Monday, January 26, 2009
happy new year from taipei!
i love taipei! i love sheraton taipei! i love the pretty lady staff of sheraton taipei!! although there are so many channels on tv in the room, i decided to come down to the lounge for a complimentary drink. taiwan beer of course.i wanted to upload pictures to share.. but speeds are not very good here.. go to my facebook to see!
the feel is really different here.. perhaps it's the long holiday period during chinese new year.. perhaps it's the spending vouchers issued by the government.. anyhow our chinatown just pales in comparison.
it's still pretty cold (10-14C) so it's not uncomfortable and sticky to walk in the crowds of a new year market.. there is also much more variety in the stuff sold here.. unlike in sg where it's always those handful of food items and what not. boring. maybe it's because here the whole country celebrates this occasion
i just have to keep stressing how much i love sheraton taipei.. wahaha..
it's good why, because on the eve of cny, there it was full house in the restaurant. maybe 90% of the diners are taiwanese families having their reunion dinner. they arrive in the lobby and start wishing everybody happy new year and stuff.. no lack of festive spirit.. even as of now, the night of 初一, it's packed to the brim.
it's really refreshing to take a break from 22 years of waking up early in the morning of 初一to go 拜年at all the specific relatives' houses. i'm glad i got such a good roster to start my lunar year!
新年快乐，身体健康，万事如意，心想事成！
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