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Taiwan: Day FOUR [ 21:35 ]

It dawned bright and early. Seriously, here, due to the season, the sky darkens very early, at around 5 pm plus, the sky looks like about 7 pm here. And from 5 am, the sun has already started to rise. So, we usually start out early and return to the current hotel before 8 pm too. But I usually only sleep at around 1 plus, staying up late to watch hotel tv.

yes. another temple. I know.

This is the famous Fo Guang Shan. In which is even more statues of Buddha and Guan Yin and deities. >.>

I don't think it's entirely made out of solid gold. can't be, right?

either that, or the country's rich. in gold bars.

as for this picture, it's supposedly that if you stand before this... bell thing, and pray in earnest for peace, then go forward and sound the bell three times, there will be peace and good health for all those around the area and for you and the people you care for. Not exactly sure on how 'ling' this thing is... but, it sure doesn't hurt to try it out. Yup, all of us went for a go, even if you might not believe in it, it's still something cool to try doing.

Next next next, we went on another educational trip. This time, to a pearl laboratory sort of thing.

Benefits of pearl powder:
[1] It helps to close wounds. Betty swears by this cure. Apparently, when she was working, an earthquake struck the area, and she got injured, however, she could not stop to go to the hospital as the tourists were in need, they were frightened and needed food, drink and shelter. So, she practically lathered her wounds with pearl powder, bandaged her wounds with old clothes and dashed to find help for the Hong Kong tourists. The next day, when she went to the doctor, the doctor was surprised by how fast the wounds had closed. Hence, good cure as there first hand experience.

[2] It aids in bringing about sleep. If you're unable to sleep, mix a little powder into milk or fruit juice and drink it. It'll help. And it does, from my experience.

[3] It also helps to calm children down. Just place a little under the kid's tongue and let him swallow it slowly. It's apparently an old remedy because my grandmother used to apply it to her grandchildren. I didn't get the chance though... she had already passed away, but my brothers and older cousins had it before.

[4] It also helps to whiten your skin. Which I don't use it for, because the powder's pretty damn expensive to do using as some sort of a face mask.

After that, we visited an aquarium of unusual sea creatures. The place was originally a command centre or something for the late president, but was later converted to an aquarium. No photography was allowed in the aquarium as the people felt that some of the more timid creatures were afraid of the flash of cameras... hence, we could not take pictures. It's a waste because there were all sorts of animals, from weirdly colored fishes, to brightly polished shells and ancient looking fossils and weirdly shaped corals that looked like trees, people and objects.

And after that, it was to shopping, shopping, I say. We were at Kao Hsiung, where shopping is considerably much cheaper than in Taipei.

In which I was unable to buy anything because my aunts were so... argh, frustrating. I hate shopping with adults. They like to tell you what suits you and what suits you not. Annoying, no? I hate it because they don't have good taste in the first place. If my aunt's in charge of Vogue or FRUiTs magazines, maybe I'll take their advice, but sometimes, their clothes make me cringe, so yeah, not gonna listen to them.

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