EDIT#2: ok. i just noticed that this is like a 2 week blog. haha. so I will put dates!
Tuesday (8/04)
Since it was raining... err.. well it rained, and then stopped when I left work, I decided that I should probably go to Liaoning St. Night market instead of going to Raohe again because it was so much closer. besides, the actual street vendors would be gone if it were to rain later on in the night. What a disappointment Liaoning was! There was about... half a street worth of food vendors, with food I don't even particularly like. So far, every night market on the tourist map has not been a disappointment, except for this one. =/Seeing that it hasn't rained... yet... I head on over to Raohe for food ( they have alot of food! it was a good night market) and then to Wufenpu for clothes.
Wufenpu has ALOT of clothes, but since you cant try anything on, I am too scared to buy anything. Afterall, everything in this country is one size fit all. which FYI TW... that is NOT true. In the beginning, I was walking the Wufenpu streets in an orderly fashion so that I would be able to locate my bike after I was done. About half way through, I somehow get very, very lost. Took me like 45 mins to find my bike, so I decided to head home (it was 2300) afterwards. 45 min bike ride home =)
Wednesday (8/05)
Went to Banqiao Night Market. Since the tourist map did not map out the area to Banqiao very well and I left work kind of late, I biked to Ximen station and went on the MRT. Actually, I realized I left my map at work when I got down to my bike, but no way was I going to wait for the super long wait time elevator again...especially during everyone's "time to go home!" hour. Banqiao was a good night market, lots of cheap clothes and lots of food (cheap too!). Before we went, I was hoping it wouldn't be as disappointing as Liaoning, since it would be worse since it is so much farther. Now I wish that Banqiao was closer.
We both got off a Ximen station, and since only I had my bike there, LJue and I were gonna try biking together, but this time, with me on the bike and her sitting. Didn't work out too well as I don't have as good a sense of balance as she does =( So we swapped places and she biked on, what is a tiny, bike for her. LoL. It hurts WAY less to sit than to stand I must say.
Thursday (8/06)
Had our usual group meeting. The plan was to go KTV afterwards, but a storm (typhoon) was coming in, so everyone decided that it wasn't the best idea to go. (On wed, A-Yeh had asked me if I was free Thurs. and before I could answer, he was like "yea. you are free"... me - "um... ok? I guess I am" too bad we didn't get to go. Its been 2 planned KTV trips that have been shot down =/ It wasn't raining and I should have biked home then, but I decided to accept their invitation for dinner. heh. bad choice. It was pouring cats and dogs outside, so I decide to go back to lab with A-Yeh and Jui-Chi.... ahaha A-Yeh was like "so, you are gonna take a gamble for the rain to stop"... it never did. I left when they left around 2100 cause I didn't want to be the only person left in a 15 story building. Since neither of them rode their motorcycles home cause it was way too windy and wet, I reluctantly left my bike at NTUH =(
Friday (8/07)
No work because it was typhooning outside.... unfortunately, that meant no play either =/ Went out to get food after I woke up. Chilled inside for a bit. got boba and was gonna continue to watch The Hospital... but I got a call and had to go to the hospital. Came back from the hospital around 0030.
typhoon aftermath... i like how the bikes lean one way, but the trees lean the other
way to be parallel!
tree that fell over completely
Saturday (8/08)Woke up at 0735 so that I could get bread from the cheap bakery. They ran out WAY early on friday because everyone was stocking up food. Usually, the locals don't stock up food here. FamilyMarts and 7-11s were quite empty on friday too. I didn't really stock, considering that I was planning to go out anyways. haha. At first the bread lady said the bread would arrive after 0800, so I go back to my dorm to get more money. (I was only walking around with 50NT because I had used the rest the night before paying the hospital fees) Then the lady said the bread would come after 0900, which it didn't. LJue and I sat around and waited, but it started raining and the genius me forgot to put on bug repellent ( you don't even know how fast/much i get bitten) I was bitten 2 times in 1 min. So we decide to head back to I could put on some repelent (and I was itching already) and come back later. We chilled for a bit in the lobby and then went back at around 1000 and.. there was bread! we were so happy. LoL. came back. Skype'd the parents for a bit and then hopped on LJue's back to go get my bike at NTUH. Gave a tour of the shopping mall... i mean hospital and the food court. and the boring cubicles. showed LJue what I REALLY do at work (ahah. TOP secret). I LOVE the elevators on the weekends though, non stop 12 floors up/down! Headed over to Yongkang St. Not much there like before. Then to Circle of Delicious Near Taipower Building... Nothing/barely anyone there. Bike tire slipped again while I was riding (it was raining) =/ Fell on my keys in my pocket. haha. Went back to Gongguan and got food there. Just a note to you future TW tourist... Gongguan does not ever dissapoint in the food department. LoL.
Sunday (8/09)
Was going to go to NCREE to see them tests something, but didn't. Wanted to go to Taiwan Nougat Museum because I REALLY like nougat candy, but it started raining on the way there, and it is a SUPER SUPER SUPPER DUPER long bike ride there, so I got to as far as where Lehua Night Market would be and walked around for a bit there. There were some shops open, but most weren't since it was pouring cows and chickens outside. Headed home around 1600. I wanted to wait until it stopped pouring, but it only got harder and harder.
Monday (8/10)
Went with LJue after work to Lehua. pretty cool night market. we biked along Xindian river a little, and then did some exercise. may I add "PAINFUL?"
Tuesday (8/11)
wanted to go to Xinmen night market, but it was raining =/ what a waste of another day. I biked to Xindian and back and did some more exercise. Totally in pain afterwards. took 3 hours!
Wednesday (8/12)
ate dinner with Mr. Tseng and Iris. I like hanging out with her.
Thursday (8/13)
went to "Dr. Leroy Chang's Memorial Symposium" not that I listened to any of the talks... i didn't even bother sitting inside. I brought my laptop and hung out outside of the lecture hall. LoL. was supposed to get my second motorcycle ride in TW, but Yo-Hsuan didn't feel good in the morning, so we took the MRT instead =/ how depressing.
Got to AS, at like 1012, and the first coffee break was at 1025. Yo-Hsuan and I went inside for the remainder of the session haha. then had coffee break. (i think coffee breaks are awesome xD) during the break, Ting-Rong and Yo-Hsuan asked me to go ask Dr. Lin whether or not we had a group meeting on friday. Dr. Lin was talking to Dr. Gwan... for forever. finally, I got to ask, and yes. there was one ( I am writing this as I dread having to go in later for a meeting I don't even pay attention to). The two of them were planning to leave after they found out the info. I almost didn't want to ask so quick so that they would stay. haha. they left. I chilled on my laptop until lunch. Ate lunch with Dr. Gwan, who then went back to ehr office (at AS) to work. Saw Che-Chia come at around 1400, and he went inside to listen. (he is so obdient. A-Yeh and I were later discussing what a great husband he would be. xP)
A-Yeh showed up about 30 min later and we basically wasted, well not really wasted, 2+ hours talking. Originally, the second coffee break was supposed to be at 1530, but it didn't happen until 1730! WAY to stay on schedule. Since Dr. Lin was one of the organizers of this thing, his students "had to go" to support. Only "had to go" turned into "let's say 'hi' to Dr. Lin and then leave" The only reason why I didn't leave is because my VS IS STILL RUNNING!!!! A-Yeh suggested that it may be stuck in a loop, so I think I will cancel/stop the job on monday and just proceed. It's wasted almost 3 weeks already. ugh.
oh yea. A-Yeh said he may be going to HK around the say time I am headed there. haha. I told him to go so we could hang out in HK.
took the MRT back with A-Yeh. Got to Taipower building station and got off because I forgot to check the station prices. Walked to Gongguan, walked around until LJue called me back. Went to go shopping for placemats for her. ahaha. somebody came in to give the manager of the store wheel cakes, but the manager was "too full" and so she offered it to LJue and I. I declined, but she kept insisting, so as manners/customs go, we accepted it. One was red bean and one was milk custard. I got the red bean. opps. wrong one. oh well, red/green bean is growing on me. i think. anyways. i was thinking about getting some wheel cakes sicne I didn't eat dinner yet.
went to shida too to look around cause we were that bored. then came home and watched The Hospital 我愛言承旭!
lame rain. was gonna go to a night market with some NCREE grad students (I heard 2 were from HK! canto pride TO THE MAX!!!).... but of course, it rained again. LAME!
sigh... now I gotta go to work for a stupid meeting.
不要在雨了!我求求你...
>.<
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