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Soochow University ;; Taiwan’s oldest private academy
and one of the nation’s top
institutions. Students flock far
and wide to seek entrance to
this prestigious university in the
heart of Taipei, but admittance
is extremely selective and the
student population is teeming
with dazzling heirs & heiresses,
future leaders of society mingling
in upper circles and being shaped
to become the crème de la crème.
Living the lifestyles of the beautiful
dirty rich, these privileged few
have all the luck in the world.
But with high society comes high
expectation, and while some
crumble under the pressure,
others rise above the rest to
become objects of jealousy,
loathed or feared. With the L4 or
‘Lucky Four’ ruling Soochow,
will students all cower in terror
of receiving a dreaded red card,
a declaration of war that will
pit them against the entire
student body of L4 minions?
When scholarship students,
foreign exchanges and celebrities
are thrown into the mix, what
unlikely friendships will form and
what stories will unfold in the lives
of these students? Question is…
Are you feeling lucky~?
Freshmen ;; 6 girls ,, 6 boy
Sophomores ;; 7 girls ,, 3 boys
Juniors ;; 3 girls ,, 4 boys
Seniors ;; 1 girl ,, 2 boys
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the scoop on all the latest goings on! here you'll find issues of STAR EXPRESS magazine, keeping you up to date on the lifestyles of the rich and famous in Taiwan. you'll also find the Soochow Post, an online student magazine and blog keeping you up to date on all the goings on at the University.
IN CHARACTER & open to all throwing a party? looking for new squad members or band mates? holding auditions? offering your skills as a tutor? lost your bag, books, phone, dog? anything you need finding, doing or advertising can be posted or located on this busy mess of flyers and notes located on the main campus.
located on main campus, this spacious glass room is flooded with sunlight and is one of the busiest sports on either university campus. different cuisines from different cultures are available at seperate stalls along one edge of the semi-circular room, the central section is filled with dining tables and chairs, while the circumference of the room by the windows is lined with sofa chairs and coffee tables, making this the ideal spot for students to hang out.
located near the cafeteria, the student lounge was originally one large room on the groundfloor of one of the university's oldest buildings, but due to smart decorating it feels more like a series of small areas, full of nooks and crannys for studying or for hidden conversations and rendez vous, or wide open spaces for large groups to get together and do very little. there is a coffee shop on one side, linking through to the cafeteria, for students using this area.
a bookworm's heaven on earth, the soochow library feels like it is centuries old and is on the first floor above the cafeteria and student lounge and is packed, ceiling to floor, with every book a student would need. shelves jut out in a regular fashion in the main section of the library, which has two long desks running down the centre at which students may sit either side to study. smaller, individual tables can be found at the edges of the room, hidden behind shelves and surrounded by books.
although athletic subjects are not taught at soochow, sport plays an important factor in university life and students are encouraged to participate in sporting events or take part in teams and clubs. the sports sector is home to soochow's sporting facilities and is located near the main campus in a nice setting out of the way of the city traffic.
lush and winding through around the buildings and into the hills, the garden's provide students with places to walk among the flowers, space to be alone or areas to sit and chat with friends between classes, such as by the fountain.
packed with music students storing instruments, music teachers milling around and computers for composing, this network of rooms is one of the most hectic of the university. once doors are shut, however, music rooms and soundproof and are the perfect getaway and escape. the suite consists of one large room for big groups, and a number of smaller, soundproof 'pod' rooms.
assemblies and ceremonies are held in this grand room where the seats are luxuriously covered and the stage curtains are heavy and draped. performances also take place here, such as from the music and drama departments, but this room remains mostly unused on a day-to-day basis.
a separate building located on the main campus, open every day all year round from 10pm to 4am, rubix is the university nightclub. all students with a valid campus card gain free entry, whilst non-students will need to show valid ID and pay for entry. on nights where special events being held, all those wishing to enter must have bought a ticket from the daytime office located in the student lounge. this is the main party location on campus, and nights range from open mic to well known bands, DJs to dance acts. everybody wants a thrill, so get your fill at rubix.
101 floors above ground, and 5 floors below, this skyscraper is home to a multi-level shopping mall, hundreds of fashionable stores, restaurants and clubs. owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation, these are some of the most expensive shops in taiwan, making this a popular spot for soochow students. the interior screams glitz, glamour and luxury, with its observation decks and doubledeck elevators.
located in taipei's wanhua district, this is taipei city's most popular shopping spot for young people and has been labelled taiwan's 'harajuku'. you could break your neck from looking up at the towering malls, multistorey shops, bright lights and billboards. packed with shops, the area is a popular place to spend a day out and have coffee, but you will the best food from street food stalls. at night this pedestrian area is brightly lit, and is also a popular spot for celebrity promotions.
meet me at the ferris wheel, this is the iconic location from a number of dramas shot in taiwan. this department store is notable for the 70m tall ferris wheel on its rooftop, but also for its IMAX theatre which, with a screen of 28m × 21m, is the largest in asia for commercial film showings.
with 8,000m² of floorspace in this branch, eslite are the largest bookstore chain in taiwan. with 48 branches in the country, the establishment in taipei city is the flagship store, and thus the grandest.
let go, let loose and why not order a double while you're at it. singles are for wallflowers, none of which you'll find at luxy, the city's most popular bar and nightclub. heaving with people every night, dance your worries away to fresh sets by the hottest DJs in the neon ballroom. another drink? if you insist! you'll pay for it tomorrow, but that's what aspirin's for right?
the youth of taiwan's national past time, without a doubt, is KTV. what student's week would be complete without a visit to the box, the best karaoke parlor in the city, offering private rooms for groups of friends to sing their hearts out until dawn into high class equipment in front of wide screen televisions. all you need now are drinks, oh wait, what's that big pink button with the cocktail glass on it for? press the drinks button to summon a waiter, eat, drink and sing to your hearts galore. just remember to book a room in advance, because unless you're the cream of the crop or exctremely lucky, this place is going to be full to the brim.
taiwan's largest and most famous night market begins to appear around 4pm when students are released from schools, reaches its peak between 8 and 11pm, and usually closes between 1 and 2 am. it is divided into a sheltered section filled with food vendors and popular eateries, and a surrounding unsheltered area for non-food sales of anything you could want at cheap prices. people come to the market for good, cheap food, its most well known being: pearl tea, fried buns, tempura, candy and other delicacies. although this area is not popular with the rich students of soochow, you never know who you might bump into here...
for all the rich and famous, you of course have private doctors, but for those less fortunate, national taiwan university hospital is the home of illness is the only way to heal those wounds. besides, you never know what might happen.
the taipei metro covers most of the metropolitan area of taipei and consists of 80 stations currently on 5 lines. all dealings on the metro and at stations should be played in this board.
for those interested, you can see a detailed metro map in english here and line and station details can be found here
although scattered aroudn taipei you will find towering office blocks, in the financial area, the masses of central offices soar high into the sky. the streets are crystal clean, the trees are all trimmed and watered, the windows gleam like flashing lights and all the men wear their smartest business suits and sternest faces.
located in taipei country on the coast, danshui is a sea side town popular for its spectacular views of the sunset. there are open-air markets specialising in traditional handicrafts and street-stall snacks, but it's most adored feature is the lover's bridge, a pedestrian bridgeo ver the harbous that is lit up romantically at night.
da'an 'offers some of Taipei's most expensive residential real estate around the tree-lined dunhua south road, anhe Road and renai road areas '. interspered between these multi million NT$ mansions are luxury boutiques and lounge bars fulls of the rich and famous. the cream of the crop can be found here, top financial advisors, company CEOs, celebrities and their families, so this area is populated by many soochow students.
in such a wealthy neighbourhood, only the most luxurious apartments would fit in. Palace Apartments, owned by the Hu family, gives name to this beautiful building formed of a main building and both an east and west wing. set on four storeys, it houses 24 separate apartments of the highest standard. (pb: the new york palace hotel)
more laid back than downtown taipei, this ‘neighborhood’ is one of the few residential areas unaffected by the city’s thriving nightlife, remaining peaceful and friendly at all hours. close to supermarkets, the baseball stadium, department stores and the eslite bookstore, it isn’t a patch on the da’an district, but is an incredibly pleasant place to live, full of adorable little houses in a friendly, local atmosphere. it has a large foreign population, as it is home to taipei american and taipei japanese schools.
located between the red metro line and the danshui river, civic boulevard and the freeway, datong used to be a thriving commercial centre, but that focus has since moved elsewhere, leaving the old district full of now solely local commerce. home to a number of temples like the Taipei Confucius temple and markets such as dihua street market, it's the smallest district of taipei city but has the 2nd greatest population density. full of small streets, alleys, backways and small houses, this area is quite a contrast to the likes of da’an and shilin.
located outside of taipei, taiwan taoyuan international airport offers flights to almost anywhere, though locations in america and europe will need to be travelled to through a link journey, stopping off elsewhere on the way.
but if you've got the money, your private jet can take off from here. the airport's far from teh city, but you can just get your driven to bring you.
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