Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Taiwan 24 Feb - 27 Feb..yes yes super overdue!! haha

Oh well, my Taipei working trip in end Feb..
Suddenly found the energy to load some pics here..hehe.
Terminal 3 Gate A 19.
It was the last gate and it took me a whole 15 mins just to walk there..

En route in the taxi to the hotel. A little gloomy.

My room 1030.

Was pleasantly surprised when I switched on the TV and voila!
They even programmed the TV with my name!!

My room & the comfy beds. Quite big lah. haha..

Touched down at 1-plus, reached hotel at 2-plus, unpacked till 3pm.

And then I was off to venture out on my own! Armed with a scarf around my neck & a trusty jacket in my arms....
Oh well, when you're travelling alone. It's a long lonely walk.
Streets were super quiet that day. Don't know why when it was a Sunday.
The strong breeze made me cuddle deep into my jacket. Easily 12-13degrees.

One question I have. Why do graffiti in different parts of the world, end up looking pretty much the same?

I've seen those in HK, SG, Taiwan, Msia, Vietnam. They all look the same. I've seen the US ones on TV and they look the same too. It's strange...

The last time I was there, the MRT system was using our EZ-link system.

They're using a chip system now. Very much like the size of a Majong chip.. haha..


When you don't have anyone to talk to on the train, you end up taking pics of yourself. Tried to be discreet. So my feet were my focus. hahaha...

The Meow Meow Shop. Gave the shop a wide berth cos I couldn't stand the music they were playing in there. It was just cats meowing all the way...coupled with some whiny woman half singing & half meowing in the background...*shudders* Seriously weird.

Apparently quite a fmous shop. There was a looooong Q snaking from it. "Original Shanghai Fried Bao"

Haha, another famous stall. The "XXXXL Chicken Cutlet Stall". Queued up for abot 10mins to get a piece of chicken cutlet the size of an A4 paper. For $2 only!! Cheap cheap!!

Loads of such little roadside stalls selling pork, chicken & duck innards and god knows what else. They end up looking all the same cos they're all braised & stewed in the same gravy. I'm not that adventurous in food. Didn't try...bleah..a lady tried to get me to buy fried duck tongue...eeeewww..

My hotel was near 2 big SOGO departmental stores. Once seen in Singapore but gone since 1996 I think??

They should start having such cute confectionaries in SG.

Little flowers

Little mice!!

While I'm at it, SG should also start importing such pretty drinks!! With interesting flavours!
Vodka with choya?! Cool~!!

And finally, I shall end with a picture of the Chou Dou Fu!!
Fermented Bean Curd...I still don't understand why it's a delicy. Oh well, one man's meat, another man's poison... :)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, did you think of me when you queue for the "hao da da ji pai"? Doesn't it sound like.....

sardonica said...

As a matter of fact...YES I DID THINK OF YOU!!! hahahha...;p