star: abt the trip, we walked alot.
1st day went up to a mountain place where mike's customer stays. its near wulai. its really mountain man! got to walk among the grass to reach the house. they even pluck wild fruits & vege to eat. then brot us on a walk further up the moutain, lucky there is road to walk on. both of us were really panting & perspiring. but the taiwan couple walk like pc of cake to them. dinner time, they brot us to a jap/korean bbq place. really cheap compared to sg prices.
2nd day, mike went for appt n i went shopping at a mall called Miramar. it has a ferris wheel on top of bldg. i really love the children dept. huge & many brands. some cant find in sg. was tempted to buy a fully hand sewn leather shoe for A but it was very ex. prices range from >$100 onwards. its really soft & the sole was completely bendable. they can make matching mommy & daddy shoe with the same designs too
was tempted to buy an adult shoe for myself too. lucky mike came to meet me juz in time n we went off. haha!!
late afternn, went to wufenpu, its a huge wholesale mkt. some of the things r cheap. i bot shorts for <$10 each n comes with belt. lots of lanes to walk. if really gd at bargain hunting, can buy lots of stuff. i'm not gd at this, so didnt buy much.
after tt, we proceed to shilin for makan. this is where the hao da da ji pai is. really huge but has bones(ribs). there r lots of shops selling clothes, shoes at shilin too. bot few pcs for A tt cost <$5 each. the clothes r on bamboo poles now, will take pic after its dry.
i wld rec not to do these 2 places in 1 day. our backs were breaking after this.
other than the popular fried chicken & ah zhong mian xian, i found a few recommended food fr a travel forum. we managed to find a hong shao beef noodle(near xmd) & bbq chicken(at xmd) on 3rd day. also tried their version of roti prata called cong1 shao1 bing3. really yummy! this was the day i logged into forum using hp at xmd. we were resting at starbucks & watching the illegal food stalls come n go. they will push the carts to the streets very fast. n when news of police coming, they disappear in a flash. we were amazed at their mobility. i missed a few stalls cos the police was really on tt day. damn the police!
finished p at xmd with mango ice & smelly tofu.
last day, we went taipei 101 & eslite bookstore. bot a few chinese dvd for A. hope he likes it