Happy 2007!!

Hsin Nyen Kwai Lur!! Happy New Year to one and all!! 2006 came and went, taking with it some of the most momentous experiences of my (almost 24-year long!!!) life. Graduating from University in New Zealand and now teaching in Taiwan has all accumulated into some very adventurous and very exciting memories! I hope that you can all look back on the past year with the same pride and enthusiasm :o) Just think what crazy journeys lie ahead...!
Sunday afternoon was spent at the gym and grocery shopping, accompanied by my homemade chocolate peanut butter truffles! As the evening rolled round, Lee and I debated joining our fellow white friends at the club near where we live or not, and as we were getting ready (dressed and sufficiently pre-drunk!) we made a last minute game decision to ring in the new year in Taipei! A few co-teachers had reserved a table at the lavish club Mint in the basement of Taipei 101 and offered us an invitation to join them, which we happily accepted! So Lee, my friend Nate and I took a cab to Taipei and met them there around 11, just enough time to get in and have a few drinks before the festivities began! Having a table is the only way to party at a club here; you buy one for the evening for a set price and it provides luxury couches to chill on and put your stuff safely, while having all of your night's alcohol provided for you! Bottle after bottle of vodka and whiskey and Red Bull, Coke, orange juice, soda and champagne flowed through our hands as we danced the night away! At midnight, the whole club ran outside to join the thousands of other people anticipating the huge fireworks display! Taipei 101 lit up as everyone counted down, and then exploded into a roaring show of fireworks bursting from all sides and the roof of the building! It was incredible! Then everyone hurried back inside to rip up the dance floor; the music was awesome and I had the best time! I left with the girls around 3 but we couldn't get a cab until almost 4, and it was 5 by the time we all got home! It was without a doubt a night to remember! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!