this year's Mid Autumn Festival feels so different from previous years'. Lesser mooncakes, in fact, I think this year i only had one quarter of one tiny mooncake, and the fact that the whole family isn't around makes it a lot less like mid autumn.

Met someone on board, who happened to be a coursemate of some friends, and when i first saw him, he reminded me so much of someone. And i thought ok, probably just look alike. but when we were working and chatting, the topics we talked about, his mannerisms, the way he talks, eats and all... it's so uncanny how 2 people who are not related to each other can be so alike in SO many ways! and i couldn't help but keep wanting to know more about this new friend, just so i could find something that is at least different.

so in taipei, because Aunt couldn't make it in time to meet me, i spent the afternoon trudging with the guys to look at the computer stuff, acting as their translator. and dinner was yummy steamboat with nicky and some of the afternoon gang. i think being overseas, that's the best way to catch up with friends. yeah.

and so at night we headed to the tea house next to the hotel. and learnt about the art of chinese tea brewing. it was an eye opener though, i didn't realise you could use tea leaves for 5 rounds, i always throw mine away on 3. damn.

mahjong last night was a killer. but i recouped my losses and managed to save myself from bankruptcy. big mac does horrible things to ah fat's chip drawer. and chilli's italy flag magic only works in the day. and there's only one lucky seat at the mahjong table.