The good part about Taipei is that people to a large extent use only Chinese. Which is good for me as it makes me learn more of it and I want to. Food is definitely the highlight here. It's cheap(same price as NUS), has variety, and is delicious. I'm glad that I have managed to adjust my tastes to Chinese food in a year in Singapore. But in general I must say the stalls here are more professional than the ones in NUS.
It's quite cold here,duh it's winter, something which I have not experienced for a long time after staying in Singapore where it rains everyday at this time, and in Chennai where well, it's always hot.Recycling is a very important practise here. It doesn't take much effort if done systematically and it is the smart thing to do. I can't not help but compare Taipei to Singapore. From the way I see it both of them are equally advanced. Somehow Singapore seems to shine a bit more but Taipei is more human.
3 nights, 2 ye shi (night markets) visited and a horror movie(it's impossible to finish the popcorns they give at the theatre). Picked the shops where I would like to buy gifts for my friends and ofcourse my parents. Souvik's gift is decided and I'm sure he'll love it.Hopefully I'll have a lot of cash left to buy more gifts :) Haven't really bought too many gifts for people in my life.I bought something for her, a little pooh sticker. Maybe she'll like it. I hate that word but that sticker did look 'cute'.
People in the lab are quite friendly. I'm quite lucky as that might not always be the case. They're eager to learn some English from me and I'm more than eager to improve my Chinese vocab from them. Reminds me of my room mate from China in NUS and he had said the same thing to me about learning English.
