Kenting tour - 蓝天，大海， 白云

On the way from taitung to kenting , we travelled past pacific ocean. The water is really really very blue and wide...u can imagine how shiok it is..if can shout across the ocean. But as not to scare the whole tour group, didn't get to do the shouting =(

Checked in to our kenting resort quite early today...went to play some games and walk thru a tunnel to reach the beach,. yeah....sunset beginning at around 5pm. Tried taking a photo although it looks dark.

The beach looks nicer. Its really enjoyable to be there listening to the waves and enjoying the sea breeze.

My favourite photo taking spot....mascot!! This one found outside a shop in kenting selling souvenirs.

Hotel stay at taitung -- hengchun

Nice scenary taken from our hotel room. Today's taitung weather is great , we finally get to feel the sunlight...
The clouds really look like smoke coming out of the mountains! Never seen such beautiful sky ..

Thinking of my new year resolution.

5 more days of tour and i'll be returning back to singapore...the realistic world.. This is the first time ever where i wanted this holiday myself..coming to taiwan for 2 weeks. And i knew i wan to eat , shop and relax... but most impt, i wanted a break for myself.

Have been doing very very routine stuff . Those we know me, will know what i'm doing. Nearer end of 2009 ard august, i did made some major changes to my lifestyle...not willing to elaborate here..but anyway..i did made significant changes.

Life is still the same, i do have little things that make me happy every single days. and also little things that i do that leads to some 满足感..but in a way....some things still dun happen the way i want.

Made a wish on the 天灯 last nite, hope what i wish would come true.....2010...i wonder whats going to happen....

My Thoughts

Today is Christmas dae. Here I am in taiwan for my 1st tour. today is the last night for my free and easy tour. Tomorrow we be joining the tour group from singapore .

Have been at taipei the past 5 days . I would say this is indeed a great learning trip for me . From preparing for things to bring , Taking plane, hotel stay and tour around . I have seen and learnt a lot . Culture difference and peoples behaviour ,transportation are all different .

The country size also made me once again reflect how small we are . Just the entire taipei city . Is already much bigger than singapore . The metro mrt map looks as complicated as our mrt map. But since chinese is not an issue, we didn;t have much problems travelling on our own.

Day 2 @ Taiwan

Rise and shine!!! its day 2!! Went to eat hotel breakfast at 9.30am...had toast with ham and eggs....yummy...

Set off for our shopping day at around 10.30, today's weather is good! 19 degrees with a bit of sun.
The mrt in taiwan...taking this mode of transport everyday now...convenient just need to use the easy card just like our ez link card...tap tap tap can liao....

Went to Guang hua complex....the Taiwan version of sim lim square...haha so many IT gadgets and stuff...but prices are not cheaper anyway...so didn;'t buy any IT stuff...although got buy some special gifts....this was the mascot outside...cute right?

See they got purple color mascot also!! For the flower expo next here ...

Miso char siew ramen hehehe.....cheap and nice. And got lotsa beansprouts!!!

1st impression of taiwan

Reach Taoyuan airport around 4.30 pm....so many pple rush to the departure custom pt....1st chop for my passport!! I can feel the air cooler then usual...
Ok, after waiting for a super long time to collect our luggage from that belt... we went to meet our driver..The moment i step out of airport, waa...it was like u step into the cold storage vege section and there are fans there......to me ...COLD.,,,,, but ok la....very fast the van came ....

On the way to hotel.....it was only 5pm! But look at the sky above...its like sunset pattern liao...

i was chit chatting with my fren, and the next moment i realised it was very very dark liao!! And it was only 5.35 pm ..!!! Strange weather.,,,ok i sua ku...

Observation 1) Taiwan cars are left hand drive.....on road also 60-70 km/h only... cos quite heavy traffic...

Observation 2) Which i found out frm shilin mkt....sleepy now..i blog about shilin tml....but then observation 2 was that...it is not easy to find dustbin for u to throw ur rubbish there...

Observation 3) The pple selling the big sweep ticket are almost simliar to singapore ones..they also assign the physically disabled to sell these tickets....

Ok thats all blog...1 more picture for the 1st food i ate in TAIWAN

1st Plane experience

Yes before i forget, let me write down my 1st plane experience. Well i would say i am very very excited and also very very nervous...haha cos i heard too many versions from too many pple about the ear pressure thingy in the plane....

ok conclusion, it does feel a bit uncomfortable during the starting and the ending part....going up and going down u feel the pressure change...and my solution was KEEP eating sweets.,....yes it was sufficient....i survived the ear thingy....

During the flight, my best protection was my own earphones...noise cancelling..the best..listen music or watch show or play game...all ok.... perfect!! The only bad thing was when i was trying to watch show and the flight attendant announced something....the volume thru my own earphones is really Loud!! ...

Then there was 2 turbulence i think....when they announce u cannot walk around..u must put seat belt....but basically dun really feel alot of shaking la.....phew!~

Ok thats all about flight experience.....next up will be 1st impression of taiwan~!

Day 1 to Taiwan!

Day 1 --- on the way to taiwan, At the airport.... guess which one is mine ..hahah

Yes thats mine!!! All ready to pack the whole TW back!

Being kiasu, we reached early...so what to do...wait lor...GATE NOT READY

Boarded plane around 1145am....and then being too nervous...i DID NOT take any pictures at all.......

Earthquake @Hua Lien Taiwan

Oppz, heard the news...got some quake that went off today at Hua Lien... Well i'll probably be in that area next weekend.

Hope no more major quakes in taiwan....at least during my stay there...

Many frens have reported its very cold now...Hm..got my thick clothings and jackets and thick pants..socks..gloves..scarf...hat.... So frens of mine...dun worry,, I am well equipped !!

Thanks all for concern!

All set and ready to go!!!

Things i didn't believe i would do ( 10 yrs ago...)

1) Wear contact lens --- Rubbing my eyes is almost a daily routine, back then...if i wear lens, i think i will probably rub them into my eyes!~! And i dun even dare to put normal eye drops last time haha

2) Learn abacus --- i was a maths person...yes very maths....its my fav subject. Calculator and computer are my best frens...so its like hm...why did i learn abacus?? Oh well, i was kind of bored and quite jealous how come young little kids can count so fast learning abacus...so i took 3G abacus course. Yes, i am qualified now...but hm...how fast?? (ok la huh...)

3) Travel --- haha still have not until now..but soon...in 12 days time . Haha i also can't believe why i suddenly just wan to go.... =)

4) Become a programming person --- well..back then i didn't really noe anything about computers, i just like electronic stuff from calculators( yes my fav toy), to phones, walkman, discman and i even like typewriter... SO naturally i am attracted to keyboards.. Once saw an ang moh guy do programming...work a few hours a day for 1 mth and earn so many K!! That was when i decided to learn IT....

5) Carry dog --- ok i am still afraid of dogs, but then there is just this one dog (my cousin's maltese) that i can carry.. she is the super guai type...can carry one... haha...cannot imagine right?? I carry the dog???


The list goes on but all i can conclude is ...pple change and anything can happen....who noes what happens in 10 years when u dun even noe what will happen in the next 10 hours....