taipei taipei taipei

A city approximately 5 hours away from Singapore...... many sights to see, food to savour, stars to look out for (according to my friend). I made my way there, third time visit to this city.....walking around to many parts of the city, to the many sights that I had missed during my previous trips... visit numerous malls to look for dvds, cds, books, shoes and masks I like (there is really nothing much for me to buy in Taipei.... their things are really expensive I find!!!)......trying to count how many pretty girls I can see at each area (thanks to my good friend, she asked me if all Taiwanese girls are as pretty as those you find in the drama serials... I am trying to find an answer to that... I guess my answer is no.. like any other cities, there are good looking people and there are not so good looking people..... ).... keeping my eyes open for stars (I was so disappointed that I didn't see any... sigh..... ) and trying hard not to say anything (I actually look like a local if I don't talk, people come up to me to ask for directions and a salesperson even commented that I look like a Taiwanese until I start to talk....time to brush up my Mandarin!!!).... 6 days of escape... although boredom did hit me several times, it was not too bad a trip..... I did not like it at the beginning...the weather was too hot, the malls were too boring, the places are too dirty, the hotel was so-so... but the place just grew on me slowly and I was really reluctant to come back...... keeping my fingers crossed for my next visit where I hope to visit more places and other outlying towns!!!!! :)