Taiwan.. the little China island

This is already a third week of the year and I don't think I have much resolutions for the year, besides getting a job. I let God decide what is good for me and afterall, He's the one who draws my life story, so yeah..

I just decided to extend my stay in Taiwan for another 3 months / another term. It was a tough decision for me, there were pros and cons. But after much discernment, I chose to stay and He let me stay and so does my dad. I also managed to change my flight date.

What I think about Taiwan after -+7 weeks living here..
>> Nice place to live in.

>> The people are really nice, at least the ones I've met so far. They are really kind.

>> Yummy food, but to be honest, I am more into the Korean/Japanese food here rather than Taiwanese food itself as Taiwanese food is Chinese food, so .. whereas for Korean/Japanese, you hardly get it for an affordable price and good taste in both Malaysia and Indonesia. But here, it's cheaper and yummier. :)

>> The winter is indeed much better than the other countries with winter season as Taiwan's does not drop til even 0 degree. So far the lowest here during my stay is 8 degree. But I am still freezing because there's no heater here! (and there's no carpet in my room especially). Something I find strange, but it's the fact. They say that heater is not necessary as the weather does not reach 0. -_-". But for me, I still need one, but can't afford. So, I am trying my best here to survive!

>> You rarely see rubbish-bin on the road. And you gotta throw your own rubbish when the rubbish-bin-car is passing by your home.

>> There's a lot of Koreans and Japanese here. No wonder you see a lot of Korean/Japanese restaurants everywhere you go.

>> Not only that, churches are also spreading around the country. Where ever you go, you see at least one church in that area. They are all different domination for sure. Something sad about Christian on this earth..

>> Motorcycles here are more than you can imagine! Did you watch Meteor Garden 1? There you see San Chai is riding a motorcycle, it's exactly like that! And the traffic here is improper. One side of the road shows that it's time for pedestrians to cross the street and yet, another side of the road shows a green light for vehicles to go on (turn). So how's that? I still do not understand Taiwan's traffic.. It's even scary sometimes, have to watch out the traffic from your left side before crossing the street, even it says that it's YOUR turn to walk
Apart from that, transportation system here is really good. There are buses and MRT to take you around. They're clean too.. compared to the ones in Malaysia (except the Monorail and LRT Putra, they're good.. ^^ ).

>> Oh, night market is really booming here. Everywhere you go, there is night market. There you can get almost everything you want, especially clothes, shoes, accessories, food, etc.. and with cheaper price of course. In the case of clothes, most of them are imported from Korea.
I love to go to the night market here though, despites the fact that I need to watch out on my spending.

>> Fruits here are slightly expensive than Malaysia (In my opinion, Malaysia is one of the fruits heavens :p). I hardly eat fruits here due to the price. However, since Chinese New Year is coming, the price of oranges is low. Therefore, from today onwards, I'll feed myself with some oranges. hehe.

>> Taiwan is well-known for its smelly toufu, but I have not tried it yet and so far, I don't think that I want to try it, so yeah. Many foreigners do not like it either. Besides, bubble-tea is also Taiwan's specialty. Everywhere you go, you can find at least one small shop selling it. From all the flavours I've tasted so far, I like Chocolate, Green Tea and Milk Tea plus the Pearl of course.
Thinking of getting me one? :p

>> I heard that the income and ownership tax here is very high, including the cost for one house. That's why you see a lot of people living in a small apartment (a.k.a Rumah Susun) rather than on one land-one house. And most of the 5-storey apartments do not have lift, so you know what you will do, take the stairs and exercise! :p

>> You can find a lot of roti Canai here,too! Not only in Malaysia! hehe. But of course, Chinese Version of Canai.

I think this is pretty much about Taiwan that I can think of right now. Will write more next time and bien sur, with some pictures attached.


Au Revoir!