Caught the subway to Tamsui today! Visited my grandfather's brother and his wife. Their son, mom's cousin, brought us to a seaside restaurant for lunch. Mmm, savored more good food in an awesome atmosphere! Uncle brought us to 漁人碼頭 after lunch. It was freezing cold! Chilly wind made it even worse. Despite the major headache that we had, all of us had a really good time strolling across the bridge and savoring pretty scenery. An hour after, uncle dropped u...

12/19 Woke up at 7:30 in the morning to grab breakfast. Mmm, the egg roll toast around the corner tasted delicious! Headed to Sogo to shop around. Not intimidated by the cold, the three of us craved for ice-cream after shopping. I absolutely love the weather here, by the way. As night crept in, all of us had hotpot for dinner. Again, I must say that asian food are irresistible! My tummy is truly satisfied after being stuffed with cookies and bread for months. Not...

Had 小籠包 from 鼎泰豐 for brunch. I absolutely love it! Ah, it's a blessing to be able to eat good food. We headed down to Taichung today for the 法會 at 中華寺. Took a 2 hour High Speed Rail while munching on my spicy 鐵蛋, yum. Extremely cold weather at Taichung. I believe my sister almost froze, poor thing. It was an eye opener watching the ceremony, though I must admit that it wasn't the most exciting experience. In addition, we got to witness t...

China Airlines 12/17 08:40 Honolulu to Taipei 17:30 12/18 1/8 14:55 Taipei to Honolulu 05:40 1/8 Winter at Taiwan! Although I've always spent a night there while transiting to Malaysia, I believe I haven't been there for a vacation since I was 12! Boarding the plane with my grandma and cousin. Having company walking through the gates feels a little different. Guess I'm used to traveling alone by now. Mommy, lil bro, and sis will be arriving Taiwan tonight as w...