How many of you remember Bob Lin?

I had dinner with him and his girlfriend today. I felt like an untra big light bulb sitting in the middle. We went to a café place where they serve a simple combo meal, including a soup, main meal, a slide of cake, and a drink of my choice. ( Didn’t take any photo of the food, though)

I have not seen Bob since graduation; the only difference I see in Bob is his skin color. He is sooo tan. ( I think he looks better that way, but his girlfriend disagreed with me). Basically it is still the same old Bob.

I tried to talk to his gf as often as possible during the meal; I was afraid if she was bored when Bob and I talk about old school stuff.

Anyhow, the food was great, just the portion was too small. I had to buy another cup of bubble tea with tapioca after dinner to get the feeling of “fullness.” (A.K.A. satisfaction). It is now 12 AM here and I am hungry again….

Finally, Bob said hi! To all of you who know him.

My Latest Photo

Cindy and Her ex-classmate

Expecting a Fun Day of Photo Taking

Just scheduled my personal portrait appointment yesterday; I will be taking my first-in-lifetime portrait in one week.

Photo package will include full make-up, hair set, and six different set of changing clothes/themes, all will be provided by the studio. They will be taking 150+ photos and then I can choose 30 photos of which will be made into a photo album. They also give out a lot of goodies that will be made from those photos, including a keychain, a few posters, mini album and others.

My mom went with me and she helped me to “negotiate” a good deal. What surprised me was she encouraged me to take a set of “bikini” portrait. Haha, I am not sure if I am ready for that.

Anyhow, I will be expecting a fun day. Then I will be heading in for my dental surgery. > <

More and More Independent – Eating Alone.

I finally did it! First time eating alone.

Just to make it clear, I often eat alone. But I have never eaten alone in a “restaurant” until now.

It was a lunch on a busy, crowded street in Taipei. My parents were unavailable, and I am friendless during the weekdays.

I wondered around and hunting for food, then I saw a big menu board that features Italian-style meal served over rice. I decided to give it a try and walked into a tiny place with a few seats. Six on the center; three on each side.

Since I don’t like to face other unknown people, I chose the aisle seat facing the wall. My food soon arrived and it tasted…ok. Good thing is that ice tea is free with unlimited refill.

I felt awkward during the entire 30 minutes when I was in the restaurant. I didn’t know what to do other than focusing on my plate. It might be better if I had brought a book with me. But scratched that idea; the restaurant was dirty. I would not want to leave any mark on my book.

Meeting My Old Classmate

Went to see my old classmate this afternoon. She also took two of her friends along. One is English major, the other is Japanese major. My friend is a German major. (It is interesting how they all get to know each other).


They are super good friends, it felt like an advanced level of our o ba sun club. They all understand each other *very* well. Even if they are making fun of each other, I still see the strong bonding of friendship among those three.

A thing I want to point out is the guy in the group is a such gentleman. He does everything for the ladies; no question asked. Wow, I have never seen a guy who treats his lady friends so nicely…in a long time. I wonder if most Taiwanese guys behave that way, but my classmate said that all her guy friends are like that somehow.


There must be a lot fun to go to college in Taiwan…Just by observing my classmate and her friends, I already envy that kind of environment.

The Skinner and The Better?

I always thought that I am underweight, but my perception has changed after coming to Taiwan. There are tons more girls who are skinnier than I am; I fit in quite well in the crowd. (No need to gain weight after all)


There are talk snows and TV programs discuss about diet plans 24-7. Healthy diet is good, but even super skinny girls are on diet. They complain about their body and try hard to push themselves to the next level. Their extreme diet scares me.

It is not just girls. Guys in Taiwan are skinner on average as well. There are plenty of bony guys walking on the street. It makes me wonder whether it is Chinese food that is low fat, or it is just a cultural thingy???

Wait, I know. Chinese food is too good, so people tend to overeat. Taiwanese need to be on diet otherwise they would eat too much. As a result, they keep away from temptation by putting themselves on diet.

Nevertheless, it is an interesting trend.

A Touched MV

Many of you might have seen this already, but wow, it IS different.

This is the “ I love you” MV by S.H.E., forwarded by Yee.

I know it is just a story, but I cried.

To view the MV, Click Here. The MV is about 3 minutes.

15 Min Haircut

Almost forgot it. I got my 150NT haircut the other day. And my hair looks….shorter. The quality is not bad (you can’t expect much for a 150NT haircut).

What surprised me is that the lady finished cutting my hair within 15 minutes. I have not even touched my tea, read one gossip article in the magazine, but then my hair is done.

I am always confused when they asked me that kind of haircut I want. “Layer and shorter” seem to be my only answer. I suppose I got what I asked for.

What else can I do, what else should I buy?

Am I having fun in Taiwan? I could only say that it would be more fun if I have more friends who can go out with me. I finally got a hold of some friends today - my ex-classmates back in junior high.

I just happened to have too much time to kill yet most of them are busy (either working or schooling). They could only keep my company during the weekends; I need to find other things to do to fill in the space. *sigh* I am friendless in Taiwan.

What have I done since I came back? I sure ate a lot, but still not enough.
I already went to see the dentist but too afraid to do the surgery just yet. I need to eat more to make my time worth.

I also want to have professional portrait done (similar to what yee had), go to night markets, and buy cheap clothes, CDs and Chinese books. Maybe I should get another pair of glass, too (getting a pair of glass with prescription is much cheaper here, too).

If I have more time, I could do some sightseeing within Taiwan as well. Of course, my project…that should be the first thing on my to-do-list; unfortunately, it has been pushed further down the list in the past 2 weeks.

One, Two, and Three Mosquito Bites

There are countless mosquitoes flying around and they all want to kiss me at night.

I have not gotten so many mosquitoes bites in ages. The interesting thing is I was not aware of their existence at first. I thought those red spots are acnes as a result of change in temperature or hormone problems.

After red spots start itching and anti-acne solution stops working, I finally realize those are not acnes but mosquito bites. I have at least 4 bites on my face and there is always new surprise each morning I wake up.

Rain Rain and more Rain

You would think rain is a privilege in Seattle. Wrong. It rains just as much in Taiwan, but only worse. It is acidic rain not only damages your hair, but also interferes with my shopping plan.

Due to poor quality of rain, I do have to hold an umbrella during these days. (Wearing a hooded jacket is no longer an option) It is so inconvenient to hold an umbrella on the hand, my purse on the other, along with a bubble tea and other bags I previous purchased at night market. It is even more difficult to cut through the crowd and move on to the next spot, with all those stuff on my hands.

I am still trying to get used to the crowding in Taiwan. There are people everywhere and it feels like walking into a street fair everyday. It is important to get used to the feeling of having people around AND pay attention to my personal belongings at all time.

Ok, if I catch a thief who is attempting/stealing my purse, can I still run after him/her with all of those on my hands?

Anyhow, I would to have to wait for a sunny day to shop again. Stop raining!!!