Taiwan: Day one

Saturday -> May 9th 2009

Day one in Taiwan, the first full day of Taiwan. *pinches myself some more* It feels quite unreal. Though the torture that I was put through this morning might be the cause of it. Dr. Charlie had us have "extreme makeovers" at this store called Lishe. basically we took part in a popular Taiwanese activity; having a professional photo shoot in fancy clothes. I was in a pink dress. I felt like dying in a corner, sadly the dress was so big, I couldn't hide if I wanted, too! I will put up the images, when I get them, because supposedly we get a album of the photos and a CD with the images on them, it will look all professional and good. I felt sorry for the workers, they are doing amazing work and they end up with a very ugly model. It was quite funny, I was begging to be saved. I was so embarrassed. I didn't fit any of their dresses, they put me in eight different dress that didn't fit, my chest was too big, and I have no ..umm.. assets to match the chest size, so they suddenly started... umm... working on hiding this lack without saying anything and I freaked out a bit.

It was awful!!!

Though the actual photo taking was fun, but they did us in group of five in a studio or outside; so every photo shoot I had people talking to me so it was fun.

Before my group went to have our photo shoot/trying on clothes, we went to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, and NTCH (National Theater and Concert Hall). It was amazing. It was so beautiful I really really wished I had a camera at that point, though you could only have limited photos. We had a very loooonnnngggg talk with a religious/charity group based in Taiwan that was having a display in the Memorial Hall, and trapped us with a tour and tea!!!! Though it was very very informative about the group, though I felt they seemed cult-ish when I was finished. a bit un-nerving.

After all that work at the Photo Shop, we hopped on the subway and then a bus, to the National Palace Museum. THAT WAS FREAKING AMAZING. Though I feel I might have been the only one who loved it. Everyone was back every early and said they got though the entire museum. I only got though two stories of the Museum and that was going fast. I met a number of Taiwanese people who wanted to talk, including one of the head attorney of Taipei County, who's son is going to Stanford University for Medicine. He was chatty...

Then we went to the Night market, THAT WAS WOW. No other way to describe it. It was amazing, it felt like millions of people were out there, and millions of products, though not much I was interested in buying. When I was wondering about, the police was coming buy and all the people who were selling products without a license disappeared with in a few seconds, and all their stuff was gone! It was amazing!!!

I AM tired, so I need sleep, sorry if my handwriting is bad, I am so tired. I can't really see straight now. 'night.