24th july : Changi Airport, 士林夜市 & 钱柜
we meet up @ billy's place in e morning as his dad offered to send us to the airport.. we reached the airport ard 1030 & managed to check-in after a short wait.. we went to BK @ T2 for our brunch.. after finishing the food, we went into the waiting area to shop.. hehe.. wanted to get my shu uemura concealer but its out of stock.. we took the sky train to go back to T1 where we board the plane.. i never know that we can board a sky train from the waiting area..
its been 10 yrs since i last took an airplane abroad.. everything seems so interesting to me.. must thx cheng for giving up the window seat to me.. there's a mini cock-up after the plane took off & made me felt that a travel insurance is really essential when u go abroad..
the plane finally landed in taiwan ard 5 plus.. we took a bus from the airport to taipet main station where our hostel is.. we took quite sometime to locate the hostel.. when we finally found it with some help from the local, we were quite surprised that it is inside a high-rise building.. yeah, inside a building.. we always tot that the hostel will be some kind of low & old building but this one really surprise us..
the gals & guys were temporarily seperated as there are no more rooms to accomodate the 4 of us.. have to wait until the next day den there will be one.. we changed into our casual wear & make a move to their famous 士林夜市 for a sumptous feast of their local 小吃..
i was really impressed by the 士林奇景.. those who had been there will know wat i am referring to.. billy & cheng wanted to bring me & lishan to their famous dessert shop but their mission failed cause we practically stopped at every 2 shops we passed by & din managed to walk until the end of the street where the dessert shop is.. time is running out also as we had to catch the last train back to 西门町 where we will be singing @ the famous 钱柜 ktv..
the whole building is occupied by 钱柜 & its open 24hour.. i really love the night life in taipei.. we found the best 炸鸡排 @ the most unexpected place ----> 钱柜.. the one that we ate @ the 夜市 really sux... we sing until 4 plus & managed to walk back to our hotel using the map we took @ the airport..
25th july : 五分埔, 西门町 & Babe
we woke up @ 10 cause need to change to another room.. the plan for today will be going to 五分埔 to shop & clubbing @ night but firstly, we need to have our breakfast 1st.. we intend to go to 西门町 for our meal but changed the plan when we walked pass a old store selling 牛肉面.. luckily we stopped & eat there if not, we will be missing alot of gd food.. i can say ALL the things that is available there is simply delectable..
after the meal, we continued walking ard & i saw a 3 storey Watson.. i went straight in & was amazed by the wide variety of cosmetic & skincare product in there.. i just look ard & stopped myself from getting anything cause we still need to go n shop elsewhere..
we arrived @ 五分埔 in the early afternoon & seperated from the guys.. its really a shopping heaven for gals & guys.. we went @ the right time of the year cause they are selling summer clothings now which is really suitable for our weather.. the ppl there is really frenly & when we asked them where should we go for water sport & clubbing, they recommend us a few places like Luxy & Lava straightaway..
we left ard 5 plus & went back to the hostel to rest & prepare for the night.. we only leave for dinner ard 9 plus & went to 西门町 where we met lijing, luke, liwen & wayne, who had just arrived that evening.. they din joined us to club as planned so we went on our own.. took a cab down & realised Lava is actually at 华纳威秀 but we din went in there, we went to a club known as BABE.. the crowd is really young & the ratio of gals is really pathetic.. :(
i realised the guys @ taiwan club loves to talk.. maybe they are just being frenly & nice to foreigner like us.. i love their concept there.. pay the entrance fee & its free flow all night long with drks like Long Island, Sex On the Beach to Beer & Housepour.. that applies for the guys also.. i wonder when this concept will come into Singapore's club..
we stayed there until 2 plus.. me & cheng were damn sober when we came out of the club.. i din drk alot cause i am scared of the feeling when we get drunk.. ever since the Singapore River incident last yr, i told myself i will try my best not to be in that state anymore... as for billy, i will say that he is DAMN high...
26th july : 八仙乐园 & 淡水
we planned to go to 八仙乐园 & we did.. @ first i still tot that the trip will be cancelled because of the late night out yest but all of us managed to wake up by 1030 & got everything prepared & done by 1115...
we went to the Taipei Main Station to get our ticket to 瑞芳, where we can go to Jiu Fen by taking a cab from there.. we know nuts about the the cab thing until a kind volunteer @ the train station briefed us about the different types of train available & the best time to go there etc.... we felt damn lucky to have met so many helpful & frenly local there.. they are really our lucky star & tour guide... :)
after settling the ticket, its meal time.. we had our lunch b4 taking e MRT down to 淡水 where we were told to take a ferry to 八里, where we must take another bus to reach 八仙乐园.. sounds damn complicating & tiring rite.. well, IT IS... this is not the only route to reach our destination but we were told that's the fastest way to reach there... we simply utilised almost ALL the mode of transportation just to go to a theme park...
all the troubles & hassle are worth it.. the theme park is really amazing & i love their tarzan swing station... that pool is 3.6m deep with a tarzan rope above it, the player have to hold onto the rope on a platform & swing outward b4 letting go & fall into the pool.. i was alittle petrified by the height when my turn comes & b4 i could thk of anything, i just swing myself out... i am afraid that if i linger there for too long, i might not have the courage to play it anymore....
we stayed there until 5 plus & b4 we left, we had a brand new experience with the Doctor Fish that helps to 'eat' your dead skin & cells.. it felt really ticklish but its really fun... we took the bus back to 八里 & the time is just nice for the 夜市 to start..
the fried octopus there is simply heavenly.. I AM MISSING IT.. we tried the 臭豆腐 & i can announced i am not a a fan of it.. the ambience is really nice & the scenery is really beautiful.... i finally understand why its so crowded @ 淡水 during weekend... its really a very nice getaway from the concrete jungle where u can basked urself in old & traditional style buildings & food.. its really a very different experience..
27th july : 九份, 五分埔 & 台风
finally we get to go to 九份 but the thing is we must come back asap cause typhoon is approaching in e evening.. :(
this morning is the most rushing one for all of us cause we had to catch the train & must be @ the station 5 min b4 the train arrived.. we were there on time & managed to find our platform & seats w/o much trouble.. the train journey to 瑞芳 took 50 min & i was taking photos of the scenery on the full journey there...
the wind is blowing very strongly & the weather is very different from the past few days.. we took a cab to 九份 & its only den i realised that the place is on a mountain.. i was stunned by the beautiful seaview of 金瓜石.. its really spectacular when u look down from viewing area..
i really love 九份老街.. its very beautiful & the feeling is totally different.. if there's a chance i will wan to stay at the hostel there so that i can explore the place fully.. too bad we have to make this a very rush trip because of the typhoon but i am glad we went there.. :)
we stayed until 2 plus & turned back to taipei.. lishan & i decide to go back to 五分埔 for our final shopping spree.. as for cheng & billy they decide to go to catch a movie.. so we went out seperate way.. this time the shopping trip w/o the guys is so carefree & relax.. no need to worry about the time to meet etc.. we spent another 4 hours there & only stopped shopping when it started raining heavily... this time round, we took the train from 松山 back to taipei, which is only a stop away...
we din go back to our hostel immediately.. we actually walked against the strong wind & rain, carrying our barang-barang & umbrella just to get the yummy 水煎包 across the street of our hostel.. the wind is really very strong & we had to 'push' our way through so that we can walk forward.... finally we arrived @ our hotel safe & sound..
the guys came back ard 12 plus & after bathing, its MJ time.. haha.. ya, we asked cheng to bring the mini MJ set over.. we played until 5 am in e morning.. by the time i am damn sei already & the typhoon starts to arrive during that time... we can hear the howling of the wind even in our room & we were told not to on the air-con as it might caused explosion.. u can imagine how stuffy it is inside our room.. :(
28th july : 鼎泰丰 & Taipei 101
we woke up in e early afternoon.. by the time, typhoon had already subsided.. the time is just nice for us to go out n shop.. our plan is to go to SOGO & taipei 101..
we went to 鼎泰丰 for our late lunch.. though its a typhoon day, the business there is still very gd.. i duno isit a psychological thing but i just feel that the 小笼包 there taste better.. esp the one with the crab thingy..
we went to washroom b4 we left & i chanced upon 2 very interesting device inside the cubicle.. should have video it... i tot the others would have seen it when they are in the washroom but when i told em about it, they said they din..
we took a cab to taipei 101 & took alot of photos.. i din know that taipei 101 & new york new york are so near to one another.. the place is just like orchard road, all the main shopping centre are along that stretch of road.. i bought alot of hello kitty products.. they are SO cute.. how i wish i can bring everything back..
the name for the restaurant is so ke ai..
the guys left us to shop & went back to the hostel 1st.. we walked to 诚品 but there's like nth much there.. so we took a train to 忠孝复兴 where the biggest Sa-Sa is located.. one of my aim to taiwan is to get their beauty product so i thought Sa-Sa would be the place where i can get the stuffs that i wan but i was totally wrong... there's nth much u can buy there except for their in-house brand & the salesperson there are so pushy.. it really turned me off totally..
we went to 西门町 after that.. most of the shops have closed.. so we just bought some food & made our way back to the hostel..
29th july : 淡水 & 士林夜市
we went to 淡水 to shop for our local products.. it was drizzling the whole day & made shopping in e open quite a hassle.. we settled down @ a dessert shop after reaching 淡水 for a short rest.. the tou huay there taste really nice & traditional..
after getting the local products, we just went back straight to the hostel.. its really hard for us to walk & shop when we need to carry all the stuffs & an umbrella to shelter us from the rain.. din get to go to fishermeh wharf because of the weather.. :(
we rested @ the hostel until 7 plus before going back to 士林夜市 for the food & the famous dessert tat the guys wanted to bring us to the other day.. i also did some last min shopping so that i can fully utilised my remaining NTs...
the guys brought us to the wrong dessert shops.. should have go to the one opposite it... but its ok, the dessert that we had eaten is not bad also.. we shopped until 11 plus b4 going back..
30th july : 龙山寺, 桃园机场 & Home Sweet Home
we woke up quite early cause we need to pack our lugguage & prepare to check-out.. by 10 we are almost done, so we decide to go for our breakfast @ our favourite store nearby b4 coming back to check-out.. we made a fruitless trip cause the place only open at 11.. so we decide to go n get our mask b4 going back for our meal...
we walk to 西门町 to catch the MRT to 龙山寺.. i chanced upon a store selling all sorts of beauty products from jap & taiwan on our way there.. it was den i found ALL the devices that i wanted to get on this trip.. argh~~ why din i find this store earlier?? i cant buy all the stuffs cause i am only left with NT500.. that's so sad....... :(
we are done with our bai bai at 龙山寺 by 2 & went back to the hostel locker to get our lugguage.. went to the bus station where we can take a straight bus to the airport.. felt really 舍不得 on my way there..
we had some food @ starbucks b4 boarding the plane.. on our way there, we walked past the smoking room that looks more like a lounge of a club..
the plane ride is almost 4 hours & we reached singapore airport @ 11.. mummy & daddy had called this morning saying they will be coming to fetch me.. they were already @ the airport eating BK when i reached.. the feeling of seeing your family once you touched down is really great... i really miss em alot...
cheng they all say i am like their OC for the trip cause i am the one who plan most of the itinery, chionging all the time when it comes to shopping & eating & having the most energy at the end of the day.. i am also the one who influence them the most when it comes to shopping.. like the mask, the beauty device to slim down the face & sharpen the nose.. they all bought it together with me under my influence.. hehe..
i hope they really enjoy the trip though its a tiring one for em because of me.. they only get to rest & relax fully on the typhoon day, as for the others, they are all chionging with me.. thx guys for accomodating to all my itinery.. sorry if i really tire u out during the trip.. :) i will never forget this travelling experience with u guys... thx for the wonderful memories..
the photos i uploaded here are just tip of the ice-berg.. i have uploaded all the photos onto my facebook account.. the link is http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=539387610&ref=pb,
you guys can take a look over there.. :)
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