Back from taipei

Just came back from Taipei, and i'm a sick fish now... The weather been pretty bad, showers of rain with thunder were coming down on us frequently.

There isnt much to talk abt the trip though, just that i did visit the some of the places that i shld have been to but had not on the last round. Like on the first nite, we went to a club which was in a sphere-like building structure. The music was quite good, but we did have some prob explaining to the guys at the bar counter on wat we wanted. And we did see 1 tall, cute and not bad built guy.

On the next day, we went as planned... Danshui. The place was quite fun, there were those funfair games... those that has plenty of balloons and would require u to use darts or gun pellets to burst them. There were also plenty of dogs around... SO CUTE!!! I really dun mind going there again, cos we did not manage to finish going round the whole place. Some of us grew tired of walking and they decided to take the ferry to YuRenMaTou(The wharf tat plays tricks on ppl???). It was a pity that the weather was too misty and we cant see anything much, until nitefall came and the lights were lit. The bridge lit up in diff colors as the sky grew darker/time grew later. The land opp us, lit up as each home turn on their lights. I can imagine how it would be we were able to see the sunset... shld be awwwwwwwww~~~

This time i did get to go look at CKS Memorial Hall, we din go in cos the tupid tour guide bluffed us. The results were 3 pictures taken outside of the buildings and then it was us scurrying onto the tour bus. I was sorely didsppointed.
The next place was the Marty's Shrine, din seen anything but the hourly change of guards, were the air force was responsible for this time's round. Men in uniform really does wonders sometimes. ^_^ The of guards had alot of gestures, i guess most of it were catered for the tourist. But there was this part where the guards were stamping their feet before standing on the guard stand which i found it to be quite interesting. It seems like it designed for them to ensure that they were surveying where and how they shld be standing. And ensuring that the stand was sturdy enuff for them to hop on. Interesting...
The last of the stop we went was the National Palacce Museum, interestingly the guide told us that all the item kept were the best of the entire emperor possessions. They were chosen and removed from Beijing. And that those in Beijing were far more inferior to the items displayed here. Interesting huh... sort of aroused my interest in seeing Beijing's collection.
We barely seen anything and were chased off by the guide and he wanted to bring us to MaoJiaZhuang, with my prior experience, its definitely not a place i want to go tis time. We made excuses to leave the group. Now, it was the guide's turn to be sourly upset. (1:1 - now we are even!) The rest of the day wasnt much to talk abt, it was a ferris wheeling event and a short shopping bizazre... BUT at the end of it all, i did get to go to my fav book place! LOVELY PLACE!

Let's see... the 4th day was really nothing to talk abt until i get to meet up with a fren. You cannot imagine the relieve i felt at the sight of her. Of cos, i went to meet her without my other 2 travelling companions. It was the most relaxing moment! She brought a fren, and she is very friendly... v funny too. Then it was food, food , food... Of all the places i been in the last few days, i gotta say that the cafe on YangMingShan (草山夜未眠) was awesome!!! The view was great!!@!! And we were really very blessed to see fireworks, with compliments from a young rich kid was who celebrating his girlfren's birthday. It was GREAT!

The 5th day... The day to head for home... I finally told my fren to go ahead with their shopping, so that i can pack all the foodstuffs in the 2 cardboxs. I had to make 2 boxes with the bits and pieces of cardboxs from the convenient stores, the rain had dis-inter-graded the good boxes. With God's help, the two boxes were finally done and secured. And i took the remaining to shop at the my fav bookstore branch near our hotel, and helpless bought more books. Tried the mister donuts, not too bad, they sort of have a chewy texture though. If u ever try, try the original lion mane look-alike donut... Thats the best choice.

Conclusion:
The best thing i like abt the trip is seeing my sister's excitement at the box i brought home. Unlike my frens, i dun do much shopping, i usually would buy the local foodstuff back for family and frens. Seeing my sister's excitement was my greatest joy, she loved every single thing i brought back. This is the best reason why i went to taipei for holiday.