Today we had the whole day off and really had no plans. So we met with Stanley and Abby and they took us to eat some dumplings. I ate fried dumplings and really liked them. I'm glad I learned how to make them at Dr. Chin's place. After eating Ari, Ivan, Ankit, Abby, Stanley and I all decided to take another trip to Taipei.
When we got there we went to a temple because the others didn't get the same experience I had earlier. I actually enjoyed this one more because it was bigger and we did more. We first just walked around and then we asked the gods some questions. The way you get their response is by dropping these wooden horns that are cut in half. If the land on opposite sides the god agrees with your question. If they are both on the round end the god is laughing at your question and if they are both on the flat end then the god is mad at your question. Also if the god agrees with your question then you must ask three more times in order for the question to likely come true. I asked if I was going to be successful. I know that is very broad but I was just feeling it out. The god agreed three times in a row. That made my day. After the questions Ari and I bought Buddha beads and Abby showed us how to bless them. That was a really cool experience.
After the temple we walked around and saw a really cool fountain, a historical place and also some shopping centers. Then we went to the Taipei night market. It was very busy and crowded. The vendors are not supposed to sell in the middle of the walkway but they do anyway. This makes it really congested and funny when the cops come. All the vendors pack up what they had in the middle and hide out of sight.
On the return trip we took the bullet train back. This is an extremely fast train that can go 186 miles per hour. That definitely made the trip home a lot faster. I really enjoyed my time today.
When we got there we went to a temple because the others didn't get the same experience I had earlier. I actually enjoyed this one more because it was bigger and we did more. We first just walked around and then we asked the gods some questions. The way you get their response is by dropping these wooden horns that are cut in half. If the land on opposite sides the god agrees with your question. If they are both on the round end the god is laughing at your question and if they are both on the flat end then the god is mad at your question. Also if the god agrees with your question then you must ask three more times in order for the question to likely come true. I asked if I was going to be successful. I know that is very broad but I was just feeling it out. The god agreed three times in a row. That made my day. After the questions Ari and I bought Buddha beads and Abby showed us how to bless them. That was a really cool experience.
After the temple we walked around and saw a really cool fountain, a historical place and also some shopping centers. Then we went to the Taipei night market. It was very busy and crowded. The vendors are not supposed to sell in the middle of the walkway but they do anyway. This makes it really congested and funny when the cops come. All the vendors pack up what they had in the middle and hide out of sight.
On the return trip we took the bullet train back. This is an extremely fast train that can go 186 miles per hour. That definitely made the trip home a lot faster. I really enjoyed my time today.
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