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Have pretty much recovered from jetlag now. Got back home after 3 weeks in Taiwan early on Thurs. Was all ready for two full days of work before an epic sleep, but was not quite prepared for the cold front...! I was working on my tan when I left Taiwan! But it's good to be back. I seem to have spent most of this year away from home so far...

Taipei is my hood after all, and naturally, since I was chillin' with me homies, I tried some new things (and wimped out of others).

New things I tried:

• Pearl Tea (see pics)
• The Lantern Festival
• Shabu Shabu (like Chinese Hotpot)
• ShihLin nightmarket
• Taipei 101 (tallest building in the world, see pics)
• Mahjongg (money, money, money)
• Taking the Taipei MRT (tube) wearing a paddy field hat.
• Kirin beer.

Things I passed on:

• Coagulated pig's blood... bloody!
• Pig's ears... yucky!
• Pig's trotters... muddy!
• Fish heads... fishy!
• Chicken feet... smelly!
• Betel nuts... chewy!
• Hot springs in WuLai... just plain dirty!

Anyone tried these?

Tags: Taiwan, jetlag, pearl tea