after thoughts
hmm i was actually reminiscing e wonderful times i had in taiwan for e past 4 trips ha.. every single trip i learnt a lot..
sometimes i wonder m i a taiwanese in my past life? haha..
i was soo bored in e pm dat i was trying to recall wad we were doing at dis time last wk.. hmm at dis pt in time when i m blogging we shld b on our way back to our hotel ba.. or back in hotel liao waiting for shu shu to debrief haha..
den i was looking at e itinerary for some of e taiwan tours advertised in newspapers.. den i realised i still haf a lot of places i haf nv been to.. haha.. lemme count e total no. of days spent in tw = 9+5+9+6=29 days liao leh! close to a mth!! haha..
yar i was actually thinking of gg back to tw again.. diaozz.. i wanna go 美丽华 i wanna go 日月潭 i wanna go 阿里山 i wanna go 金门、马祖。hahah...
ok i m gg tw-crazy again.. ha..
a lot of cups of bubble tea drank
a lot of sleep debt incurred
a lot of walking
a lot of planning
a lot of uncertainties
haha n i m v lazy n no self discipline din really update my travel journal.. muahahaha...
第一天：
first time taking jsa.. so shocked e airplane so small jus like our tw domestic flight those airbus.. so small... 6 seats each row.. 3 3...
first day reached taipei intl airport terminal 1. wah damn lok cok.. a far cry from terminal 2.. called shu shu n was shocked he at airport to pick us up so dat we can cut down some waiting time n travelling time.. he sent us to our hotel first b4 treating us to dinner at this v ethnic restaurant..its called “印第安”餐厅吃饭。那家餐厅好特别，还有歌手在那唱歌，类似民歌餐厅。叔叔点了好多菜！
最恐怖当然就是炸蟋蟀，幸好我没尝到。哈哈。就觉得那道菜非常可疑，叔叔又不肯告诉我那是什么。 :(
第一道：鸭舌头 好吃！可是牙齿不争气，不能吃到干干净净
第二道：什么什么海蜇皮 haha... sth like our seasoned jellyfish on e sushi 好吃！
对了，拍一拍我们的餐具好了
第三道：拉拉 贝壳类新加坡也有 好大盘 好吃！
这是我们的饮料，乌梅茶，有点中药的味道，蛮好喝的
这就是恐怖的炸蟋蟀了 fried cricket
这是花枝丸 aka sotong balls.. nice!! 要沾旁边的胡椒粉
另一种臭豆腐 好吃！
在餐厅外，等叔叔把车子开过来。took dis pic while waiting for shu shu to drive e car over..
actually dis restaurant is v special.. cos ar e exterior of dis restaurant has many "dinosaurs" climbing up e qt dilapidated building trying to reach e top.. haha den e interior hor got a man-made waterfall or fountain i forgot liao.. so v got ambience wor.
晚餐之后，带他们逛了著名的士林夜市。went to shilin brot them ard while shu shu went to look for parking lots.. but to no avail.. so i had to b a tour guide.. really love shilin! haha... nv fail to amaze me wif all e nice food n drinks n stuff.. nice place to shop!! 几乎买了所有的名产：炸鸡排 & 蜜汁鸡排 爱玉粉圆 珍珠奶 芭拉 还有阿宗面线 没想到士林也有分店了
after shilin we da bao all our food to ktv.. n to our horror shu shu ordered hard liquor!! 高粱- a kind of chinese wine la.. haiyo n gh was drunk.. diaozz.. surprisingly willie, e one who said he cant really drink, was qt sober.. went back to hotel din really sleep cos me n gh's gf-lf went up to look after him.. we not staying on e same level btw.. n when we went back to our room we chatted till morn ha..
第二天：e nxt morn gh was feeling terrible.. hangover n stuff.. he din really haf appetite.. so after breakfast we went back to our rooms so dat he cld rest a while more..oh yar forgot to say shu shu got us a v comfy room.. its actually a triple-sharing room.. so got a queen size bed n a single bed.. haha i got to sleep e queen sized bed for all 5 nights muahahahha... but i din really FULLY utilise e bed la..
so after gh woke up we made our way to taipei 101.. e tallest building in e world..
在台北101：my 3rd time there.. ha.. no gan jue liao.. brot them to e 4/5th level.. where dere is dis circle of countries' names.. so we posed at e sg one n e taipei one..
after dat went to page one at taipei 101.. its one of e biggest bookstores n its sth like kino actually.. haha book stores r book stores.. told them not to buy any books there cos can find cheaper ones at e book stores street.. there is a street in taipei with lotsa book stores..
we gg to zhongxiao dong lu nxt to shop.. zxdl really nth to shop de.. but cos we were trying to locate jay chou's store we combed e place many times n ended up walking more than 9 times.. |||名副其实的“忠孝东路走九遍”
passed by dis piyo piyo thingy look alike.. but its called bugu.. haha...
在忠孝站的地下道:
finally we found jay chou's shop!! over e moon man!! can take pic wif his antique car.. hahaha... a v special store selling t shirts n shoes.. mostly limited edition..周董周杰伦的店外 他的招牌粉红古董车
me n willie outside jay's shop.. willie happy wif his new bot shoes..
after dat we went down to 淡水 wanted to rush down to catch sunset de.. haizz but cos it was drizzling while we were shopping at zxdl so plans shelved n we slowly made our way down to dan shui then.. shopped along 淡水老街 bot lotsa wu-ar-bo-eh haha... din manage to walk to 渔人码头 n 情人桥 cos ar its too far n its close to 10pm liao leh.. if we walk there n walk back we might miss e last train.. so brot them to eat 阿给 n 鱼丸汤 n walked along e beach.. den all of a sudden 淡水 blackout!! so scary.. we attempted to light up our path wif our hp.. but shortly after e electricity came back liao..
第三天：shu shu came n pick us up at 6am cos we gg 剑湖山乐园 long journey wor cos its abt 3-4 hours drive.. heh.. along e way there are rest stations n e prettiest one shld b dis one wif a spacious eatery n place for u to buy 土产
台中的一个休息站
got grilled baby sotong.. so cute hor...
i saw dis gigantic lollipop wanna buy back de.. but a bit too big liao.. haha it costs $60sgd can.. haha.. dey oso sell harry potter sweets got diff flavours like vomit, dirt n stuff.. those who read harry potter shld noe.. dunno y i nv buy oso haha...
好大的lollipop 要新币60 不舍得买
shu shu bot a nicey stuff for us to try oso.. its called 旗鱼烧 its fish ball wif meat inside.. v nice!! q q one n tasty
终于到了剑湖山乐园
finally reached 剑湖山乐园 look at e gigantic ferris wheel!!! wow!! 心情突然好起来
me n lf decided to take pics wif dis cow.. its actually an ice cream parlour haha.. dunno y got moo-moo outside.. prolly cos ice cream is a dairy product?! haha...
还是 kiddy land 适合 me.. hahaha.. cos i m too afraid n dowanna put my life at risk.. i think i will suffer from heart attack or sth.. hahaha.. went in saw 旋转木马dunno y nv sit oso eh... din manage to find 碰碰车 haha played daytona agst gh n i lost.. boohoo.. tough fight u noe cos sometimes me 1st sometimes him.. haha.. played time crisis oso.. but too lousy at dat le..
look dey eben haf a sink for ppl to puke.. heh 为了不要在国外丢脸 i refused to take any rides dat i m not confident of.. hence i m assigned e task of looking after their bags haha i dunch mind.. oh yar.. its supposed to b "呕吐槽" but dey changed it to e rabbit dat "兔" haha so cute hor.. mayb dey dowan ppl to haf dat nauseous feeling ba.. dunch noe..
donch u think e mascot for 剑湖山乐园 looks like e mascot for kfc chicky meal?? hahaha...
dis is e 2nd thing i dare to sit other than e ferris wheel.. yar i not afraid of heights.. i m afraid of speed n revolving stuff.. dis 仙女散花 is ok la... haha...
then shu shu called me while i was at e highest pt of e ferris wheel.. he got his frens at jianhushan to treat us to lunch.. he asked me go e hotel recep to look for their gm.. dey will bring me to lunch..
i was looking after gh, lf, willie's bags cos i dun dare take those rides n stuff.. den we hurried over.. i reached e hotel's restaurant n dey showed us to our seats n told us its buffet style 299nt per person.. which is abt 15sgd.. den while we were deciding wad to get, shu shu called again.. while i was on e phone.. e f&b manager told us e vip room is ready le.. dey gg to move us in.. STUNNED! so paiseh.. den i told shu shu he said ok ar jus go in...
den after we settled down in e gigantic vip room wif personal sofa n personal waitress.. e assistant general manager came down n gave us her name card.. stunned n more stunned.. asked wad we wanna eat.. we said anything la.. we were stunned beyond words liao la...
玩累了，我们走到附近的王子饭店用餐。通过叔叔的关系，这个丰富又舒适的午餐完全免费，而且我们得到了vip式的招待 非常不好意思
pls click play.. e following is a video..
eh seriously ar i think e amt of food on e table is enuf to feed 10 huimins lor.. i 硬塞 until i 不行liao boohoo...
after e lunch called shu shu cos he coming to pick us up.. while waiting for gh to come out from toilet we took more pics in e hotel.. v nicey!! oh yar for those who watched "爱上总经理" b4 wld find dis hotel n amusement park v familiar haha... its filmed here mah..
dis is outside e v posh hotel.. e door v nice hor... haha...
haha willie standing at "w" cos it's his name.. me at "e" cos emeline mah.. den lf at "L" its actually "welcome" haha no g no h so gh b our photographer..
den we wanna take pic wif e hotel's name dis is e paiseh part.. cos it's nxt to e main road.. so e traffic police helped us take n a few cars were stopped so dat we can take pics first... eh paiseh neh..
then shu shu drove us to taichung city to take a look at gh's taichung hotel.. n oso i managed to get a cup of my 就是好喝 n nai you su bing! yum!!
after dat went down to keelung! had seafood for dinner.. yum yum got my fav sashimi too but i din take pics haha... dese r e other dishes we ordered...
基隆庙口夜市
又一顿丰富的晚餐
e nxt day i brot them to ximending to shop.. but we were too early n e shops r not open yet.. went to 7-11 n bot my fav red tea!! yum yum!! haha...
after ximending.. we went back to our hotel to rest n dump stuff.. i din buy any clothes haha.. surprisingly.. diaozz..
supposed to meet chongde to shop at shinkong mitsukoshi.. shopped shopped shopped..
den we went down to an italian restaurant to eat.. its near shilin.. its qt cheap leh.. got dis set menu.. 8 appetizers + 4 main course + 8 desserts/drinks for only 65 sgd lydat.. for 6 ppl.. chongde treating us so he topped another 2 more main course.. main course v big wor.. got pizza or pasta... can choose.. food qt nice.. n we din really wanna let him foot e bill.. so paiseh.. n dere was a struggle until e cashier dunno whose money to take haha..
p/s: can u tell i m v tired from e pic? haha.. look at my zombie like expression heh..
第四天：
早上逛了西门町
然后晚上到了新光三越
之后崇德请我们到一家意大利餐厅吃饭
after breakfast i brot them to buy paper bak kwa n shopped at e 书店街 bot lotsa books n wu-ar-bo-eh again hahhaa... so happy... n oh yar almost lost my wallet at e bookstore.. haizz blame it on my seh-ness.. heng i got it back.. if not i wld haf cried.. n dunno wad.. i will 疯掉 haizz..
after dat went wu fen pu to shop.. din buy anything again.. den chongde recommended another shopping centre called idee 衣蝶百货 really nice to shop ha..
din dare eat too much for dinner cos 吴叔叔 treating us to supper...
after idee we went back to hotel to wait for 吴叔叔 to pick us.. haha dis is a lousy attempt of our self portrait.. e 3 of them look ok.. i look extra.. haizz...
第五天：
买了纸片肉干
逛了书店街
之后到了五分埔 也去了衣蝶百货
回到饭店，等吴叔叔来接我们
我们去吃台湾粥了！
狮子头：很像肉丸
went back hotel shu shu waiting for us at e lobby le.. he nid to pass me stuff to bring back to sg.. stunned when i saw e small luggage i nid to bring back.. n some documents for ah yi.. den told gh n lf wad dey can do at taichung.. dey were stunned dere no mrt.. donch say taichung dun haf lor.. eben kaohsiung oso dun haf lor..
nxt day me n willie went shopping again at shinkong mitsukoshi cos he wanna get his bag.. coincidentally dey having pre-renovation sale oso.. a lot of brands like polo n ck having 50% off leh! but i din buy any.. cos i dun dare finish all my money n i dowan buy things on impulse.. later will regret like siao n oso we racing agst time le..da bao mister donut back for sis.. e donuts really nice leh!! haha..
hurried back to hotel n e recep 没死过isit dare to ask me to chk out early.. den i asked to speak to e manager like wad shu shu taught me.. n she immediately said orh ok ok.. haha... cos e manager said he noe shu shu v well..
heng we set off early to airport cos along e way got jam dunno y oso.. but managed to clear n reached airport b4 4.. flight at 620 so got plenty of time to rot.. ha...
finally home sweet home..
p/s: dunch ask me y dis trip so few photos.. i oso dunno y.. but at least i maintained my 特色 of taking lotsa pics of e food i ate haha...
