Taiwanese Michael Jordan

Yesterday I went to a Taiwanese professional basketball game. The game took place in what looked like a big high school gym. Each team was allowed to have one foreign player, so they each had one black guy who scored a good majority of the points. There were actually some pretty tall and buff Taiwanese guys, and it was an exciting game. My roommates friend plays on one of the teams (well actually he plays the bench), so we cheered for them. We were the only ones in the stadium making any noise, and probably because of us, after double overtime our team won! Because Taiwan is so small, instead of having a team for each city, a team is sponsored by a specific company. We watched Taiwan Beer play against some kind of liquor. Another team is sponsored by a cell phone company.

Action shot at the game

Me and my roommate Tiffany

After the game we headed out to one of the few local bars in Jhongli. Taiwan doesn't have a big drinking culture, so the bars are general populated by foreigners, aka English teachers galore.

My roommate Tiffany, Ally (a Taiwanese teacher), Amanda (works in the head office), and me at the River

The bathroom at the bar. Squatting after a few beers is a pretty big challenge.

Another Gloria teacher Brad with the random cat that was hanging out in the bar with us.

'Nobody' is a Korean song that they play over and over and over and over here. Walking through the night market once I counted and heard it 7 times in 5 minutes. There is a little dance for the chorus and everyone knows it. At halftime at the game the team mascot came out and did the nobody dance with some mad skills. Check out the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFjP-OJ7Bh4