7 days in Taiwan

This 7 days Taiwan trip wasn't really good actually, partly because I wasn't feeling well the last 2 days of the trip I guess. Another factor might be the long hours on the bus. YES! HOURS! Sit the bus until damn tiring and bored.

Day 1: Singapore to Taipei (30th Dec 2006)
After arriving at the Taipei and meeting up with our tour guide, we were told that we would be going to the hotspring first instead of tomorrow. The tour guide said we had to go in either totally naked or in swimming gears. Oops, we didn't bring ours, so we got to buy towels, trunks for my brother and I, and swimming costume for our mother. Initally we were considering whether to buy or not, coz back home already have the gears already mah. But its worth the money, coz the hot spring spa is fantastic. We had mala streamboat for dinner and visit the shilin night market. Didn't really eat much since we had streamboat not long ago only. This was also a change in the itinerary. Dunno whether is it only for Dynasty travel tours that itinerary keep changing, or izzit if join other tours like Chan Brothers, things would be different. Anyway, this is the first time we try Dynasty. Previously we went on Chan Brother tours when we went to tazmania in Australia. So although we saw the famous Taiwan "ji-pie" (chicken chop), we didnt buy because of the long queue and also because we were still very full.

At the hotspring

Shilin night market

Day 2: Taipei to Hualien (31th Dec 2006)

This Morning, we were brought to CKS memorial, followed by Chuifen (sounds like 9 shit in chinese). Bought and ate stuff that looks and taste like the mua-ji we had in Singapore. After that, we rushed to railway station to catch a train to hualien. The train trip took about 3 to 4 hours. Couldn't remember how long also already. When we reached hualien, its already night time already. We had dinner at a seafood restaurant and check-in to our hotel. That night was the last night of 2006. So stay in the hotel to watch the new year countdown show on tv.

CKS Memorial

Chuifen

Day 3: Hualien to Kaohsiung (1st Jan 2007)

Woke up very early and made our way to one of the natural wonders of the world - the Taroko Gorge. Its a mountain range made up of marble stone. Took some nice pics there. Then we made our way to Kaohsiung. On the way, we stopped by at the marble factory. Long bus trip to Kaohsiung. Free and easy dinner at Leo Ho night market. Tried their famous papaya milk shake, smelly tofu, and some others.

Taroko Gorge

Day 4: Kaohsiung to Taichung (2nd Jan 2007)

Just went to Janfusan Fancy World, a theme park with roller coaster and other rides. The park looks deserted coz its the first day of school. (taiwan got no hari raya). Then visited some temple and the Taichung Night market.

Day 5: Taichung to Taipei (3rd Jan 2007)

Have fun plucking tomatoes, green pepper at the leisure farm in the morning then back to taipei to visit the world tallest building - Taipei 101. Really very tall leh. The top part were covered by clouds so we could bearly see the whole building.

Day 6: Taipei (4th Jan 2007)

Taipei city sight-seeing - National Palace museum and other places. Not really interesting. Then at night we went Xi Men Ding. Ate the famous mee-suan over there. not bad.

Day 7: Taipei to Singapore (5th Jan 2007)

Before going to airport, we visited the pearl farm. Then home sweet home.

Ok thats about all. I kinda of rush thru the last few days of the trip coz its not really interesting, especially when I had a upset stomach. Didn't eat much also. Anyway, just a word of advice, if anyone wants to visit Taiwan. Please join a free and easy tour. Group tour really sucks. Wake up early everyday, on the bus most of the time, no enough time to enjoy each places we were brought to.

So I didn't really enjoy my trip lah. I went on the trip to accompany my mother anyway.

HAPPY 2007!

First of all, I like to wish my family, all relatives and friends a very happy 2007! Just came back from Taiwan not long ago. The trip was so-so only lah, I feel. But I must say Taiwai girls are really cute. Especially their sweet voices haha.

I will blog more about the trip in later posts I guess. Not in the tip-top condition at the moment.

Wet boxing day!!

What a wet boxing day! The rain don't seem to stop. I guess the roads will be flooded again.

Hope everyone has somebody to cuddle with to keep warmth and happy opening your x'mas presents =)

HAPPY BOXING DAY!!!!!

Merry X'mas

Merry X'mas to my friends out there. May you find happiness in whatever you do and spend this wonderful day with your love ones.

At this point of time, I'm at home alone. Nobody is at home. Not even my maid. My parents, 2 brothers and maid boarded the bus to KL this morning. They are going over there to help my dad move house.

My dad bought a big house over in U.S.J. (Upper Subang Jaya). Well we were all against the idea, but my dad being hard-headed, went ahead with his plans anyway.

I don't really like going to malaysia anyway, so I guess I won't be going up to stay in the next few months.

I put up some snow flakes on my blog. Hope you all can see it. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

I really love the sight of snow. In such cold weather, having hot streamboat is super duper shiok ah. And if you have your love ones just beside you. Hold on tightly to them. Feel the warmth and cozyness within them. Love them with your hearts. Cherish and treasure them.

May all my friends out there find love and be loved this X'mas.

It's X'mas Eve & it's May's Birthday!

Today's a beautiful day. Not very sunny. Windy, but not raining. Definitely the ideal day for me.

Moreover, its X'mas eve! Time to go around caroling I guess. I be going to my uncle' place at Shunfu for lunch, and later to my Auntie's place at Loyang for dinner.

And today is my friend, May's birthday. Happy birthday May!

周杰伦 黄金甲 MV

X'mas here !

X'mas is just 2 days from now, so I like to wish my family and all my friends a very Merry X'mas and a Happy 2007!!

Some updates:

I have paid my course fee for my J2EE course, so confirm I going liao. Although I have been into .NET all these years, I guess learning J2EE will be a advantage for me bah. Moreover, they will teach Web Services also. So I will be hanging around Clementi and NUS on Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings.

Secondly, I going to Taiwan with my mother and brother fo 7 days from 30th Dec to 7th Jan. The Dynasty Travel tour will cover the whole of Taiwan I think. Hope it will be a good trip.


Hmmm.. dunno if you guys use Interbanking anot. Recently, I received a 2FA token from OCBC and DBS. The token looks like those car remote box one. A bit troublesome leh. Got to press the button and get a 6-digit number to use for login, with the usual userid and pin lah. I guess it will be safer to use IB with these extra protection. Still thinking whether to bring these 2 extra things together with my keys whereever i go anot.

Update on my knee

Yesterday, went to SGH to see a specialist doctor to check my knee. The stupid doctor felt my knee and moved my leg up and down abit and said "Knee cap problem. Very common. I send you to physio. Come back after 3 mths. Then take a x-ray and see the knee recovers anot". That's all leh. He didnt even explain what was the problem with my knee. Before I could ask him, he asked me to go outside and wait liao.

Anyway I went for my 1st physio session on the same day. My physioist(dunno how to spell), her name is Alice. Quite a cute lady leh. I think cute until when she ask me to do some things, I somehow a bit blur, do wrongly haha. Anyway she helped me diagnose my problem and told me what's wrong.

There's an inbalance of muscle pulling on my knee, so the knee cap is pulled to one side which causes the sharp pain. So got to do those physio exercise to strenghten the muscle that is weak to pull the knee cap back. hmm.. something like that lah.

Alice asked me to do those exercise on my own everyday then come back 4 weeks later for another physio session.

Anyway yesterday was my bank's D&D. Quite a boring one. Lousy food, lousy service, lousy entertainment and lousy lucky draw prizes. I didn't win any prize as usual. Only some consolation prize I received for participating in the Best Dress compeition. With my stupid shirt I wore last nite, how to win? I was kapo-ed by my colleagues lah haha. Theme was Around the world with Mizuho. The dinner was at Marina Mandarin. When I went there for my cousin's wedding, the food and service was ok leh. Dunno what happen last nite. Maybe my bank low budget lah. Imagine the bank gave away calculators as lucky draw prize!!!! Somemore the calculator is customer give one..

Only took 2 fotos last nite. Maybe when my colleague send me more fotos then i upload to show.

ippt update

ok, firstly, i didnt pass the ippt again. but this time i fared better. I passed my situps and 2.4 run. Yeah man! But once again, I hurted my knee, so I took the chance to report sick. The MO (Medical Officer) referred me to a specalist at SGH, so i'm going there next friday for a checkup on my knee.

Hope its not something too serious, but good enough to excuse me from taking SBJ lah because I simply can't stand hurting my knee again everytime i land. Dunno izzit because of my jumping technic, or my knee that is giving the problem.

Anyway i meet up with her on wednesday nite. She was in yishun and asked me if I was free to meet up to pass me my birthday present. Well, my birthday was one and a half months ago leh. What a belated present.



Well not exactly the kind of present I will like. The most I wear is a watch. I don't wear any thing around my neck, fingers, wrists and anything else. What do u all think? A citigem braclet. A bit girly for a big guy like me?

Anyway, I asked her how her bf proposed to her. She say he didn't. duh! Then? She said her bf's auntie say why don't you two get married. She say ok lor. That's all it takes to get a girl to marry you????? Wow. No flowers, no rings, no romantic settings? Just get your auntie to ask.. Don't even need your mother.

IPPT again tml. Perhaps my last chance?

If you have read my entry on October 07, 2006, you might have seen the picture that I put up showing my lousy IPPT result. Guess what, I found out from my ex-campmate that I can actually go back to my NS unit to retake IPPT even though my IPPT window is already closed. This is good news indeed.

So I called the NS clerk and asked about taking IPPT. He said I can take and I be taking my IPPT again tomorrow!!!! Yeah man.. But getting a bit nervous. Although I feel that I have improved alot in my running and physical strength. I am just afraid that my chin-ups and standing broad jump still cant make it.

But this time I know I won't fail my sit-ups at least. Coz I for sure can do about 40 in 1 min. I tried before so I know.

This time I really need some luck and motiviation. Please wish me luck and strength as well.

Coz I don't think I will have any more chances of doing anymore IPPT after tomorrow liao.

Wait for my good news tomorrow ah!