Mike- “What’s the weather like in Taiwan this time of year.”
David- “80 degrees and no rain, just bring shorts and
T-shirts”
Mike- “Are you sure”
David “Yeah dude, it’s a tropical island.”
This weekends weather
report. Temperatures in the 50’s, wind, and heavy rain.
Oops, my bad.
Our train left before 6am so naturally we were out all night
celebrating Mike’s last night in Taichung .
It was okay, because the 2 hour train ride to Taipei is a perfect time to sleep…if not for
the hundreds of people crammed into the train.
Mike and I arrived in Taipei
and navigated the metro system to Taipei
101. (Currently the worlds 3rd tallest building) We met up with Jodie and Greg
to take a tour of the building. First we ate conveyor belt sushi, which is
pretty fantastic. Then we took the world’s fastest elevator to the top. 89
floors in 30 seconds or so. Pretty awesome. The views from the top were cool, but the heavy rain prevented us from getting a real good view.
The rest of the day was spent avoiding the rain and
shopping. Around 7 we went to Taipei
most famous Night market, Shilin. It was here where Jodie ate something on a
stick, I will let you watch the video to see what that is.(sorry) ***For mature
audiences only*** haha It’s not hard to
believe she is Delbo’s child. The looks she got were awesome.
After that we found a bar to have a few (or more) drinks.
Ask Jodie about the toilets, I could tell she was a big fan.
As it was getting late in the night, we decided to grab one
last thing to eat and then head to the hotel. I was riding some good vibes and
saw a street vendor offering free samples. I used my Chinese to ask what it
was, the response I got was, “Ji dian” (eggs) So I took it and put it in my
mouth, took 2 chews, and something tasted fishy. So I asked her again what was
in it. “Eggs and seafood”. If you didn’t know, I am very allergic to shrimp and
crab. So I spit the food out and proceeded to vomit in the squatty potty for
quite a while. I had an itchy throat and tongue the rest of the night. But oh well,
no harm done. Relax mother!
The next day we went to a temple and ate some food then I
headed back to Taichung ,
and Mike, Jodie and Greg headed to the airport. It was a blast to have people
visit. I really appreciate you guys flying to the other side of the world to
see me. I hope it was fun and Taiwan
didn’t scar you too much. I can’t wait for my mom to visit. I still have to
convince my dad to visit. I think he would love it.
Quick note on my birthday. So I am not the biggest fan of
birthdays, esp. people singing happy birthday to me. So of course at our
school's Thanksgiving party last night everyone sang to me. I’d guess about 90
people or so. And yes, I did have to blow out the candles in front of everyone
on my cake that read, “Happy 24 year old David” Nothing like a little Chinglish
(Chinese + English=Chinglish)
#freeDixon
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| We have speculated for many years, but this confirms it. Mike is a loser! |
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| Massive Wind Damper |
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| View from the top |
This is the must see video that Jodie may or may not want people to see. Haha
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| Blood cake |
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| Stinky Tofu Number 2. This time in soup form. Much better |
A new direction for Head East? Greg suggested the track name: Far East
