Tuesday, December 03, 2019

#musings: one month until "the future"

Who else can't believe there's only one month until 2020? Growing up, the year 2020 honestly seemed like science fiction. It felt like such a far away time, where time travel, flying cars and "the future" existed. And now, we are less than 30 days away from "the future." What does that mean for us in the world that seems more unsure now than it did even 5 years ago.

Sometimes it feels frivolous to be talking just about food. And then sometimes it feels very important. Even 15 years later, there's still so much I discover about Taipei, about Taiwan, about Asia, about the world. There's still so many stories behind the dishes, flavors to figure out, chefs to champion to the world stage, cities to visit and restaurants to write about. Fifteen years later, Taipei is a very different city than the one I was finding my way into, but I am the same person but with a bigger map, a deeper well, a fuller belly.

I've drifted from this blog as more information has become available and more reliable - google maps and a flurry of bloggers, youtubers and instagrammers- but we seem to be rounding back to blogs and email lists as algorithms change and social media gets overwhelming and difficult to search. As we feel pressure to have perfect photos, captions, stories or laid out feeds! I miss the days when I could post what I was eating without worrying too much about it. Now all the eyes are there, and not here, it feels oddly satisfying to be imperfect on this old school platform.

But as I scroll through the last few years, SO many places are missing that should be on here. So many not-so-new cafes, restaurants, meals, trips, pop ups. If this blog is a collection of restaurants that have filled my days and years here, then it's missing a lot of pieces of the puzzle.

So making resolutions out loud early, going to post at least once a week, whether it's from my instagram (follow me there and comment! @hungryintaipei), my mailbox, thoughts about the Taipei food scene, or interesting news related somehow to Taipei, or food, or just something I want to share.

To the few of you guys still reading out there, thanks for following me all these years! We have so much to catch up on. xo

1:12AM 12/3/2019

8 comments:

JJ said...

Looking forward to your new posts. Thanks for sharing so much with us over the years.

Johnny said...

thanks for all these posts...helpful when i visit taiwan and realize there's still so many places to try.

Tom said...

I'm one of those people who reads blogs, has no facebook, instagram or twitter so I'll be pleasantly surprised to see more blog posts. I'm living in Nantou now so don't get to Taipei very often but I'd still like to see what I'm missing and where I might go when I do visit.

Aaron said...

Happily reading as many posts as I can with my trip to Taipei in 2 weeks!!

Shi said...

Really happy to hear this and wish you the best! Love following your adventures

Unknown said...

I check this blog EVERY SINGLE TIME i come back to Taipei... which is almost 1-2x/year now. Your articles have been the source of some of our best finds in the city - please keep sharing!

Anonymous said...

I’m in Taipei now with my wife on holiday and have used your blog extensively to decide where to eat. God forbid we have a meal somewhere that’s not recommended! Thanks so much, J.

Anonymous said...

hello, visiting taipei in janurary just before chinese new year. what are some places to recommend for chinese new year goodies?

:)