It's been a long time since my first blog.. this time i've been exploring how to make nice collages out of my photo collection and my first masterpiece was for the most recent trip to Taipei in dec last yr!!
It was a 6D5N trip Christmas trip with 2 other couple friends and the time spent there simply passed in a whizz...
Day 1
We took an afternoon flight on Eva Air and by the time we reach there, the sky was already dark though it was only 6plus in the evening! Well, it was winter season that's why the sun set early and it was really cold at night when the sudden gushes of wind blew.
After settling down on our rooms, we planned to walk out for dinner and contemplated on what to wear for that evening not knowing how cold it could get at night. My stubborn bf thought he could bear the 'air-con' temperature and wore only a pair of shorts and sandals instead of jeans and shoes as we walked from our hotel to the renowned 西门町. In the end, he suffered numb toes and shivered each time the cold wind blew against us.. haha.
We ended up having dinner at Shilin night market. All of us were famished by the time we reached there so we ordered all kinds of local food - oyster omelette, beef steak, my fav crispy chicken and mushrooms, completed with the " 青蛙下蛋”jelly drink.
Day 2
We were supposed to wake up early the next morning to join a half day city tour that was included in the package. But in the end, we got up late and were greeted by half a bus full of other tourist who had been waiting for us. I was too embarrassed to look at them and scuttled to the back seats where i put on my shades and went back to sleep again throughout the 1hr30mins journey to Wu Lai Hot Spring.
At the hot spring resort, we were allocated private rooms to enjoy a 30mins session. I was quite disappointed though when i first saw the room - it was nothing like those hot spring spa overlooking natural view. It fact it looked like a normal bathroom with 2 tubs - 1 for near-freezing cold water, the other for scaling water as high s 60 degree celsius. We were supposed to soak in the hot tub then cool off in the cold one. (There were specific instructions given by the tour guide on how long to stay in each tub but i did not pay any attention to him so i just soak in each tub for as long as i could withstand the hot/cold.)
Being too bored by just soaking in the sulphurous water, me and darling played scissors papers stone -Winner in hot tub, loser in cold tub for 10 seconds.. =P It was hilarious to see each other jumping around in the cold tub helplessly.. haha...
For the rest of the day we shopped around Ximending. My loot included a thick coat, a pair of boots, leggings and some 'bling blings'. Being satisfied, we headed for the traditional Ah Zhong mee sua before returning to our hotel to freshen up and change into our party wear. It was Christmas eve that day and we our intention was to party our night away in one of their hottest nightclub - LUXY.
The local tour guide told us earlier that Taiwanese do not celebrate Christmas and so it wouldn't be a public holiday for them the next day. Ha..but clearly, the crowd gathered at the club that night certainly did and knew how to celebrate christmas indeed! Who cares about having to work the next day anyway.The DJ /singers and handsome dancers made the atmosphere so high that everyone (including me) was screaming and dancing like the devils!! Haha..
Day 3 - Shopping at Wu Fen Pu / Shilin Night Market / Taipei 101
Day 4 - Hello Kitty Cafe
Before we set on the trip, i kept bugging darling that i have to go to the Hello Kitty cafe while we are there. True to his words, he brought me to this cutest ever cafe! The sight of the big pink Hello Kitty sign was enough to make me all excited like a little gal..(Hello kitty used to be my fav character till Marie cat came along) and i was totally mesmorized by the arrays of neatly arranged delicately-made kitty cupcakes on display. How could anyone bear to eat such a cute piece of artwork? I imagined if the cupcake was truely placed before me, would i have the heart to pierce through the cute kitty face looking up at me? Anyway, i did not have a chance to know the answer because we had to be on the waiting list and wait approx 1hr in order to get in. Much as i'd like to wait, the others doesn't seem as keen. So in the end, we only took pictures outside and i left reluctantly... (i'll go back to the cafe the next time i visit Taipei and make sure i get in there, i swear.)
Day 5
Not wanting to waste our last night, we shopped till almost 2am when the shops at Shilin closed before dragging our tired feet and heavy loots back to the hotel to pack. The car would be waiting at the hotel by 4am to send us to the airport.. that means we had only aboout 2 hrs to pack and shower, with no time to rest. Tired.
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Wow.. it took me 6 hrs just to get this post done with pictures and all. My darling is sleeping beside me now, torturing me with his snore symphony.. keke.. I guess it's his way of telling me i've neglected him and he's bored.
Off to disturb him now and hope i'll have time to do my long due Valentines' day post soon..
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