Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009

Finally...time to blog on this... It's gonna be a rather long post...but I'll try to make it short n sweet ks...=D

Day 1:
woke up early in the morning~~ 4:30am

bathed, dried my hair and applied make up...

checked that everything is in the luggage...

made sure i brought my passport... (note: i kept having nightmares that i forgot to bring my passport =X)

waited for dearie to call when he and his parents r reaching my house...

reached Changi Airport Terminal 3 at around 6.30am...


boyfriend was still half awake...

Queued up to check-in my luggage...


We got our air tickets!!~~

Had breakfast @ Delifrance in transit...

Bad news: I had throat inflammation & was a bit feverish...

Damn~~ went to buy some medicine from watsons before we proceed to the gate..

Long wait till boarding time means camwhore time!




The plane we're taking~~


Finally boarded.

well~~ flight to taipei din take any photos of the view outside...

coz it's too bright!!!!~~~

Reached Taipei Taoyuan International Airport @ 1:20pm

Was feeling hungry and so we went to had lunch...

Their airport was so lor kok...they only have restaurants and eateries at the departure hall..

so we went up to the departure side to have our "lunch"


side dishes that comes with any main course we ordered.


boyfriend ordered some noodles...


i ordered some porridge cos i'm seriously sick~~ first time i see corn flakes on porridge.


had some yoghurt after the meal...

After lunch... went to get the bus tickets to Taipei City...


the tickets...

boarded the bus. Dropped off at Shuang Lian Station and flagged a cab to our hotel...

BTW, we stayed in Ambience Hotel.

A rather new boutique hotel there...whole building and rooms are all in white.

rather good service, reasonable price too... $2800NTD per night...inclusive of breakfast

they had free laundry services too...

Went to Taipei Main Station area to comb for cheap stuff..

Didn't manage to buy alot cos we're rather lost for the 1st day...

And being sick decreases my sense of direction...=(

though still manage to find a few shops on my list...

bought some cosmetics and skincare from 六福化妆品 @ 重庆北路一段26巷15号

i jux gave the lady there my whole list and they took the things accordingly...

went to 千千饰品 @ 华阴街191号 for some accessories...

bought a necklace for myself and sihui and a bling bling star hairband for myself.



Went to the hello kitty shop there and bought a charmmy kitty calculator there...

@ 长安西路236号



After some shopping there...went over to 师大夜市

Saw the watsons there and head in to buy more cosmetics and skincare~~ =X

As i'm still sick and it's raining...we decided to da bao some street snacks back for dinner...




Pick some items jux like yong tau hu...but they use some 卤汁 instead of the normal soup...
then had their mee suan and 鱿鱼羹... and bought some refreshing drink too~~


Some of my trophies of Day 1~~ forgot to put in the accessories...

Day 2:
woke up rather early...cos e sky is already brightened up at 6am!~~

Had our breakfast @ the hotel & went off...

took the MRT to Shi Lin Station...

& took bus R30 to the National Palace Museum...


we had to conquer lots of stairs to reach the exhibition halls


more stairs to go...




the exhibition there is rrly nice...

the ancient paintings...books...ceramics...

saw the jade bai cai also...

it's rrly gorgeous!!!

wonder how they do it in the past!!~~

after which...went up to Yang Ming Shan...since we're already at the foot of it already...

took cab up the mountain... asked the driver to drive us up to see scenery...


we're only at less than half the ht of the mountain...


Taken outside 中国文化大学...


Damn windy up there...

Next, the driver drives further up to Xiao You Keng 小油坑...

It rained rather heavily as we go up...


causing all this thick fog...


we can't see far at all~~


we're damn cold!!~~ and our umbrella nearly gave up


we're supposed to look at some quarry but we cant see at all~~

we gave up when the driver told us 挚天岗 is even further up and rain is expected to be heavier...

expected that there's gonna be thicker fog...hence we gave up and went for lunch...


Lunch @ The Peak Restaurant


it's not at the peak of the mountain but probably named it due to this view


lovely sakura plates...


Alfresco dinning outside


Nice ambience



some crabbie soup to warm ourselves up first


prawns deep fried in salted egg yolk batter


their recommended lamb chop marinated in fruit sauce


some wild vegetables they grew themselves...


we jux couldn't resist the temptations when dessert was served...

next...we took their bus back to Jian Tan Station...

took the free shuttle bus to Mirarmar...

where the drama Huan Huan Ai filming took place


famous for ferris wheel there...though we din took it


they're having the PSP Go event... Rainie Yang endorsed for it!!


watching ppl play PSP Go!~~


the bridges where one of the scenes took place

they're having their anniversary sale there...


i bought 2 imported sheep wool's scarf for only $500NTD!!


Boyfriend bought a top and a pair of jeans there.. this brand is endorsed by Evan Cai 蔡旻佑


the legendary ferris wheel

Next stop to Shi Lin Night Market...

we shopped around first...bought some couple tees...a few sets of tops for myself..


Dinner for the day~~Famous 胡椒饼；蜜汁鸡排 & 阿宗面线


Trophies of Day 2


Our new couple tees


these 3 sets cost only $450NTD

After dinner @ hotel...went out to Cosmed 康是美 to do some more shopping~~


All the things bought have been experimented by me...and it's rrly good!!!~~
get more info from me bahx!!~


bought some instant noodles from their 7-11, it's quite nice lo~~

while eating our instant noodles for supper...watched 下一站幸福... =D

Day 3:
went to Tan Shui in the morning...


this old school toy shop...brings back many memories..


scenery there is not bad worhs


this was taken at their macdonalds...not bad worhs =x


macdonalds is totally the best place to find toilets


serenity in the morning


camwhoring while waiting for the ferry

smelt something good...so we bought this


BBQ squids!!!


it seriously smells great!!!~~


totally godly~~


on the ferry~~


pretty buildings


inside the ferry

finally~~ we reach the fisherman's wharf!! 渔人码头


super strong winds follow us everywhere


nice place to chill


Lovers' bridge...we crossed it~


ahhh~~~my hair


windy windy windy!!~~


on our way back


some weird looking rocks at the harbour

Coming to Tan Shui of coz we have to try the ultra tall softie la!!


pictures of all those celebrities


my dearie is super interested in tt


he's a happy boi!!


my favie kitty!!~

Lunch @ some very local eatery


this only cost us $120NTD


their fishball is very special...got 3 layers in total


sunglasses bought at Tan Shui $150NTD only!!~~ and it fits me!!


bought some kitty stuffs


2010 calendar


one more added to my collection!! i wanna baby daniel with pacifier!!


they're friends now!! nono...should be sisters


twins stars for sihui...melody for qun & kitty for me~


3 @ $100NTD


freebies from the kitty shop


ta dah!!!

went to Ming De station there to do my nails...

first time doing acrylic nails...though it took 3 hrs...

but it nv seems boring...cos both me n dearie r curious baby!!


pretty nails @ $1700 NTD only!!! cheaper than SG and alot nicer!!

Dinner @ the famous Xi Men Ding Pork Rib Rice stall


my dearie is super hungry n in bad mood..


some pictures taken...

wanted to buy rey's prezzie from Stage Hyaline there!!

saw a Spongebob jeans...super good quality and damn nice!!!

but no more size le...=((

so we left...without shopping...

coz my dearie is in bad mood...he felt he had a bad haircut while i was doing my nails...

but i think it's quite nice lehs... =(

♥ [ Missy Avril ]