has anyone ever called me that? never! i repeat...never! but these few days i'm been called that alot and i do mean alot. my 'friend' who frustrates me so( you know who you are) has been calling me lousy at least 10X a day, tries to make me explode while chatting on msn and yet managed to make me grin at the same time. she is different and i do seriously mean different from the people that i always hang around with. have u ever felt pressured talking to someone on msn? she doesn't make grammar mistakes, uses bombastic words that no one ever uses except when writing essays for exams....what with all the rojak languages that i usually use talking with my friends...this is making me feel like talking to an english teacher while chatting with her...
P.S. Aud..are u reading this??
Finally i have reached my big two-o. i got a very nice surprise party from my best friends last week. almost teared..luckily i got a grip of myself. what was my present? they gave me a big bag.. big enough for me to runaway from home..don't get me wrong..i like the bag..liking it more by the day.
actually this post is supposed to be a short one as i'm writing this while waiting for my friend to pick me up for dinner...
Guess what..a new person has entered the blogging world...
http://lifeisgame-juinquah.blogspot.com
you must be surprised that she decided to blog. go visit her page.i find it interesting. totally a different style of writing compared to mine
Tschuss!
Life is but a flitting moment
Friday, April 25, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Taiwan
As I promised earlier, this is a a more in-depth explanation about my holiday trip to Taiwan
No pictures of Taiwan Taoyuan Airport as we felt that it was not as pretty as e thought. I finally found out that we arrived at the old terminal as we flew in from Hong Kong. If you came from western countries or Japan or Korea(I think) then you will see the new terminal which is nicer.
Day One
After being stuck in the jam for almost 2hours we finally arrived at our hotel. We quickly freshened up and left for the famous Shilin Night Market
This is the night market. Next to it is the food centre. There are a lot of stalls but mostly they offer the same delicacies namely lu rou fan, fried oyster, fried noodles, steaks, and of course the famous pearl tea, that is something not to be missed. I highly recommend the Famous Fried Chicken. It is very long..maybe about 20cm long..and very very crispy and it only costs TWD50 which is equivalent to Rm5. It is so big that even with 3 people sharing, we couldn't finish it. The night market is packed. It is actually one very long lane that offers anything a person can think of..from pets to underwears and laser pointers. You can see lots of tourist here as well. Unfortunately, we didn't get anything here. After the night market we went to some night clubs. There is one called room 18, where a lot of celebs go to, the club is big and have nice interiors. Too bad we didn't bring along our cameras. We went back to the same place after a few days but guess what...It closed down for renovation.
Day Two
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. The place is really big. That day, the wind was strong and it rained a little. So we were all shivering..
We went SHOPPING after that at the famous Xi Men Ding. Can you believe that we shopped for nearly 12 hours from 11am to about 10.30pm. There were so many shops and believe me..the things there are really cheap.
This was what we came back to the hotel with. Notice how many pairs of shoes we bought in just one day? By the end of the trip the three of us bought 15pairs of shoes and we had to lug it from Taiwan to Hong Kong and then back to Penang.
Day Three
The third involved a lot of walking, running, and braving the rain.
Yang Ming Shan National Park. It is named after the founder Mr. Wang Yang Ming. Coincidentally, there was a flower show going on. So we got to see a lot of flowers that we didn't even knew existed or mistakenly took it as vegetables.
Next we went to Xin Beitou for its hotspring. We rented a private room(so we didn't have to strip naked in front of unknown people). It is a different experience from swimming. There is one hotspring that is outdoors and they don't separate the gents and the ladies. So everyone goes in wearing their bathing suits.
This was what our private pool looked like.
This is the surroundings of Xin Beitou
Next destination: Danshui Fisherman's Wharf
I think some of you might recognise it from taiwan drama series. Although it is quite far away, but the view you get from the place is really nice.
We nearly froze to death while waiting for our caricature to be drawn. I'm really amazed at how the girl lasted the evening sitting there and drawing.
After dinner we rushed to Taipei 101. It was already 8.50pm when we took
the taxiand found out that last entrance was at 9.15pm.
My two friends ran up 5 floors as they couldn't wait for the lift. Me, being too lazy waited for it and managed to reach before them. hahaaha..so much for their effort running. The night view from the top is magnificent.
Then we went to the nearby Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall.
On the way, coincidentally(again) there was some lantern
exihibition going on. So we took photos again.
Ok. I'm lost for words now. So I'll update the rest of my trip next time..
All I can say is that the transport system in Taiwan is really good and efficient. You don't even need a car to get around. The MRT and buses connect even to the most deserted/far away places and the fares are quite reasonable. You just need a map to navigate yourself around. If you don't know or lost, all you need to do is just ask around preferably in mandarin although there was this one time a girl came over to help us and she just automatically spoke in english. Maybe she sensed that we had difficulty asking the right question from an uncle
No pictures of Taiwan Taoyuan Airport as we felt that it was not as pretty as e thought. I finally found out that we arrived at the old terminal as we flew in from Hong Kong. If you came from western countries or Japan or Korea(I think) then you will see the new terminal which is nicer.
Day One
After being stuck in the jam for almost 2hours we finally arrived at our hotel. We quickly freshened up and left for the famous Shilin Night Market
This is the night market. Next to it is the food centre. There are a lot of stalls but mostly they offer the same delicacies namely lu rou fan, fried oyster, fried noodles, steaks, and of course the famous pearl tea, that is something not to be missed. I highly recommend the Famous Fried Chicken. It is very long..maybe about 20cm long..and very very crispy and it only costs TWD50 which is equivalent to Rm5. It is so big that even with 3 people sharing, we couldn't finish it. The night market is packed. It is actually one very long lane that offers anything a person can think of..from pets to underwears and laser pointers. You can see lots of tourist here as well. Unfortunately, we didn't get anything here. After the night market we went to some night clubs. There is one called room 18, where a lot of celebs go to, the club is big and have nice interiors. Too bad we didn't bring along our cameras. We went back to the same place after a few days but guess what...It closed down for renovation.Day Two
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. The place is really big. That day, the wind was strong and it rained a little. So we were all shivering..
We went SHOPPING after that at the famous Xi Men Ding. Can you believe that we shopped for nearly 12 hours from 11am to about 10.30pm. There were so many shops and believe me..the things there are really cheap.
This was what we came back to the hotel with. Notice how many pairs of shoes we bought in just one day? By the end of the trip the three of us bought 15pairs of shoes and we had to lug it from Taiwan to Hong Kong and then back to Penang.
Day Three
The third involved a lot of walking, running, and braving the rain.
Yang Ming Shan National Park. It is named after the founder Mr. Wang Yang Ming. Coincidentally, there was a flower show going on. So we got to see a lot of flowers that we didn't even knew existed or mistakenly took it as vegetables.
Next we went to Xin Beitou for its hotspring. We rented a private room(so we didn't have to strip naked in front of unknown people). It is a different experience from swimming. There is one hotspring that is outdoors and they don't separate the gents and the ladies. So everyone goes in wearing their bathing suits.
This was what our private pool looked like.
This is the surroundings of Xin BeitouNext destination: Danshui Fisherman's Wharf
I think some of you might recognise it from taiwan drama series. Although it is quite far away, but the view you get from the place is really nice.
We nearly froze to death while waiting for our caricature to be drawn. I'm really amazed at how the girl lasted the evening sitting there and drawing.
After dinner we rushed to Taipei 101. It was already 8.50pm when we took
the taxiand found out that last entrance was at 9.15pm.
My two friends ran up 5 floors as they couldn't wait for the lift. Me, being too lazy waited for it and managed to reach before them. hahaaha..so much for their effort running. The night view from the top is magnificent.
Then we went to the nearby Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall.
On the way, coincidentally(again) there was some lantern
exihibition going on. So we took photos again.
Ok. I'm lost for words now. So I'll update the rest of my trip next time..
All I can say is that the transport system in Taiwan is really good and efficient. You don't even need a car to get around. The MRT and buses connect even to the most deserted/far away places and the fares are quite reasonable. You just need a map to navigate yourself around. If you don't know or lost, all you need to do is just ask around preferably in mandarin although there was this one time a girl came over to help us and she just automatically spoke in english. Maybe she sensed that we had difficulty asking the right question from an uncle
Laziness Has Set In
My blog has been inactive for the past month. I seriously think that is it because I have lost the willpower to maintain and update it on a frequent basis. Why am I updating it now? I some how feel obligated to update it for you readers, however little it may be.
For the past few days, I've been sleeping over at Eve's place and tagging along with her and her 'friend'. After 3 days of tagging along, I've finally decided that I will not, or at the very least try to stop tagging along due to some reasons.
#1: While tagging along I felt that I will automatically be absorbed or camouflaged into the surroundings as I seldom talk or have nothing much in common to talk about.
#2: When I meet with their friends, I become half mute and again...nothing much in common to talk about.
Currently..as in today, I'm counting down the days to my next holiday. Destination: Jakarta. It has been nearly 3 years since I last went there. This will be one very LONG holidays..I think it's a 3 weeks long vacation.
I can't wait for my friend to come back from Canada! Miss her so much. I think it has been nearly a year she left.
P.S. I am now jobless. So if you guys want to ask me out, feel free to..anytime..
For the past few days, I've been sleeping over at Eve's place and tagging along with her and her 'friend'. After 3 days of tagging along, I've finally decided that I will not, or at the very least try to stop tagging along due to some reasons.
#1: While tagging along I felt that I will automatically be absorbed or camouflaged into the surroundings as I seldom talk or have nothing much in common to talk about.
#2: When I meet with their friends, I become half mute and again...nothing much in common to talk about.
Currently..as in today, I'm counting down the days to my next holiday. Destination: Jakarta. It has been nearly 3 years since I last went there. This will be one very LONG holidays..I think it's a 3 weeks long vacation.
I can't wait for my friend to come back from Canada! Miss her so much. I think it has been nearly a year she left.
P.S. I am now jobless. So if you guys want to ask me out, feel free to..anytime..
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