Things I am Grateful For This Vacation

Of course there are more than this.

I managed to still do my work.
Let’s be honest, here. It’s not easy to work from home when you haven’t been home for a year! Fortunately, I was able to finish due work, AND spend quality time with my loved ones. :D

I didn’t get sick…
until the day I had to go back to Taiwan. LOL. I don’t think it’s because I had to go back, though. I love Taiwan. At some point, your body just needs rest. And the point happened to me just a day before I had to get on the plane to Taiwan.

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Ultimate Backpacking : All That and Sleeping at McDonalds (Day 2)

Where were we? Puli, 8 of us packed in a room supposedly for 4 people at Jin Shan hotel. In case you missed how we arrived there, you may read the whole story here.

When we finally got a place to sleep at 1 a.m., we all said that we wanted to sleep until 10 a.m. No one’s allowed to put on their alarm clocks. Well, all those sayings turned out to be just talk, because around 7 a.m. I could already hear the sound of some of my friends awake and talking and deciding to take a shower. :-P

We left our hotel at 11, just on time for check-out. The plan for the day was to find some interesting tourism spots near Puli or at Taichung, and get back to Zhongli by train or bus at night. We decided to eat first near Puli bus station, and in the meantime search through the internet for information on tourist destinations around Puli. Continue reading