TAIWAN and ting's birthday~

hohoho. i'm back from taiwan! did anyone miss me? i bet everyone is waiting for my updates wahahahaha.. overall the trip was not very fun cuz i hardly have time to shop... i went with tour so we went to those cultural places which was quite sian.. and the itinerary doesnt include shopping at ximending (xmd) but luckily my hotel is 5 mins walk to xmd. i'm lazy to describe everything in details.. so look at the pics!

the first thing i notice about taiwan - MOTORBIKES are everywhere!!
on my way to xmd shortly after i settle down at my hotel, i saw this crowd.. and i wonder what were they queueing for. beef noodle? hahaha...
then i saw this! chey... so they are queueing for his autograph.. it was so long! i think from wheelock to end of taka (near to meritus mandarin)
so the guy in pink is zai zai (half of him)
my first meal in taiwan... the above is orh-lua. their orh-lua has veggie inside and the sauce is some sweet chilli.. not very nice... singapore's one better!
i ordered kao rou fan. not very nice... i was too hungry haha. a portion like that is about $4..
1 hour later.. i went xmd and the queue is still as long...
this is the first shop we stepped into.. selling all the cutie hair accessories. they have a corner for u to take this photo! my first day (or rather night) was free and easy so we were walking around xmd n trying to figure out the ways..
the second day and first place we went to is 'ye-liu'. it has all the rocks and erosion.. exfoliation going on.. a place for me to apply my geography knowledge but i think i've forgotten most. haha

trying to be chio. hahahaha. i took so little pics of myself in the whole trip! less than 5 i think..
blow hole!
does this rock looks like the underside of our shoes?
does this look like elephant?
does this look like a queen's head? this is the most famous (and impt, and ONLY) attraction there hahaha.
beautiful scenary~
the dog is so cute hor? in taiwan, every 5m i walk i will see someone carrying a puppy. so cutesss~~~

next, i went to jiu fen. it is a very nice street, one of my most favourite place!

look at how BIG the fishball is!
this is lu rou fan. very very niceeeee! only cost 20NT, S$1. dishes at the background very nice too.
this is jiu fen! nice hor?
this is called... i forgot. taro balls i think. it has flavours like sweet potato, black sesame.. alot lah! sweet and nice~~~ shiok to eat on a cold day~ the soup base u can choose red bean, green bean or sweet potato... (y)!
the interior of the shop.
but, the slope in jiu fen is very steepppppppppppppppppppppppppp~

next, we went to some leisure farm called "shangri-la". it is not posh at all. haha

me and my new friend, xiao ming.
the phone is so cute.
the guy above is trying to show us how to spin the top..
the top above weighs 14kg i think.. hahaha. they had a competition to see who can spin it longest.. me and my sis joined together with some other older peeps who played before.. and guess what.
I WON! hahahaa.. my top spinned for 1 min.. the highest record was 7 mins and a cash reward of NT$30000 (S$1500) will be given if anyone beats 7 mins. my reward was a top (duh)
next, we wrote our wishes on this lantern called "kong ming deng" and according to the guy, the higher it flies wishes will come true...
up in the sky..
having breakfast before i set off.. high up in the mountain~
another friend of mine. ps: this is a PIG, not a cow.

next stop, we went to some clogs speciality shop..

this ah pek above was showing us how he chop the wood to make the clogs.
this master here is engraving some flowers to add flavour to the clogs..
this is a pair of GIGANTIC clogs.
while these are the mini ones.
my sis's minature clogs.. engraved with her name (and her bf) for her wedding.
so cute and pretty~ the place where the master trims the wood..
they even have cartoon designs!
i took this from the bus. omg thats tissue with porn pictures! [zoom in if u need to, and if u are interested]

next stop, we went to a super super super boring museum. SIAN SIAN!
mai ya tang.
some performance which had to be perfomed indoor due to the rain. BORING.
omg. looking at their costume u know how boring it is.
look at this joker. hahaha.
locks for umbrella. cool~ the BIG brush.

next stop, we went to yi-lan for our hot spring resort. the resort was the biggest and most cosy..
heh heh. i forgot to tell u guys i preordered his album on my first day there and collected it on the day i leave for spore.
look at the cakes!!! omg lor.
this is so interesting. their motorcycle has windscreen cleaner to clear the rain away.
prevention is better than cure. this slogan is universal.
the surrounding of my resort.
my sis and i went to get some beef noodle 1 hour before my dinner. HAHA.
my breakfast the next day. the black black bread there is made of octopus ink. haha.
we went to a shop selling 'ling zhi'. the lady in the middle is the "princess" of the mao family, some famous family who cured song mei ling's asthma. she is the 4th generation.. and guess her age. 40! she's so pretty!

then, we went to the miniature museum. the things there are so kawaii!

the interior of the earlier picture. so pretty and delicate right?
so cute!! and makes me hungry. haha.
buckingham palace! amazing isn't it?
next, we went to zong zhen ji nian tang.. some marching and changing shifts..
the guy there is not supposed to move or blink. and he will stomp his gun if u are too near him! but look at this pic, i'm sure he is um-chio-ing when me n my sis were trying to take a pic with him. (we choose the cuter guy anyway)
they started marching............. and the lines were not drawn but marched by them.
i took this on the bus.. a shop selling porn dvd.
took this on the bus too.. pet shop! so pretty!

next, dan shui harbour. the sunset there is very very pretty but too bad the day i went.. cloudy~
me and my mama~
the bridge.
interesting name for a shop.
the 20cm ice cream cost NT$30 (S$1.50). BUT i found out dan shui lao jie (old street) only selling NT$10!!!!
dan shui lao jie.
fishball and 'ah gei' (background)
"ah gei" is something like our yong tau foo but the inside is wrapped with glass noodle. not bad.
taiwanese market. DIRTY!

next stop, SHILIN NIGHT MARKET! (actually the place is not as exciting as i thought)
this is shilin, the part selling food.
this is the part selling clothes and accessories.
ji pai!!!! i queued for 10 mins before i get my hands on it.. NT$45. but from 1 nov onwards it will be NT$50 cuz of the rise in price of flour due to a shortage in wheat..
the big chicken! it is super big... but half of it is bone. (cheat money)
omg this wanton is OMGLY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
oh no. so long and i am disgusted by it. haha.
this is the pirated stall. haha. don be blur by the similar names.

this is 'da bing bao xiao bing' (aka big biscuit with small biscuit). i never get a chance to eat cz my mama threw it away (i dunno why)

cuz my sis and i were disappointed by shilin's food.. we went rao he night market for another makan spree ourselves.. haha.
however.. it was raining tt day so most food stalls are closed. but there's alot to shop! there are so many shops selling jeans... mostly NT$390 (another boring place. we ran down to the place to take a group shot. bleah.
i'm so amazed by the big cans. i wonder how people actually drink.
the famous bakery that sells pineapple tarts. they can sell up to 20k tarts a day!
the bread looks good too.

next, we went to toufu street. that place is not as stinko as i thought due to the chuo toufu.
this is the most popular stall. i wonder how other stalls survive cuz everyone only buy from this stall.

next, we went to taipei 101! it's quite boring, cuz the whole mall sells branded.
(from left) my uncle, my mama n me!
101! we didnt go up to the top cuz it cost a freaking S$20 and the view is not spectacular.. u only see haze and pollution.
my dinner was teppanyaki. we mix the ingredients and seasonings we want, and the chef cook for us!
that's a donut. it looks like shit in the picture but it is really a donut. the paper bag is so kawaii!!
how can i forget ah zong??
the most popular bubble tea.. about S$1.50 (NT$35)
the big sausage bread..

the next day was our last day and also free and easy.. so we took the mrt (they call it 'jie yun') to zong xiao dong lu (aka orchard road)
they use coin to tap in.
we went ding tai fung!
some interesting stuff i found..
m&m's mint.. not available in spore yet.
i bought this from 7-11. so cute! their 7-11 is so much better than ours!

i met up with the cheapo clique yest to celebration ting's birthday at miss clarify cafe bugis. the place is pretty good. food is cheap n not bad, and the best thing is we can be noisy.

the escargot charmaine forced wanlin and me to eat before the rest arrives.

this is what i ordered, some garlic crusted fish.

wanlin's fish. not as nice as mine. haha

charmaine's chicken leg. the sauce is woolala~

the birthday girl! ms yeow hui ting!

we took many stupid pictures (ok i was the one who was snapping nonstop.. candid monents which is not advisable for readers to see. haha. those who wan the pics ask from me bah~)

charmaine is so happy to be the winner of the snatching competition.

today i went hougang point with zh to try to study.. hahaha.. we failed quite badly! but thinking about it, i really missed the times when i mugged so hard during j1 alone.. and j2 with victor and wanlin. it was 1 year ago can u believe it? a's over for a year!!! i'm old although i hate to admit. boo boo. back to school tml bleahs~~

I WILL GO TAIWAN AGAIN!!! :D