Taiwan Trip, 17 Sept 2009.

Okay I'm so dead. It was awful to be criticised. But it was good as I learnt from my mistakes. People tend to say that I take things too hard, my dad says sooner or later I will get into depression. =.=" Come'on.. I understand that taking things too hard is bad for my mind and health. I am a perfectionist. Even if I didn't hit my target, at least I tried my best. Trying your best at everything you do is my motto. Be more focus and not let my mind wander else where.
I was practically angry at everything today. Angry that my cousin kept changing mind on the venue to pass him that dumb USB cable. Angry about the cleaner who shouted at me when I did not even know that she was washing the smelly toilet.(NO SIGNS TO INDICATE SHE'S WASHING!) Angry about my shoes. Angry about having to sit in class for 4 hours listening how to write emails and letters to my future boss.

I'll stop my nonsense and write about the 5th DAY in Taiwan. This is getting draggy due to my "BUSY-NESS". But I'm really busy haha.




A tourist attraction. We were told to walk into the dragon's mouth and exit through the tiger's mouth. So as to bring in luck and cast away all the bad luck behind.








Mum.


Looks like the dragon just vomitted me out.


My AUNTSSSSSSSSSSssss.




Some paintings on the walls while I'm in the tiger's large intestine. lols






Okay this looks so gross.


Mum looks like she's trying to smile but the sun is just too blazing!


Now you know Taiwan is all about temples. THIS IS THE 3rd temple that I visited. The wishing well. Toss your coin and if you hit bell and sound 1 time is for luck, hit the 2 times indicates wealth and the 3 times in a row consecutively for health.




Everybody was sweating like mad and we have to climb this!


This looks interesting.


The modern ISSAC NEWTON. Maybe an apple will fall on his head and he will discover something new again.


A huge statue of a Buddha. One uncle said that the Buddha looks as if he is asking you to STOP to collect entrance fee. lol







LOL.


Mum trying to imitate the Buddha but failed to do so because she is smiling too happily.




Went for lunch after visiting the temple. Ate "guan cai ban" coffin for lunch. Sounds weird but it is actually fried outer skin which shaped like a coffin with some gluey substance in the middle. Hate it. Horrible.

After lunch, we saw a group of aunties doing this.


They shell the oysters and sell it to hawkers and businessmen. But they don't get paid for sitting all day in the sun shelling oysters. :(


The oyster meat used for oyster omelettes.




A mountain of OYSTERS!


Catch a train to the cow farm. This old choo-choo train was meant for carrying logs last time.








Took some sceneries while I'm on the old and tattered train! It gives me a feel as if I'm living in the 60s.




Rice plantations on the way.














Place where the cows lived.








Rice plantation and more.










I guess this is the washroom used by people in the olden days.




The river where all the cows do their big and small businesses. VERY SMELLY! :(


Wondering if one of us topple down the train covered with the cow's pee and poops. Yicks!


After all the choo choo choo! LOL we finally reached the cow farm.




The friendly farmers.


I took this is because the sign board wrote freeway and not highway. 0.0








Our resort! It is the memorable resort which I encountered the "dirty" things. =.=


Another train. Modern one. Just like a toy train.


Took the train to our rooms. Cool right!




The resort!


Suana and hot spring!


The place was huge and we toured around after washing up.


An angel.


The dining room.


A performance by the Tai Ya Chun people.










I'm going to continue do my marketing ICA 1 now! Cya!

Taiwan Trip, 16 Sept 2009.

Had been exceptionally busy these few days. Rushing to complete tutorials as well as marketing ICA1 written assignment. I'm going bonkers soon. Insufficient sleep plus long lecture hours is wearing me out. Drained! Well well well.. life has to go on. All my rantings are not going to make things better. Why not continue day 4! HAHAH.. I'm taking too long to upload all the pictures! "BUSY-NESS!"

Took this the moment I woke up since I'm sleeping next to the huge glass window. Man-made waterfall!


The golfcourse and swimming pool!






The tour guide brought us to this place to buy expensive herbs! #%!$@ lol.. Mum bought Lingzhi for 18,000 TWD OMG.. after being physco by the saleswoman.


Went out to avoid all the saleswoman who were trying to sell their "extremely expensive and don't know whether it is real" herbs =.=
Calm and warm waters.






Mememe.


Gorgeous !




Mum!






2 rocks protruding out of nowhere.










A roadside singer dressed up like a red indian. lol




The weather was really warm and dry! Heat rising from the ground and through my shoes!Garrr...




If you look carefully..there is a cave in between the rocks :)




Fried flying fish.


The really blue sea.


Legend says that 2 immortals sat on the 2 rocks drink kopi and chat. So lame..after hearing what the tour guide got to say about these 2 rocks..I was like.. =.=?






Cloudy cloudy day.






Next, the lamest tourist attraction is this. Water flowing upwards. All of us were trying to guess the answer why the water is flowing upwards when all of us give up. The answer the tour guide gave was " The water is actually flowing downwards, but because the road is a slope toward the left and the drain is on a slope, going to the right.." There goes his crap and it becomes a tourist attraction! lame!








A huge custard apple. Initially, the tour guide was telling us he was going to treat each of us one custard apple.(he was kidding) Taking his "JOKE" seriously, I was stupid enough to believe what he said and went to get one and start eating. everybody looked at me and I was like " I thought the uncle treating us?" LOL
GULLIBLE ME!








Sunset! Not well taken.


Cute kittens!






Arrived at GaoXiong. The love river.






















Good night! :DD

Taiwan Trip, 15 Sept 2009.

Had breakfast around 7am and got a spectacular view of these adorable ducklings and ducks paddling around the pond.


Okay..the washroom signs look weird..


In the olden days, farmers wore this for farming.


Lovely couple. xD


Produce lovely ducklings. :DD


The over nourished ones.




After breakfast, our first destination. Taoist Temple.






Mum!






Peanut ice-cream. Chocolate, pineapple, plum, red bean and yam flavour!


This creative auntie uses "po-piah" skin to wrap the peanut icecream.












Going up the mountains.


coast line.
















A meander which led to the ocean!


A gorgeous view taken while heading up to the mountains.


Deep blue ocean!


The calm and blue waters! How I wish I could stop by !


Just woke up from my sleep. =.=




Mum and 3rd aunt.




Hey don't close your eyes mum!




The pavement is made of marbles!


Went to watch a cultural dance by the Ah-Mei tribal group.


The warm and friendly host.


The aunties were talking about how revealing the guys wore. Or I can say ogling? HAHA




The ladies were quite pretty!


This is what they play when they are bored. haha.










I was sitting right at the back taking photos happily when the host announced for afew a representative. Everybody stop cheering and kept quiet. I meant REALLY QUIET!
Some of the Ah-Mei people start walking up the aisles looking for the lucky "target". And guess what, despite trying to act calm and hoping that I was not being noticed. This man came up and took my hand. I swear I was blushing with embarrassement! I was suppose to act as his bride and let him carry me on his back! Gosh..that was really embarrassing. My mum tried to snap several photos of me but the result was blur. But it is okay! haha..
I'm suppose to do this! My butt was whacked by the tribal leader with pandan leaves? Don't really know what leaves was that. Crap. This guy who was my "groom" carried a tiny chair behind him and I was supposed to sit on it. Was wondering if his back will crack due to my weight. =.=. Well.. he seems to be full of energy, running and jumping around, leaving me feeling horrified. Wondering if I would fell down and kill myself despite another guy following behind to prevent me from falling. =.=


Doing the dance with the Ah-Mei people.


Cheers!


A blur shot.


After all the excitement, we left the place and headed down to our next destination.






Mum posing!


Me trying to support myself.
















Wondering how they build this. Look so dangerous.












A breezy seaside!




Mum and me.




Heart shape.


Clouds.




I love this pic!




Doggy doggy!


Our luxury hotel room!


Bathroom!


The bathtub!


The spectacular view from my hotel!


Gonna enjoy suana later!




Okay I forgot to rotate this. LOL




My auntSSSSSSSSSS.


4th aunt and me.


At the hotel lobby.


They are discussing where to stand. =.=


Final position. xD




ParkView Hotel! I would rate 4/5 stars!


Stay Tune for Day 4! xD

Taiwan Trip, 14 Sept 2009

DAY 2 It was 4 plus in the morning and the sky was aleady this bright. The view of my hotel room! Nice! =D Hotel lobby. Took some sceneries along the way. The blue blue seaaaa! YehLiu GeoPark. The tour group with the tour guide aka boss, leading the way. Me! My gorgeous mum! Trees destroyed by the recent typhoon. Erosion. The rocks look like mushrooms sticking out of the sand. :DD Spot a woman's head! My mum and her sister. Ehh.. 4th sis. Compass drawn on the ground. Mum and her SISTERS! guess what, my mum is the youngest among 11 siblings. From the left, my mum, her 3rd sis, 5th sis, me, 4th sis, my uncle's wife followed by her friend. It's amazing how the waves erode a piece of rock into a woman's head. Mum posing with the bus driver's green umbrella. =X Please do not stand behind the "RED" line. Me with this green umbrella! HAHAHA Mum and me! TAKE ONE! Mum and me! TAKE TWO! The 7 fairies...HAHAH ( quoted by the tour guide) What do you think this looks like? Kangaroo head with a big butt xD Shops along the way.. selling dried goods. Seaweeds, dried shrimps and etc. Bridge.. An adorable dog at the side of the street. These young lads are making pineapple tarts. Houses built on the hills. Shangri-la Resort. Cute ducklings swimming in a basin. Fruits and vegetables farm. Guava picking session. xD Me holding a guava. Shaddocks Pummelo (according to the board) Starfruit! huo long guo?? NOt long zhu guo? o.o The man trying to walk across. Dragonfruit. Climbed a long way up to get more fresh air. The weather was warm and dry! Mum holding the dragonfruit triumphantly. HAHAH Aunt and me. Mum. Me. Trying our best to walk across this bridge! Build with halved tree trunks. It is hard to balance and when you look down it's scary! Look at the planks! It is arranged vertically and so narrow! My aunt looking horrified. =X A gigantic grasshopper in the dining room. Ducklings going to bed early. Erm.. around 8pm haha After dinner, there were several activities for tourists to participate and most importantly, have fun! There was a live telecast on Taiwan TV. We were being filmed! Some traditions practiced by the Taiwanese people. Well..there were people from America, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia as well as Singaporeans! How cool was that! Time for kneading Tang Yuan! Those that we ate for Winter Solstice. Proudly presenting.. my special fish-shaped Tang yuan! I was being interviewed by the reporter about my fish-shaped Tang Yuan. The cameraman and the reporter came over to me holding a mike asking me questions. Guess what? I was taken aback and spluttered nonsense like, " oh it was because nian nian you yu! That is why I kneaded fish-shaped Tang Yuan." How lame was that! That was so embarrassing! hahaha! Wondering how will I appear looking stupid and sprouting nonsense in the news! =.=" This is where all our Tang Yuan goes! Cooked with black sugar syrup. LOL.. This man participated in this Top spinning competition. I thought this picture was pretty comical. Look at how my mum and aunt laughing so happily while my another aunt trying to ask what is going on. xD My 5th aunt came in 3rd among all the countries that took part in this top spinning competition. The next activity was the duckling race. Now I know the purpose of those cute little ducklings. Haha.. Heading back to our rooms after an exhausting but fun day!

Stay tune for DAY 3 !

Taiwan Trip, 13 Sept 2009.

As requested by Miss Xue Ru, I'll be posting photos during my 7-Days Taiwan Trip with Nan Ho. However, we decided to extend 3 more days of free and easy in Taiwan.
From my point of view, joining a tour is not the best idea as the schedule is tight and most of the time you will be spending your time in the bus. =.=. It was truly a lesson learnt! NEVER EVER JOIN A TOUR. However, the accommodation was luxurious and the food served in the Hotel were not bad. Overall Review: 3 stars for joining Nan Ho( gives you good accommodation and good food.) I prefer free and easy! Therefore, do your homework before going on a free and easy tour!

DAY 1!

Baby dear sent me off at the airport around 7am. He woke up 5am in the morning and took a train down from Bukit Panjang, all the way to Changi Airport. I was really touched. Thanks baby I love you! You are the best! :DD

The moment I heard I was taking "China" Airlines, images of dirty seats, horrible food and pee on the washroom floor hit me. Great.. I was thinking how am I going to survive in that plane for 4 hours. Maybe the previous experience that my mum shared with me influence me deeply. Well.. the moment I boarded the plane, I breathe a sigh of relieve. It was not as bad as I thought, things do change. The standard was not exactly fantastic but average. The entertainment plug-ins doesn't interest me. Movies were not updated. Look at me, a typical Singaporean who loves to complain. That is why I'm telling you we, Singaporeans are hard to please. Oh not to mention, can you imagine me, a teenager, travelling with 5 aunties and my mum(she's petite and cute not auntie!). Sooner or later, I'll be heavily influenced by their actions and "kia-su-ness". =.= Becoming an auntie myself! HAHAHA.. Alrighty! Enough of those rantings! Here are photos that I took for DAY 1!

Took this on the plane! Beautiful landscapes of Taiwan!






In the coach after alighting from the plane.. A photo of Taiwan airport.


Took some sceneries, erm not exactly sceneries =.= while I'm on my way to my first destination.





































Taiwan's "MRT". Quite similar to S'pore only that ours is red and white. :D


Signboards!


Cabby uncles cleaning their taxis.




A bungalow with tiger stripes. haha.


Rainbow!


Some shops at the roadside.


Fire Engines!


A river meandering to the sea. Eventually.




The flower clock. It was raining cats and dogs. Managed to snap a picture before I board the bus. xD


The famous chicken cutlet at Feng Jia night market. Get one big, juicy and crispy chicken cutlet for only TWD50 approximately SG 2.50!


Hawkers selling a variety of Taiwan delicacies!


My mum queueing up to buy the famous chicken cutlet.


The hustling and bustling night market packed with foodies!(I'm one of them!)






Ma La Huo Guo!


What's on the menu? Smelly Tofu, Pig blood soup, Pig intestines, Oyster vermicelli.






Oyster Omelette again!




Different flavours of Taiwanese sausages! It's a MUST TRY!




These are really huge sausages!


Looks like satay! But those are Chicken Backsides! ( Qi Li Xiang.. You know.. that Jay Chou song) ;) Tender, but alot of fats..but who cares? It's fantastic!




A carnival next to the night market.


Fried Crabs. Those gigantic ones and really tiny ones. Crispy but abit too salty.










THIS IS HOW I LOOK AFTER 4HOURS OF FLIGHT PLUS VISITING THE NIGHT MARKET! GRRR EXHAUSTED! DAMN MY HAIR LOOKS CHAOTIC!


Headed out to explore the night market again. A concert held on the streets.


People watching the concert from across the road.


The 12 Zodiac.






Me!


Mickey Mouse.














Squids, dry cuttlefish, Octopus and more! You name it!






Had crab soup and glutinous rice!


15 minutes walk back to Evergreen Hotel!


Hotel Lobby.


Home sweet home!


A long and tiring day! Lights out!

Come'on.. looks like I'm helping Taiwan to boost their Tourism Industry for free. Anyway... Stay tune for Day 2! :)

Sun Sun Sun Sunday..! :D

TODAY IS SUNDAY!!!


Looks like I've just roll out of bed.





Baby Quek and I headed to Bishan Foodcourt for lunch. Craving for Shiitake mushrooms, Champignon mushrooms, Enoki mushrooms, Oyster mushrooms and more MUSHROOMS!! Baby ordered for me mixed mushrooms set while he ordered Teriyaki Chicken set from Pepper Lunch Express. THE TERIYAKI CHICKEN SET FROM PEPPER LUNCH IS SO LAME.. Imagine this! Your stomach is grumbling, and there is a long queue infront of you. Paid for this UNCOOKED TERIYAKI CHICKEN SET ($6.90). Back to your seat, stomach still GRUMBLING AWAY and you are almost dying from hunger. The chicken and corns crackled and sizzled under the hotplate while smoke starts to spoil your beautiful or handsome face. After much poking, flipping, and mixing, FINALLY you are able start eating. =.=". Why torture yourself? I would rather buy TERIYAKI CHICKEN SET at the same price with it thoroughly cooked.

Enough of my rantings, HAHA.. next, travelled down to Orchard to collect brochures for my marketing project. This is what we do when we are bored. CAMWHORING!
















Good night! :DD

Neutral~

Spend most of the day completing tutorials and watching Supernatural Season 5. I'm so disappointed, the show is getting more and more boring. =.=

Well..today's weather was great! I LOVE rainy days! Especially when there's lightning and thunder. Best to curl up on the couch with a horror book and a bag of potato chips. =DD

Headed down to Sebawang with my family. Had Thai cuisine. I'm learning to take spicy food!

MY FAVOURITE FISH HEAD. ESPECIALLY THE "CHEEKS". MUAHAHA



My dad trying to act MACHO infront of the webcam.. =.="



I think he's more suitable to act cute based on my previous post..



My brother decided to join in..both of us were influenced by my dad..

MACHO FAMILY PHOTO DON'T MESS WITH US!






BYE! :D