10 September 2006: Linjiang Night Market

At Hisashi's suggestion, Francoise, Jasmine, Mu'en and I headed for the Linjiang Night Market（临江夜市）, because he had read from a Japanese website that there is a famous restaurant at the Market that sells delicious buns（割包，or in our language 扣肉包）. The kong ba bao and the Foochow fishballs are indeed delectable, but Mu'en who is a Foochow Chinese herself said that there are better ones in Singapore. I look forward to coming back to Singapore to taste them.

It has been raining for the past few days, and I'm getting sick of this bad weather. I wish for summer to pass and autumn to arrive, although I have heard that a colder climate will be experienced then. The rains do not encourage our frequent trips to the night markets, but there are so many of them left for us to explore that we feel compelled to visit one every evening! To put it simply, Taipei is floated with night markets. Every locality has a bazzar, although there are only a few notable ones. This is unlike Singapore, where a basar malam pops up only once in a while and and is mainly restricted to densely populated housing estates. I think that night markets can enliven our neighbourhoods effectively, and thus should be organized on a regular basis. I'm so amazed at the vibrancy of Taipei's night markets!


Love has blossomed between two individuals in our group of exchange students and volunteers. I sincerely wish them all the best on the track to seeking true happiness. May the force be with you!