You pretty much need someone that can read chinese to be able to search google and find a good place to rent. There are quite a lot of nice fully furnished apartments for short term rent which is a lot cheaper than staying at a hotel.

heres an example
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/twangel101

others can be found if you search in google 台北日租屋. Takes a little bit of time to find a place in a good location, but the apartments are really nice and pimped out when you do. How long you guys staying for?

if you have msn pm me
i can help you with that

I've heard it will not be as secure in the future.. change happening there.. not in the news though... get it while it lasts...

WAT

Please explain in a more clear fashion.

he is refering to the green monsters, who trying everything to make current government's life a living hell.
nothing you should worry about, as everything is gonna be cheaper in the future as those green monster keep having their way.
lastest news
green monster say the new government sell taiwan off to china because he went to hk to meet some important chinese due
then people notice, the chinese due pass away in 1990.
so the latest explation is the new government can talk to ghost
taiwan news become the best tv show for enternment.

Taiwan is not even a real country.. just an idea that when invested in foreign soils becomes more of a 'reality', but yes China is going to take it back eventually...
I also agree with what you say, it doesn't personally effect someone living there..yet. I was just saying it as something to consider, that everything has a risk reward factor.

If you like a place, IMO, live there and deal with the circumstances... enjoy asia

Going to Taipei for a few days on Sunday, can anyone recommend a hotel with good internet?

in taiwan taipei now. looking for people to chill with. I'm practically here by myself. i'm 26 myself so young people who party.

Heya,

There's 3 guys arriving to Taipei on Wednesday and we would appreciate any recommendations. Tme03 did you find any good hotel? Ncceche, We're around same age so PM me and we could figure out something cool. Cya

Hey-anyone still active in this thread who has been living here awhile? Just got here to do some EFL teaching for a year and could use some contacts. I hear the local live poker scene is pretty awesome too.

i live in taipei
if you know any live poker scene, let me know.
the last group i play is a team of card cheat.
so i'm done with them.
i would prefer place run it like teddy kgb, where they chop your hand off if they find you cheating.

Baxter I know of some underground games running as high as 25/50 USD. Last time I played the rake was 5% uncapped but super soft field. Also its invite only but I'll see what I can do if your interested, let me know.

hey malk
can you pm me the information as well.
i'm definely interested

so i have been in taipei almost 3 weeks, and i thought i would compare taipei and bangkok for those interested.

city - definitely a lot less english spoken. i doubt you could live here long term without learning some chinese. most signs don't have english even. also harder to get around than bkk direction-wise, where everything is close to sukhumvit, ratchada, etc. this makes it tough in taxis, especially since most do not speak very good english, and hard to get the tones right. mrt is really convenient as well. taipei is a lot more conservative and modern than bkk. not gonna find nana plaza here. i actually trust taxis out here, unlike in bkk (right johnbeans?)

food/shopping - there are restaurants and shops everywhere, moreso than bkk. very easy to eat different and cheap food everyday. with all the restaurants around, selection of food seems quite diverse. paragon/emporium/central world equivalent is 101, three diff sogos, and new york. seems a little more expensive though. night market is like street stores and offers a lot of random stuff, lots of different food, kind of similar clothes you find at siam square.

nightlife/girls - seems like everything is dead from sun-tuesday? everywhere seems pretty busy the rest of the week though. club setups are a lot different, more like western places. bar, dancefloor, surrounding tables...not like a billion random tables scattered on the dance floor, and no live local band at any place. atmosphere seems pretty awesome, but not like the craziness it feels sometimes on weekends in bkk. places stay open until late, so no after-hours places exist. all-you-can-drink places kind of seem busto, has a spicy/bossy/etc vibe, but none of the isaan girls we have all grown to love. a night out seems like pub/lounger bar, then random club, whereas bkk was like pool/pub crawl, club, scratchdog, after hours (if needed), after-after hours (bless your soul). no scratchdog equivalent unfortunately. for girls, it seems like it is polarized between super nerdy and hot. girls at the nicer clubs are a lot hotter than anywhere i have seen in bkk. every girl is "hiso". cannot elaborate more, due to lots of fail. being approached by a girl or friends happened quite a bit in bkk...not so much here. approaching is more difficult for me, as girls here are not stupid like thai girls. seems like foreigners do decent here though. (fwiw i am tall, asian-american...not much problem with girls, aside from closing )

overall, not sure what to think. like the city more in taipei. like the nightlife a ton more in bkk. girls are a lot hotter, however lots of fail (they will be solved). still, i think it is a great place to visit, as taipei is an awesome city, weekends are obv better to come.

Nice post Ted.

Taipei is pretty much a bunch of asians pretending to be westerners ... and failing. Hence the significantly higher success rate with white faces scoring same night lays. I'm sure you'll figure it out tho :P

Re live music bars, there are actually a ton, esp near the universities (gonguang and guting mrt station).

nice poast, deff want to check this place out

haven't read the whole thread but yea I live in Taipei. Doing poker businesss and grind online here. I'm pretty well known in the poker world here.

100% no problem with Stars and AP

I think you didn't experience enough in Taiwan to make such a blant statement. I disagree many things you said.

yup I live here, was born and grew up here 65% of my life time. Also plays poker online. shoot me a pm and we can hang out sometime. We should also arrange a 2p2 meetup or something. I just cant hang out with local ppl after living in the US for many years. In need of meeting some cool 2p2er/poker players.

I'll be back to Taipei next wednesday from Seoul. 26 too and like to party. how long are you staying in Taiwan for?

I know the people who run those underground games. Never been there but I know everything happening in taiwan in terms of poker. My personal advice, regardless the skill lvl of the game, DO NOT go to those 5% uncapped rake games. The rake will kill you easily in the short run. People who go there have no idea how 5% uncapped rake affects them. I was once told that they raked 100k usd in just one single night once playing 500/1k ntd (about 15/30 usd). How the hell would you want to go to games like that.

Terry, this is David lol.

lol wtf, I knew it. Sorta guessed when I saw Malka. hahah.

So...when are we going to hang out? let's schedule a 2p2 meetup in taiwan when I go back next week.