SHOP TILL YOU DROP..

I woke up with a start.  I blinked and I wondered where I was. I looked around, but the place was not familiar. I sat up and collected my thoughts. Oh my God, I thought, where am I? Then it slowly dawned on me. Of course I was in a hotel room in Taipei. But where is everyone? I reached for my mobile phone which was on the bedside table. The time showed almost 10.05 pm. There was a WatsApp message from my friend. "I've gone out with TM and D. Couldn't wake you up."

Hahaha...gosh, what was meant to be just a little nap have turned into a deep sleep, dead to the world for almost one solid hour! This must have been a culmination of the hectic schedules we had the last 6 days. Hey, I am usually a light sleeper you know. I took that little nap after coming back from a whole day of window shopping and sightseeing, hopping from one train station to another station and from mall to mall in Taipei. My friends and I were supposed to go out again for supper and a little chit chat in our friends' room. It was our last night in Taipei after all.  So, literally, I shopped till I dropped.

Ready to paint the town red..

New Taiwan Dollars  .. don't be deceived by the looks. NTD1000 is equivalent to around RM100.00 only.  Anyway, things there are not cheap. 

Sogo, sighh... we only managed to look inside. Couldn't afford anything..

Taipei 101, is a landmark skycraper, once the tallest building in the world, yes even taller than our own twin towers, until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. Taipei 101 comprises 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground.   Ouchh, my neck hurts looking up.. :)

Taiwan is prone to earthquakes and we were informed that there are several mini earthquakes the year round. All tall buildings in Taiwan are earthquake-proof.

View from the 85th floor of Taipei 101..

We can only afford to shop here...a wholesale market

But they sell nothing but winter clothes...LOL

in between hopping from shops to shops... antics of the naughty boys and girls... 

Hey, we managed to get some nice food. Ordering food when Mandarin is not one's language is a little tricky.  Ahemm.. they do not provide spoon, they give you ladle. LOL

The Shilin Night Market. Hmm.. love this..

the famous Stinky Taufu at the night market. 

These stink to the heavens but a delicacy to the locals. I understand the taste is nice but oh puleeezzz, not for me.. sorry.. LOL

Ohh so tired..we sat about anywhere... 

at a cool countryside of Taiwan, overlooking the Tachia River and the misty mountain..lovely.

Forever fumbling for something  :)

at a Taiwan countryside 

I called our friend's room which was 6 floors below and yes there were there chit-chatting.  They laughed at how they failed to wake me up even after vigorously shaking me...hahaha..eeekk, how embarrassing. Them old body has taken its toll. They invited me down but I declined. I still felt a little groggy and a little disoriented. I thought I'd better take a good shower and start packing.  We had to leave at 5.00 am for the airport the following morning anyway. Yayy.. we're going home.

After shower and feeling much better, I again lamented at the arduous task of packing. I looked at what I bought..hey, how did I come up with so much stuff? How on earth am I going to fit those in one bag. Granted I have a big luggage but even if I can fit all those God knows what stuff, what about the 20kg limit on luggage? Sighh..big problem..

Homeward bound at the hotel lobbey, 5am in the morning. 


OK,  more about the trip later. Meanwhile, cheers everyone and have a lovely Sunday.