Finally in Taipei!!!!

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I was going to publish this entry for a long time and I just totally forgot all about it. Sorry about that. Anyways. Taiwan was a lot of fun. I'd have to say this is the best place I've visited so far. People are nice, food is awesome, and there's lots to do.

Main story in Tapei:

I was on a mountain top village market. I was walking, going to cross a street. I saw a girl from afar and thought to myself, "dang...that girl is hot...." Crossing the street and getting closer to the girl. Ok...maybe she's ok... not exactly hot but very cute. All of a sudden, FLASH FLASH FLASH! People started rushing towards me with cameras in their hands. The last time I checked I wasn't a celebrity. HAHAHA Well, they were not taking pictures of me although I was probably in the background of many of their pictures. They were taking pictures of this pretty girl. When I saw this, I thought, "shoots, if they're taking pictures of her I want one too." I rush to her, smiled and handed my camera to a random person and ask them to take a picture of me and this pretty girl. After taking the picture, I told her thank you and walked on. As I was walking, I asked one of the people next to me, "Who was that girl?" He asked me, "If you don't know who that girl is? How do you know to take a picture of her? Why did you want to a picture with her anyways?" I said, "She's a pretty girl. I'm not losing anything by taking a picture with her. I just jumped on the band wagon."

Well, it turns out that the pretty girl is Hong Kong's top model....HAHAHAHAHA! The funny thing is that my next destination was Hong Kong. So, I showed everyone in Hong Kong the picture and introduced her as my GIRLFRIEND. Had lots of fun with that one. Hey, I still don't know her name but everyone else did in Hong Kong.

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Photos

The Hong Kong Top Model
This is the Model I passed by and took a picture with.

The Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel is the most famous hotel in Taiwan because of it's traditonal architecture and because all the famous celebrities as well as high ranking official stay there.

Mushroom Tree
I just thought this tree looked pretty cool.

Lim's Garden I
Lim's family was one of Taiwan's wealthiest families. They built a large garden in the middle of their estate.

101 Building
The world's tallest building is another attraction in Taiwan. It's the 101 building. The building has 101 floors and overlooks Tapei's mountain view, city view, and ocean view. It's an amazing site.

101 view
One of the views I got from the 101 Building

Night Market
Night Markets are awesome because there are sooooo many goodies you can try. They usually open at 10pm until very late.

Good Luck!!!!
This car was given to Taiwan as a gift from the US. This is not the important thing though. The main attraction is the numbers on the license plate. 8 is a luck number for the Chinese. When you pronounce the number 8 in Chinese it sounds like Fortune. So the plate reads.... FORTUNE FORTUNE FORTUNE!!!!!!

My Challenge in Taiwan...Uncle and Aunt
I visited my Uncle and Aunt in Taiwan. The thing was that they both speak two different dialects of Chinese. They were definitely testing my level of Chinese. My Uncle spoke Cantonese to me while my aunt spoke to me in the Mandarin and Fujian. They seriously spoke to me simultaneously and I had to respond to them in the same dialect. I think I failed miserablly...

Comments

[Lea]

Wow!
Hi Jonathan! I've been keeping up with your blogs, but I haven't had time to send you any comments. Hope all is well with you. Love the pics, especially the one with the cajones! Ha Ha! I think that is a real word. I'm glad you've had the chance to meet family on your journey there. Take care!

[Veronica Garcia]

Taiwan
I love all those pictures!! I click the screen to maximize it and start clicking the 'next' link...then suddenly it starts taking me to the previous pics and that's when I realized that I had just view the last one. The 'next' has changed to the 'previous' and I that get's me MAD! I get soooooo hooked on your travelogs that it's frustating. You're bringing the Asia continent to my feet because of all the places you've have visited. Now, comes the hard part, deciding which place to go visit. How come I can't take you with me?? You can show me around all those wonderful places you have visited.

[Gladys]

Taipei!
Haha! I love the story of the your girlfriend. ;) Is that your big uncle? I'm sure he and your aunt had a good time seeing you strugle with the different dialects! Shi shi! (I know i'm not spelling it right but if you say it aloud- its thank you.. right?). Well Shi shi for your blog!

[Hani]

Happy Belated Birthday
Hey Jon, I am glad you are doing well. Happy Belated Birthday. I was thinking of you when I was in Hawaii but did not get a chance to get on the internet to email you or send you a virtual b-day card. I look forward to your return. We will celebrate then. Love You!!! Hani

[Kelly]

Lim's Garden
I have a garden in Taipei??????? COOL!

[Me]

Jon, I don't think she is a model, I asked around, no one seems to know her here in the US! I do think she is the girl that you been hiding all along and you are now spending time with her in China and traveling........(Who is taking these pictures while you are standing there???????)

[JonChan On The Plane Again]

The comment from the mystery "ME"
Whenever you see a comment from "Me"....it's Danny, my brother in law. He's such a Butthead!~

[Sayuri]

Go Jonchan on gettin a pretty GF!! =) hahaha. I woulda done the same if I saw all these cameras flashing at her. She must be somewhat important right? haha. I miss you!