4 days
38 hours of work
7 hours of sleep
and 2 complete presentations later...
i never want to look at another powerpoint again.


but, on the bright side, i'm going to treat myself to all the fattening food i want today and go to bed at 10 PM =)

FOOD PICS

Just a sampling of the AMAZING food I've had here... :)

 

haha just kidding :)

homemade wontons! yum, my favorite thing @ shilin night market!

selection of fresh fruits for fresh squeezed juice, my favorite's watermelon juice :)

dessert buffet, 'nuff said.

taiwanese chicken noodle soup in yilan

desserts @ Joel Robuchon's Salon de The (for all you foodies!)

HOTPOT!!! MY FAVORITEEEEEEE 

"Party in Your Mouth" block toast @ Dazzling Cafe (basically a huge chunk of toast cut into cubes with butter and honey drizzled on the bread and ice cream on top... in other words, heaven)

pork skewers--waited 30 minutes in line for these, and worth it!!

famous soup dumplings at the famous Ding Tai Feng!!

mochi ready to be grilled and then dipped in honey, condensed milk, peanuts and red bean paste

fresh strawberries covered in condensed milk and chocolate

BBQ @ GanBei!

Beef Noodle Soup @ Mr. Chang's!

traditional taiwanese dessert: grass jelly, grass jelly shaved ice, and taro mochi

yep, i did it, the hello kitty cafe!!

SO NOW YOU ALL KNOW WHY I'VE GOTTEN FAT HERE IN TAIPEI!!!

I really want to go to a wedding in Taipei.
It's tradition for the girls to get wedding cookies--although I'm not 100% clear if it's all the girls who go to the wedding, or just the ones in the wedding party... Hm, will have to get that clarified...

The wedding cookies come in this box that basically looks like a big jewelry box, with lots of drawers and compartments for all the cookies, which are all individually wrapped in plastic so they don't go stale. (yeah, not very environmentally friendly, i know.. but nobody likes stale cookies, come on)
They're not just any cookies: they have lemon ones with almond slices, ones with chocolate and almonds, ones with just chocolate, plain vanilla ones, shortbread ones, wafer-looking ones, i mean they really go all out with their cookies.

Have I mentioned I sit right in front of the snack table at work?

Oh, and also that I'm on a "diet" before Kenting this weekend?

Maybe that's why I can't stop thinking about cookies...