taipei trip..i miss dou jiang you tiao=)

December trip to taipei

along the streets of taipei..after a yummy breakfast of dou jiang you tiao and other steamed breads with different types of fillings like vegetables, yam, egg yolk..the you tiao was so light and crispy it just melted in your mouth! pair that with warm, not-too-sweet dou jiang--heavenly! for once, i didn't mind not having cornflakes with fresh milk for breakfast!=P

A merry christmas eve dinner at WASABI, the famous japanese restaurant at 101. since we didn't make prior bookings, we had to eat late at 9pm..we were so famished that sashimi and even sea urchin never tasted so GOOD!

my cute and bubbly sister.. a gong li-look alike!

spent christmas in taipei..well it wasn't snowing so it wasn't exactly a white christmas like i would have liked, but it was cold so that was enought to make me happy!
taipei was really enjoyable..eating the little snacks at the night market, along the streets, shopping at ximending (funky trinkets and jap-inspired street fashion) and 101 (christian dior, paul & joe, hugo boss, aka i-can't-afford) taking in the sights of china's lost treasures at the national museum..BUT most of all, it was wonderful just to spend time with my family..really missed my sister and my mum, both of whom were in HK before the trip (my sis is studying med in HK) It felt fantastic to hang out as one complete family again--with an extra--my lovely cousin angela! she had just completed a job stint in shanghai and was on her way back to NZ, so she joined us for a short break.. haha she turned out to be the most tireless and determined shopper of us all! it was FUN having her around!
now we're all back in our respective countries..my sis in HK, angela in NZ, me in S'pore.. i miss them tons..but we'll meet again don't worry! Love you all!

ON TOP of 101.. the tallest building in the world! we were just posing with a picture of it=)