8.16.2004
I've lived in Taipei for four years during my university years...and no doubt for a girl who's spoiled by the ocean and mountain (where i'm from), Taipei can really kill a person...I simply can't stay more than a week in Taipei, the trafic and air and the heat will definitely destroy me.
However, Taipei really changed a lot from my lst visit of it. It was about three years old, almost four now. Using MRT is pretty much fun and easy for visitors, not only it avoids the crazy massive trafic on the roads, it also keep us from the burning heat...where all the buildings release the hot air from the giant airconditioner...And really, Taipei has become a bit more international city now...as we can just grab any free touring guide/magazine to find strange, i mean foreign food....anyways, taipei could really kill you if you are not ready for it, yet a short term staying could be really fun too! Or at least, I was enjoying it ;)
One little funny line from my student today...
"Teacher, what do mean by 'older sister'?" .... "Do you mean a 'Lao mei-mei' ?(Chinese, which means the old younger sister)"...."Um........"
i couldn't say anything back in a second but busrt out laughing, and at the same time thinking..yeah...why not...cuz there really isn't any difference to tell what sister a person has wether older or younger in English, whereas in Chinese there's "Jieh-jie" for older sister and "Mei-mei" for younger sister...
Must be confused by now...hahhaha........
ris
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