It's really hot in hong kong
wow, it's so hot in hong kong. I guess the good thing is that we have had fresh air and blue skies lately. it's such a nice city when there's no air pollution blowing in from china.
because of school requirements, i'll be getting a macbook pro, instead of the macbook that i was wishing for before. it's unfortunate because the macbook is a much better deal (essentially i'll be paying $1000 more for a better graphics card, a larger screen, and a backlit keyboard), but i'm definately not complaining since i'm still getting a new mac.
i just came back from taipei last week. it's a pretty nice city, sort of a mix between tokyo and shanghai, minus the big bustling city feeling. taipei's more of a mid-sized city. the subway was pretty good, very clean, and very japanese (like 2 rows of handles in carriages, generally white-tiled stations, extremely clean)
i was most impressed by the bookstores. my mom and i managed to visit 3 of the eslite (誠品) bookstores, including the 24-hour one at the Xinyi district near taipei 101. Very very nice.
Taipei 101 was OK. it didn't surprise me as any better/worse than i imagined from looking at the photos. it's sort of similar to IFC in hong kong where there's a giant shopping mall at the base of the building. Other than the fact that i think taipei 101 is an ugly building, i have to say i feel sort of sad to see that the tower is half-empty (half of the lights are off during the night). They have a huge Pageone in the shopping center though. The food court's also really really nice. Otherwise there's nothing much special in the shopping mall.
Of course, who goes to taipei for the shopping malls?
Other than the bookstore, my mom and I also made the pilgrimage to the famous Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐), a well-known eatery of Chinese dumplings. I have to say it was really really good, the skin was tender yet just the right thickness. It was certainly better than the other Dingtaifung branches I've been to in China. We also went to a restaurant called "Green Leaf" 青葉, also a well known eatery of Taiwanese food. The food a pretty nice and the store was in a quaint neighborhood.
Taipei's pretty nice. Although it's not the sort of city I would want to live in (not enough hustle and bustle, and hot), it's a nice place to fly to once in a while to visit the bookstores.
because of school requirements, i'll be getting a macbook pro, instead of the macbook that i was wishing for before. it's unfortunate because the macbook is a much better deal (essentially i'll be paying $1000 more for a better graphics card, a larger screen, and a backlit keyboard), but i'm definately not complaining since i'm still getting a new mac.
i just came back from taipei last week. it's a pretty nice city, sort of a mix between tokyo and shanghai, minus the big bustling city feeling. taipei's more of a mid-sized city. the subway was pretty good, very clean, and very japanese (like 2 rows of handles in carriages, generally white-tiled stations, extremely clean)
i was most impressed by the bookstores. my mom and i managed to visit 3 of the eslite (誠品) bookstores, including the 24-hour one at the Xinyi district near taipei 101. Very very nice.
Taipei 101 was OK. it didn't surprise me as any better/worse than i imagined from looking at the photos. it's sort of similar to IFC in hong kong where there's a giant shopping mall at the base of the building. Other than the fact that i think taipei 101 is an ugly building, i have to say i feel sort of sad to see that the tower is half-empty (half of the lights are off during the night). They have a huge Pageone in the shopping center though. The food court's also really really nice. Otherwise there's nothing much special in the shopping mall.
Of course, who goes to taipei for the shopping malls?
Other than the bookstore, my mom and I also made the pilgrimage to the famous Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐), a well-known eatery of Chinese dumplings. I have to say it was really really good, the skin was tender yet just the right thickness. It was certainly better than the other Dingtaifung branches I've been to in China. We also went to a restaurant called "Green Leaf" 青葉, also a well known eatery of Taiwanese food. The food a pretty nice and the store was in a quaint neighborhood.
Taipei's pretty nice. Although it's not the sort of city I would want to live in (not enough hustle and bustle, and hot), it's a nice place to fly to once in a while to visit the bookstores.
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