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taipei, day 3 (part 2)
Sorry for the interruped departure of the previous post on the taiwan trip. had to run because we were already very very late. talking about Martyrs Shrine (忠烈祠), there wasn’t really much to see but we were kinda lucky that we arrived at the time where the guards where changing their shifts, so there was an elaborate ceremony with the guards spinning and throwing their rifles. i didnt manage to take any pictures of the pretty rifles throwing because there were too many people crowding about the perimeter where the crowd control guy was standing, and the other time they performed near the indoor place, we werent even allowed to…
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taipei, day 3 (part 1)
everyday, the most dreaded thing is to pull ourselves outta the bed. the greedy us packed too many places to go and things to do and thus, cutting down on the sleep. day 3 is one of the most adventurous day also. breakfast consisted of 香香鸡, a chicken snack that jen has bugged me to try ever since she knew that i was heading to taiwan. personally, it wasn’t too fantastic for me, with too many little bones in the pieces i ate.. and i was a little sick of the 五香粉 that was literally sprinkled on EVERYTHING that u eat in taiwan. the first stop for the day was…
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taipei, day 2 (part 2)
taipei 101. we were so so glad when we finally reached! our exhilaration when we finally made it! i think i’m a shopaholic. because, instead of checking the night scenery out, i was checking out nine west, gucci, LV and tiffany and co. and the rest of the branded stores first. ha! got sale eh! but, i am so proud that i walked out with nothing. ok, except 9west. i bought 2 pairs of heels. ha. that’s me trying on a whole lot of shoes in nine west and der with the wah-lau-i’m-on-leave-and-on-holiday-and-yet-i-am-in-a-shoe-store-checking-out-shoes look. happy girl with nine west bag, our tickets to the top riding the super fast lift……
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taipei, day 2 (part 1)
day 2! woke up bright and early… ok, not very early.. abt 10am? the thing about free and easy is that u have the tendency to just sleep in and NOT do anything! check out the huge bottle of yakult-like apple flavoured drink. not too bad! very interesting and jen mentioned it to me so many times that i JUST HAD TO TRY. breakfast was the revolutionary ah zong mian xian in ximending. the thing about taiwan is that you can squat, kneel, sit on the street and eat the mian xian and no one will think you are crazy. i kinda like the picture of der squatting right in…
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day 1, taipei
the day in taipei started kinda late since we couldnt get the early morning flight. took the flight at noon and i was totally cranky with all the rushing and not being able to get motion sickness pills before i headed off to the airport.. when we landed in taipei, we met andy! he was taking over our flight and heading back to sing! see the 2 of them being separated by a glass panel? people walking pass would think we were nuts, trying to communicate.. we stayed in paradise hotel, an old hotel located a street away from ximending. the room was ok, nothing fantastic. the only grouse i…
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teaser
after a month, i finally have the time to gone through all the taiwan pictures for the first time myself.. picked about 50% of the nicer pictures and took a few days to resize them and loaded them up on my flickr! here’s some teaser thumbnails.. like finally right?! get the full set at my flickr.. details of the trip coming up real soon!
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vietnam day 4
i am having a little wee bit of problem trying to put a recollection of the trip at this point in time. it’s been 2 months since the trip! well, also because i accidentally threw the itinerary away. thankfully, the chronological pictures helps! headed to mekong river on the 4th day. mekong river reminds me of chao praya river in thailand, but it’s a much calmer version with pretty blue boats all over. i didnt ask the guide, but i wonder why the boats are all in the same color.. such a pretty sight. we took a boat to one of the islands and here’s some pictures of the pier…
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vietnam adventures (day 3, part 2)
after the trishaw ride, we headed to mount nho to see the christ of vung tau.. my uncles and aunt, all ready to go! that’s me at the beginning of the climb.. the usual signature jump and statues along the climb. my brother with the dragonfly that he caught. look at his sweat dripping from the climb! it’s NOT easy for sure! right at the top.. the magnificent view from the shoulders of the christ statue.. the 4 pictures form an 180 degrees view if you can imagine it.. i only managed to climb onto one shoulder blade of the christ statue. the standing space was pathetically constrained to max…
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tired and jetting off
the week had been exhausting with me working late night the entire week. i cannot believe i was madly typing till 4+am in the morning at home and struggling to keep myself awake. didn’t managed to update as much as i would love to.. i seriously just feel like staying home today and rest.. but you know what? i’m jetting off in a few hours. i should really pop into the bathroom now and get ready before i keep der’s family waiting to send me to the airport. whee!! taiwan, here i come! in the meanwhile, please don’t miss me ya? i’ll be updating whenever i can! rebbylicious just reminded…
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vietnam adventures (day 3, part 1)
we signed up for an optional trishaw tour around the city on day 3 and we started the activities as early as 7.30am. the sunrise in the morning. i took a lot of pictures while on the trishaw! can you see the dslr wedged between my feet? trying desperately to take picture of myself. interesting sights while on the trishaw ride. a nice solo picture of myself by the beach snapping away with the beautiful sea and sky.. the only family portrait taken on the trip. following the trishaw, we headed toward the big status of jesus that is situation on the 170m high Nho Mount. we climbed all the…
