too much holidaying... my head hurts

Normally I'm sluggish while in Taiwan. I make unambitious plans for holiday - I hit 1 city 1 day.

In the last couple of days, I've dragged Francis along to Hualien/Taroko Gorge for the weekend, taken him to various night markets, eaten various taiwanese fare. Yesterday it was Tainan for the day. Tomorrow it'll be outdoor climbing at Longdong, off Keelung and the northern coast.

I'm kinda tired right now. My throat is not feeling too good and my head feels heavy. I had 150 emails today and I'm down to 50 and I need to get my weekly report out as well. It's 7.30pm and I'm a bad host - asked Francis to go explore Shilin night market on his own.

Sigh!

While I love exploring Taiwan and I'm glad Francis is here to do it with me, I think it's too much of a good thing. My mind's exploding with glee, my body's too old to cope!

Wish me luck climbing tomorrow - will need to double down on the anti-inflammatory drugs tonight.

Francis in town

Francis finally visited! We went to Hualien + Taroko Gorge over the weekend. We spent half a day in Hualien - basically just following Rae's list of to-eats : from dumplings to dessert to pancakes. Then we rented a car and drove ourselves into Taroko Gorge. It was great! Our pix are being parked.

Yeah, Francis helped me buy (an English speaking) digital camera to replace the one that was stolen from me - boo you thief! Mostly he has control over it, so please, no comments about the photographic skills on my Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8062670@N07/sets/72157616127698862/

We just got back from beef noodles + ice monster at Yongkang Street, and I'm sitting at my favourite time of the week - the marketing meeting conference call. :( I hate these late night conf calls!

Planning to take Wed (go climb at Longdong) and Fri (climb 7stars peak at Beitou, followed by visit to Tainan). At least that's the plan!