And tonight, an evening in the park was interrupted by a couple of thieves trying to snatch my friend's handbag. Not in a violent way, but in a creepy skulky way. It was kind of scary how neither me nor my friend noticed the creeping creep, until the very last minute.
Since I've been spoiled by the safety of other asian cities I've been to, the idea that this was a thief just didn't occur to me. I just assumed that creeping around in parks was somehow a traditional behaviour of these strange Taiwaneese people. I mean, just that night I had passed several groups of people doing Tai-chi and various kinds of dancing. Most of it looked very alien to me, why wouldn't they do a bit of creeping too?
Anyways, the man scurried off when my friend, who obviously understood his intentions, screamed after him and she even tried to chase him. Kind of a silly thing to do considering he was joined by a friend and I'm sure people who creep have no qualms about dirty violence. (i.e. I was a coward and did nothing...)
Yes, it's a rubbish pic to go with this post. Would have been cool with a pic of the thieves, wouldn't it. Instead we have some palms. Cuz the park had palms, which I think is cool. And it's the only pic I have from that evening.
