My plan was to leave today, Sunday night, for Taipei. Because I knew that there would be more opportunities to come back, I decided to stay with my original plan despite how much fun I was having. Since my family was going to my grandparents' graves, I had the morning all to myself. I showered, went to 大立 to get my favorite sandwich, and went to 大立 Star Palace to see if I could find washi tape. The tape was too expensive, but I ended up finding the perfect camera case instead. I had been keeping my camera in a sock for the last 4 months, so it was nice to finally find something safer to put it in.
When I got home, I almost immediately got a call from my aunt, who said that they would be ready to pick me up soon. They took me to a restaurant where all of my mom's family was. The only people that were missing was my cousin Yi An 億安 and my other cousin Xiao Wei. We had an abundance of food, and I was the happiest camper. Afterwards, we went to my aunt's house for tea and dessert. Although we didn't do much talking, it was good to have all of my family together on the last day. Or should I say, last day of this particular trip.
When most of my family had left, I decided to take the subway home so I could see a few more familiar sights. When, I came home, my uncles suggested we get dinner together at a nearby restaurant. The three of us walked there in the cool Kaohsiung night, and I can't recall ever being happier. There was simply an overwhelming amount of emotion from being escorted by my cute­ uncles. I'm such a fortunate child.
After dinner, the three of us went home, and sat on the couch talking about recent events and thoughts on just about everything. I had to be at the High Speed Rail by 8:15pm, so when it was time to leave, I thanked them for everything, and walked to the subway. 'Twas a wonderful spring break and a more wonderful weekend in Kaohsiung.
My uncles had never taken me out to dinner before (with just the two of them), so it was interesting to see how they wanted me to take pictures of everything. Everything! Who knows? Maybe this will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
We ended up at a Japanese-style sort of place. My meal was so delicious! I chose a beef bowl, of sorts, and the flavoring was exactly what I wanted. Light and savory.
My uncle's fish soup
Seaweed salad
My uncle's chicken skewer
My uncle's eel rice (minus a few bites hehe)
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