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Supposedly, they make the best coffee; even better than Starbucks. I found the prices to be surprisingly high. Great coffee means high prices. I ordered a vanilla Lavanza while my aunt ordered a mocha flavored Lavanza. They took their time in making the coffee and when they were finally done, I tasted the coffee and found it to be made very well. It was creamy and perked me up right away. They really do know how to make a good coffee.

Our coffee break over, we went and met Uncle Huei and the kids at the toy store. Naturally, the kids were in awe of all the toys there and they wanted everything. However, like parents usually are, my aunt and uncle refused to buy them anything. They were particularly enthralled with the toy penguins that go up a motorized staircase and slides their way down to the bottom to go up the staircase all over again. Uncle Huei decided that he and the kids were going to go back to the apartment. My aunt asked if I wanted to watch a movie and I thought that it would be fun to watch a movie in Taiwan. We went to the multiplex downstairs and waited in line to buy tickets. I found it funny the way they sell tickets in Taiwan. They actually assign seats and ask you if you want to listen to the packages they offer. We bought tickets to watch the Bourne Identity.

The theater was relatively small compared to American theaters, and there were not that many people inside. After finding our seats, we waited for the movie to start which didn’t take very long.

Like in America, there are commercials and previews in the beginning. The movie was very entertaining. I found the sound system to be especially loud which made the movie going experience much better. During the movie, I had to go to the toilet. My aunt seemed to be very squeamish and had to cover her eyes a few times; overall, a very good movie.

When the movie finished, we went to shop some more and I finally found some clothes that I liked at a store called B.U.M. equipment. I also bought a shirt for one of my friends. As we were making our transactions, my aunt got a call from Uncle Huei informing him that he didn’t have his keys and had locked himself out of the apartment. I was surprised that they had stayed outside in the rain for so long. Aunt May wasn’t that surprised as she said that he often did this.

It wasn’t raining too hard outside, to our surprise, and we quickly walked back to the apartment. Uncle Huei didn’t have too much trouble keeping him and the kids busy as I could see they went to McDonalds and to other stores. Getting back to their apartment, we ate dinner. The sticky rice actually tasted very good and I enjoyed it very much. The kids fought quite a bit. What else is new? To end the day, I watched Spy Games along with my aunt and uncle and then went to bed. Da-Chien made a big fuss while my aunt tried to put him to bed. That was the day!

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