This is a strange day. For many people on this island, it is the day to demonstrate their anger for their president and ruling party. This event not only occupies every local news channel, it is also covered by many international media. One hundred thousand people dressed in red gathered in front of the presidential office in Taipei to start the first day of the rally. I basicaly support the event, but usually I'd stay away from such crowded places as far as possible.
However it's not my choice today, because I have to go to the National Theater for a play I've booked 6 months ago. So, despite the crowd and terrible trafic in that area, plus heavy shower in the afternoon, my wife and I arrived at the theater -right on the edge of the demonstration site. People shouted protest words in subway station, and the area was drowned by people in red. The play was as good as I expected, but something funny happened on my way home.
I was called by a middle-aged man (of course in red) on a subway platform. He drove from Taichung for 2.5 hours to join the protest. Because of the traffic control in the area for this event, he parked his car outside the city and was trying to find his way back in the maze of subway system. Since where he wanted to go was two stop after mine, I asked him to follow me and guided him through all the transition stations whilte trying to teach him how to find his way around. I've never thought of meeting with someone so enthusiatic like this guy. That really made my day.
