well, let's see here... friday night, i had dinner with paul, leeya, and nelson at barn thai. it's this little place off of duane and lawrence.
saturday, i packed and got ready for my trip out to taiwan. my dad got me business class tickets, so i got to chill at the eva airlines executive lounge. they had all sorts of alcohol there, so i had *three* johnnie walker reds. ugh. it gave me a headache more than anything, which sucked.
the flight was ok, except that i still couldn't get any solid sleep. i was disappointed to find out that the seats didn't fold down all the way flat, but maybe 45 degrees instead. i think i dozed off a few times, and i did manage to catch _lucky number slevin_, which was a lame movie.
i arrived and went straight to bed. my body is so confused as to what time it is right now.
anyways, yesterday we went to see a chinese chiropractor for my neck. i didn't think he was that much better than an american chiropractor. he just knew where my bones hurt, and did things to make them feel better. and then, they rubbed my feet, as goes the theory that there are pressure points in the foot that correspond to different parts of the body.
oh, and we have a chauffeur who takes us around the city. i feel really bad about it. i mean, he drives us to places, and then has to just sit on his ass waiting for us to eat or shop or do whatever. i just feel guilty, and i want to say "i'm sorry" to him. :(
today, we went up taipei 101, which is this 101-level building that is apparently the new "highest building in the world." it also sports the fastest elevator, capable of going 60 km/h. we bought tickets and went up to the observation deck, and the trip up took something like only 37 seconds.
i saw my ex on tv for the first time today. i've heard about her from my friends who go to asia for years now, and now that i'm finally there, i got to tune in and see what the hype was about. i was happy for her. she's famous!
food is good here. and cheap, too. we got 10 shanghai juicy buns for about $4, which is far cheaper than a place like HC dumpling. i'm just worried that i'll gain a whole bunch of weight. it took a lot of time to get down to 165, and i don't want to do it all over again.
ok. i'm off. i'm not sure if i am able to sleep, but i've gotta try. it's kind of boring here (i know it's a bad thing to say, but it's the truth), so i'll just lie in bed.