yo people. i'm finally here to blog about my taiwan trip. it was a very fun and great 5 days over at taiwan.


Day 1 - 26.12.07 Wednesday

reached singapore changi airport @ 1100hrs. flight number 3K522 (Jetstar Asia). flight was scheduled to take off @ 1300hrs. the flight to taiwan took 4hrs 40mins. reached taiwan @ about 1740hrs. it was already very dark and by the time i checked out from the arrival hall, it was about 1830hrs. took a cab (小黄） to the hotel @ XiMenDing (西门町）. it was a 45mins ride and it costed NT$1200 (S$60). reached the hotel and put the luggage. then went out to walk around in XiMenDing (西门町） as it was evening time. walked over to xiao zhu's (罗志祥) shop, Stage. bought a Stage cap for Mingyuan. went back to hotel @ about 2200hrs. then went to sleep.


Day 2 - 27.12.07 Thursday

woke up @ 0800hrs. went to eat breakfast @ XiMenDing (西门町）. after breakfast, took their Metro Railway Transport (Not really sure what MTR means, only know it's called 捷运) to DanShui (淡水). reached there @ about 1000hrs. walked around the old street and then took a ferry to Bali (八里）. had lunch over there. after lunch, was off to Fisherman's Wharf (渔人码头). great scenery and the air there was fresh and cold. walked on the Lover's Bridge (情人桥). went back to XiMenDing (西门町） @ about 1600hrs. reached XiMenDing (西门町）@ about 1730hrs. took a short bath and then off to ShiLinYeShi (士林夜市) @ about 1900hrs. reached there @ about 1945hrs. ate lots of stuff (棺材板,蛤阿煎,臭豆腐,蛤阿面线,刷冰,超大鸡排,天妇罗,珍珠奶茶). after that, walked around the street where there are lots of shops and lots of stuff are on sale. bought 2 tees and 1 cap from there. went back to the hotel @ about 2300hrs. reached hotel @ about 2345hrs. then off to bed only @ about 0100hrs.

Day 3 - 28.12.07 Friday

woke up @ about 0830hrs. went to XiMenDing (西门町） and had Mac for breakfast. after breakfast, went down to Longshan Temple (龙山寺) as my parents went there to pray. then walked around the streets before heading over to Chiang-Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (中正纪念堂). reached CKS @ about 1100hrs. at there, saw that it was no longer called 中正纪念堂 but was changed to 台湾民主纪念馆. went into the memorial hall and walked around. it's mostly about how Chiang-Kai-Shek become the first president. nice stuff and all. then left there @ about 1200hrs.went to Taipei Main Station (台北车站). my brother wanted to buy some stuff there but there's no more of whatever it is he wanted to buy. so went over to Houshanpi (后山埤). reached there @ about 1330hrs. ate there and then was off to Wufenpu (五分埔). went there to shop. realised that most of the stuff there were mostly winter clothings. however, i still managed to buy 1 man's handbag, 1 jeans, 1 tee and 1 jacket. after the shopping spree there was back to hotel. left there @ about 1645hrs. reached hotel @ about 1730hrs. did some shopping with my brother at XiMenDing (西门町）again. bought 2 tees and 1 shades from the shopping there. went back to hotel @ about 1900hrs. went to have shuashuaguo (刷刷锅) for dinner. after that was shopping again @ XiMenDing (西门町）. this time, bought a Nike sneakers. back to hotel @ about 2200hrs. went over to parents' hotel for a drink. back to our room @ about 2350hrs. off to bed.

Day 4 - 29.12.07 Saturday

woke up @ about 0815hrs. had breakfast @ XiMenDing (西门町）. after that went to muzha (木栅) and took the maokong gondola (猫空缆车). reached there @ about 1030hrs. waited for the gondola for about 1hr. the gondola ride was great. it's not like the cable car trip in singapore, it's only way better than that. went to the top of the mountain, but didn't walk much as it was raining over there. went back to XiMenDing (西门町） @ about 1230hrs. reached XiMenDing (西门町） @ about 1345hrs. had lunch and back to hotel. went to walk around XiMenDing (西门町） alone @ about 1730hrs. bought 2 caps from Apery (1 for me, 1 for mingyuan), 2 tees from the fast shopping that i've done. i actually covered almost every corner of ximending (西门町）from my walking. went back to hotel @ about 1900hrs. put my stuff and went over to the tourist attraction, Taipei 101 (台北101). reached there @ about 1935hrs. walked around and had dinner @ New York New York food court. food there was nice. walked around Shin Kong Mitsutoshi (新光三越). took photos of 101. after that went back to hotel @ about 2145hrs. reached hotel @ 2230hrs. slept @ 0100hrs.

Day 5 - 30.12.07 Sunday

last day. woke up @ 0900hrs. had breakfast @ XiMenDing (西门町）. did some last minute shopping @ XiMenDing (西门町）. bought 1 more jeans before leaving. bought 2 jacket and a girl's tee for cheewei, joonhian and rox. finish shopping @ about 1300hrs. left XiMenDing (西门町） @ 1400hrs. took a cab to Taipei Main Station (台北车站) and from there, took a bus to Taoyuan International Airport (桃园国际机场). the bus ride took about an hour. reached airport @ about 1515hrs. way too early to even check-in. went to eat at the food court in the airport. check-in @ 1600hrs. boarded the gate @ 1700hrs and into the boarding area @ about 1730hrs. took the flight 3K521 (Jetstar Asia). flight was scheduled to take off @ 1825hrs. reached singapore @ about 2300hrs.

okay guys, that's all for my Taiwan trip. i really had fun and really want to go back again. planning to go back to Taiwan in June or July. this time round, it will be with my friends, so it will definitely be more interesting and also, more shopping. alright guys. that's all. for photos, view my facebook or friendster. i have uploaded some pictures (for all my pictures, can msn me) for your viewing pleasure. thanks. take care everyone.



signing off....