Taipei Diaries - TMC Pop Music Exhibit, Dihua Street

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Just got back and put together some clips on the plane—the timing is off in a lot of places but I've decided to be a normal person for once and let it go because I'm running on an hour of sleep and I have a lot of work backlog to catch up on tomorrow.

Keeping it unlisted because 1) it's personal, 2) I'm unclear about the exhibit's policies.

When I visited I was told only that I could take pictures but not use flash, and no mention of video recording. So I, uhh, took videos. I mostly posted them on a private IG for personal documentation and so I could show my friends what it's like and why they should check out the exhibit when they're in the area. (I myself only found about it through nermida_'s travel notes.)

Watch on Vimeo

Video link if embed doesn't work: https://vimeo.com/1012012977/ebbfa97b67

BGM is 靠近我 by Zhang Xincheng. :)

I got a really interesting comic from Taiwan Comic Base. The guy at the counter was asking me where I was from (he assumed Hong Kong, curiously) and I ended up with a surprisingly wholesome travel encounter and a new comicbook to show for it.

The comic is Halo-Halo Manila by Jimmeh Aitch, who, based on a cursory internet search is indigenous Taiwanese, and he draws comparisons between Taiwan and the Philippines's histories of martial law. Thinking out loud about the comic to my Philippines-raised Taiwan-based friend has also sparked some illuminating convos I'm still chewing over.

Naturally, I completely forgot I was reading Bridge Tower because I got distracted vibrating with excitement over comics. XD Thankfully, this (distraction) happens every week so I'm pretty sure I can lock in again...