Will the real Gao Wei Li please stand up?
I almost had a heart attack the other day. I was out for a beverage with a friend. We went to a local cafe, popular with students from Shi Da. As soon as we walked in I saw, sitting in a corner, Gao Wei Li. At least I thought it was Gao Wei Li. This guy bore a striking resemblance to the star we Chinese students all know and love. He had the hair, the posture, and the clothes. Everything looked right. Granted he seemed surprisingly young, but I figured he had aged well.
I kept looking at him over my shoulder, trying to figure out if it was really him. I thought of going over and asking but he was busy studying. It was then I noticed what he was busy studying: Practical AV Chinese, book #1. Unless our Gao Wei Li has suffered from amnesia and lost his Chiense skills, or really likes reading the dialogues he performed so long ago this man couldn't be the real Gao Wei Li. I was slightly disappointed with my discovery. But at the same time slightly contented. For the time being it is nice to have Gao Wei Li as an ethereal personality I can imagine dancing around the streets of Taipei. If I were ever to meet him, his mystical qualities may evaporate. So for now the real Gao Wei Li remains unfound. He is still dancing around my imaginary Taipei, and setting a good example for ex-pats the country over.