Wow, I just realized that I’ll be back in the States in less than a week. I will definitely miss the Taipei’s delicious food. Tonight, I’m going to eat some yummy dim sum. Yay!

Yesterday, I went to get a magic perm. It took about 4 hours. I had no idea what this process entails, so after a hair stylist washed the chemicals out of my hair and then blew dry it, I thought that was it. I was disappointed that my hair wasn’t straight. I didn’t know that it would be another 2-3 hours before my perm was complete. Two people straightened every strand of hair on my head for about an hour. That took the longest time. After that, my hair was washed/conditioned and then it was dried again. At this point, my hair was very straight. Then the main hair stylist cut my hair again, and I was good to go. She told me that I couldn’t wash my hair for 2 days, and I have to leave my hair down for a week. Ahh! This whole hair process only cost $2700 NT (< $90 american). It costs about $400 in America. I'm so glad I got it done here. :)

Today I went bowling. I was so close in breaking 100, but it wasn't meant to be. Before we went bowling, we went to see the Bodyworlds exhibition at the science museum in Shilin. It was kind of interesting. There was one part that I found to be really disturbing. They had a special section of dead human fetuses. It was quite sad. I don’t think the US would ever welcome such an exhibition, but who knows!

Today, my younger sister and I arrived at the Internet cafe at 2:45 pm. We did not sit down at a computer until 4 pm. Why did it take us so long to finally use a computer? Well, it’s because of all the people who only play Counterstrike and other online games like that. For $110 NT ($3 American about), one can use a computer for 5 hours. You can also use computer for 8 and 12 hours at a time. How crazy is that? This place must be making tons of money. They also serve food and drinks to these gaming addicts. What confuses me is why these kids don’t play their games at home. One person told me that the connection here is much faster. My cable modem at home is very fast. I don’t find this to be any faster. Anyway, maybe Taiwan’s DSL/Cable connection isn’t as fast.

I have 4 minutes before my time is up. My birthday was good. We ended up going to a Chinese buffet. For a mere $22 American, I dined like a princess. Many of these huge buffets in Taipei, put East Buffet to shame. They are cheaper too!

Well, my sister and I are off to meet people at Shilin Nightmarket. Yesterday, we went to the famous Snake Alley. I love how that night market is called a “Tourist Night Market”. Basically, it just means the prices are jacked up.

My sister and I saw Landy at Ximending yesterday. I think it was the highlight of my sister’s trip. I will be adding pictures to my photogallery as soon as I return to the States.