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Friday, April 28, 2006



Hello!!!

Yes, it's me again! (who else can it be??)

Haha.. This time it's really about the Taiwan Trip..

Because there're 130 pictures, I'm just gg to put captions and you guys can just enjoy the pics w/o having to read lengthy grandmama stories yeah.. And, be patient while the pics load! Wont take more than 3mins if you're using cable and if your comp is not laggy..!

Let's go!!!


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Fly...


Alone...


First day - @ Kerr's grandma's place, 中歷 (Zhong1 Li4). 4 storeys!


Mahjong @ night! LV?


Found this near the Grandma's hse.. Vintage!


2nd day - To Taipei. 西門丁 (Xi1 men2 ding1)!!!


New Friends - Peng you, me, Zx


A huge levi's store


Cheap Transport = MRT


Somebody jumped!!


涮涮锅!!! (Shuan4 Shuan4 Guo1) Each a pot!


ALL Clear!! Hoho


my own pot. Beef not in yet!


Gone!!!


Never-see-before-bridge


Ferris wheel~~!!! I think it's my first time.. hehe


View. Very windy up there. But we forgot to open the windows!!


View. Much better at night


Taipei 101 from far


Taipei 101 at night


Kerr bought Tigers!!


I bought a pair too!!


Zx's lunch. Looks soooo appetizing!


淡水 (Dan4 Shui3)


Awhile later..


The sun sets...


At night!


Me & Kerr


Dan4 Shui3 delicacy - 阿给 A1 Gei3. 冬粉 (dong1 fen3) wrapped using the 豆腐皮 (beancurd skin). And the sauce is.... Heavenly~~


Another yummy stuff... 鱼丸!!! yu2 wan2


It's different.. coz there's meat filling~ *drools*


Wondering where to go after Dan4 Shui3


the Amazing 粉圆豆花 (fen3 yuan2 dou4 hua1)!!! nicer than any dou hua you can ever imagine... smooth, chewy.. gulp gulp, down the throat... ARH!!


Cheap yummy steak noodles @ a Zhong Li Night Market!!


One of the Top Fav restaurants of visitors... 鼎泰豐 (Ding3 Tai4 Feng1)!!! Long queue..... we waited over 1hr to get in!


Our Order list


Taipei 101


華納威秀 Warner Village


The lengendary 新光三越 (Xing1 guang1 san1 yue4)!! Only heard this when stars promote their autograph sessions on tv.. haha!


A HUGE amusement park - 六福村 Leofoo Village near Zhong Li


Warm up ride.. haha!


Vertical Drop - Scared the shyt outta me!!! Cant even scream!!


Looks okay.. but it's quite thrilling too!


Wet!!!


A small and boring roller coaster..


No.1 ride in the park!!


One end like this...


The other like this! To and Fro~


Lunching and chilling out


Mini Cooper!?


Yes! The legendary Mini Cooper restaurant!!


Ooooooohs ahhhhhhhhs


Vintage car plates


Right in the middle of the restaurant. Requires a minimum spending of NT500 per person to take this seat!!


The counter!


Yes, my car! haha


Yummy pasta. So hungry I forgot to take pic first!


Cheese Fries....


It was a rainy day, so we went home to help Kerr's nephew fix this...


Amazingly easy! haha


Quite cute la.. but not my type of toys


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Phew!! You guys wanna take a break?? My.. That was looooooooooooooong!!!

Ok, drink some water, rest your eyes and continue later!!





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Remember i said i was gg to the mountains for a few days?? 埔里 (Pu3 Li3)


Quite a cooling day, tho sun was out


Goddess of Mercy Waterfall


Cross the bridge first..


There was nothing!! No waterfall.. so we took pics


Thinking about...


Nxt morning, it's really up the mountains. rainy, so cold! Nice view tho


And I frigging wore berms!


Didnt want to get sick, so we got ponchos! u-g-l-y


Sheep dung everywhere


Rainy, so we found shelter and drank tea. Superb View


Fog or rain?


Hur hur


Narcissistic me


Temperature tt morning was


Lunch was at this 煮蛋池 (zhu3 dan4 chi2). You cook eggs in a pond with hot spring water! innovative.... Save alot of money on water bills!!


Cooking in progress..


You can cook all kinds of eggs.. and of course... My fav sweet potatoes!!!


cold.. What can we eat tonight??


Supper time!! haha! The folks wanted to go KTV, but ended up buying supper back to feast together!! With unknown hard liquor that tasted like brandy... HOT!


鹽酥雞 (yan2 su1 ji1) I MISS THIS TOO!!


Feeling narcissistic after supper.. haha!


On our way back, we passed by resting areas/stops as the journey was more than 4 hours. I saw funny signs in the toilet!!


direct translation!! me and Kerr couldnt stop laughing! lol


Turned out the folks didnt go home str8. They went to a ktv pub in 桃園 (tao2 yuan2)


Retro disco lights


Hard liquor again! Johnnie Walker Black label for less than S$80.. WTF!?!?


Forced to drink


Still using books and manual writing of song numbers


Guess what I found???


And....???


Glad to be back in Taipei to shop. Rainy day, no umbrella! But we "A" this from some poor fella not in the know.. *hehe* Took-and-Run!


Huge Hello Kitty there. The temp was..


Vespa! Just outside Adidas Originals Store


More..!


And More! This is my fav. coz it's RED! Spotted @ 五分埔 (wu3 fen1 pu3)


Dinner with Kerr's aunt, nephew and niece @ a spaghetti restaurant. Aweeeefully delicious!!! Cute kids


Me, Niece and "Auntie" haha!


Spotted this in the carpark


Free and Easy day. Decided to take a bus on our own!


We were deciding how much to give the driver, but an ah pek was so kind to offer us coins, coz he tot we dun haf coins! awwwww... Taiwanese... Best!!


Taiwan 公車 (gong1 che1) Public Bus


Yay~~


On display in a Vespa Club


Brand name in Chinese. 偉士牌 (Wei3 shi4 pai2)


Mine..!! (I wish)


Sigh.. looks like my transport is Public transport


Cute darlie graffiti we spotted in 西門丁 (Xi1 men2 ding1)


More..


Frigging cute battery operated bike for the kids..


another one..


Indian-prata-alike-delicacy. 蔥油餅 (cong1 you2 bing3). Seriously doesn't lose out in taste to prata.. Very Very Very very delicious!!!


This is the breakfast place i love the most, at Zhong Li. Best 蛋餅 (dan4 bing3 - egg crepe) i've ever eaten. You will curse and swear at the egg crepe @ shilin snacks (singapore's) after eating the ones here. Totally authentic, traditional and savory.


This is Kerr's big auntie and uncle. Very old, yet still so loving. The auntie insists on walking with the husband and whenever she lags behind coz she was chatting, she would jog up to her husband and hold his arm, just to accompany him. Awwwww....


This is the amt of luggage to be brought home..!


If you forgot what I brought there in the first place.. here's a recap


And this is what I brought home after 15 days..







Alright... We've finally come to the last part.. My trophies.. hehe


I'm gonna WEAR my love for Taipei! haha


Accessories - Bling Bling, handcuffs bracelet, necklace


Shoooeesssss~


These are the stuffs taking up space in my luggage!


Shoe laces! 50cents per pair!


Cute ties! Maybe you dunno, but i collect ties! tho i dun wear them..


Condoms in funky and humorous packaging


Mini Cooper display


Im socks-crazy!! NT100 for 6 pairs! Can you imagine?!


Yes.. Sth new for me.. Tote bag! Bought those badges to customise my new bag.. cooooool~


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Congrats for making this far.. You've finished my LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGest blog ever!! Haha!!

Do go and take a rest for your eyes.. and wipe that saliva off!! Bet ya drooled like nobody's business yeah.. lol~

Go Taiwan if you're in the mood for holiday! If possible, go Free N Easy yeah.. You wont regret it..

I Love Taipei!!!


:: Gimme tt Smile :: @ 2:51 AM