BBQ in Taichung

Last weekend, we were invited to Tom's (guy who used to work for Shane, went back to uk to do masters, then came back and stayed at Pascals for a week) new flat for a BBQ.
Nick and I didn't need much more persuasion than a pot of food at the end of the railway rainbow. So over we went... took Nick to Sogo (massive Japanese supermarket) to get some meat and booze: you ever see the father ted episode with 8 priests stuck in a lingerie department... well suffice to say, we didn't find any food. We needn't have worried, Tom had bought in for the 5,000, or 2,000+ me and Nick.
There were about 20 there, mostly Taichung English teachers (I'm yet to meet a westerner who isnt) and a few local friends of Tom's including his ex?girlfriend Sophie.
The BBQ was held on the roof with great illuminated tower blocks filling the skyline.
Now, I've been to plenty a raucous party, and this was not one... i don't remember anyone even laughing paticularly loudly, but at 11:30ish, up comes the local constabulary asking us to disperse. This is quite typically Taiwanese, I've even had it happen at a club in the middle of Changhua... it's not OK to make noise after 10:00. 6am on the other the other hand, that's fine! Turn that Karaoke machine to full and wake all your neighbours. 6 is a respectable time of day! I yer!
Anyways, we (Tom, Sophie, Nick and I)decided as the night was still young that we'd ... go bowling (obviously)
Having had a fair amount of whisky, it wasn't my best ever game... but the highlight was Nick's shoes.
Whereas everyone else in the place had been given purple and green slip ons. Nick's were gold on black, with 'Tiger' emblazoned on the sides. Even the laces were sparkly gold. They were a wonder to behold. so amazing that it seemed wrong to imprison them in a bowling alley for ever, so Mr X (he shall remain nameless) with Tom, Sophie and myself walked out with the shoes in his hand.
At 3 we went to the Sound Garden, but it was empty, with the exception of 3 Armenian girls - who worked as performers at the Amusement Park i visited - and some South African lads (one of which had fallen for our Sam, months back and wanted her number)
So fun night all in all.