Today I did some quick errands to get ready for my trip to Bali. It was actually cold today. It was raining and during the evening it was actually cold that I could see my own breath. I was pretty surprised since a couple of days ago it was in the 70s. It actually feels like Iowa weather since the weather keeps changing.
I went to the market right near my apartment this early afternoon after I skyped with my family. I got a good deal on some fruit since I got there close to 1pm and it was raining outside. The guy was nice since I was looking at the fruit and he actually cut one open and gave me and the lady a couple of slices to eat. I also bought some cheap sweatpants and shoes to exercise in since I didn't bring mine from home. While I was about to leave the market, this old man was singing a Taiwanese folk song that I've heard before. I wanted to see what he was selling and he was selling one of my favorite foods which is sticky rice. He was giving out huge bags and I asked how much it cost and it only cost $20 which is pretty crazy since I was expecting to pay $50 or so. It was a pretty good bargaining day for me.
I went to my uncle/aunt's tonight and I blogged about this in the summer but I remember how they told me that wax apples are really expensive. I bought fruit for them tonight and I told them I wanted to get the apples but they didn't look so great. I now know why they were expensive when my aunt bought them this past summer. These special wax apples were raised in a "refined" way where it's basically like organic food. The apples were sweeter and bigger so they were much more expensive then regular wax apples. It's sort of funny how I finally know why they were expensive after all these months.
-Chihchat
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