Wholesalers

Everything in X-Large size!

Though my sister has been in Taipei for less than half a year, she has quickly learnt that the Taiwanese are a hardworking lot and they are serious in whatever they do. Things are sold in wholesaler sizes as I was brought around to see some of the goods offered.

Wupenfu is known to every local in town and foreigners and university students are no exception. Wupenfu is a trendy market offering clothes and accessories of every sort under the sun...but most importantly at wholesalers' price. Goods are relatively cheap and affordable and the night market will put one in a daze.
When we were shown the place, we saw winter clothes in display as winter is fast around the corner although it could get chilly even at this time.






The lanes around Wupenfu were packed with customers and goods. See how they unpacked goods that had just arrived . We were told that new products are brought in every Monday and Thursday and by the next day, they would be hung up and displayed.
The girls are all so pretty and I was wondering if they have been trained from young to pick up the trade and they slogged through the nights. Business is on till the wee hours of the morning. How hard they work... Grace ; I know how hard you work too when you are on call. Mama loves you ! I got you a couple of T-shirts and Esther says 'ada gaya ' !






Fashions, fashions, fashions but at one point some of them looked jinjang to me. Dad and I wondered what to get for the girls. Winter clothes for Esther and Sara for Christmas ; as they will be leaving us soon to lands that have the winter moments. But it was not easy. We walked through lanes after lanes figuring what were most likely their taste.




Poor dad fearing that he may not have caught Esther's difficult taste took some shots and sent to her via his hand phone to get approval. See what he does for his girls.

This is not my taste. But who cares about my taste?




After ploughing through the evening, we finally chose some items but you can guess their expressions when we presented to them. Name of the lesson ... don't buy.

Besides Wupenfu , we were shown around the biggest jade market I have ever seen !

There were easily more than 200 stores or maybe definitely more... but this time I felt the prices were not that 'wholesaler'. Grades and varieties of jade ...green, yellow, pink and even coral gems were displayed with great effort. But Kong Kong pours cold water on anything we were keen on...it was either the price, colour, quality ... nothing seemed right. So if we had really wanted to get anything, we must not bring him along ; this jeweller trusts no one except himself.

We had a good experience seeing the items...yen khan sew pu tung... to be seen but not to touch ! Not cheap.

But perhaps, the agriculturalists of Taiwan have their green fingers to boast of. Flower nurseries, floral arrangements - wet and dry - and ferns are spectacular in the floral markets.

Even our Sungei Buluh nurseries look small when in comparison.

Obvious effort and energy are put into the products and the Taiwanese are to be envied of their success .

This bud ; am not too sure what it is...but it is exotic la.



Have you seen chrysanthemums of these kinds?

Savour in the orchids...so many varieties and all so well taken care of. My sister says she loves this flower market and it gives her the greatest pleasure to pop in to get fresh cuts to brighten her home.

Poisettas are aplenty here and they remind us of the forth coming Christmas. Christmas decoration in Taipei is moderate ... Malaysia, I think has a better display. Singapore ... no need to compare la.

Of Wholesalers.