I've reached my limit - and have to admit it publically

Hello all.
I've figured it my limit. I'm now going to McDonalds for breakfast every morning. I started a few days ago because I just couldn't eat rice soup one more day for breakfast! I love Taiwan and the people are fantastic - but they DON'T know what's good for breakfast. I need a cup of HOT coffee, with an egg and a piece of bacon or ham or something like it. I don't want noodles, or rice, or any other "non-breakfast" stuff. Ice Tea just isn't a breakfast drink. . . I can deal with lunch and dinner at local restaurants and vendors (which I LOVE - since I'm so cheap, I can eat for 80 cents!!!) - but breakfast is "special".
I went to the Meokong Gondala today (sorry about the spelling). It's a part of the Taipei mass transit system that is a gondala going up a mountain. The ride was fun and the scenery was very nice. However, Meokong isn't that great. It's tea country and I'm sure if you love tea it's the perfect place to go. I've never been a huge tea drinker and the trails were pitiful - so I just rode the MRT and had a good time.
Yesterday, I found a huge store that sold lots of Taiwanese crafts in Taipei. I hadn't bought much of anything around the island since I didn't want to carry it. So, I was freaking out about how to buy gifts. Well, that was taken care of today. I spent a fortune! But, that's ok since I've been eating for 80 cents! Plus, I spent plenty of nights at hostels (for $10 USD) and "budget" hotels (for about $15 USD). With everything, this has been a very inexpensive trip.
So, I'm off tomorrow morning (to the airport by the 4:30 bus) and can't wait. I'll be ready to see the family and be back to work.

OH - one more thing. Talk about vanity! I passed a bookstore here that sold lots of computer books. I was just FORCED to look for the SSL book - and they had TWO copies! I was very excited. I've looked before at "Books a Million" in Alabama and they don't carry anything like this. This bookstore was really big and devoted to computer stuff - so there was a better chance. Anyway, it was pretty neat.

I decided not to go to the top of Taipei 101 (the world's tallest building?). It was really cloudy today and I just couldn't get excited about it. And, since it costs $20 USD - I would have needed something to push me into it. I did walk through the mall at the bottom, but it's just like any other really expensive mall - so it was uninteresting.

One thing I wanted to remember was to tell you about how the people here queue in line. They really know how to line up! And, if you're not touching the person in front of you, they will just step in front of you. It's kind of wierd the first few times it happens - but I know they don't mean anything by it. It's just not what I'm used to.

Ok - that's it. Thanks for reading.