A MAN in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, caused a stir online after offering to trade his house for six much-coveted Rock Zone tickets to Jay Chou’s upcoming concert, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Within minutes of going on sale, all 150,000 tickets to the King of Mandopop’s shows at the Taipei Arena in December sold out, breaking the hearts of many fans who wanted to see the superstar perform live.
Fans were so disappointed that 50,000 of them formed a Facebook group to discuss a plan to enter the stadium through underground sewers.
More recently, a fan set social media abuzz after offering to trade a “small house in Kaoshiung’s Nanzi district” for six tickets to Chou’s concert on Dec 7.
The fan insisted the post was not a scam and that interested parties were welcome to inspect the house before trading their tickets.
Based on the latest data on the sale of houses in the area, a unit around 20 years old would cost TW$1,550,000 (RM211,966).
Internet users slammed the fan for being reckless with his money.
“Paying so much just for concert tickets? How sure are we that the house isn’t haunted?” a netizen quipped.
However, the fan was unfazed and adamant that he was making a worthwhile trade.
“You can buy a house anytime, but a concert (by Jay Chou) may never come by again,” he wrote in reply.
> A Malaysian couple who booked an outdoor bridal photo shoot in Taiwan surprised many by braving Typhoon Kong-rey to complete their session.
Sin Chew Daily reported that the couple made plans to travel in Taiwan for nine days and stopped in Tainan city to take photos before their wedding.
Despite having planned their trip to avoid Taiwan’s typhoon season, which runs from July to September each year, the unexpected announcement of a super typhoon threatened to disrupt their entire itinerary.
The groom, whose surname is Peng, said they had a chat with the photographer’s team and all of them agreed to carry out the photo shoot in the early morning when it was only drizzling.
Despite the strong winds blowing their hair and attire into disarray, the couple managed to get photos taken in Tainan city’s West Central district.
“It was a unique experience,” Peng said.
According to reports, Typhoon Kong-rey was the strongest typhoon to strike Taiwan in 30 years, leaving at least one dead and more than 70 people injured.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
