Frankly speaking, I cant remb what we did in Taipei after leaving this blog cold for so long. I had to get over the trauma of Deario flying away to Aussie and it wasnt easy. I tried indulging myself in food, but it left me feeling fat. I tried crying but it made me thirsty. I went to KTV and I came out poverty-strickened. So in the end, I had to settle for computer games and basketball. The road to recovery was long and winding, but it gets there.
Our last 3 days in Taipei was spent shopping around for prezzies to bring home to our frens and family. You won't believe how hard it is to buy interesting gifts for ppl even in a sprawling city like Taipei. Other than that, we were mostly engaged in the furious partaking of Taiwanese delicacies. Take a look at the fine example below. The spaggetti may look unappetising due to the sickly green spinach sauce, the foul smell, the oily texture of the noodles and the stale mussles but.. it is actually quite nice.
We went to catch a movie while we were in Taipei too since it was Deario's favourite pasttime in Singapore. I prefer doing something more interactive but she would always jump at the idea of a movie. Surprisingly, the cinemas there were very devoid of people. We later realised that it was because watching movies there cost a bomb (its about S$12.50). In fact, although we always complain about the rising cost of watching movies in Singapore, it is actually more expensive to do so in most foreign countries.
We also revisited Shiling Night Market, which we discovered to be larger than we formerly think. They have like street after street of stalls selling all kinds of foods n consumer products. Be careful if you ever shop there though. If you did not ask for the price before purchasing something, they will pack the thing nicely, smile at you and then charge twice the usual price. It was at Shiling Night Market where we met Jay Chou. Our conversation went something along these lines:
Me "Hey, it's you! JAY CHOU!!"
Jay "mmmfffppphhh"
Me "Wha.. what?"
Jay "mmmfffppphhh"
Me "Erm.. I'm sorry can you please repeat what you said?"
Jay "mmmfffppphhh"
Me "Oh. You're mumbling."
And that was when I gave up and walked off.
All in all, we took it easy on our last few days in Taipei. We had wanted to venture out to Formosa Fun Coast, a Fantasy-Island-styled water theme park but we had to give it a miss due to the brooding weather. It rained 9 out of 12 days during our trip in Taiwan all in all! Still, Taiwan is a place I miss till now, because it reminded me of the time Deario and me spent every minute of our lives tog. I know you have to go, but be back soon my Dear, and stay by my side and never leave again!
