03/22/2026
Fog or smog in the morning and evening. Jet lag is a bit like that. We happen to stay in the backside of a ginormous, modern mall, where three+ levels of restaurants and shops, multiple food courts, play spaces vie for attention.
Amid the street noises and unclarity, I realized I can get around but not totally understanding what the cashiers say, often behind face masks. Are you a member of something? Do you need parking validation (I think), do you want the receipt - the biz and newer terms are lost to me.
How do you pronounce Suage? It’s a restaurant 😂
Also a couple of taxi drivers chided me for taking too long (Ma forgot her glasses when we got down from 12 floors and I had to run back getting thru four gates basically), or gave the wrong address for pick up. I didn’t know exactly where I was and apparently the gps on the app isn’t accurate 🤔.
This reminds me of the negative energy what I left behind 40+ years ago. The patriarchal BS, presumptive, unkind dumping of their unhappiness and needing to control.
I do love the small park-like island in the middle of an older street. The lushness in Taiwan is something to love, especially coming from brownish Colorado.