Mother: Cheryl, you have to mop the floor today, BOTH the upstairs and the downstairs and make sure you cover every inch. Oh and buy dinner tonight.


Cheryl: *groan* Why me?


Mother: Because you are the eldest.


Cheryl: Then what does the pig do?


Mother: Don't call your brother a pig. He vacuums the floor.


Cheryl: NOT FAIR! Vacuuming takes only 10 minutes. Mopping takes ages and is so very tedious!


Mother: I don't care. You have to do it.


Cheryl: But... This is Not Fair at all. I could have used the time to do my homework, while the pig gets to maple his time away?


Pig: (Grinning at the computer screen, flirting with girls on maple, oblivious to what is happening)


Mother: (Ignoring what I said) And if you have the time, wash the toilets, clean the windows and tabletops, tidy up all the rooms, wash the clothes, iron them ....


Cheryl: (mind shuts down)


Talk about favouritism.

Rain rain rain... and more rain.

That's just about what happened today.

Tons of people, endless shoutings, flashy neon signboards screaming discounts, combined with the inevitable overbearing whiffs of smelly toufu. This the setting for a typical night market in Taiwan.


Allow yourself to flow with the sea of people and you'll realize that there are plenty in store for you. Stores sold practically everything, ranging from bubble tea, perfumes, clothes, bags, shoes, DVDs to even toiletries and door stoppers. Ladies will be delighted at the never-ending supplies of fashionable, outfits, hair accessories and trendy earrings of all sizes.


Humble food stores aligned themselves along the narrow pathways of the market while chefs remained busy at work. The occasional whiffs of pancakes, meat buns and delicious piping hot noodles make one's stomach growl with temptation. Local babblings in a mixture of hokkien and chinese were prominent over music blaring over the speakers.


Every step seemed to be accompanied with a 360 degree glance at the surroundings, while simply immersing yourself in the wonders of Taiwan. Welcome to the world of enjoyment, where eating and shopping dominates above everything else.

Today is the 7 of December. *clears throat* In other words, it's someone's birthday today. Hmm. Wonder who that person is...


THAT person eventually had her ear pierced today after cowering outside the jewellery store for a full 30 minutes or so.


THAT person treated me, siok hwa and trina 50 CENT ice cream cones after ENDLESS persuation even though she had a whooping amount of $$ after standing outside COURTS in miniskirts and on rollar blades handing out flyers to passers-by.


THAT person lugged a pair of rented rollar blades all the way to Pasir Ris and insisted on rollar blading even though the floor was soaked wet because of the rainy weather. And mind you she is going to be rollar blading for the next 3 days as well.


THAT person received 4 pairs of earrings, a bottle of alcohol and a pair of earholes as a birthday present.


More importantly, THAT person should thank us (Me, Trina and Siok Hwa) for such a happy birthday.


Still wondering who THAT person is? Meanwhile, I shall use this opportunity to wish THAT person a very HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY! Congratulations! You are finally as OLD as us. :)