Back to work

Today is my first day back to work after a long vacation in Taipei. I don't know if its considered a vacation as the 8 days I spent there were nothing short of tiring especially the first couple of days. The reason being I was lead around places by a bogus hotel vendor registered in agoda website. The first day we arrived in Taipei was spent searching for the hotel booked in agoda for my family. Then time was spent searching for vegetarian dinner cause my dad can only take vegetarian fare. After much searching, we spent a bomb at a high class tea restaurant where the food sucks and not filling to the stomach. I finally found one decent vegetarian food stall for my dad.

After that, I set out to find my cheap hostel to check in but only to find that its non existent. I had to take refuge with my parents hotel that night. Although I had a bed to myself, my parents and sis had to share the queen sized bed... The next morning, after calling the hotel owner to demand an explanation, he told me he has another location arranged for me near to Taipet train station. I actually believed him and went there searching by myself. Needless to say, i was duped again. Damn! It was not only a waste of my time which could have been spent bringing my family to sight-seeing in Taipei, it was also draining my energy, spirit and morale. After that, the bastard still had the audacity to call me trying to lie saying he was coming over to show me the place when i had already asked the building managment that there was no room for lease at that particular level.

The only consolation is that after i complained to Agoda about this, they gave me reward points equivalent to about US$90 which i used immediately to book another hotel stay for myself. It turned out that i need to also book another hotel for me and my family due to the cancellation of the flight to Kinmen because of the Typhoon Saola. That is a blog for another day as i am already tired and angry just recalling and writing the incident here. Finally, a word of caution here - Do not be greedy as greed often brings about the downfall of Man. Or as what my gf Drey will say: "Cheap things no good, good things no cheap".