Another Day in Taipei

And so it continues.

I wrote out this post longhand because Neko was on the computer last night, and I didn't feel like touchscreening. What I wrote last night:

Today was, as always, a lovely day. But what did I actually do? I'm struggling to recall...Alright. So I know I woke up pretty early, especially considering
1) I'm on holiday
2) Neko and I stayed up late last night watching Chuck. (up til 3am!)

So yeah, woke up early-ish, had a shower and lounged around - catching up on the LJ flist, blogs, and some other regular reads, and reading my book while waiting for Neko to wake up. I knew she must have been quite tired - she was snoring! When she finally woke up, we got dressed and made our way to the computer mall. Grabbed breakfast on the way, of course; I was ravenous! I must ask her what it's called...I refer to it as "Chinese calzone". It was this fried dough pocket filled with pork or beef or vegetables. I had the pork one, and a bite of the beef one. It was yummy! Perhaps I'll see if I can get it again today.

Before we actually got to the computer mall though, I got distracted by the Farmers' Market. I persuaded Neko to swing by for a bit, not that it took much persuasion at all. Neko's so obliging! I bought...let's see. Not much actually. Got a box of their drip coffee, which I think would be perfect for the office, plus the girl threw in a couple coffeebags for free. Also bought a box of aloe vera tea for Mum and Nan to try. It's actually quite good (I had a sample) and it's probably really healthy too.

Didn't get anything from the computer mall. Anything that caught my eye...well, I could prolly just get it from Sim Lim back home. Not that I actually go to Sim Lim, but still. I could. The place that Neko wanted to take me to after that was closed, due to the flora expo. At least, it was open, but now it was part of the flora expo. So we made our way to a pretty neat cafe called ecole, where I indulged in a slice of chocolate cheesecake toffee latte, which was nowhere near as amazing as the Toffee Nut Latte from Starbucks. I was disappointed that the Toffee Nut Latte isn't out in Starbucks here! It's is back home though, so I'll prolly have one when I get back. Anyway, I got kinda bored and tired after a bit, so we headed back to Neko's.

Where I promptly crashed. For a couple hours.

Woke up after dark (it was about 6pm) and got dressed to go out. We'd originally made plans with Neko's colleagues, but one by one, they bowed out for various reasons. I think they just didn't want to meet Neko's weird Singaporean friend. So we stayed in for a bit, watched the latest episode of Chuck, then headed out.

We went to eat at a food court first. We had wonton noodles (which was great!) and a traditional Taiwanese dish - this white radish cake. We do have something similar in Singapore, only the texture was slightly different, and there was this great sauce over it. I really do have to ask Neko what it is!

Then we decided to hit the bars. First we went to Brown Sugar. The drinks (we both had a Roman Coke) were bad and overpriced. Sure, it wasn't as bad as King Robert's Dark Rum, but still...rather unpalatable. And the live band left a lot to be desired. So we left after finishing our drinks, and crossed the street to Barcode. I actually quite liked the place. It had a fun, relaxed vibe going on, and a decent crowd. Great music, and most importantly, the drinks were much, much better.

Oh, and I just remembered that Neko and I didn't do shots after all!

Anyway, we did manage to get a decent buzz going, and we finally decided to head home. But not before grabbing grilled fishcakes (for Neko) and sausages and bacon-wrapped spring onion (for me). Nothing beats street vendor food when you've been out drinking! So yeah, we're back at Neko's, we're both showered, she's online, and I'm sprawled on her bed, scribbling all of this into my notebook. But I'm done now because my arm is aching. I blame technology - I used to be able to write for hours on end (hello, 'A' level essays!), but now...well, now my arm aches. So I'll stop now and go to sleep. I am, after all, already in bed.

And so ends Day 6.