Taiwan Day 29 (Taipei 6)

 Today I was planning to go to Muzha Zoo today but I ended up feeling so tired that I decided not to go today. 

I went with 姨媽 to the markets and the rice vendor. 

The boss has his eye recently done and cataract removed and 姨媽 was asking him about how the process is. 

So I just cleaned the bathroom, much satisfy, and then vacuumed the floor and mopped the floor.

For lunch 姨媽 cooked me rice cake stir fried with 大白菜. Yummy.

Then I finished off some more postcards. My blog. 

After that I went out to PX Mart and looked for powder form Pocari or similar. I found it for $44 each that makes 5 packs of 200ml. Cool I can buy enough when I've sorted my suitcase before I go back.

I also asked LMN about the pets and Rii needs a new collar so I went to a nearby pet shop called 咕咕G寵物城 and found a nice pink collar for Rii.

Then I went back home and boiled water for my aiyu. 

大毛，小毛 was home too. 大毛 is so tall now he's almost as tall as me and his voice is starting to break.

After dinner I ended up helping 貝貝 with his English homework. His Eng is pretty good, he's at normal primary level as per his age pretty much.

Apparently he was quite happy I went to help with his homework and he was focused and finished his homework pretty quick. 姨媽 also told me he was smiley when I offered. 

When he moved onto maths I started getting lost so I retreated lol. Took a shower. 

Afterwards I washed my hands and tried it making aiyu by putting it into a cloth bag and kneading it in the cooled, boiled water. 

It's tiring but fun lol. 

It needs to be chilled I look forwards to seeing what it looks like tomorrow! 

Taiwan Day 28 (Taipei 5)

 Today I woke up later cause I stayed up so late last night. 姨媽 got me a club sandwich and a milk tea. 3Q. 

I sorted out the parcel of stuffs to send back to Taichung and also went out to get a mailing tube for Lake's stuff. I went to the same tint post shop and ended up buying a plastic tube for paintings for $140. Repacking ended up taking a while but I got all 3 things inside (poster, desk mat, teaspoon).

Then I went down to the post office and sorted it the parcels... I ended up putting the wrong info into the Ezpost and had to do it again. I got there though. Once that was printed, it was $318 for sending to Mexico for a 487g item. Registered. So cheap!

My parcel to Taichung cost like $80.

I bought a couple of stamps and then went back home to complete the postcards. 

姨媽 made me some leftover fools sauce noodles with 山東醋 and the bottle she has is from 2008. It's vintage now... There's still a little left.

After that and a cup of tea, it's time to go to CKS Memorial Hall and finally tick this off the list. 

I took a bus there and got off at the MRT station stop. I went down to get the stamp. 

Then back up and went to 7-11 and bought a bottle of water. It was only $12 for Uni water... Dafuq so cheap.

I entered via the side gate/entrance and walked through the gardens and arrived at the steps with Scott 10 mins to spare before the next change of guards. There are a lot of Koreans around me. 

The change happened and the guards are well disciplined and rehearsed. Respect. 

Then I went up the steps and had a look at the Hall with the statue. Soon I asked a staff there where I can get memorial stamps and started my quest. There are 4 in total. He told me to take the elevator down to 1F.

So I did. At least the stands with the stamps are easy to spot with purple signage. I confirmed with an info desk lady and she told me they are outside the shops and in purple. 

After I got the straps I browsed the shops. I found one of them selling the washi tape from the Tile Museum! So I bought one. Now I can stick that really soft postcard with another one as send as 1 card.

I browsed most of the shops but couldn't find anything quite suitable for Bridget. 

It was about 5mins till 5pm and I headed out to see the change of guards again. I had 1 more shop to go. As I was leaving, three guards were walking out too.

I walked in front so I wouldn't get in their way. 

There were way more people this time. The changed guards and performance, so we'll rehearsed and in sync.

Then two guards went directly down and the usher told people to move like Moses parted the sea. The guards walked to the flag and got into position, waited for 5:10pm before starting the flag ceremony and folded the flag super neatly into a pole, before leaving.

I took a few photos around, and some nui photos, and headed back to the last shop. They had some paper DIY kits of plants and a few more different stuff. I ended up getting 2 kits ($280 each) and thought it would be a good warm up inspo for Bridget's garden project.

After that, I found a bench outside and sat down for like 10 mins for a rest. I didn't get to the art exhibit. Ah well. Then the mozzies came so I left and decided to head home. On the way I decided to get some cakes from the pastry shop that I passed on the way here. I thought I got marble cake but it's actually cheesecake. Lol. Oh well I hope 姨媽 likes it! 

I got home just after 7:30pm and had dinner. Mmmmm how does 姨媽 make these porkchops so good. 

The cheesecake ($60 ea) really wasn't sweet at all and the crust has a slight salty taste which was pretty good.

I finished off my postcards in the evening and slept around 11pm which is much better than last night!! 

Taiwan Day 27 (Taipei 4)

 Today I rested in the morning. Nothing was open and 姨媽 went out to get breakfast for me while I was pooping... I was going to go with her. She ended up getting me McD's when she realised that it was Sunday.

I just vacuumed the floor and took a haul photo of 江湖一聚 event, and finished blogging. 

I also had a papaya. It was so aromatic and it had no seeds! 

After I finished blogging, I then I helped 姨媽 dye her hair using a konbu based dye. I combed it in.

And then 表姐夫 decided to try as well and I applied it for him. Since his hair was so short it was easy.

It was almost 3pm and I decided to go to the 北門郵局博物館 since G maps said it was open and less busy today. I took a 660? Bus there and snoozed on the bus.

When I got there I understood that Gmaps said it was less busy was because in the same building, they also have an actual post office. And that's closed today. 

On the way there I stopped at a noodle shop and got a bowl of sauce noodles as I was quite hungry now... $55 for the bowl and an egg. 

They didn't have a toilet the public can use so I went to the museum and they didn't have one too. So I had to walk across the block to go to 7-11 and use theirs. The ppm in the bath was so bad it was almost 2000ppm...

Once done it was back to the postal museum. They have so many stamps! And a Bugcat Capoo collab.

I think the DIY stamps room was closed today. Awww. 

When I was stamping they had a stamp rally event on and there was a guy and a girl coincidentally stamping as well and they told me about the event. She added me on Line and I told her that MRTs have stamps too. I showed her my stamp book and she showed me hers, which was a small square one. 

They said one of the scavenger hunt locations close at 5pm so you should go there first! I thanked them and finished up at the postal museum. I bought a set of 6 postcards for $120 of the historical post boxes, and the cards are embossed. 

I opened up Maps and ended up selecting the wrong set of the scavenger hunt... (there are 3 sets). 

I got to 中山堂 and realised my mistake. Then someone saw me at the stamp and told me there is a postal stamp exhibit upstairs that ends at 5pm. 

So I went up and asked if they still had ink stamps available? The guy at the counter said I need to buy postage stamps for $40 and then he can stamp for me. I didn't really understand but did it anyway, and the postage stamps were Capoo ones. He asked where I wanted to stick the stamps, and I said in my book. I understood now, he framped the stamps as if they were being mailed. 

After that the guy who took me upstairs asked if I collect stamps? And asked one of the leads of a hobby group of I can be added into the 444 people group. I added him on Line and after he got the OK he pulled me in. Whoaaaah. 

They were packing up and I left and thanked them as not to hold them up. I went to the right set of scavenger Hunt map locations, and picked one that was still open which was Mitsui & Co. Historical Warehouse. On the way I popped into Animate first but it was busy as. The ppm was 2000+...

When I got to Mitsui & Co they had the stamp rally one and more! I ended up staying there a while looking at the info and the little beer exhibit upstairs. Then ended up having something from the café as it was really quiet, and it was 6:20pm now. 

I ordered a set of historical building 雞蛋糕 and a Jinshuan tea. The staff mentioned that they close soon so I might be a bit hurried. That's OK, I can takeaway the leftovers I can't finish in time. They gave me a box pack just in case but I ended up finishing the whole lot so returned it. 

I only realised the buildings were different front and back when I reached the last one. Fhfhsjakfjf

What the hell they are too cute!! 

When I realised the back is different... 

I finished just 2 mins before 7pm and then decided to go and finish browsing at the Underground Mall. 

I ended up seeing the Zelda desk mat for $180 at a game shop, rip. Oh well. $300 was a reasonable price. I am doomed to be like this at the underground mall - find a thing, buy it, and then find for cheaper at a diff store. 

I made my way down the other side I didn't get to last time, and ended up finishing around almost 9pm. By the time I got on the MRT and got home, it was 10pm.

I talked to 姨媽 and 表姐 about what I did today and then took a shower. The hair dye worked pretty well for them! 

I didn't get to sleep until about almost 12am and I am paying for it today.