: Slow Island Theatre Group
Playwrighter and Director: Shih Wei Wu
In Chinese, with English subtitles at the opening performance. 
In this play, Shih-wei WU ingeniously applies the well-known storyline of Greek myth and combining it with modern love affairs. The theme of these love stories, between men and women as well as women and women, is mainly to convey the idea that couples should stand side-by-side with each other in a good love relationship, rather than lapsing into a cycle of competitively chasing each other.
 

Where?

Taipei Zhongshan Hall, The Guangfu Auditorium
(No.98, Yanping S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei )

8.25 to 8.28 Citizen's Film Festival

08/25 Blue Gold
08/28 Aftermath：Population Zero
Place
Main Library (8th Floor)
Contact Tel No.
27552823#2802

Art Taipei Review

The name “Art Taipei” might not make the event seem like the amazing cultural experience that it is....but don't be fooled. The event takes place in the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. The many exhibition halls, the many similar sounding roads and the many sections – A,B,C,D to name afew – might make the place hard to find if you are unfamiliar with the whereabouts. But as soon as you enter the enormous hall, the cold conditioned air soaking and refreshing you and the smiling faces of sophisticated looking art enthusiasts, you know it is worth it. The hall is huge, and each 

artist's work divided off from eachother by huge white boards. It may seem overwhelming with the huge variety of genres and the huge difference of techinque, talent and country of origin (many artists were from abroad, Japan, Singapore, Germany) but displays an impressive amount of talent despite the few ads. and the huge size. Sculptures, paitings, works made from all sorts of material, nails, books, buttons, wooden stubs, it really gives you a great taster of the many,many types of art and the different techniques one can use when exressing themselves. Our visit reminded me of walking through a grocery store with enthusiastic sales men/women asking you to try a sampler of their high quality product. This exhibtion had everything, and above all displayed asian modern art as not read about in books. A good idea, however, if your really there to see some impressive and unique things, you should pick up the Art Taipei maps and look out for works that may suit you. There is no doubt that no matter what kind of artist you are, or even how familiar you are with it, after walking through the whole of Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall One, you definitely leave feeling like you've matured a little. Or at least...that the air conditioning has refreshed you.

8.20--------8.24> Taipei International Art Show (Art Taipei)

What is it?
Asia + Other international art show

Where is it?
Near: zhongxiao xinsheng on the MRT
Taipei World Trade Center (台北世貿中心), Exhibition Hall One, Area A and Area D. Near Taipei 101. Opening hours are 11am to 7pm from Aug. 20 to Aug. 23 and 11am to 6pm on Aug. 24. General admission is NT$200
■ Begins Aug. 20. Comprehensive details of the event in English and Chinese can be found at  www.art-taipei.com

8.13 to 8.27> G-Shock Juice

What is it?
In support of Andy Mueller’s ‘Never Stop’ photographic installation which has already been exhibited in L.A and Tokyo, G-SHOCK and Juice brought the third leg of the tour to Taipei were a reception and gallery opening were held outside the latters’ door. Aptly named the G-SHOCK Art Gallery, the space will house several of Mueller’s G-SHOCK inspired work from August 13 to August 27.

8.1 to 8.31 Body, Nest and Computation

An art exhibition at:

MOCA (Museum Of Contemporary Art)
HOURS: Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m.Closed on Mondays.
Tickets sold until 5:30pm Admission : General Admission：50 NT
GroupTickets：20% discount for groups of 20 or more
MOCArd members：10% discount for MOCArd members
MRT : Zhongshan Station Bus : 216,217,218,220,224,247,260,287,310, ZhongShan Market Stop
http://www.mocataipei.org.tw/_english/2_visit/3_1_note.asp
Address: 39 ChangAn West Road Taipei 103, Taiwan ROC
Tel: + 886-2-2552-3720
Fax:+ 886-2-2559-3874

8.1 to 9.5 Southern Oscillation (南方震盪)

What is it?
Its and art exhibition that brings together seven contemporary artists from Taiwan and China working in sculpture, oil painting and ink painting, covering different styles such as abstraction, realism and traditional Chinese landscape painting.
Where?
■ La Chambre Art Gallery (小室藝廊), 31, Ln 52, Siwei Rd, Taipei City (台北市四維路52巷31號). Open Tuesdays to Sundays from noon to 9pm. Tel: (02) 2700-3689