No presents from Taiwan

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You know why?

(The logic here may be hard to follow)

Because I'd be wasting money.

This isn't really the vacation/holiday that I imagined for myself. I imagined I'd spend some time with the relatives but mostly be walking the streets myself. I didn't realize that I'd be escorted everywhere by someone. I suppose it's very sweet and caring of them to think that I can't manage to navigate around town...

I went out with SBA today again and everything that I felt was worthwhile to buy, she vetoed. Maybe veto is too strong of a word, b/c I suppose I could pull out my own money at any given time and pay for things myself, but I can't figure out if I'd be insulting her if I didn't let her pay for me, seeing how she rarely spends it that I should feel honored that she pays?

I hate all this polite chinese crap.

She's very nice, but dang, I couldn't buy anything! I said I wanted to buy some tea for my friends but not like a 2kg sack, more like small portions for my single sized friends. She nixed that idea, not buying in bulk = waste of money.

She points out how expensive everything is (ie, a little pastry thing, a baggie of cut fruit, a cup of boba...) and of course I shut the hell up and say no I don't want it.

We went out to lunch at a vegetarian buffet place, she wanted me to put only those faux meats on my plate because the veggies we can cook at home. But... I need my veggies, all I want is a big fat bowl of greens and I don't really care at this point how much they're overcharging. And all those pretty wrapped in plastic veggies in the basement of the department store.. Yes, I am one of those suckers who would pay 50 NT for a carrot that sells for 10 NT at the street market. Because I really really want that carrot, and we are not at the street market.

Alright, I realize this is supposed to be travel log and I should be talking about fun and interesting things, but it is really hard to have fun when I cannot buy what I want (and I'm not even talking about bobbles and junk).

What I would give right now for a big jug of carrot juice.

Or a big fat watermelon.

Or a grapefruit.

Or a big bowl of cucumber salad.

AHHH!!!! Tina! Help me! Peapod me some veggies!!!

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Maybe I'll be less angry when I get some fiber.

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Comments

[Wendy]

Disregard previous comment about BBA
Now I get it... Big bed anut, small bed aunt...