steboni...

it's not like we see each other that much.  it's not even like we talk that much.  there was a stint where there was a lot of gtalk while i was at cedar and she was at DC's korean embassy office.  that's where the foundation was laid during a work day of pure boredom...to be supplanted with conversations of kpop...specifically YG....youtube sharing...and korean conversation.  this blossomed into more korean talk as i hit the yumi era...and she shared precarious information about roommates and colleagues and miserable lady bosses.  there'd be one handed countable visits to new york where NRB, delivery service, and guitar cemented our kindredness on the venn circles even with slight discrepancies.   ie i love the 90s rock ballad.  she loves midtempo pop.

XANGA NOVEMBER 27 2011

Stephanie Chang this photo screams, "taken friday after thanksgiving"...

Alexander Chin or "2 years ago...i would have totally been on her side

Stephanie Chang meet my friend alex. he's korean. by choice.

Alexander Chin ‎"can steph get you a korean passport so u can then be 85% korean?"

Alexander Chin ‎"no wait. i'll just get my nose done. 90%."

Stephanie Chang ‎"your nose doesn't need surgery. it belongs in the surgeon's lookbook"

nonetheless....we seemed to move to korea around the same time.  but as fate would have it...circumstances led to not having this friendship as a buffer to the land of "we hate foreigners"...and it's had to take its course where just about one year removed from korea...the timing was perfect.  "come to taiwan NOW.  i got your freeze covered"  OK.

it was amazing.  the moment she arrived at my apt...we did more in one day...than people do in a full week of touristy-ism.  and so it went....小程牛肉麵／대만소고기국수...youbiked to 101／city hall/ sunyatsen memorial then went to get 東區粉圓／동구빙수 。biked to grandma's to see eric.  hit up some freeze and chilled out at a coffee shop and had some 땅콩넹면 before biking to 士林夜市／시린야시장...walked around and ate everything in site....닭튀김/멜론차/굴 오믈렛  and whatever else i can't remember...before biking back to 上引海鮮 for a pellegrino...haha. and then a trip to partyworld & 죽!!!  i dont know why she didn't sing...and why she threw up cuz i was the one drinking 2 bottles of macallan.

day one seemed like forever.  day two was spent hiking.  between youbiking and hiking...there was tons of guilt free eating.  continual snacking to try new foods...continual exploring to see new places.  never too full...never too hungry...always eating...always exercising.  as if one mountain wasn't enough...we ended up hiking a solid 5 hours to 拇指山。 and back.  and as if two mountains wasn't enough...we spent the night at 陽明山。。。which has some amazing spots that are open late everyday of the week...

everyday was aided with great weather.  and day three was no different.  we biked to 中正紀念堂。 swung by the presidential palace.  and then hit up the 홍대 of taiwan in 西門町。first trip on the mrt back home before hitting up the den at night...why go clubbing when u're already having fun.  lets just finish our drinks and GO EAT!  "if i knew taiwanese breakfast was this good, i would've woken up early everyday!!!"

im called the FGM for original reasons i forget.  but it seems to fit.  and i was in dire need of friends and family to keep my mind off things...and thanks for coming steph!  come back soon!!! but not until i go to korea.  it's time to shake off the bitterness...