One night after work, I was wandering the streets alone looking for food when I saw a red banner outside a shop that read '2007 Taipei International Beef Noodle Festival, Stewed Category, 2nd Place.' I went in. A small bowl of stewed beef noodles cost about NT$140 from what I recall. I'm still not quite used to the prices of beef noodles in Taipei @@a. The stewed broth had a hint of rice wine aroma, and the few pieces of beef were fairly tender. However, overall, it didn't quite live up to my high expectations, so it wasn't surprising that there weren't many customers inside. Just jotting down some casual thoughts for reference. As for noodles, another night, to buy an OSIM product, Ah-Fu and I went to the SOGO in the East District. Before shopping, we needed dinner, so we randomly walked into a lane and found a Southeast Asian tea restaurant called Xiao Bin Cheng. The decor felt a bit basic and plain, but considering the price range of restaurants in this area, the prices weren't expensive; one or two hundred NT dollars could cover a meal. Ah-Fu ordered Indonesian fried rice (NT$150), and I ordered a slightly spicy noodle dish. Overall, the food didn't suit my taste—too oily, and …