cabbie on crack! dude. so i just need to vent about the crazy killing machines in taipei. they are called cab drivers. in new york, you get ones that mouth you off. in taipei you get ones that hose you down. normally, i am pretty picky about the type of car i get into. if its older than say, a '99 sentra, you're OUT! if you don't have hubcaps, rims or a non cracked windshield, you're OUT! if your car hasn't been washed in 6 months, you're OUT! i'm not a picky girl, you know... just need simple superficial appearances to make a girl feel safe. anyways, last nite, i get into a normal looking cabbie to head out to Olala, this new salsa spot not far away (Ren Ai and Yan Ji Jie). as i'm texting my friends on the cellie, my super gravitational sensors pick up an accelerating speed of over 120km/hr. i don't know what that is in miles/hr but it was fast enough to get me wondering why the heck are we speeding down Fuxing Road at 10:30pm with plenty of pedestrians, cars and scooters still in sight. I wasn't in a particulr rush either. The next thing I know, i hear tires screeching, honking and some taiwanese expletives -- and right before my eyes in slow motion - i see a scooter w/ boy&girl coming towards us on the right and a car making a U turn on the left and...i realize --- i....aam....slooowwllyy......gooing....to.....bee....smoooshed....betweeen.....thhheeeeeemmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. then the cabbie slams on the brakes, zig zags between the two objects and skids to a screeching halt like tokyo drift right in front of the gigantic concrete center divider which is actually the MRT bridge. I am screaming out loud but realize that as I peel my face off the back of the front seat and unscramble my body from the bottom of car, that I am alive and okay. first and foremost, thank you Jesus for watching over me. secondly....WHAT THE $%&#*@?!!?!?! i was in shock and just glad to leave the car, but in retrospect now, i want to kick my cab drivers ass so badly that i would put a gucci print on his face if i could. that was seriously dangerous and people could have been hurt badly...but i don't think he realized it cuz he was too busy spitting out betelnuts and swearing at the world. [just my luck jenn!!!] is this 3rd world driving in taipei city?? worst of all....in the midst of "mybodytumblinginthecar"scramble, my cell phone fell out of my hands/bag and when i called it at the salsa club, someone took it and turned it off. it's a goner. that was my bday present from all my closest friends in taipei. i'm so sorry guys(enoch)...i loved that motorola baby. if you haven't yet, send me your digits. i'm phoneless (disconnected from the world) until Tuesday. | 
