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A photolog of my trip from 06/03 to 06/08! I had an amazing time... It's way up there, along with my Boracay and Thailand trip! =]

Day 1 - Taiwan Story House & Ximending
Day 3 - Yangmingshan, Danshui, Shilin Night Market, DS Music Restaurant

• Knit a pair of teal socks;
  
• Read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell;
  
• Choreograph Janet Jackson's Feedback with my sister (my first time--it's actually going well!);
• Design the WTCCC summer camp book cover;
• Figure out my dslr

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Epik High - Love Love Love
Great song with great lyrics. Here's the MV with English subs.

It's 12 at night, drunk with a tired voice
It's 2 in the morning, a cold hang up of the phone

**No one knows my heart
I can't stop love love love
Even though it hurts, I keep repeating
I can't stop love love love

Have you ever loved
Like in the movies where they fall in love at first sight?
Stayed up all night on the phone
Bragged to the world
Waited in the pouring rain
Ran like crazy towards them
Secretly watched them
Gone crazy
Pretended not to see them

Of course you have, loved
Gone broke because of anniverseries
Said sorry even after you did well
Stayed up all night writing a love letter
Moved a date with your family
Prayed to God for them not to hurt
Avoided friends
Watched their backs as they left

**

(Can't stop love love oh love)
I loved them like crazy, why
I was really good to them, why
I gave my all
You've got me going crazy
(Can't stop love love oh love)
I loved them to death, why
I gave them my heart and body
I've lost everything, what do I do?

**

Have you ever broken up
Had your make-up erased in the rain
Cut your long hair
Picked up a cigarette even though you quit
Avoided a place thinking that you would meet them
Written a letter that you couldn't send
Get drunk and dial their number (hello) had your lips freeze

Of course you have, broken up
Hated them as much as you loved them
Torn a letter you couldn't read
Erased a number you couldn't forget
Celebrated an anniversary on your own
Burnt all the pictures
Thought that all the sad songs in this world was about you

**

I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU

Cry like a fool, get drunk again
Grab your friends and curse that person
Time passes, and you get drunk again
Pick up the phone, say love

**

**
No one knows what I'm feeling
Actually you're the only one who doesn't know
Even though it hurts, I keep repeating
Someday we'll meet again.

I'm crying 'cause I know this is gonna take an hour... or two... Bleh. I just had an exam today and I feel like staying in---Well, here goes! Looking back, I did a lot this past month o__o...

(Puta ang ina = Tagalog for 'fuck', khob-kun-ka = Thai for 'thank you'.) Combined, it's 'Fuck, thanks!' Sadly, these are the only two phrases I learned during my 10-day vacation in Thailand and the Philppines.

I'm so lazy to update. Little to no motivation to write this entry, save for maybe my own personal amusement 10 years down the road (FYI: I still read my high school blogs and laugh at my pathetic obsession with Japanese idols back in the day).

The past 1~2 weeks have been quite eventful; for brevity I'll make this more of a photoblog and talk about the main highlights of my trip!
 

I'm back from Taiwan! The trip was fantastic... Definitely draining, but worth every penny! A lot of people ask me why I love Taiwan so much... Honestly, it's so hard to answer in just a sentence or two. There's just something about Taiwanese culture so unique that I can't seem to find anywhere else. But... What's 'Taiwanese'? Now, I'm not one to talk politics, but this time around I've noticed some things that are distinctively what I call 'Taiwanese'. In my opinion only... So feel free to disagree.

1. The food
Undoubtedly, many people come to Taiwan for the food. But what's so special about Taiwanese dishes that you can't find elsewhere? Take a look yourself! 

Mala noodles and a bubble tea... $3CDN
This is also a restaurant... Looks more like a playground! Good food is universal. A set lunch in Kaohsiung.
2. The hospitality

Taiwanese people love foreigners. At least from my experience, southern Taiwanese folks seem to be genuinely interested in the non-locals... There wasn't a day when I wasn't asked about my nationality. Everyone thought I was Japanese, which I found pretty ridiculous though... 

"Which country are you from?"
"Canada--I'm an overseas Chinese"
"Oh... Overseas Chinese from Japan?"

Also, my friends are the best. I had so much fun with them this past week... From helping Tooz with her costume for the local bazaar to stuffing our faces to ransacking Ikea... You guys are irreplaceable!

With Tooz.

I've been trying to add more colour to my wardrobe, and this was the perfect opportunity. I bought so much freakin' clothing. Everything I got was, let's say... really well-priced. I had bought a pair of shorts for $3CDN, and two sweaters for $12CDN combined. I stuck dangerously close to my budget though... I left Taiwan with roughly $2CDN.

My purchases...
...and more