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		<title>Betel Nut Cop</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I had a great ride up through the Graveyard Route &#8211; the weather is looking good here again in Taipei and I took the opportunity to take some more good pictures. On the way home I had stopped to take a few pictures of the Taipei 101 building at a busy intersection &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rF6ZduMFYGw/S1-SsMEo3VI/AAAAAAAADD8/jTYVbIV3NWE/s1600-h/DSC_0007+(1).jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rF6ZduMFYGw/S1-SsMEo3VI/AAAAAAAADD8/jTYVbIV3NWE/s400/DSC_0007+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rF6ZduMFYGw/S1-VlnZ-R8I/AAAAAAAADEE/jSYopVtqAbg/s1600-h/DSC_0021+(1).jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rF6ZduMFYGw/S1-VlnZ-R8I/AAAAAAAADEE/jSYopVtqAbg/s200/DSC_0021+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" width="200" height="133" /></a>This morning I had a great ride up through the <strong><a href="http://poweredbyusana.blogspot.com/2009/10/graveyard-ride-in-taipei.html">Graveyard Route</a></strong> &#8211; the weather is looking good here again in Taipei and I took the opportunity to take some more good pictures. On the way home I had stopped to take a few pictures of the Taipei 101 building at a busy intersection &#8211; I had a good 90 seconds from the vantage point I stopped at, however an angry cop wanted me out of there quick smart! He came over to me yelling, his mouth full of the beetle-nut (a legal drug here in Taiwan) and he got more agitated when I continued shooting pictures. I spoke to him in Mandarin, telling him that I still had a good minute before the traffic would start moving again and that I was not in the way. However, he still kept at me and threatening to write me a ticket if I stayed. I snapped a few pictures of him while I was chatting and then told him I&#8217;ll be on my way. He continued yelling at me as I cruised away. He probably did not like the fact I was un-fazed by him and his threat.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Beetle Nut Cop looking like he was ready to grab me</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Beetle Nut eating has stained his teeth pretty badly &#8211; which is common place here in Taiwan. Apparently the &#8220;drug&#8221; gives you a kick so that you can feel energized. It is used among truck drivers and workers quite frequently. So, this cop probably needed the Beetle-nut in order to remain alert on his job.</div>
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