We were told to buy $50NT gifts to the party (to exchange). I bought chocolate and Jake bought raisins. I scoured the Carrefour for Christmas gift bags ... but had to settle on flowery ones instead (below).
There were various snacks - including hot tea from our favorite coffee shop in Yanshuei (5 degrees). There was also ...
(above) Those little airplane shaped snacks were Jake's favorite - they tasted like a mix between goldfish and animal crackers - mildly sweet with a bit of salt.
(above) This had a good taste - similar to a waffle cone, but much tougher to chew... I nearly broke a tooth tackling this one.
(above) This is a Japanese snack called "Daifuku mochi" (meaning either "big belly rice cake" or "great luck rice cake"). The outside is very doughy, and the inside is filled with red bean paste and a single strawberry. These I liked a lot.
When we first walked in, we were told that they'd be playing a few games ... and the losers of some would have to submit to some sort of "punishment", such as having his/her face drawn on by everyone else. Well, we like our faces the way they are ... and apparently so did everyone else, because this idea was quickly voted down.
The game we DID play was similar to the T.V. show "$100,000 Pyramid," where contestants try to guess a certain phrase based on a description given to them by their teammate.
(above) Jake and the other players drawing numbers to see who got to go first in the game.
(above) Alice trying to make her friend guess their phrase.
(above) Cindy (on the left) holding up the phrase.
So, Jake and I didn't win, but that's ok. After this, we exchanged the gifts everyone brought.
(above) We lined up to draw numbers to see which random gift we ended up with.
Jake got candy. I got a wooden toy snake ... at least I didn't get raisins.
(above) As Americans we're "exotic," and so everyone wants to have their picture taken with us. Maybe we should start charging.
That's all. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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