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Using The Tiapei 101 To Pop The Question

written by John Chow on June 5, 2007

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On our way to dinner with PowerColor last night, we noticed that the Taipei 101 had an interesting message (question) on it. Our taxi driver informed us that one of the ways the 101 makes money is by using itself as a the world’s tallest billboard.

Most of the time, the building is used by companies doing product launch promotions. Tonight, the building was asking a question to a girl named Diana. It looks like a guy wants her to marry her and is willing to spend $250,000US to ask the question. that’s right, it cost $250,000 to put up a sign for one night on the world’s tallest building.

We don’t know whether Diana said yes or no. However, I can’t imagine getting a no when a guy goes through that kind of trouble (and expense) to show his undying love. Maybe we’ll find out the answer tonight. That is, if the guy can find another $250,000 for a “She Said Yes!” message.

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I just hope there wasn't a mix up with any other couples where the girls name was diana

Man when I read the post title I thought you were the one popping the questions. Then I remembered you are already married.

"Tiapei 101?" Oops.

My girlfriends name is Diana. Thats kind of funny. Now I don't have to pay for the billboard, I can just send her this photo.

Then you are lucky :shock:

Actually I think that thing is the advertisement advertising the fact that you can advertise on Taipei 101. I hear that unfortunately it's not a real proposal.

John, do the same to Sarah, Happy X years anniversary.

Spend some of your money!! Dont just keep it in bank :lol:

Yeah! Why not?!
Very romantic!

I think that is awfully moving that someone would go to that much trouble, its the same difference of writing in the sky or a hot air balloon

250K damn!! That would suck for him if she said no... I think that's so cute to do that for someone.

The marriage proposal was actually fake. It looks like the local news picked up on it and found out that the proposal was not real, but the service is. $250,000 is actually TOO LOW. It is more like $312,500 :eek:

Wow, now that's expensive.

And I'm glad to know that no one actually blew 250 g's on a proposal. Whew! :wipes forehead: :smile:

No woman's worth $250,000 BAH HAHAHAH

If my boyfriend pops the question like that, I'd be thrilled -- maybe even cry. But if I find out he blew all his money on it, that changes everything! :evil: :lol:

LOL I think most girls would feel this way, however if he has that kind of money to throw away, I can only imagine he must be quite wealthy. He has to have enough money to not care, and at that point, the girlfriend or fiance / potential wife really probably won't care either.

Yep... You'd probably have to cry even more... :neutral:

If I was the girl ..
I will ask the man not to spending that money for the billboard ...
But give it to me cash ...
:mrgreen:
I will say yes directly
:twisted:

I'd do that to my girl as well, if i have the cash... lol

Actually this is a promotion by a Taiwanese company, you can ask around there to confirm it, the company is trying to do something special to attract all the media

good thinking there. i guess i got fooled.

Hmmm, very interesting.

Seems to be working then :idea:

:!: hey, guys! look at the punctuation: it says

"Marry Me? Diana"

(not "Marry me Diana?")

the way *I* read that, it means that a person (presumably a woman, named Diana) is asking someone to marry ***HER***... :cool:

I think it's romantic. And considering he spent $250k on it, he's either very loaded or poor, but totally in love with here. Either way, both reasons are good enough for girls to say yes :b

John Chow: i want to see you put a message "Make Money Online At John Chow Dot Com". :twisted:

Great idea hehe. This will make John even more evil.

Haha it'll probably take up the whole side of the building. Could cost John more than just $250K LOL.

If John won't spend that much on the cars he loves, there's no way he'd spend it on this.

What a loser!

It's like the guys that propose in sports arenas. The girl usually says 'yes' from the pressure but will tell him 'get lost' afterwards. Divorce is 50% these days!

There is a difference though. In a sports arena there are people everywhere. In this case, they could have been on a private balcony looking out over the city and had a nice pressure free situation without ten or a hundred thousand sets of eyes on you.

That's rally touching moment and a romantic way of expressing...

But in the other hand...what a waste of money...!!!

John, you need to think of an evil way for them to pay you $250K to put your message up there!

Something like JohnChow buys 101 ... to find out how visit http://www.johnchow.com

:twisted:

Love will always make it's way to the top. For some reason no matter how bad the economy or anything gets people always fall in love. I still think they should be letting you live in the building for a year for that price!

Have you been up it yet?

If the advertisments sell every single night that is an impressive 91 million 250 thousand dollars per year! that is a lot of income!

I bet they spent billions on that building anyway. worth it.

I don't think it would have been that much. But even at a billion, in 12 years it's paid off with the advertising.
I bet zoning for that would be a real pain.

Wow, that's a hell of a lot to spend to pop the question. I can't help but think of all the better ways one could spend $250 grand. What a crazy world. Some people are literally starving to death and others are paying enormous sums of money just to light some lights. Crazy.

Its sad, but if it weren't for the starving people, 250 grand wouldn't be of such significance.

Don't get that? It's okay for a company to spend that much on advertising, but when an individual does it, think of the starving people! Reality Check: whatever the source of the financing of the message, the starving poor won't get 1 cent.

John try to fit there "Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com" :grin:

Yeah, John's loosing it. The OLD John would have know to pimp johnchow.com without his reader suggesting it... :grin:

:arrow: Don

I asked my wife to marry me in the back of a church parking lot.

That is a lot better than my friend who propose in the restroom. True story.

Dude looking at your avatar I thought you were a hot asian chick ;) Er...unless....

maybe that is his wife :)

women propose to women maybe?

ha, I was thinking the same thing. female at the least

that is ingenious, and a thriving income for taipei 101.

a marriage proposal for a quarter of a million dollars?

I love it.