when peter and i were in hualien, wherever we would go, people would stare at me. it was like i was a movie star or something. there are a lot less foreigners there, so i really stood out.

at the airport we sat in the seats in the open air just outside the main doors. we'd watch the parade of people catching flights and those that had just gotten off them, and they would in turn stare at me.

this one guy came out of the airport, stared, then walked a little way over from us to make a phone call and continued to stare. i hadn't noticed but peter said he was really staring, but really we should of been staring at him as it turned out he was one of the actors from the gay mini-series crystal boys(i wouldn't of recognized him if peter hadn't mentioned it though). i've blogged about the series before, the show was so popular that a commercial station here even showed it. and currently it's showing on the public television station again. now if only they'd release a dvd version with english subtitles.

oh, and more photos of the temple in hualien can be found here.