I shook the mayor of Taipei's hand. It was around 9pm on a weeknight, and I was eating some thin noodles just outside a temple -- the front entrance of the temple is surrounded by eats selling the Hsinchu specialties meatballs, rice noodles, and meat dumplings. The mayor (Ma Ying-jeou) is campaigning to be the GuoMingTang political party's head man. So I guess after-hours, he was still making visits to less crowded areas with a very small entourage. I don't care for his party and I don't know his political views, I wanted to shake his hand because he is a man of importance.