Came back from Taipei a couple days ago. It was a great trip, a fun one too. My wife has been loading up stuff, mostly her skincare stocks while I have been loading up beers. Wide variety at cheap prices! Tried Heineken regular, Heineken dark lager, Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin, Hoegaarden, Chemay, Warsteiner, Warsteiner Dunkel, Bitburger, Tsingtao and of course, the local fanfare Taiwan beer! Had a hard time staying sober in public, and my wife had an easier time shopping as an effect!

On the flight there, it was delayed from 8 am to 5 pm, due to the major typhoon that struck Taiwan. Met the national bowler on that flight too, Shalin Zulkifli. On the returning leg however, it was the innkeeper who gave us a ride to the Taoyuan airport. I was a heck-of-a-ride and my wife and I both worried about our safety. The least I would say was that the innkeeper's driving is reckless and he is not in shape to drive at all!

We found that electronics can be a real bargain there in Taiwan: Garmin GPS starts at RM450, Nintendo Wii at RM500, Sony PSP at RM550, steamer iron at RM500 and HTC PDA phone (mid-range line) at RM1200! Food wise, don't miss out their pastries and yes, SUSHI! It's on the cheap, and to fill out two person on sushi, it takes less than RM30! On the contrary, the most amusing part of our journey is when we met with a local municipal's garbage truck doing its collection at night. It plays a gay-ish melody nursery rhyme tune! We had it captured on video, priceless!

Well, enjoy the photos...