ASM: Fun Taiwan Day 4

DAY 4: 台北

We made a 3-day booking (10 hours each day) with the cab driver beforehand in SG and we met him at our apartment lobby.

Breakfast @永和豆漿

We saw a ceremony going on while we were on the cab and Peter (driver) suggested to get down the cab to take some photos.

The person was grooming the soldier's attire. He even helped him to brush off the dirt on his face hahaha

Then we arrived @ 陽明山. Saw this auntie demonstrating her product, the "solo tennis game". There is a string attached to the bat and everytime she hits it, the ball will rebounce to her. COOL MAN~ feel like buying but again the question: how to bring back SG?

Another 海芋 fields. The farmers are now using high-tech irrigation and farming methods which make the growth of water lily possible without submerging its roots underwater.

spot peter~ He told us that many retirees in Taiwan will resort to becoming a taxi driver and bring tourists around the island.

Then we went up the slopes, passed by curvy routes and here we were @ the volcano mouth of 陽明山。The wind was extremely strong!

ahaahahaha see i told you the wind was really EXTREMELY STRONG!

hahahahah another picture to prove the strong winds~

OK...THE AFTER EFFECT...Note: the wind is a good styling tool hahahah

LUNCH @ 金包里老街－金山廟口鴨肉. the food were really salty but i like

FRUIT TASTING SESSION #3: GUAVA

@漁人碼頭

情人橋

喔～老爸帥哦！

And again, we found the right place and right time to......JUMPPPPPPP!

SPOTTED THIS UNIQUE DOG. DOG WITH SHEEP FUR HAHAHA

@淡水老街 and we went.......買東西，吃東西，買東西，吃東西 again.

Fried Quail Egg! Hao chi!

Turkish Ice Cream. SG has one at Clarke Quay...ahhaha my dad watching the owner "tricking" his customers.

Soft Shell Crabs! SO GOOOOOOD~

MUA-CHEEEEEEE

XXXXL SQUID. First few bites were nice. Subsequently felt kind of sick of the fishy smell.

YUMMY PANCAKE! There's A LOT of filling (red bean / custard) inside. MUCH CHEAPER AND NICER than Mr B*an/Jollib*an (oops)

Cute packaging

Its custard inside! YUMMEHHH!

Then we headed back and tried this 滷味 @ Q Square Mall below our apartment. 超贊！

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DAY 5: 台北

BREAKFAST：蚵仔大腸麵線. The oysters are huge and the intestines here are different from the ones we usually eat in Singapore. They are soooooo chewy that you might ended up just swallowing them in the end. hahaha

放天燈 time @ 十份

I was trying to draw a CUTE smiley character....

SO FAR SO GOOD......

THEN I RUINED IT AFTER I'VE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE EYES TO EYEBROW AND ADD HAIRS AND EAR -.-

Dad leaving his signature on the lantern...

OK LET ME TELL YOU HOW OVERLY-PROFESSIONAL IS THE STAFF THERE...

SIDE 1 (PORTRAIT)

SIDE 1 (LANDSCAPE)

SIDE 2 (LANDSCAPE)

SIDE 2 (PORTRAIT)

SIDE 3 (LANDSCAPE)

SIDE 3 (PORTRAIT)

SIDE 4 (PORTRAIT)

SIDE 4 (LANDSCAPE)

SIDE 1 LIFT UP SHOT (LANDSCAPE)

SIDE 1 LIFT UP SHOT (PORTRAIT)

SIDE 2 LIFT UP SHOT (PORTRAIT)

SIDE 2 LIFT UP SHOT (LANDSCAPE)

READY SHOT

LET-GO SHOT

LANTERN SHOT

HAHAAHAH OVERLY-PROFESSIONAL ISN'T IT?

IT WASN'T THE END YET...

PORTRAIT FAMILY SHOT

LANDSCAPE FAMILY SHOT

ZOOM-IN SHOT

HAHAHAHAHAAH OK END OF PHOTOSHOOT~
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER~~~~~~

@ 野柳

We came here to see the 女皇頭...

The attraction is congested with chinese tourists. This is due to the recent allowance of 1000 china tourists into Taiwan per day to boost their tourism sector. SPOT THE PPL~

all queuing up to take picture with the figurine

We got really pissed off while queuing for our turn... I reached there first and started queuing while waiting for my family to walk there. Then my family joined in and some chinese tourists started making noises and maligned us for cutting queue. (Imagine 7 Lulus shouting at you at the same time) EH DA JIE ITS ONLY A GROUP PHOTO! NOT 5 INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS. We didn't want to re-queue, but my dad who is a SUPER MR NICE GUY, told us to re-queue tsk tsk. And so we witnessed the whole process of them having their pictures taken. Each one of them were taking their own sweet time and changing various poses. 真是的～

In conclusion, different people from different countries have different queuing style. I was just showcasing the Singaporean queuing style in a foreign country. Definition of Singaporean queuing style: One person queue first (chop place) then the other 4 people join afterwards. hahaahahaah #iloveSG

Can't stand the crowd!

LUNCH @ a seafood restaurant

Then we came to 黃金博物館 to see gold. Yes, G-O-L-D. This place reminds me of Fort Canning. It also showcases the history of Japanese occupation.

THIS GOLD WORTHS 329,785,100 YUAN. If you are able to lift, you can have it hahaaha

HUAT AH! i looked kind of creepy here heh heh heh

A distance down the hills, we arrived @ 九份老街

ahhaahhaha spotted this super cute owner. she even posed for us and said 'nice to meet you, kamsahamnida~'

Visited SOPHISCA, a shop selling unique and attractive choc/candies

SOPHISCA recently replaced Candy Empire @ Airport T3. YES CANDY EMPIRE DAO BI LOOO HHEHEHE. But the price is double of that in Taiwan....

this is nice! white choc with popping candy. When you eat it, its like fireworks inside your mouth.

can't rmb whats this. i think is kueh made with flower petals

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DAY 6: 台北

This day we decided to take the public transportation around...

We had our breakfast at a traditional 早餐店. They sell really economical coffee and toast bread. My sister said the coffee sold here is one of the best-valued that she has ever drunk. One cup costs only 70cents! (hmmm my sister added this sentence herself while editing the post lol)

@ 西門町, my mum at there kpo again ahahhaa

tried the famous 阿宗麵線

my sis said it would be more feeling if we squat and eat...so she tried it...

"oh shit pants too tight...."

"can you help me up?"

Saw ABTM ads at the mrt station.

台北一零一 too foggy to see the top

hahaha mum was trying to see the top

@五分埔 There are a lot of wholesalers selling apparels in bulks

FAVOURITE PART AGAIN: 饒河夜市

smelly tofu~ we thought that the best smelly tofu we've eaten was actually at 宜蘭－羅東夜市

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DAY 7: 台北 - 新加坡

碗糕，魚羹湯

finally got to try beef noodles on the last day

We walked around our place in the morning, checked out in the afternoon and headed to the airport.
Saw this Hello Kitty Airlines corner. so cuteeeeeee