Taiwan
I¡¦ve spent about a week in Taiwan now and it¡¦s been great. I wonder how the lot of you is doing back in America or where ever you guys ran to. Since I¡¦m at my friends house, I have internet¡K so I¡¦m taking this chance to make a mid trip update =].
Food
The food in Taiwan puts all food to shame in both taste and prices. The price of a meal at a restaurant that feeds my entire family is equal to about 10 US dollars. This is the real Chinese food¡K unlike the fake crap you get in America XD. Endless bubble tea, cheap buffets, fast food with real meat¡K s¡¦all good =]
Atmosphere
As Cyndie had mentioned in her comment earlier¡K Taiwan is hot¡K really really hot¡KFrom my observations, although Taiwan is a pretty underdeveloped country it is extremely efficient. I discovered the MRT for the first time in my life. I swear this train went as fast as a bullet O.o¡K twas crazy. Escalators were divided by a painted line where everyone was made to stand on the right side of the line. If someone was in a hurry and needed to walk the escalator, the left side of the line was always clear for them. Hard workers rode motorcycles to not blow their money on gas. Although Taiwan isn¡¦t the cleanest place in the world, I grew to like the setting a lot.
People
I got to see all my friends again that I haven¡¦t seen in years. I¡¦m sure most of you know Kevin who used to go to our church. We were able to spend a day with him. He hasn¡¦t changed a bit in both looks and personality; always smiling and energetic. He took us to many awesome places such as some fancy Japanese hair salon, the top of Taiwan¡¦s 101 tower and to a night market. Zeewei and I got funky fresh hair styles now :O from the salon, and we bought a butt load of cool clothes for only about 100 NT each.
We then got to spend time with Eric. Eric went back to Taiwan just for the summer because he has to attend summer school. Since he knew his way around Taipei, he took us all around to check all kinds of crazy anime stuff. Everywhere we went was jam packed with anime, manga, wall scrolls, trading cards, figurines, gundam models¡K etc. This is where I spent most of my money.
Finally today I got to meet up with Mariza and Romana again. After two years these girls have not changed in the least bit. We raided the Windance mall looking for things to do and eventually found the top gaming floor which was loaded with arcade games. We went nuts on the games and had tons of fun. After that Frankie took us to a race track where they had these race cars. It was the first time I rode race carts and it was crazy fun.
I should be seeing more people in the next few days, and if I still have internet I shall update.
Ugliness
The mosquitoes here are absolutely vicious¡K and I¡¦m practically crippled from getting my hands and feet bitten several times. Each bite swells like I mother and spreads with a radius larger than that of a freaking golf ball¡K THE WORST PLACE TO GET A MOSQUITO BITE IS ON YOUR ELBOW!!! Another thing that bugs me is how every Taiwanese person has the same haircut and glasses¡K It¡¦s become some trend apparently. At first when I saw my friend Tracy (from Taiwan), I appreciated the originality of his hair and glasses¡K But now that I¡¦m in Taiwan¡K EVERYONE HAS IT O____O!!!
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One Person
Although I¡¦ve been moving through life pretty smoothly recently, there are still moments where I fall into a lot of sadness. Often times when it¡¦s late at night, I begin to feel extremely alone, and I think about her a lot. Throughout this trip I catch myself glancing at my watch to see what time it is in America and wonder what she could be doing at the moment; whether she was sleeping or awake or out living her own life¡K In those moments when I remember my problems, I get hit with such crippling sadness and pain that it actually becomes hard to physically stand. It often lasts for a while and I would just be on my knees crying like someone stabbed me. I have done everything I could to keep myself busy; listening to music, surrounding myself with friends, improving my drawings, thinking about college¡K After a while I realize that she tied into so much of my life that almost everything I do just points back to some memory of her. I can still find happiness everywhere I go. I am happy when I¡¦m with my friends and I know that there are probably more people who love me than I imagine¡K but its ridiculous how without that one person in my life, I could at times feel completely alone. People repeat how she IS only one person¡Kand how she consists of flesh and bone just like everyone else¡K I feel comments like that totally dismiss the presence of any love, and for once I wish someone could tell me that it¡¦s ok and that I¡¦m not psychotic to feel the way I do.
Lol Sry to sound emo and crap, but this vacation has given me a lot of time to think.
At least I understand that even if it takes a while¡K Things always get better. I won¡¦t lose hope and I¡¦ll just roll with what happens.
Next post will be better. Promise =P. [Maybe even pictures O.O]
-Z | 
GG Pwning... pew pew!
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