B0041

That’s the number of my bike at the auction. You’ve been to a Chinese street market right. So you can imagine what the heck a auction in Taiwan would be like. Very crowded. Actually, it wasn’t too loud when it came time to bid. It was quite orderly. I think it’s the city that’s selling these things. Bikes, furniture, etc. The bikes start at 300NT. I got mine for 500NT. It was one I had jotted down I was interested in it but I didn’t star it. When it came up to bid, it was glistening and gleaming. I wanted it.

It works great. It’s old but looks decent. You don’t want a new bike in this city cause it will get jacked. I want to get a bell and a basket.

Oh, a news reporter asked me how I found the auction and took my picture. The next day when I went to buy the paper but they were all sold out. I have to email the man and ask him if I made it in. I met 王大姐 (Older Sister Wang) outside the auction. She asked me if I could ride with her. She had just bought a bike too and said it had been a while since she rode a bike and would feel safer. I said sure. I didn’t know how far she was going. I didn’t have any plans for after buying a bike.

It was not a pretty day. It was drizziling. We found out it cost 100NT extra to take your bike on the MRT. We decided to bike. We had a long way to go actually. From Yuanshan station (North part of town) to Daan Forest Park (Downtown). She is a Korean teacher at a college very close to my work. She lived there for a few years. She is also a certified Taiwan tour guide.

We made it just in time for her class. Maybe it took an hour to get there, I can’t remember.

Now, I do have to pack and I’m need one more hour…

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