Hallowe'en Taiwanese Style!!

Trick or Treat! Hope you all had a fun Hallowe'en weekend, whether it was eating too much candy or drinking too much booz! This was the first time that I've ever celebrated without all my friends back home, which I'm sorry to have missed out on this year :o( But I had a great time here, and it's not over yet!
Saturday was a luxurious day for me here, because I did NOT HAVE TO WORK!! My only Saturday off this entire year! I enjoyed it by roof-top suntanning and a stroll around downtown, where I found an actual Candy Store! Complete with truffles and gum balls, I was in Heaven! Saturday night included a fabulous bottle of white and a gathering of teachers here all dressed up in their finest trickery! A couple people from the dorm came with Lee and I to our friend's house party and then later on to a bar here called Function. The bar itself was small and had no dance floor, but the music was great and everyone I know was there so it was good times! I was dressed up as Sue, one of the characters from the kids' English Textbook - I have posted a picture of her from the book for you all to see! And I finally saw my first real live fight - a group of Chinese guys beat the crap out of some dood, and I mean BEAT, it was really bad and no one stepped in to break it up, not even the security guards! Craaazy! We got home at 4am and I spent most of Sunday just chillin out and making lesson plans for the week.
Monday and Tuesday classes here continue the Hallowe'en celebration, as I have to wear my costume to school! Classes include trick or treating around the school, games and candy - not a bad job! So check here again in a day or two if you want to see extremely cute pictures of Chinese kids dressed in costume!