Santa in Taipei
Walking around near Taipei Station this morning a group of young ladies in Santa Claus costumes caught my eye.
Taking a closer look I discovered that they were part of an event being run by the Bureau of Health Promotion (國民健康局). I was there at the time of the press conference. I guess the Santa costumes were a good way of making sure the event got some media attention. Or maybe the attractive young women were getting all the attention and the costumes were incidental.
The main point of the activity was to teach people that a waist measurement of less than 90cm for men and 80cm for women was healthy. They were also measuring blood pressure and cholestrol.
The gentleman above gets measured. Do you think he passed?
*More photos at flickr.
Posted: November 29th, 2007 under Photos, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Comments
Comment from Mark
Time 30 November 2007 at 1:52 pm
That’s encouraging to see that they’re using waist circumference instead of BMI.
Comment from Joe Gray
Time 30 November 2007 at 9:29 pm
Those are some cute looking Santa’s helpers.. You guys have all the fun up there in Taipei! We just put up some lights tonight, wishing you a Merry Christmas.
Comment from Kerim Friedman
Time 1 December 2007 at 9:44 pm
From Taipei Christmases gone by I believe the correct term is “Santarinas.”
Comment from Mark Forman
Time 30 November 2007 at 4:31 am
Good eye candy from the land of ,”wish you a Merry Toyota-mas.” I would fail that measurement while enjoying the measurer.