Walking home after a late night in the office, and I stumbled across a window being re-dressed at Sogo. Or undressed, perhaps. Flickr.
Tag: Shops
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Window Undressing
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2D Barcodes – QR Codes
QR codes are big in Japan – you’ll see them everywhere, from posters, to concert tickets and even the stamp for your passports. As a kind of 2D barcode, they are doing the thing that RFID tags were supposed to a few years ago, albeit in a rather lower tech form. Just point your QR code-enabled phone at the graphic, and you can grab a hyperlink, phone number or simple text string.
And my prediction? With the imminent Google phone, they will use this as a Trojan Horse to roll out QR codes in Europe.
Make you own: QR Codes
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Marks & Sparks
Marks & Spencer comes to Taiwan!
I was surprised to see the advertising panels covering what used to be Armani Exchange on Zhongxiao East Rd. They are moving in between Diesel, Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren, so they are clearly targeting a premium market in clothing, though sadly I do not expect any of the sandwiches or ready meals this time round.
I am really interested to see how they do, not least because buying ‘normal’ clothes here is such a pain. It’s all either night market rags or Louis Vuitton riches, with not a whole lot in between. Those times you just need a nice shirt, or some trousers.. forget it.
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Bali – Taiwan
Taiwan has its own little Bali in the form of BaLi – a small boat ride across the river from Danshui. Kind of a ‘Hunstanton’ for belleaguered Taiwanese and their screaming children, it has a feeling of real distance from Taipei as a result of its short but choppy boat ride. Recommended serving suggestion: pour on top of ice cream and serve with clouds.
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Wanko
HK clothing brand that makes me laugh! A great social weekend and a solo mountain bike ride on Sunday to test ride my new disc brakes. Unfortunately, I missed the morning (national holiday) ride due to hangover issues … but you can’t have everything … and I feel I made up for it by studying Chinese for a few hours. Such is life in Taiwan – I always feel guilty if I am not doing something constructive here. It contrasts with the UK, where I am perfectly happy to sit in the garden staring at clouds all afternoon. I guess the pace and culture are infectious.
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C*nt
My local spectacles shop
