2019 Asian Cup Final Qualifying Round Draw

2019 Asian Cup Final Qualifying Round Draw

The draw for the final round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying took place today, and Taiwan have been drawn in a group E alongside Bahrain, Turkmenistan, and Singapore.

The top two in the group will go to the final held in the U.A.E leaving a slight bit of hope that Taiwan might actually make it to the finals.  It is only a tiny glimmer of hope, surely Bahrain will take the top spot as they are likely to have a load of naturalised Brazillians playing for them like a lot of the Gulf States.

From our team's selfish point of view we are hoping some of the games will take place in Taipei, and every game doesn't held in Kaohsiung due to the massive white elephant stadium Taiwan built there.

Saying all that, if Taiwan make it through it would be a minor miracle!  Taiwan Jia You! 

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Stories From a Foreign Perspective - Buxiban Nonsense Part 1

Stories From a Foreign Perspective - Buxiban Nonsense Part 1

Stories From a Foreign Perspective - Work Banquets

Stories From a Foreign Perspective - Work Banquets

New Year's Eve at Taipei 101

New Year's Eve at Taipei 101

3pm Afternoon Games, on a Wednesday...Why not?

3pm Afternoon Games, on a Wednesday...Why not?

Nothing Premier about Taiwan's Premier League

Nothing Premier about Taiwan's Premier League

Homework - Dante Cafe - Green Tea - My shit pronouciation of LU CHA!!!

So since I have been working at Hess, I realised to mark the homework I really need to go somewhere that doesn't have all my home comforts where I can be distracted by the internet, football manager, or watching TV shows, or anything else that takes my mind from actually doing any kind of work that needs to be done.  

This has led my hunt for a location to take me to Dante Cafe.  The reason for this is that when I tried to do my work, actually at work the kids, and people just distract me.  I have always been this kind of person where I need to be able to really zone out to concentrate.  Once that concentrate is broken then I'm done for.  I am like one of the worst ADD children where they cannot concentrate on anything and everything distracts them.  So the office was out of the question after a few attempts.

Then I tried Mcdonalds a few times, but it was always bloody packed.  I also never wanted to buy anything, sometimes I just rocked up to Maccy Dees with my food from outside, a drink from outside, my homework and just did the whole Taiwanese thing of using their tables and space to mark the homework.

Then one day for some reason I thought why not try Dante Cafe.  I went there, bought a pot of green tea and sat there and just drank it.  The great thing about going to Dante Cafe is you can refill the hot water, so you spend 70NT and just sit there marking homework drinking green tea until your done.  Now I am totally addicted to green tea.  I am sure there are better and worse things to be addicted to.  Anyway this is my place to go to mark the homework.  Dante Cafe.  I did try Starbucks but it was over priced and shit.

No parking (The Irony)

So this is normal behaviour in Taiwan.  Especially when it comes to parking.  People will park anywhere they like, even if it clearly says no parking.  

A guy pulled up outside of Carrefour (big supermarket like Asda) and parked right next to two no parking signs.  It kind of made me laugh a bit.  

Anyway here is the evidence har har.

Lu Wei

This is called Lu Wei!  I love it a lot.  You rock up to the shop and they have a selection of certain kinds of meats, internal organs, vegetables, noodles, and various other stuff.  You choose what you want and put it into a little basket.  Then when they cook it, they put it all together in the pot and cook it with the soup.  After that they throw it on your plate, and hey presto you eat.

When I first came to Taiwan I really didn't like this basically because of how it looked.  This seems to be a natural thing for a lot of foreigners, but after time you just become adjusted to everything here.  Anyway I love it.

I found a new shop close to my home on Tingzhou Road which is very good.  It is on Tingzhou Road close to Shida Road.  It has a white sign outside and it is small inside with only two tables.  Anyway it is good and it is open until 1am!!! 

If anyone goes there, just choose what you want and enjoy.  You can all thank me later.  P.S - I don't know if the spelling is correct.

 

V6 - Pub Olympics

So 3 of us from the Magpies footy team went to represent in the v6 Pub Olympics.  The games we had to play were pool, darts, and beer pong.  We were supposed to have a team of 5, but On Tap were OK with us just having 3. 

First up was me and Danny playing pool vs Shane.  This was a close game, and we both got down to the being on the black, the Shane guy potted the black and the white, meaning we won.  Meaning we fluked it, but we were still taking it.  When we finished up on the pool John was playing JFC at darts.  It ended up a close game, and they were both on the bull, but John managed to pull the win out of the bag.

Me and Danny then played the Badgers at beer pong, and I must say beer pong is the most boring game ever.  Due to the fact it goes on forever.  I was getting pretty bored.  As we were playing John went to play Daan at pool, and he finished and won the pool game as we were still playing beer pong.  We lost our beer pong game to the Badgers meaning we had 4 points. 

Next up we had to play Taipei City at beer pong in our last game of the night.  This was a winner takes all match, with the loser ending up in 2nd place.  At one point, we were down to just 1 cup with Taipei City still having five left.  I must say the thought of winning a crate of beer, and the thought of making Franky lose, after he kept taunting us by shaking his arse at us every time they got a ping pong ball in the cup spurred us on.  Me and Danny started getting them in the cups, and Danny threw in the epic last one, and off we walked with a crate.  Happy fucking days!!!! 

Pub Olympic Champions 

Football Manager - (the most addictive game ever!!)

Ever since I moved to Taiwan nearly 4 years ago, there has been one thing that I brought from home which I think is one of the most addictive things in my life!  Football manager!  When I came here I brought football manager 2010, and I play on it pretty much every single day of my life.  It really is that addictive.  I have played with various different teams, and in loads of different countries.  

I am sure I am not the only person in the world who think its mega addictive.  Sometimes I can sit and play on it for hours.!!  It is crazy.  Anyway.  I just wanting to let you all know it is the most addictive thing ever!!! 

Better than Pardew!!