Saturday, December 17, 2005

Day 6 - Taipei

Today's Taiwan election! Efficient leh, morning vote, by night all states' results out liao - must remember Taiwan's 60 times larger than S'pore leh. And good news is - loud, brash Chen's party got beaten flat flat while charismatic, rational Ma's party vroomed their way to sweet victory. Hip Hip Hurray! There's hope yet for this eat-shop heaven.

As we ambled along from Tai Nan to Taipei today, found time to stop by this TouFu street where they sold all types of smelly toufu imaginable - fried, steamed, bbq, cold, spicy, soupy, steamboaty... everything! that smell that lingers... will either make you salivate or vomit. For me, i like the bbq + preserved veg type. The steamboat kind really powerful, its 'aroma' can awaken a fainted person, only to knock him/her out again. Very potent!



Stopped by the famous Fashion Street too - a wholesale place that sells all sorts of latest t-shirt/tight skirt/fur coats/flare skirts at low prices. Fans of Veeko or high class 'This Fashion' will name this place heaven (but no trying on of clothes one, just pick off rack and buy). For me, boring old lady, it's eye power only. Nothing bought. =P



Tonight's hotel is said to be the most luxurious throughout trip. Indeed. Many touches of (artificial) glam. I thought it way overdone. All rooms decked totally in black, dark brown and funny shades of gold. Each room's got king-sized beds, sofas, ceiling-to-floor mirrors that take up whole walls, many smaller mirrors and 2 doors! For me, it's too big. Too dark. Too much. I actually felt a bit scared.

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