Last Saturday, we went to Guangwa Sangsan (sp). But before we proceed, I asked my companion to accompany me and have my SIM card be registered because my network provider asked me to do so. Actually, it's quite odd because I've been using this number for almost two year, not only that, my sister bought this SIM card like 4 years ago. So I asked myself, why only now? Well, since it says my number will be temporarily cancelled if I will not register, I complied no questions asked.
After that, we decided to just have our lunch in that area. It's a good thing because it's been a while since I roamed around in that area since Taipei 101 opened.
What striked me most are the buildings within the sorroundings. I haven't been to Japan but from the pictures I saw from the internet, Japanese architecture are very evident in these buildings.
If my history knowledge serves me right, Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, was colonized by Japan for many years. Maybe that is why Japanese culture is well-embraced in this place. An example would be the donut chain, "Mister Donut" tagged as Japan's Number 1 Donut. Thus, the marketing strategy draw a lot of people queuing up just to buy donuts everyday. I actually thought it's funny because back in the Philippines, we usually don't mind these food chain. Maybe because of the number of stores within Metro Manila and it's been in existence in the Philippines for many years now.
Going back to the Japanese architures, look at the pictures below.
L - random bldgs from the view fr the walkay connecting Taipei 101 and New York, New York
R - New York, New York mall
L - Chanel Store
R - Warner Village
L & R - Mitsokoshi buildings
What I like about these buildings is that, they are good to look at. But what's important is, they don't block the sceneray at the background - which I think is a good idea, combining green scenery with modernized architectures.
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