Thursday, July 3, 2008

Joy in the Taipei Metro

I keep asking myself to enjoy good things about Taiwan and make it a nice stay. A lot of people might agree that these could include food, shopping and transportation.


I like the Taipei Metro a lot, and indeed, a lot of people call it “the most civilized place in Taipei.” First, it’s clean since there is always someone doing cleaning in the train. Second, it’s organized since people queue to get in the train. Third, it’s considerate since now with the new automatic sensors at the entrance of each station we don’t need to “dig in” our bags to find the pass anymore. Fourth, it’s punctual and comes very often, and there is always a timer telling when the next train will come. Fifth, it’s convenient since the train goes to everywhere in Taipei including suburbs.


Yesterday while changing trains at the station Zhongxiao Fuxing I saw a huge photo of my sister Joy, and thus got super surprised: “She is here because I miss everybody so much?” No, I was kidding. That girl is Namie Amuro, a famous Japanese star who has been popular for more than 15 years. Some people said Joy looks like her, and since then she has taken it for granted. Namie came to Taiwan a couple of times but too bad Joy always missed it. Hahahahah, do you like the photo of yourself?

I’ll remember to get some nice dresses for my sister before going back to Montreal. Just like the Metro, shopping is another wonderful thing about Taipei!



2 comments:

Joy said...

Wow, I look so pretty. I do have a great team and my hair dresser did a good job :p.

I want to see her concert so much :(. She is going to start another tour soon, and I am going to miss it again.

Wait, I just need to sing in front of the mirror and I can see my own concert :p.

Grace Lin said...

That's also exactly how I feel when I stand in front of the mirror. I can sing "Music" or "Sorry", and which one do you want?