As Typhoon Fanapi raged through Taipei today, I’m stuck in my room eating 7-11 Bentos. I had pork rice this afternooon and it smelled horrendous when i opened it. I gave up after a few bites and decided to brave the strong wind and intermittent rain to the 7-11 next block. It is just 1-min away from the safety of my dorm and the rain was not heavy. I got bentos for dinner and possibly Monday’s breakfast before the wind starts sweeping people off their feet. I bought beef rice and chicken rice. I just ate the beef rice, which was barely palatable. So I had milk with cereal. This simple soul food tasted so much better and filled my stomach.
The made-in-taiwan umbrella I bought here has since been proven to withstand strong wind and still work. The moment I opened the door, the gush of wind was fantastic. It immediately messed up my hair and my umbrella was upturned too. Next time I won’t need an umbrella when there’s a typhoon.
This is the best weather to air-dry my clothes and for free. The dryer in my dorm which i pay NT10 or 50 sg cents to use doesn’t dry my clothes completely! It is so very irritating. Out of 25 articles, only 5 were completely dried. The rest, i had to hang them in the cupboard and leave the cupboard open. It was not the first time. If other dryers are also this inefficient, it’s time to complain!
And another inefficiency was the internet connection in my room which took 4 days, numerous trips to the lobby reception and as numerous calls to get up. I also waited until 1am for the student network technician (who did not turn up). Several kind-hearted souls including my volunteer’s friend in the same dorm, the dorm’s counsellor, and a neighbour opposite. On the 3rd night, I felt so down beacuse there were so many things I could not do without the internet such as checking my modules allocation and talking to my loved ones. Eventually, I had to insist that I needed help right now and not wait for another day or night. The receptionist called the computer network office and the problem was solved almost instantly.
【 台北縣 】明天照常上班、照常上課. No more excitement. Back to school tomorrow!
Oh yes, this also means I need to get 2 more volumes of Norton Anthology of Western Literature. Heartache.
