yeah! great s'pore sale finally arrives aft a yr's of waiting!
i've said earlier tt i'll be working as a waitress @ clark quay rite, n there requires waitress to be wearing white top! oh my goodness... i nvr haf a white top in my wardrobe coz i look fat w/ it, so no choice, but i've to get 1 by hook or by crook.
i went to orchard, 1st gg to wisma atria coz there's lotsa trendy clothes @ de basement. but taking into consideration tt i seldom wear white, i shall get a cheaper clothes. then meaning most of my targeted shops r bossini, hang tang, giodanno etc... i've patronized these shops, but somehow they haf sth similar to wat i want but not exactly de same. de sleeves r either slightly too short, or de clothes r very thin. i strolled to taka, n went into g200o blu. there's tis corner whereby 2 clothes selling 4 oni 39 bucks! really haf de temptation to buy, coz there's tis 1 top which is aqua colour in which i really lyk. besides, tink i can wear these clothes 4 work! but come to tink of it, i oredi haf so much clothes @ home, some hvn even worn b4! no choice, i guess i juz haf to surpress my desire... sob sob...
then went into mango coz was wondering juz how cheap its clothes wud be during de sale. n indeed, it's lowest can go down to 19 bucks oni! somemore it's de top tt i need 4 work! yeah! at last manage to find it n somemore a branded stuff!
since still haf some time, i decided to juz shop ard. i din realize tt scotts has oredi been torn down, n there's oso quite a big change in de basement of far east. wow, guess i muz really come shopping more often, or else will be detached fr de society.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Season of Gatherings!
erm... i'm really so sorry 4 being such a lazy bum... tt's y now i'm trying to make up 4 it by updating u wat haf i been bzing w/. yupz, lyk u've seen fr my title, i've been bz attending gatherings, meeting up w/ frenz, esp those coming fr U.S!
sat, may 19
i finally gotta c miriam another time! she's been taking great care of me when i went to boston alone, so to me, she's lyk a caring mother. we had dinner @ an indonesion restaurant @ int'l pl, n she brought her mum n brother along. to my surprise, we saw 3 tables full of pple who were oso invited 4 dinner! then they oso know of icf in san diego! some went there 10 yrs ago, there's even 1 who's 1 of de founders! my goodness! it's really lyk an icf alumni dinner! haha, we apparently we'r de youngest "members". we din get to tok much w/ miriam, as she's bz attending to as many frenz as possible, but i'm really glad to be able to c her again when i din expect it to be so soon! she told me tt she happened to meet someone who knew my mum, n she was asking if my mum is a psychiatrist! haha, tink tt fren of hers muz haf mistaken de wrong person.
tue, may 22
i arranged to meet up w/ joseph, my jc fren, 4 lunch in shenton way. he's supposed to be in U.S. doing his degree, n now de reason y he's back is bcoz he happened to be able to get an internship in s'pore. he's now working @ std chartered, n apparently he's been kinda indept over there. he's been handling many projects, n somehow his supervisors gave him much empowerment. it's raining tt day, n shenton way is, as usual, full of pple having lunch during lunchtime. so we ended up gg to food junction @ raffles city having our lunch. we could oni barely meet 4 2 hrs, n his supervisor called to remind him tt he had a meeting to attend soon aft lunch. i'm really glad to be able to catch up w/ him, n oso glad tt he's been doing well in U.S. as well as 4 his internship.
thurs, may 24
haha, another U.S. fren came over to visit us! tis time it's andi. now it's his summer break, n he's here w/ his parent. they're staying @ his aunt's pl, which is juz rite across de redhill mrt stn! wow, tt's really so near my pl! we met him @ a food court in wisma atria 4 dinner. then all others left except me, andi n weiliang. so we decided to take a stroll fr orchard to dolby gaud. we wanna stop by @ tcc @ ps to rest, but it happened tt de shop was closing soon. then weiliang suggested bringing us to try a famous dao huay, but he 4got where was it aft having brought us to walk some dist! so ended up we took a train to return home.
fri, may 25
we met up w/ andi again, n tis time yonglim was able to meet us! but as usual, he alwaz lyk to suan me! sob sob... we brought him to c our famous esplanade! n oso de merlion, then we went to holland v. tis's my 1st time gg to holland v! n it's really lyk those on tv, w/ many eateries, cafes n bars. i'm really as new as a tourist! we sat down @ coffee club to try its mudpie. it's really very tasty w/ mouth full of ice-cream! but i lyk de banana cheesecake more!
sat, may 26
i got pat to get me a part-time job, n we met @ clark quay. she even brought her daughter, phiona, along. thou oni 2 yrs old, she's looks lyk a 4-yr old kid! pat got me a waitress job @ a dessert shop. tt shop is very sweet looking, n i oni haf to work 3 to 4 days a wk! quite a gd lobang...
phiona was very shy @ 1st, but dunno y somehow she's willing to listen to wat i say. mebbe i'm suitable to be a childcare teacher in de future?
sun, may 27
we met up w/ andi again, n tis time we brought him to bugis! over there, andi managed to get a pair of shorts as s'pore's really considered hot to him.
next, actly it's those guys brought me n him to try de steamboat there. ya, my 1st time again... i din noe it's really lyk whole stretch of st full of steamboat shops! we went to 1 of de cheapest shops, n i came to realised de guys really dun lyk vege. but when i got vege, they were de 1s finishing it! wat exactly is wrong w/ them? n somemore, i oso realised they're really inexperienced @ eating crabs. they used a metal thingy to crack de shells, when it could haf been easier to juz crack it using ur teeth. well, mebbe i'm de chor-lor type who can't eat gently, but it's definitely much more enjoyable to be eating it tis way.
then we went to suntec city 4 a stroll b4 gg back home. we went to skyview garden. i totally haf no idea wat's so gd over there except full of smoking couples!
mon, may 28
in de aft, i met up w/ my senior huifang 4 lunch. she has been asking me out quite a no. of times, n i tot i shld really meet up w/ her to return her her bk. she's quite a nice person, but wat makes me reluctant to meet up w/ her is coz she's now running a biz w/ her frenz n she keeps persuading me to go 4 de sessions tt train u to tink lyk rich pple n be more biz-minded. somehow seems lyk she has nthng else to tok to me except 4 tis topic. thou i noe she meant gd, i dun quite agree w/ de way she did it coz it's lyk a salesperson trying to promote stuff to u, or even worse, it's lyk de christians here who try to persuade u to be part of them.
next, i met up w/ de gals to go kbox @ amk! it's newly opened, n de lounge was really big n posh! we juz happily k fr 2pm all de way till 8.30pm. jianyi n kailing haf been singing jap songs, n lihui started to miss home when it reached 7pm. actly it happened to be her mum n sis's b'dae! n she's been feeling quite back not able to celebrate w/ them. aft k-ing, we went to de newly opened hub, n there's really many shops n snacks inside! next time shall go there n shop!
sat, may 19
i finally gotta c miriam another time! she's been taking great care of me when i went to boston alone, so to me, she's lyk a caring mother. we had dinner @ an indonesion restaurant @ int'l pl, n she brought her mum n brother along. to my surprise, we saw 3 tables full of pple who were oso invited 4 dinner! then they oso know of icf in san diego! some went there 10 yrs ago, there's even 1 who's 1 of de founders! my goodness! it's really lyk an icf alumni dinner! haha, we apparently we'r de youngest "members". we din get to tok much w/ miriam, as she's bz attending to as many frenz as possible, but i'm really glad to be able to c her again when i din expect it to be so soon! she told me tt she happened to meet someone who knew my mum, n she was asking if my mum is a psychiatrist! haha, tink tt fren of hers muz haf mistaken de wrong person.
tue, may 22
i arranged to meet up w/ joseph, my jc fren, 4 lunch in shenton way. he's supposed to be in U.S. doing his degree, n now de reason y he's back is bcoz he happened to be able to get an internship in s'pore. he's now working @ std chartered, n apparently he's been kinda indept over there. he's been handling many projects, n somehow his supervisors gave him much empowerment. it's raining tt day, n shenton way is, as usual, full of pple having lunch during lunchtime. so we ended up gg to food junction @ raffles city having our lunch. we could oni barely meet 4 2 hrs, n his supervisor called to remind him tt he had a meeting to attend soon aft lunch. i'm really glad to be able to catch up w/ him, n oso glad tt he's been doing well in U.S. as well as 4 his internship.
thurs, may 24
haha, another U.S. fren came over to visit us! tis time it's andi. now it's his summer break, n he's here w/ his parent. they're staying @ his aunt's pl, which is juz rite across de redhill mrt stn! wow, tt's really so near my pl! we met him @ a food court in wisma atria 4 dinner. then all others left except me, andi n weiliang. so we decided to take a stroll fr orchard to dolby gaud. we wanna stop by @ tcc @ ps to rest, but it happened tt de shop was closing soon. then weiliang suggested bringing us to try a famous dao huay, but he 4got where was it aft having brought us to walk some dist! so ended up we took a train to return home.
fri, may 25
we met up w/ andi again, n tis time yonglim was able to meet us! but as usual, he alwaz lyk to suan me! sob sob... we brought him to c our famous esplanade! n oso de merlion, then we went to holland v. tis's my 1st time gg to holland v! n it's really lyk those on tv, w/ many eateries, cafes n bars. i'm really as new as a tourist! we sat down @ coffee club to try its mudpie. it's really very tasty w/ mouth full of ice-cream! but i lyk de banana cheesecake more!
sat, may 26
i got pat to get me a part-time job, n we met @ clark quay. she even brought her daughter, phiona, along. thou oni 2 yrs old, she's looks lyk a 4-yr old kid! pat got me a waitress job @ a dessert shop. tt shop is very sweet looking, n i oni haf to work 3 to 4 days a wk! quite a gd lobang...
phiona was very shy @ 1st, but dunno y somehow she's willing to listen to wat i say. mebbe i'm suitable to be a childcare teacher in de future?
sun, may 27
we met up w/ andi again, n tis time we brought him to bugis! over there, andi managed to get a pair of shorts as s'pore's really considered hot to him.
next, actly it's those guys brought me n him to try de steamboat there. ya, my 1st time again... i din noe it's really lyk whole stretch of st full of steamboat shops! we went to 1 of de cheapest shops, n i came to realised de guys really dun lyk vege. but when i got vege, they were de 1s finishing it! wat exactly is wrong w/ them? n somemore, i oso realised they're really inexperienced @ eating crabs. they used a metal thingy to crack de shells, when it could haf been easier to juz crack it using ur teeth. well, mebbe i'm de chor-lor type who can't eat gently, but it's definitely much more enjoyable to be eating it tis way.
then we went to suntec city 4 a stroll b4 gg back home. we went to skyview garden. i totally haf no idea wat's so gd over there except full of smoking couples!
mon, may 28
in de aft, i met up w/ my senior huifang 4 lunch. she has been asking me out quite a no. of times, n i tot i shld really meet up w/ her to return her her bk. she's quite a nice person, but wat makes me reluctant to meet up w/ her is coz she's now running a biz w/ her frenz n she keeps persuading me to go 4 de sessions tt train u to tink lyk rich pple n be more biz-minded. somehow seems lyk she has nthng else to tok to me except 4 tis topic. thou i noe she meant gd, i dun quite agree w/ de way she did it coz it's lyk a salesperson trying to promote stuff to u, or even worse, it's lyk de christians here who try to persuade u to be part of them.
next, i met up w/ de gals to go kbox @ amk! it's newly opened, n de lounge was really big n posh! we juz happily k fr 2pm all de way till 8.30pm. jianyi n kailing haf been singing jap songs, n lihui started to miss home when it reached 7pm. actly it happened to be her mum n sis's b'dae! n she's been feeling quite back not able to celebrate w/ them. aft k-ing, we went to de newly opened hub, n there's really many shops n snacks inside! next time shall go there n shop!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Sayonara, Taiwan...
May 14, 2007
2dae me n my mum were de oni ones waking up early. De others took tis last day as an opportunity to slp as long as they lyk.
So aft breakfast, de both of us went to red playhouse n presidential bldg to take pics. Actly tt was wat I intended to do in de morning. But as there was still some time, we’ve decided to take de mrt to 龙山寺 to view de most famous temple in Taipei. When we reached there, I was shocked to learn tt actly there were places 4 shopping over there, called龙山寺地下街 n龙山寺商场. N when we reached to temple, there were oredi many pple there praying as well as many jap tour grps. I din expect tt it’s Monday n there to be so many believers. Some were praying, others were reading de Taoist bibles @ many diff corners.
We still had some time to return to de hotel n take a rest b4 chking out. So aft we chked out, we went to 西门町 tt was de nearest pl to shop fr our hotel. Tt was really a fruitful trip. 1st we went to haf lunch in 阿宗面线. There were many pple makaning there. N de funny thing is tt there’s no table or chair n everyone can oni stand while eating. It’s noodles were hot n smooth… hmm… yummy yummy! There’s a tv in de shop, n some pple were facing de tv while eating.
I happened to find a shop tt sells a lot of manga! So much so tt some were not even found in those manga shops tt I’ve been to. Those manga were on de 2nd floor, n on de 3rd floor it’s a theme restaurant where de waiters n waitresses cosplay. On de 4th fl there were many cosplay costumes! Tis place is really lyk a heaven! It’s such a pity tt I oni found it @ tis moment when I’m abt to leave, n I couldn’t spend much time over there.
I oso bought a lipstick, fr a brand called majolica Majorca. It’s a jap brand not found in s’pore. I need a lipstick, n I’ve wanna try other brands. N aft tt, in order not to miss taiwan’s kfc so much, we went to snack there. I really miss it’s egg tarts a lot. It’s so soft n smooth tt I hope 1 day s’pore’s kfc will intro tt too.
Aft de last trip, we went back to de hotel to wait 4 de bus. N to our surprise, we expected a 20-seater bus but it happened to be de large tour bus! De seats were even much bigger n more comfortable than our previous tour bus! When we reached de airport, chk in, changed currency, it’s now time 4 us to say sayonara to Taiwan. Dunno when will be de next time we meet…
There’s even more interesting things in de plane. Ard 7 to 8 rows were practically empty! It’s really so shiok tt we were able to each person occupy 1 row n view de scenery fr de windows. I even tried Bacardi w/ coke while enjoying a movie cast by Cameron diaz n kate winslet. De spirit really tasted awful, lyk medicine. @ 1st I asked de air steward if can add orange juice to Bacardi, n he recommended to add coke or sprite instead, or else volka w/ orange juice. Seems lyk I was making a full of myself b4 him! Aft drinking, my eyes n cheeks turned red! It’s de 1st time tis happened aft I oni drank 1 glass! When we finally reached s’pore, we bought duty-free red wine n beer b4 we really stepped out of de airport to breathe in s’pore’s air! Welcome back, ting!
2dae me n my mum were de oni ones waking up early. De others took tis last day as an opportunity to slp as long as they lyk.
So aft breakfast, de both of us went to red playhouse n presidential bldg to take pics. Actly tt was wat I intended to do in de morning. But as there was still some time, we’ve decided to take de mrt to 龙山寺 to view de most famous temple in Taipei. When we reached there, I was shocked to learn tt actly there were places 4 shopping over there, called龙山寺地下街 n龙山寺商场. N when we reached to temple, there were oredi many pple there praying as well as many jap tour grps. I din expect tt it’s Monday n there to be so many believers. Some were praying, others were reading de Taoist bibles @ many diff corners.
We still had some time to return to de hotel n take a rest b4 chking out. So aft we chked out, we went to 西门町 tt was de nearest pl to shop fr our hotel. Tt was really a fruitful trip. 1st we went to haf lunch in 阿宗面线. There were many pple makaning there. N de funny thing is tt there’s no table or chair n everyone can oni stand while eating. It’s noodles were hot n smooth… hmm… yummy yummy! There’s a tv in de shop, n some pple were facing de tv while eating.
I happened to find a shop tt sells a lot of manga! So much so tt some were not even found in those manga shops tt I’ve been to. Those manga were on de 2nd floor, n on de 3rd floor it’s a theme restaurant where de waiters n waitresses cosplay. On de 4th fl there were many cosplay costumes! Tis place is really lyk a heaven! It’s such a pity tt I oni found it @ tis moment when I’m abt to leave, n I couldn’t spend much time over there.
I oso bought a lipstick, fr a brand called majolica Majorca. It’s a jap brand not found in s’pore. I need a lipstick, n I’ve wanna try other brands. N aft tt, in order not to miss taiwan’s kfc so much, we went to snack there. I really miss it’s egg tarts a lot. It’s so soft n smooth tt I hope 1 day s’pore’s kfc will intro tt too.
Aft de last trip, we went back to de hotel to wait 4 de bus. N to our surprise, we expected a 20-seater bus but it happened to be de large tour bus! De seats were even much bigger n more comfortable than our previous tour bus! When we reached de airport, chk in, changed currency, it’s now time 4 us to say sayonara to Taiwan. Dunno when will be de next time we meet…
There’s even more interesting things in de plane. Ard 7 to 8 rows were practically empty! It’s really so shiok tt we were able to each person occupy 1 row n view de scenery fr de windows. I even tried Bacardi w/ coke while enjoying a movie cast by Cameron diaz n kate winslet. De spirit really tasted awful, lyk medicine. @ 1st I asked de air steward if can add orange juice to Bacardi, n he recommended to add coke or sprite instead, or else volka w/ orange juice. Seems lyk I was making a full of myself b4 him! Aft drinking, my eyes n cheeks turned red! It’s de 1st time tis happened aft I oni drank 1 glass! When we finally reached s’pore, we bought duty-free red wine n beer b4 we really stepped out of de airport to breathe in s’pore’s air! Welcome back, ting!
free & easy - Day 3
May 13, 2007
Early in de morning we went to 中正纪念堂 to take pics as well as to view de changing of guards. When we reached there, to our surprise, there were lotsa pple wearing yellow or white tee gathering @ de parade sq rite in front of de memorial hall. They r pple fr 法轮宫, n apparently they’ll be sitting @ de sq chanting. We went to c wat we’ve wanna c, n tt’s changing of guards. We’ve to climb up de very long stairs b4 we reached de monument. De changing of guards ceremony occurred every hr. de guards were wearing white, n their faces were very stern n expressionless.
Next, we went to 永康街 4 lunch as well as try 冰馆’s ice! It’s most famous dessert was mango series, but de others were very tasty as well. De stall was very small, but it was full of pple queuing n waiting 4 seats. Actly I tot tis street was a very quiet street n mebbe not many pple noe of de ice stall. Obviously I’m wrong coz tis street was very happening.
We went to Taipei main stn aft tt bcoz of it’s underground shops n idée departmental shop bcoz many pple haf been promoting it. De underground shops stretched 3 mrt stns long. N there’s accessories shops as well as bk stalls. There’s oso a shop selling jazz music @ de last stretch of st, but tt pl was more popular 4 having many youngsters practicing hip-hop. There were mirrors along both sides of de street 4 them to practice, n yellow tapes were made to segregate de areas 4 diff teams to practice.
B4 we left 4 士林夜市, shiying came back w/ leslie n her bf. Leslie even brought her doggie w/ her, called wuni, 1 yr old. She’s very cute w/ brown fur, n she doesn’t bark. She’s afraid of strangers, but dunno y somehow I managed to carry her. I’ve alwaz been afraid of dogs, but she’s so gentle tt I’m not scared of her @ all.
We went to士林夜市 to do our last shopping. It’s really full of pple over there. It’s so crowded tt u could hardly move freely but oni to follow de crowd. Despite tt, I still lyk it being interesting. There’r stalls set up in de middle of de streets b/w de shops @ both sides. When these stallholders learnt of police coming, they moved swiftly to de sides as if they’r legal stalls. Then they moved back to their original postion aft a while. I managed to get some dresses n a belt over there. When we were abt to leave, we saw jap tv stns doing filming of 士林夜市.
Wow, time is running fast. Cant imagine tt I’m gonna be returning tmr!
Early in de morning we went to 中正纪念堂 to take pics as well as to view de changing of guards. When we reached there, to our surprise, there were lotsa pple wearing yellow or white tee gathering @ de parade sq rite in front of de memorial hall. They r pple fr 法轮宫, n apparently they’ll be sitting @ de sq chanting. We went to c wat we’ve wanna c, n tt’s changing of guards. We’ve to climb up de very long stairs b4 we reached de monument. De changing of guards ceremony occurred every hr. de guards were wearing white, n their faces were very stern n expressionless.
Next, we went to 永康街 4 lunch as well as try 冰馆’s ice! It’s most famous dessert was mango series, but de others were very tasty as well. De stall was very small, but it was full of pple queuing n waiting 4 seats. Actly I tot tis street was a very quiet street n mebbe not many pple noe of de ice stall. Obviously I’m wrong coz tis street was very happening.
We went to Taipei main stn aft tt bcoz of it’s underground shops n idée departmental shop bcoz many pple haf been promoting it. De underground shops stretched 3 mrt stns long. N there’s accessories shops as well as bk stalls. There’s oso a shop selling jazz music @ de last stretch of st, but tt pl was more popular 4 having many youngsters practicing hip-hop. There were mirrors along both sides of de street 4 them to practice, n yellow tapes were made to segregate de areas 4 diff teams to practice.
B4 we left 4 士林夜市, shiying came back w/ leslie n her bf. Leslie even brought her doggie w/ her, called wuni, 1 yr old. She’s very cute w/ brown fur, n she doesn’t bark. She’s afraid of strangers, but dunno y somehow I managed to carry her. I’ve alwaz been afraid of dogs, but she’s so gentle tt I’m not scared of her @ all.
We went to士林夜市 to do our last shopping. It’s really full of pple over there. It’s so crowded tt u could hardly move freely but oni to follow de crowd. Despite tt, I still lyk it being interesting. There’r stalls set up in de middle of de streets b/w de shops @ both sides. When these stallholders learnt of police coming, they moved swiftly to de sides as if they’r legal stalls. Then they moved back to their original postion aft a while. I managed to get some dresses n a belt over there. When we were abt to leave, we saw jap tv stns doing filming of 士林夜市.
Wow, time is running fast. Cant imagine tt I’m gonna be returning tmr!
free & easy - Day 2
May 12, 2007
We’ve decided tt 五分埔商圈 shall be our 1st stop in de morning. In order to shop as long as possible, we left slightly earlier than ytd. When we reached de pl n asked ard 4 de location, de pple there told us tt de shops will not be opened until ard 12.30pm! luckily it’s oredi 12nn by de time we reached there. So not long aft we started to c more n more shops opened. There were really lotsa stuff over there. There’s shoes, bags, food, but most imptly, n tt’s wat tis pl is famous 4, there’s lotsa clothes! It’s mostly those clothes tt u gotta c de young pple wear in de streets. It’s very trendy n somehow similar to wat de jap young pple haf been wearing. I bought 2 clothes 4 myself n 1 4 my bro. hopefully he’ll change to someone whose quite particular abt dressing up.
Next, we went to 台北101, n tt’s where shiying has arranged to meet her Taiwanese fren, leslie. Apparently leslie brought her bf along. Both of them graduated fr national Taiwanese university! (wow, so smart) When we reached there, we went to haf our lunch. Minority had subway, but most of us wanna try kfc! Y do we haf to try kfc when it’s oso available in s’pore? Coz de kfc here got bbq chicken n egg tarts! De chicken was rather small, n they haf original egg tarts n latte egg tarts. Among these, I lyk original egg tarts de most. But de kfc here dun haf coleslaw.
All de shopping malls ard台北101 were very up-class. So we settled 城品书局. De environment inside is similar to kino. Jianyi, as usual, went str up to find her manga, n she bought it. I wonder how is she gonna be able to carry so many of these. De toilet there was oso very advanced with flush buttons @ de side. There’s oso buttons to lift de lid. When u sit on de toilet bowl, it’s oredi been warmed 4 ur butt! Tis is de cleanest n most satisfied toilet I’ve eva been.
When we stepped out of de book store, rite in front of us was台北101 with pink lights on it stating 母亲. It’s really very nice n totful of them to be tinking of doing sth as a celebration 4 mother’s day.
Aft we parted w/ leslie n her bf, we went to 西门町 instead of 饶河街夜市 coz de latter was quite far away. Shortly aft, we saw a very young n dashing guys performing in de streets. He has appeared on 综艺大哥大b4! He was flinging 2 ropes of fire ard while jumping n hopping. Aft we donated some $$, we managed to ask him to take a pic w/ us! Wah! I tink I’ll haf a very sweet slp 2nite. Tis time fuyi arranged to meet her fren, jiayi. She’s a s’porean over here 4 exchange. Tink all of us were able to tok to her very freely as compared to with leslie. Jiayi brought us to eat ice n try 甜不辣 n 猪肉丸. @ 1st I tot甜不辣 is a very spicy dish, but it’s oni yong tao fu w/ chee cheong fen sauce. N tt猪肉丸 had a thick transparent layer on it tt looks lyk fats.
Aft tt, we went to walk ard 4 awhile b4 we went back to our hotel. Jiayi followed us, stayed 4 a while, n left. Tmr will be our last full day event b4 we return to s’pore. Hopefully de weather is gd n many interesting things happen.
We’ve decided tt 五分埔商圈 shall be our 1st stop in de morning. In order to shop as long as possible, we left slightly earlier than ytd. When we reached de pl n asked ard 4 de location, de pple there told us tt de shops will not be opened until ard 12.30pm! luckily it’s oredi 12nn by de time we reached there. So not long aft we started to c more n more shops opened. There were really lotsa stuff over there. There’s shoes, bags, food, but most imptly, n tt’s wat tis pl is famous 4, there’s lotsa clothes! It’s mostly those clothes tt u gotta c de young pple wear in de streets. It’s very trendy n somehow similar to wat de jap young pple haf been wearing. I bought 2 clothes 4 myself n 1 4 my bro. hopefully he’ll change to someone whose quite particular abt dressing up.
Next, we went to 台北101, n tt’s where shiying has arranged to meet her Taiwanese fren, leslie. Apparently leslie brought her bf along. Both of them graduated fr national Taiwanese university! (wow, so smart) When we reached there, we went to haf our lunch. Minority had subway, but most of us wanna try kfc! Y do we haf to try kfc when it’s oso available in s’pore? Coz de kfc here got bbq chicken n egg tarts! De chicken was rather small, n they haf original egg tarts n latte egg tarts. Among these, I lyk original egg tarts de most. But de kfc here dun haf coleslaw.
All de shopping malls ard台北101 were very up-class. So we settled 城品书局. De environment inside is similar to kino. Jianyi, as usual, went str up to find her manga, n she bought it. I wonder how is she gonna be able to carry so many of these. De toilet there was oso very advanced with flush buttons @ de side. There’s oso buttons to lift de lid. When u sit on de toilet bowl, it’s oredi been warmed 4 ur butt! Tis is de cleanest n most satisfied toilet I’ve eva been.
When we stepped out of de book store, rite in front of us was台北101 with pink lights on it stating 母亲. It’s really very nice n totful of them to be tinking of doing sth as a celebration 4 mother’s day.
Aft we parted w/ leslie n her bf, we went to 西门町 instead of 饶河街夜市 coz de latter was quite far away. Shortly aft, we saw a very young n dashing guys performing in de streets. He has appeared on 综艺大哥大b4! He was flinging 2 ropes of fire ard while jumping n hopping. Aft we donated some $$, we managed to ask him to take a pic w/ us! Wah! I tink I’ll haf a very sweet slp 2nite. Tis time fuyi arranged to meet her fren, jiayi. She’s a s’porean over here 4 exchange. Tink all of us were able to tok to her very freely as compared to with leslie. Jiayi brought us to eat ice n try 甜不辣 n 猪肉丸. @ 1st I tot甜不辣 is a very spicy dish, but it’s oni yong tao fu w/ chee cheong fen sauce. N tt猪肉丸 had a thick transparent layer on it tt looks lyk fats.
Aft tt, we went to walk ard 4 awhile b4 we went back to our hotel. Jiayi followed us, stayed 4 a while, n left. Tmr will be our last full day event b4 we return to s’pore. Hopefully de weather is gd n many interesting things happen.
free & easy - Day 1
May 11, 2007
Yeah! We can finally slp as long as we want n be @ each stop as long as we want!
We left de hotel @ 11 plus instead of de 8am every morning, n our 1st destination is NTU! Actly it means National Taiwan University, de 1st uni in Taiwan. Some of us gals bothered to dress up in order to attract some guys! (haha, actly it’s oni an act 4 fun) But frankly speaking, most of de pple there looked nerdy w/ very few gd-looking guys. Most of de bldgs were made of brown bricks, which made de environment looks classy. We went to 1 of its canteens 4 lunch. From de outer design, it’s so run-down tt 4 de moment I tot: my goodness! Dun expect me to be able to eat some nasty food! But when we got in, de canteen was rather clean. They sold mix vege food, n de price is based on de weight of de dishes u got. There’s even soup @ 1 side 4 self-svc. When we finished our food, we’r supposed to clear our plates ourselves.
Over there, a lot of pple r riding on bicycles. There’s oso a lot of couples ard w/ de guys giving gals a ride while de gals r standing behind leaning against de guys’ back. So romantic right! On our way back to de main gate, we even saw a couple holding a wedding ceremony there! But too bad, din manage to find any cute guys…
Next, we went str to 淡水, n it’s over 20 mrt stops. De moment when we reached there, we went to pasar malam called 商店街. It’s really very crowded, esp w/ so many students ard. Over there, we tried tis beancurb w/ glass noodles called 阿给. Then we headed str to 渔人码头 via a small ferry. Tis is de pl where meteor garden was filmed! De bridge was very beautiful when there’s lights in de evening, n de wind over there was so strong tt we could hardly hold our cameras firmly. We wanna view de red river due to de sun setting along de horizon, but dunno y aft we saw de red sun, it disappeared among de fog suddenly.
Now we’r split into 2 grps: 3 will be gg shopping @ 士林, de other 6 will be gg to Miramar to take ferris wheel. Once we reached 剑潭stn, de 6 of us managed to hop onto a shuttle bus immediately. N shortly aft, we reached Miramar! We quickly headed str up to de top of de mall, buy tix, n boarded de ferris wheel. Coz my mum was afraid of hts, b4 we boarded de ferris wheel we agreed to let her sit in de middle. When we hopped in, instead, lihui was sitting in de middle w/ my mum sitting @ de side! Apparently she interpreted our intentions wrongly! Aft they switched seats, suddenly lihui said she’s afraid of hts too! Aiyo, juz how many pple r we gonna be protecting? So in de end my mum n lihui were sitting in de middle.
We wanna try kfc here, but it’s closed by de time we’r done w/ our ride. So we juz went back to士林夜市 to haf dinner. Whereas 4 de 3 gals who went shopping, they had quite a fruitful trip w/ hands full of plastic bags. Well, all of us had a fruitful trip.
Yeah! We can finally slp as long as we want n be @ each stop as long as we want!
We left de hotel @ 11 plus instead of de 8am every morning, n our 1st destination is NTU! Actly it means National Taiwan University, de 1st uni in Taiwan. Some of us gals bothered to dress up in order to attract some guys! (haha, actly it’s oni an act 4 fun) But frankly speaking, most of de pple there looked nerdy w/ very few gd-looking guys. Most of de bldgs were made of brown bricks, which made de environment looks classy. We went to 1 of its canteens 4 lunch. From de outer design, it’s so run-down tt 4 de moment I tot: my goodness! Dun expect me to be able to eat some nasty food! But when we got in, de canteen was rather clean. They sold mix vege food, n de price is based on de weight of de dishes u got. There’s even soup @ 1 side 4 self-svc. When we finished our food, we’r supposed to clear our plates ourselves.
Over there, a lot of pple r riding on bicycles. There’s oso a lot of couples ard w/ de guys giving gals a ride while de gals r standing behind leaning against de guys’ back. So romantic right! On our way back to de main gate, we even saw a couple holding a wedding ceremony there! But too bad, din manage to find any cute guys…
Next, we went str to 淡水, n it’s over 20 mrt stops. De moment when we reached there, we went to pasar malam called 商店街. It’s really very crowded, esp w/ so many students ard. Over there, we tried tis beancurb w/ glass noodles called 阿给. Then we headed str to 渔人码头 via a small ferry. Tis is de pl where meteor garden was filmed! De bridge was very beautiful when there’s lights in de evening, n de wind over there was so strong tt we could hardly hold our cameras firmly. We wanna view de red river due to de sun setting along de horizon, but dunno y aft we saw de red sun, it disappeared among de fog suddenly.
Now we’r split into 2 grps: 3 will be gg shopping @ 士林, de other 6 will be gg to Miramar to take ferris wheel. Once we reached 剑潭stn, de 6 of us managed to hop onto a shuttle bus immediately. N shortly aft, we reached Miramar! We quickly headed str up to de top of de mall, buy tix, n boarded de ferris wheel. Coz my mum was afraid of hts, b4 we boarded de ferris wheel we agreed to let her sit in de middle. When we hopped in, instead, lihui was sitting in de middle w/ my mum sitting @ de side! Apparently she interpreted our intentions wrongly! Aft they switched seats, suddenly lihui said she’s afraid of hts too! Aiyo, juz how many pple r we gonna be protecting? So in de end my mum n lihui were sitting in de middle.
We wanna try kfc here, but it’s closed by de time we’r done w/ our ride. So we juz went back to士林夜市 to haf dinner. Whereas 4 de 3 gals who went shopping, they had quite a fruitful trip w/ hands full of plastic bags. Well, all of us had a fruitful trip.
Back to taipei!
May 10, 2007
In de morning aft breakfast, we left taichung to return to Taipei, n tt took us ard 3 hrs plus. When we reached there, we went to 古宫博物院 to look @ de antiques, mainly jade, copper (usually used to make bells n utensils), de lions tt Chinese lyk to put in front of their hses or carry w/ them. Things lyk 天禄, 辟邪, accessories made of 象牙 into stuff lyk a ball within another ball which is in another ball which resulted in @ least 17 layers in all n small box which contains other smaller accessories. According to de tour guide, these antiques were brought in by 蒋介石 coz he luv those so much tt he couldn’t bear to c those being destroyed by 毛泽东’s culture revolution. Somehow I dun tink I can believe tis story, coz I’ve heard another version, n tt was, 蒋介石 stole those antiques. Well, it’s hard to conclude which version is de right 1 coz these pple were no longer in tis world. Oso according to him, de antiques were enuf to last us 4 70 yrs, such tt we come back every year to view new antiques.
Aft tt, we went to a theme restaurant 4 our lunch, n tt was 五角船板. De bldgs as well as de bowls n plates were man-made, n they were very heavy. It’s quite a unique restaurant coz it was built due to de lady boss’s curiosity if many things can be built w/o a std shape. However, I dun tink de food is really tt special or gd.
Next, we went to天禄展示馆 to listen to de pple toking abt feng-shui n how ur name affects ur life by its no. of strokes. De person din really explain anything tt vividly. They all r afraid tt they might interpret wrongly.
Aft which, we headed str to 阳明山国家公园. It’s supposed to be a very beautiful pl w/ lotsa flowers n beautiful scenery. But coz now it’s turning summer there’s not much flowers to view. Tis is de most boring pl I’ve eva been. It’s juz a park, n de tour guide asked us to take a stroll ard lyk it’s a time 4 us to rest by taking in fresh air. De oni attraction I found there was a squirrel climbing up a tree n finding food. Slowly, more n more pple surrounded it, n when it realized tt, it got so alarmed tt it tried its best to climb up a tree to avoid de crowd.
Our last destination w/ de tour was to 维格烘焙专门店, where a lot of tv stns haf been recommending it. It’s famous 4 it’s pineapple tarts. So we ordered 10 of it w/ 10 green bean tarts. Actly, all its pastries were very delicious, n I’m very tempted to buy all, but I’m not de type who enjoys snacking. Still, I’ll recommend pple who go to Taipei to buy its pastries.
Now we’r considered as being indept of de tour. Yeah! Finally free! We decided to go to 华西街夜市 4 dinner. @ 1st, we strolled along de street w/ rooftops, n apparently there’s not many shops opened, n not many pple were there. When we walked to de end of de street, to our surprise, there’r so many more shops ard behind tt street. Not oni were there lotsa food stalls, but shops too. We settled our dinner for 庚面. Then we had a short stroll ard. It’s really a very happening pl.
I really wanna shop ard more, but I’ve promised jianyi to accompany her to buy manga, so both of us left early. We took a cab, asked ard 4 de location of de shop, n we reached a very dark n quiet street. It’s really lyk de scenes of thriller shows tt we alwaz c. but finally we managed to find de shop. There were 2 dogs ard, n jianyi was so afraid tt I’ve to be her bodyguard to keep blocking de dogs fr her. De lady boss was very friendly, n they treated us w/ drinks. In de end, jianyi bought ard 76 manga! My goodness! How is she gonna be carrying these ard n up de plane? De boss’s brother even helped us to carry 2 paper bags full of manga to de opposite street to hail a cab. They’r really very friendly pple. I’ll visit them again if I am coming back to Taipei.
In de morning aft breakfast, we left taichung to return to Taipei, n tt took us ard 3 hrs plus. When we reached there, we went to 古宫博物院 to look @ de antiques, mainly jade, copper (usually used to make bells n utensils), de lions tt Chinese lyk to put in front of their hses or carry w/ them. Things lyk 天禄, 辟邪, accessories made of 象牙 into stuff lyk a ball within another ball which is in another ball which resulted in @ least 17 layers in all n small box which contains other smaller accessories. According to de tour guide, these antiques were brought in by 蒋介石 coz he luv those so much tt he couldn’t bear to c those being destroyed by 毛泽东’s culture revolution. Somehow I dun tink I can believe tis story, coz I’ve heard another version, n tt was, 蒋介石 stole those antiques. Well, it’s hard to conclude which version is de right 1 coz these pple were no longer in tis world. Oso according to him, de antiques were enuf to last us 4 70 yrs, such tt we come back every year to view new antiques.
Aft tt, we went to a theme restaurant 4 our lunch, n tt was 五角船板. De bldgs as well as de bowls n plates were man-made, n they were very heavy. It’s quite a unique restaurant coz it was built due to de lady boss’s curiosity if many things can be built w/o a std shape. However, I dun tink de food is really tt special or gd.
Next, we went to天禄展示馆 to listen to de pple toking abt feng-shui n how ur name affects ur life by its no. of strokes. De person din really explain anything tt vividly. They all r afraid tt they might interpret wrongly.
Aft which, we headed str to 阳明山国家公园. It’s supposed to be a very beautiful pl w/ lotsa flowers n beautiful scenery. But coz now it’s turning summer there’s not much flowers to view. Tis is de most boring pl I’ve eva been. It’s juz a park, n de tour guide asked us to take a stroll ard lyk it’s a time 4 us to rest by taking in fresh air. De oni attraction I found there was a squirrel climbing up a tree n finding food. Slowly, more n more pple surrounded it, n when it realized tt, it got so alarmed tt it tried its best to climb up a tree to avoid de crowd.
Our last destination w/ de tour was to 维格烘焙专门店, where a lot of tv stns haf been recommending it. It’s famous 4 it’s pineapple tarts. So we ordered 10 of it w/ 10 green bean tarts. Actly, all its pastries were very delicious, n I’m very tempted to buy all, but I’m not de type who enjoys snacking. Still, I’ll recommend pple who go to Taipei to buy its pastries.
Now we’r considered as being indept of de tour. Yeah! Finally free! We decided to go to 华西街夜市 4 dinner. @ 1st, we strolled along de street w/ rooftops, n apparently there’s not many shops opened, n not many pple were there. When we walked to de end of de street, to our surprise, there’r so many more shops ard behind tt street. Not oni were there lotsa food stalls, but shops too. We settled our dinner for 庚面. Then we had a short stroll ard. It’s really a very happening pl.
I really wanna shop ard more, but I’ve promised jianyi to accompany her to buy manga, so both of us left early. We took a cab, asked ard 4 de location of de shop, n we reached a very dark n quiet street. It’s really lyk de scenes of thriller shows tt we alwaz c. but finally we managed to find de shop. There were 2 dogs ard, n jianyi was so afraid tt I’ve to be her bodyguard to keep blocking de dogs fr her. De lady boss was very friendly, n they treated us w/ drinks. In de end, jianyi bought ard 76 manga! My goodness! How is she gonna be carrying these ard n up de plane? De boss’s brother even helped us to carry 2 paper bags full of manga to de opposite street to hail a cab. They’r really very friendly pple. I’ll visit them again if I am coming back to Taipei.
In 台南，南投，n 台中!
May 9, 2007
2dae we haf to leave ½ hr early coz de bus is gonna be driving us fr kaoshiong to taichung, n tt took us ard 4 hrs b4 we finally reached 邵族. Along de way, we were stopped by a traffic police, n he gave a summon to our driver. It’s really fresh to see Taiwanese arguing over some minor issue n how de police have been abusing their authorities.
邵族is de smallest tribe, n it’s de oni tribe in which ex-president 蒋介石 bestowed de title of 王爷 to a tribe leader. De boss who attended to us was de daughter-in-law of王爷. She’s very talkative, n behaves lyk any ordinary woman. Actly de tribe has it’s own native language which is quite lyk malay. Mebbe they were once part of malay?
Next, we went str 4 lunch b4 continuing our tour. Over there, we saw other fellow ntu pple whom their tour guide oso provided them w/ similar itinerary 4 de day. It’s really lyk I said b4 tt Taiwan is gonna be a little ntu.
We went to view 日月潭 w/o being able to board a boat. Juz rite in front of it was 文武庙. Over there, it’s 4 孔子, 关羽 n 张飞. We were lyk rushing to pray to these gods, then rushing to take some pics, n again rushing to board de bus. De time is really juz too short.
Next, we again, rushed to 九族文化村, which intro abt diff tribes in Taiwan. Aft watching a show, we rushed to take rides. Apparently my gals prefer to take rides to take pics of diff tribes. But I’ve to admit tt de time is really juz too tight 4 us to finish everything. Shiying, fuyi, xueting n me belong to de daring type who can take all thrilling rides, while de others belong to de not-so-daring type. Aft finishing de rides, it’s oso almost time de staff there to close de park. N again, we’ve to rush to take nice pics.
On our way to taichung, our tour guide kept his promise by asking a 槟栏辣妹 to take pics w/ us. Then, we finally reach 逢甲夜市. Taichung is really such a nice pl, w/ so many tiny food stores as well as lotsa shops along de streets. Our tour guide recommended us to buy shoes here coz it’s cheap n of gd quality. As de time given to us w/ very little, we came back aft we chked into our hotel rms.
Tmr is finally our last day of tour. Time is running fast. Wat will be happening tmr?
2dae we haf to leave ½ hr early coz de bus is gonna be driving us fr kaoshiong to taichung, n tt took us ard 4 hrs b4 we finally reached 邵族. Along de way, we were stopped by a traffic police, n he gave a summon to our driver. It’s really fresh to see Taiwanese arguing over some minor issue n how de police have been abusing their authorities.
邵族is de smallest tribe, n it’s de oni tribe in which ex-president 蒋介石 bestowed de title of 王爷 to a tribe leader. De boss who attended to us was de daughter-in-law of王爷. She’s very talkative, n behaves lyk any ordinary woman. Actly de tribe has it’s own native language which is quite lyk malay. Mebbe they were once part of malay?
Next, we went str 4 lunch b4 continuing our tour. Over there, we saw other fellow ntu pple whom their tour guide oso provided them w/ similar itinerary 4 de day. It’s really lyk I said b4 tt Taiwan is gonna be a little ntu.
We went to view 日月潭 w/o being able to board a boat. Juz rite in front of it was 文武庙. Over there, it’s 4 孔子, 关羽 n 张飞. We were lyk rushing to pray to these gods, then rushing to take some pics, n again rushing to board de bus. De time is really juz too short.
Next, we again, rushed to 九族文化村, which intro abt diff tribes in Taiwan. Aft watching a show, we rushed to take rides. Apparently my gals prefer to take rides to take pics of diff tribes. But I’ve to admit tt de time is really juz too tight 4 us to finish everything. Shiying, fuyi, xueting n me belong to de daring type who can take all thrilling rides, while de others belong to de not-so-daring type. Aft finishing de rides, it’s oso almost time de staff there to close de park. N again, we’ve to rush to take nice pics.
On our way to taichung, our tour guide kept his promise by asking a 槟栏辣妹 to take pics w/ us. Then, we finally reach 逢甲夜市. Taichung is really such a nice pl, w/ so many tiny food stores as well as lotsa shops along de streets. Our tour guide recommended us to buy shoes here coz it’s cheap n of gd quality. As de time given to us w/ very little, we came back aft we chked into our hotel rms.
Tmr is finally our last day of tour. Time is running fast. Wat will be happening tmr?
In 台东 n 高雄!
May 8, 2007
2dae is really a very great day 4 outdoor activities. De sun outside was very bright. N indeed, we went to 佛光山. We’ve to climb up de slope there. 1st wat awaited us was a wishing well, n u’ve to throw coins to knock against de bell 3 times b4 making a wish. 1st time 4 family, 2nd time 4 health, 3rd time 4 wisdom. My mum threw 6 coins, but oni 2 times sounded. Apparently my gals couldn’t do it too. Is it really tt difficult? I tried it @ last, n amazingly, all bingo when I tot I’ve alwaz been a poor aimer. But dun be too sad if u miss it, coz there’s a bigger bell later, n u oni haf to us a log to knock against it, which it’s impossible 4 u to miss it.
aft having lunch, we went to get some 土产 for our frenz. Then 春秋阁 was juz across de rd. over there, we gotta c 观音大士绮龙 n 玄天上帝. @玄天上帝, there’s tis machine in which a doll inside u pick a lot 4 u aft u slotted in 10 bucks Taiwan dollars. I got quite a gd lot. Hmm… 2dae might be my lucky day!
When we reached kaoshiong, we took a boat to tour 爱河, then we went to look ard @ 新崛江夜市. I quite lyk kaoshiong, coz de rds r wide, de streets r clean, n it gives pple a very peaceful feeling. @ 新崛江夜市, it’s lyk pasar malam where there’re lotsa clothes, n they’re all so trendy n cute! I wanna buy! But I muz ctrl myself coz I’ve had lotsa clothes oredi.
Aft dinner, we went back to hotel. But it’s kinda early, n so we’ve decided to go tour ard 六合夜市. @ 1st we wanna walk there, but de bellboys said it’s kinda far away n will take us 30mins to get there, so we got into cabs, which took oni 5mins. When we reached there, it’s again another pasar malam, but de oni diff is tt there’re lotsa makan stuff. We bought some snacks lyk fried octopus, 可利饼, fried ice-cream n some drinks. All of us shared these by ordering oni 1 each, n it’s really so fun to me. We wanna stay longer in de city, but coz there’ll be extra chg 4 taxi as well as we’ve to wake up early tmr, so we’ve decided to give it a miss. But so far tis is de oni pl I felt I wanna come again.
2dae is really a very great day 4 outdoor activities. De sun outside was very bright. N indeed, we went to 佛光山. We’ve to climb up de slope there. 1st wat awaited us was a wishing well, n u’ve to throw coins to knock against de bell 3 times b4 making a wish. 1st time 4 family, 2nd time 4 health, 3rd time 4 wisdom. My mum threw 6 coins, but oni 2 times sounded. Apparently my gals couldn’t do it too. Is it really tt difficult? I tried it @ last, n amazingly, all bingo when I tot I’ve alwaz been a poor aimer. But dun be too sad if u miss it, coz there’s a bigger bell later, n u oni haf to us a log to knock against it, which it’s impossible 4 u to miss it.
aft having lunch, we went to get some 土产 for our frenz. Then 春秋阁 was juz across de rd. over there, we gotta c 观音大士绮龙 n 玄天上帝. @玄天上帝, there’s tis machine in which a doll inside u pick a lot 4 u aft u slotted in 10 bucks Taiwan dollars. I got quite a gd lot. Hmm… 2dae might be my lucky day!
When we reached kaoshiong, we took a boat to tour 爱河, then we went to look ard @ 新崛江夜市. I quite lyk kaoshiong, coz de rds r wide, de streets r clean, n it gives pple a very peaceful feeling. @ 新崛江夜市, it’s lyk pasar malam where there’re lotsa clothes, n they’re all so trendy n cute! I wanna buy! But I muz ctrl myself coz I’ve had lotsa clothes oredi.
Aft dinner, we went back to hotel. But it’s kinda early, n so we’ve decided to go tour ard 六合夜市. @ 1st we wanna walk there, but de bellboys said it’s kinda far away n will take us 30mins to get there, so we got into cabs, which took oni 5mins. When we reached there, it’s again another pasar malam, but de oni diff is tt there’re lotsa makan stuff. We bought some snacks lyk fried octopus, 可利饼, fried ice-cream n some drinks. All of us shared these by ordering oni 1 each, n it’s really so fun to me. We wanna stay longer in de city, but coz there’ll be extra chg 4 taxi as well as we’ve to wake up early tmr, so we’ve decided to give it a miss. But so far tis is de oni pl I felt I wanna come again.
In 花莲 n 台东!
May 7, 2007
Aft breakfast, we set off to a pl called 御宝, a place tt sells lingzhi. According to de tour guide, lingzhi r usually plucked by de 原住民, big lingzhi means it’s naturally grown, while smaller ones r those human grown, n lingzhi r grown on red wood, which is a very strong wood. When we reached de pl, an ex-doctor who’s now a consultant gave us some knowledge on how to eat healthy food in order to stay healthy. Aft tt, de原住民 ladies came promoting de lingzhi. But none of us din buy any coz it’s too ex.
Next, we went to 太鲁阁峡谷 to look @ de mountains n waterfall. Thou it’s quite beautiful, I still find de mountains n waterfalls in Yosemite nicer. De waterfall @ de former is much smaller, n it’s oni a flow instead of a gush. De oni thing I find interesting is de crossing of de tunnel.
aft tt, we had lunch @ tis restaurant where all de food served were new to me except 4 梅菜扣肉 n small tomatoes. De dishes I lyk most were fried pumpkin n bamboo rice top w/ yam. Coz we’r a grp of gals who dun really eat much, we really had quite a lot of leftovers.
Next, we were brought to 七星谭. Behind it was military ground. Over there, de sea was very very blue n clear. We picked up some nice stones as souvenirs. Those nearer to de sea were indeed much smoother n nice then those further from de sea.
We were in de bus 4 3 hrs plus b4 we reached our next hotel 4 overnight stay, called 知本温泉. There’s oso hot spring over there. Thru’out de journey de tour guide has been showing us anime. Haha, guess u’ll be tinking I’m so fortunate tt it hit my interest rite? Tt anime din really catch my interest, so i’ve been napping thru’out. When we reached 台东, we went to a restaurant away fr de hotel 4 dinner. De toilet was smelly, n de dishes there were not really tt great. It had tis pork soaked in rice wine which was a very special kinda food to promote, but de taste of alcohol was so strong tt we oni tried a sip n din touch it anymore.
We were advised to take a dip in de hot spring aft resting 4 an hr. so aft resting, we had to wear swimming costumes w/ swimming cap 4 hygiene reasons b4 enjoying our hot spring! Tis hotel is very interesting. It’s owned by 2 bosses, n so it’s operations r kinda messy. In a bldg itself there’s some rms belonging to 1 boss n others belonging to de other boss. N even 4 hot spring, restaurants n lobby, u’ll get lost b4 u get to find de rite 1 fr de rite boss whom u’ve paid to 4 ur pleasure. It’s not gd to dip 4 too long, so we’ve to get out 4 awhile aft dipping 4 3 mins, then we could oni dip 4 15 mins in total. Aft de dip, u’ll really get to feel ur skin getting smoother, n u’ll feel more energetic. Some of my other frenz who had menstruations can oso get to enjoy de hot spring in their own bathrms. But I’ve no idea how’s de feeling of enjoying hot spring in de bathrm. Mebbe I shld try tmr early in de morning?
Aft breakfast, we set off to a pl called 御宝, a place tt sells lingzhi. According to de tour guide, lingzhi r usually plucked by de 原住民, big lingzhi means it’s naturally grown, while smaller ones r those human grown, n lingzhi r grown on red wood, which is a very strong wood. When we reached de pl, an ex-doctor who’s now a consultant gave us some knowledge on how to eat healthy food in order to stay healthy. Aft tt, de原住民 ladies came promoting de lingzhi. But none of us din buy any coz it’s too ex.
Next, we went to 太鲁阁峡谷 to look @ de mountains n waterfall. Thou it’s quite beautiful, I still find de mountains n waterfalls in Yosemite nicer. De waterfall @ de former is much smaller, n it’s oni a flow instead of a gush. De oni thing I find interesting is de crossing of de tunnel.
aft tt, we had lunch @ tis restaurant where all de food served were new to me except 4 梅菜扣肉 n small tomatoes. De dishes I lyk most were fried pumpkin n bamboo rice top w/ yam. Coz we’r a grp of gals who dun really eat much, we really had quite a lot of leftovers.
Next, we were brought to 七星谭. Behind it was military ground. Over there, de sea was very very blue n clear. We picked up some nice stones as souvenirs. Those nearer to de sea were indeed much smoother n nice then those further from de sea.
We were in de bus 4 3 hrs plus b4 we reached our next hotel 4 overnight stay, called 知本温泉. There’s oso hot spring over there. Thru’out de journey de tour guide has been showing us anime. Haha, guess u’ll be tinking I’m so fortunate tt it hit my interest rite? Tt anime din really catch my interest, so i’ve been napping thru’out. When we reached 台东, we went to a restaurant away fr de hotel 4 dinner. De toilet was smelly, n de dishes there were not really tt great. It had tis pork soaked in rice wine which was a very special kinda food to promote, but de taste of alcohol was so strong tt we oni tried a sip n din touch it anymore.
We were advised to take a dip in de hot spring aft resting 4 an hr. so aft resting, we had to wear swimming costumes w/ swimming cap 4 hygiene reasons b4 enjoying our hot spring! Tis hotel is very interesting. It’s owned by 2 bosses, n so it’s operations r kinda messy. In a bldg itself there’s some rms belonging to 1 boss n others belonging to de other boss. N even 4 hot spring, restaurants n lobby, u’ll get lost b4 u get to find de rite 1 fr de rite boss whom u’ve paid to 4 ur pleasure. It’s not gd to dip 4 too long, so we’ve to get out 4 awhile aft dipping 4 3 mins, then we could oni dip 4 15 mins in total. Aft de dip, u’ll really get to feel ur skin getting smoother, n u’ll feel more energetic. Some of my other frenz who had menstruations can oso get to enjoy de hot spring in their own bathrms. But I’ve no idea how’s de feeling of enjoying hot spring in de bathrm. Mebbe I shld try tmr early in de morning?
In 野柳, 九份, n 南方澳
May 6, 2007
In de morning breakfast was provided by de hotel, n xueting n fuyi said they saw their frenz enjoying breakfast in de same pl as us too, which means to say, there’r ntu pple staying in de same hotel as us! Haha, it’s really lyk wat I said, we’ve come to little ntu.
Aft tt, we set off 4 野柳, which is a nature reserve. There we gotta saw de natural creations by de sea waves hitting de rocks along de coastal areas. When we reached there, we saw many young guys, n immediately we knew they’re definitely from s’pore too fr their dressings. N true enuf, I met William, janice’s bf. Too bad tt he’ll be returning to s’pore tmr. actly these guys r here 4 ns. So they’ve been enjoying themselves even when they’re serving ns eh…
Over there, we gotta c “女王头”, “仙女鞋”, shape of Taiwan etc etc. actly these r de natural creations. We spent so much time bz taking pics ard tt we were last to gather.
Next, we arrived @ 九份, where 悲情城市 was filmed. De reason y tis pl was given tis name is bcoz in de past there were 9 families living in tt area. N each time when each of de families took turns to drive down de hills to replenish stock it had to buy 4 all other 8 families too, n tt’s how de name derived. De oni tourist attraction was a narrow path w/ many shops on both sides. Wat’s popular over there was it’s 牛肉面 n 福州鱼丸. De path led us to a pl where we could take sea view n to a temple.
Coming down de hill was really very memorable, as it was meandering thru’out. N tt reminded me of tt time when me, gracia n chang were driving among de mountains 4 7hrs juz to get to our motel. But tis wasn’t tt long, n it’s quite safe actly as compared to de latter coz de latter din haf anything @ de side of de mountains to prevent cars fr falling. Down de hills we gotta c many yellow rocks, n these were said to be affected by last time there being a gold mine. N tt gold mine oso led to de sea having 2 colours of water, light yellow along de coast, n blue further in de sea.
Next, we reached 南方澳, where de popular 妈祖庙 is. N fortunately 4 us, coz it’s gonna be 妈祖’s b’dae soon, tt’s y there’r many pple worshipping her. In de temple, there’s a statue of her made of jade on de 2nd floor n 1 made of gold on de 3rd floor.
Aft tt, we had a 3 hrs plus journey b4 we arrived @ our hotel in 花莲, which is famous 4 it’s 原住民 n 槟榔. How花莲 got it’s name derived from de原住民 tattooing their faces. I gotta realized tt our tour guide was actly very knowledgeable, as he knew a lot on history, medicine, accupoints etc etc, n he can really tok a lot! So we were in de hotel having our dinner, which was a buffet. N aft tt we went k-ing! Thou we din get a lounge coz too ex, there’s oni 1 other grp k-ing. So we could enjoy ourselves quite a lot.
In de morning breakfast was provided by de hotel, n xueting n fuyi said they saw their frenz enjoying breakfast in de same pl as us too, which means to say, there’r ntu pple staying in de same hotel as us! Haha, it’s really lyk wat I said, we’ve come to little ntu.
Aft tt, we set off 4 野柳, which is a nature reserve. There we gotta saw de natural creations by de sea waves hitting de rocks along de coastal areas. When we reached there, we saw many young guys, n immediately we knew they’re definitely from s’pore too fr their dressings. N true enuf, I met William, janice’s bf. Too bad tt he’ll be returning to s’pore tmr. actly these guys r here 4 ns. So they’ve been enjoying themselves even when they’re serving ns eh…
Over there, we gotta c “女王头”, “仙女鞋”, shape of Taiwan etc etc. actly these r de natural creations. We spent so much time bz taking pics ard tt we were last to gather.
Next, we arrived @ 九份, where 悲情城市 was filmed. De reason y tis pl was given tis name is bcoz in de past there were 9 families living in tt area. N each time when each of de families took turns to drive down de hills to replenish stock it had to buy 4 all other 8 families too, n tt’s how de name derived. De oni tourist attraction was a narrow path w/ many shops on both sides. Wat’s popular over there was it’s 牛肉面 n 福州鱼丸. De path led us to a pl where we could take sea view n to a temple.
Coming down de hill was really very memorable, as it was meandering thru’out. N tt reminded me of tt time when me, gracia n chang were driving among de mountains 4 7hrs juz to get to our motel. But tis wasn’t tt long, n it’s quite safe actly as compared to de latter coz de latter din haf anything @ de side of de mountains to prevent cars fr falling. Down de hills we gotta c many yellow rocks, n these were said to be affected by last time there being a gold mine. N tt gold mine oso led to de sea having 2 colours of water, light yellow along de coast, n blue further in de sea.
Next, we reached 南方澳, where de popular 妈祖庙 is. N fortunately 4 us, coz it’s gonna be 妈祖’s b’dae soon, tt’s y there’r many pple worshipping her. In de temple, there’s a statue of her made of jade on de 2nd floor n 1 made of gold on de 3rd floor.
Aft tt, we had a 3 hrs plus journey b4 we arrived @ our hotel in 花莲, which is famous 4 it’s 原住民 n 槟榔. How花莲 got it’s name derived from de原住民 tattooing their faces. I gotta realized tt our tour guide was actly very knowledgeable, as he knew a lot on history, medicine, accupoints etc etc, n he can really tok a lot! So we were in de hotel having our dinner, which was a buffet. N aft tt we went k-ing! Thou we din get a lounge coz too ex, there’s oni 1 other grp k-ing. So we could enjoy ourselves quite a lot.
TAIWAN, here i come!
i'm finally back to s'pore!
i really did bring my lappie along w/ me, but coz there's hardly any free wifi, so my most of de time i could oni use it to save pics. i'll be telling ya my daily taiwan experience here, n u can view my pics in bubbleshare.
May 5, 2007
Now I realized juz how kia-si my mum can be. She’s been too excited tt she couldn’t slp de whole nite until 4am struck. Then she woke me up, n kept hurrying me. I told her it’s perfectly fine to leave @ 5am, but she tot it wud be too late, so shld leave @ 4.45am. n by de time we reached de airport, It’s 5.20am. we’re de 1st to arrive! Hahaha. De gals were really lyk 小姐, very dilly-dally in everything. N alwaz kept us waiting. Well, will expect more of tis to come…
@ ard 12.25pm when we reached Taiwan, it’s been drizzling de whole day. N our tour guide changed our schedule bcoz of tt. So instead of supposedly free-n-easy on de 1st day, we went to Taipei 101. wah… but din get to c how tall de bldg is, nor even de design. All we knew was it’s currently de tallest bldg, but china is gonna be bldg a 102 soon. N de architect 4 101 din get any prize, coz de design is simply dull. It’s based on Chinese feng-shui in order not to let de bldg fall bcoz of earthquake n 4 de co. to prosper. We were oni inside de bldg, n it’s lyk any s’pore shopping mall. Besides, there’s full of Chinese over there, n it really gives de s’pore feeling. Coz it’s oredi 2pm, n everyone was hungry, so we order sth fr de foodcourt to makan.
When we got out n gathered, we then oni gotta learn fr de tour guide tt we’re gg to shihlin night mkt! my goodness! Y dun tell us earlier so tt we wun be eating anything in Taipei 101? But aniwae, we’ve decided to each order 1 stuff n we’ll share so as get to try shihlin’s delicacy. N indeed, we gotta tried 大饼包小饼 (fried biscuit been crushed n wrapped w/ soft prata), 大肠包小肠 (sausage wrapped in glutinous rice), 官财板 (a thick slice of bread, emptied within n topped w/ other ingredients), 蚝煎 (taiwanese type is sweet), 大炸鸡, 青蛙下蛋 (lyk bubble tea), juz to name a few.
Aft tt, we were led to our hotel, which was near 西门町. So having so much free time @ nite, we decided to go n roam ard there. It’s one of de busiest places there coz there’s many shops ard, but de stuff there were ex. Later, we passed by a shop called 杂志疯, it’s 5 stories high, de 1st 2 floors being full of mag fr mainly Taiwan, japan, n u.s., then de 3rd n 4th floors full of… MANGA! WAH… n de 5th storey was a gift shop w/ manga pics. So happy tt I feel recharged.
Wat lies ahead of us 4 tmr? Hmm… shall wait n c…
i really did bring my lappie along w/ me, but coz there's hardly any free wifi, so my most of de time i could oni use it to save pics. i'll be telling ya my daily taiwan experience here, n u can view my pics in bubbleshare.
May 5, 2007
Now I realized juz how kia-si my mum can be. She’s been too excited tt she couldn’t slp de whole nite until 4am struck. Then she woke me up, n kept hurrying me. I told her it’s perfectly fine to leave @ 5am, but she tot it wud be too late, so shld leave @ 4.45am. n by de time we reached de airport, It’s 5.20am. we’re de 1st to arrive! Hahaha. De gals were really lyk 小姐, very dilly-dally in everything. N alwaz kept us waiting. Well, will expect more of tis to come…
@ ard 12.25pm when we reached Taiwan, it’s been drizzling de whole day. N our tour guide changed our schedule bcoz of tt. So instead of supposedly free-n-easy on de 1st day, we went to Taipei 101. wah… but din get to c how tall de bldg is, nor even de design. All we knew was it’s currently de tallest bldg, but china is gonna be bldg a 102 soon. N de architect 4 101 din get any prize, coz de design is simply dull. It’s based on Chinese feng-shui in order not to let de bldg fall bcoz of earthquake n 4 de co. to prosper. We were oni inside de bldg, n it’s lyk any s’pore shopping mall. Besides, there’s full of Chinese over there, n it really gives de s’pore feeling. Coz it’s oredi 2pm, n everyone was hungry, so we order sth fr de foodcourt to makan.
When we got out n gathered, we then oni gotta learn fr de tour guide tt we’re gg to shihlin night mkt! my goodness! Y dun tell us earlier so tt we wun be eating anything in Taipei 101? But aniwae, we’ve decided to each order 1 stuff n we’ll share so as get to try shihlin’s delicacy. N indeed, we gotta tried 大饼包小饼 (fried biscuit been crushed n wrapped w/ soft prata), 大肠包小肠 (sausage wrapped in glutinous rice), 官财板 (a thick slice of bread, emptied within n topped w/ other ingredients), 蚝煎 (taiwanese type is sweet), 大炸鸡, 青蛙下蛋 (lyk bubble tea), juz to name a few.
Aft tt, we were led to our hotel, which was near 西门町. So having so much free time @ nite, we decided to go n roam ard there. It’s one of de busiest places there coz there’s many shops ard, but de stuff there were ex. Later, we passed by a shop called 杂志疯, it’s 5 stories high, de 1st 2 floors being full of mag fr mainly Taiwan, japan, n u.s., then de 3rd n 4th floors full of… MANGA! WAH… n de 5th storey was a gift shop w/ manga pics. So happy tt I feel recharged.
Wat lies ahead of us 4 tmr? Hmm… shall wait n c…
Friday, May 04, 2007
Dun miss me too much k?
i'll be off 4 my grad trip tmr!
it's gonna be a 10-day trip to taiwan, dunno wat lies ahead 4 me. ytd we had a discussion on our taipei free-n-easy aft celebrating huiyin's b'dae. tt took us lyk 3hrs b4 everything's settled. apparently they oni chk out on where r de muz go places n i'm de oni 1 who's been so prepared to de extent of preparing an itinerary b4 de discussion. coz i noe we gonna be having a long discussion if no 1 do a headstart. n indeed, things were more efficient w/ it, we oni need to make some amendments to de itinerary to accomodate everyone's interests.
i'm really so sorry tt i've been blogging less n less, this time not bcoz of been bz on anything but bcoz my mum's now de 1 hogging onto my lappie. aft i intro to her crunchyroll, she's been so hooked up to it tt it's lyk it's either my bro or i haf to give up on our 'toy'. wat to do? who ask her to be our mum...
anyway i'll be bringing my lappie along thru'out de trip. hopefully there'll be free internet connection so tt i can blog more!!!
it's gonna be a 10-day trip to taiwan, dunno wat lies ahead 4 me. ytd we had a discussion on our taipei free-n-easy aft celebrating huiyin's b'dae. tt took us lyk 3hrs b4 everything's settled. apparently they oni chk out on where r de muz go places n i'm de oni 1 who's been so prepared to de extent of preparing an itinerary b4 de discussion. coz i noe we gonna be having a long discussion if no 1 do a headstart. n indeed, things were more efficient w/ it, we oni need to make some amendments to de itinerary to accomodate everyone's interests.
i'm really so sorry tt i've been blogging less n less, this time not bcoz of been bz on anything but bcoz my mum's now de 1 hogging onto my lappie. aft i intro to her crunchyroll, she's been so hooked up to it tt it's lyk it's either my bro or i haf to give up on our 'toy'. wat to do? who ask her to be our mum...
anyway i'll be bringing my lappie along thru'out de trip. hopefully there'll be free internet connection so tt i can blog more!!!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Last paper's finally over! Waiting to graduate...
AT LAST! my last paper was over ytd!!! CHEERS!
i'm so sorry tt i've not been posting any blog, n din even leave some msg lyk "exam in progress". haha, actly, thru'out tis past 3 wks, i've been mugging 4 exams. coz tis is my final round, dun really hope to flung it. but it's really lyk hell. my flu n cough hasn't really gotten much beta. somemore de nite b4 my last paper i suddenly got runny nose! argh... can there be anything worse? definitely. de next day during de 1st 1hr of my paper, i keep on sneezing. really can't concentrate much. n i'm so scared tt i'll be bothering de pple ard me. still, i'm so happy tt everything's over!
actly, i dunno if i shld feel happy or sad abt it. y shld i feel sad? coz i've been a student thru'out my past 15 yrs, n now de tot of being an adult juz makes me feel uneasy. u noe, u'll haf to worry lotsa stuff, things lyk footing mthly bills, money, money MONEY!!! my goodness... but i dun wanna retain! so i shld feel happy afterall? perhaps.
aft de paper, as usual, i'll alwaz take pics of my sch. i got my gers to walk all de way fr exam hall to south spine juz to take pics. but then, we wasted a lot of time taking oni a few pics coz my cam's really consuming de batts fast! it's no use even when i've brought 4 pairs of batts w/ me. but luckily shiling got cam phone.
now exams' over, de next thing tt i shld worry is abt my grad trip. i've decided to bring my lappie along coz really cant live w/o it. besides, need to safe my pics into my lappie everyday. dun really hope history repeats itself. will keep u guys updated rgd my trip. hope it'll be very fun!
i'm so sorry tt i've not been posting any blog, n din even leave some msg lyk "exam in progress". haha, actly, thru'out tis past 3 wks, i've been mugging 4 exams. coz tis is my final round, dun really hope to flung it. but it's really lyk hell. my flu n cough hasn't really gotten much beta. somemore de nite b4 my last paper i suddenly got runny nose! argh... can there be anything worse? definitely. de next day during de 1st 1hr of my paper, i keep on sneezing. really can't concentrate much. n i'm so scared tt i'll be bothering de pple ard me. still, i'm so happy tt everything's over!
actly, i dunno if i shld feel happy or sad abt it. y shld i feel sad? coz i've been a student thru'out my past 15 yrs, n now de tot of being an adult juz makes me feel uneasy. u noe, u'll haf to worry lotsa stuff, things lyk footing mthly bills, money, money MONEY!!! my goodness... but i dun wanna retain! so i shld feel happy afterall? perhaps.
aft de paper, as usual, i'll alwaz take pics of my sch. i got my gers to walk all de way fr exam hall to south spine juz to take pics. but then, we wasted a lot of time taking oni a few pics coz my cam's really consuming de batts fast! it's no use even when i've brought 4 pairs of batts w/ me. but luckily shiling got cam phone.
now exams' over, de next thing tt i shld worry is abt my grad trip. i've decided to bring my lappie along coz really cant live w/o it. besides, need to safe my pics into my lappie everyday. dun really hope history repeats itself. will keep u guys updated rgd my trip. hope it'll be very fun!
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