It's been almost a year since I went on a vacation. I was lucky to catch a short break on 15-17 Oct so I decided to go to Taipei for holiday and visit some friends there.

差不多一年时间没有出国，幸好10月15 - 17日这三天刚好有空，就决定去台北休息下，顺便见见当地的朋友。

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On top of this, they were not permitted to have a vacation during the holiday.

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