Well I decided to take this day slow.  Woke up in the morning and left the hotel at 9am to go to the Kingmax factory tour. I slept in the van as it’s a 1 hour plus journey.  Oh yeah, it was raining the whole day, non stop!

Reached there half awake, taken to the locker room and put on anti static clothings.  Went to the SMT assembly lines where they make memory modules.  Took a few pictures and left to another plant, which was about 15 minutes drive, where they fabricate the chips on the RAMs.

At the Kingpack plant (a subsidary to the Kingmax group), we were required to change into anti static clothings, from top to toe.  Went through an air chamber and went around taking pictures and stuff.  This wasn’t the first time I went into a facility like this.  I visited Kingston’s factory at last year’s Computex.

Anyway, Kingmax bought us lunch boxes, AKA chap fan, and it was good.  Why can’t we have lunch boxes like this back home? After a short QnA session, we then went back to Taipei.

We got to Nangang at 3pm.  That’s half a day gone.  I figured I wouldn’t have time to cover everything anyway and since I have enough materials for the magazine.  I called Cheah and we met up, had MOS Burger again.  

Took a cab with Huei and went back to the hotel in the peak hour jam.  Got back about 40 minutes later but the fare was about the same, about NT350.  We rested a while and took a cab to go to Shilin night market again and we met Cheah there.  The rain didn’t help as the usual stalls were closed, only the shops stayed open.  I walked with Cheah while the girls went walking themselves.

I had a bit of makan here and there and I’m quite full now.  Went to a gashapon shop and bought two sets of figurines.  According to Alicia, it’s not easy to find these figurines and if you can buy one whole set, better buy it.  Some more it’s cheaper compared to Malaysia.

Came back to the hotel and went out to Yoshinoya opposite the hotel for a drink.  That’s my day.

Will not be sleeping as I’m afraid that if I sleep, I won’t be able to wake up.  I need to pack my lugage anyway.  I’ll be back tomorrow! Missing Malaysia now! Good night!