Filed under: Travel | Tags: accident, food, freshman 15, motorcycle, pearl milk tea, rain, Tainan, Untouchable, weather, weight
I’m a little worried that I’ll go back to the bay and find myself +10 lbs. The food is incredibly delicious here. The Asian food at home is nothing compared to what I’m eating now.
They have taro inside the pearls now, and even pearl noodles. I’m getting really sick of the pearl milk tea though. I’ve had three drinks in the past week already!
I rode the little motorcycle by myself yesterday for the first time. It is definitely easier seen than done. I was doing pretty well for the first few minutes practicing in a narrow alley (big mistake). I reached the end of the alley and got off to turn the motorcycle around, unintentionally turning the right handle/accelerator. If it weren’t for a huge concrete block in front of me, that vehicle would’ve run off itself. I tried to regain control, but I ended up turning the right handle again. The motorcycle crashed twice on the block and I have a dozen purple bruises all over my legs. Lesson: Driving a car is much easier.
Recently, I have been terribly addicted to Untouchable, a Korean hiphop duo. Their music was my coffee during finals week. I’ve even memorized some of the lyrics after putting the songs on repeat, even though I have no idea what they mean.
Update: It is raining cats and dogs here. I miss the sunny weather in the states. The south isn’t too bad though. I left 彰化 for the south on Friday and planned to return on Sunday. I ended up spending an entire Saturday at 高雄’s 夢時代 eating pounds of food. It’s the second largest mall in Southeast Asia. This extended my trip to Monday. Then my aunt wanted us to stay longer, so we agreed on Tuesday. Somehow it got delayed day by day, but I finally left on Saturday night. The rain has stopped now. It is unbearably hot outside. I hate unpredictable weather.
- @Austin I’ll try to find the pens for you! I haven’t seen any Pilot ones yet.
- @HG I flew one of Eva’s old planes. The new ones have better seating arrangments (3-3-3) and personal screens. By the way, did you mean scented markers or scented highlighters?
- @maxbaroi Withdrawing must’ve been a difficult transition. When are you coming back to Cal?
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. -Henry Miller
