Naruwan (part 2)

Day 4 (26/12)

we went to a strawberry farm early in the morning. it was a long long journey up yang ming shan. n we were lucky to find a cab to send us up n bring us down.

nt much "reward" though, cos one pair of sporeans was there b4 us.

blah.

we went beitou for hotspring bath after lunch.

e water was w sulphur smell. n man, it was hot!!!!!

but it was really worth all the trouble travelling down. it helps to relax the body after a day's shopping (day b4).
no, there will nt b any nude photos for u.

this is a NC 16 blog.

hahaha.
we went danshui after the hot bath.

well, due to the fact dat it is winter time, the sky turned dark at 4pm. so by the time we reached danshui, it was as if it is already 10pm (when it was oni like 7-8pm?)

kns.

so we tried our luck at various game stalls.

hahaha....n we actually won smth.
the auntie was freaking out when we managed to get some of the prizes.

so fun.

then we walked past a stall, , with a label saying "danshui hua shen" (the god of drawing in danshui).

so, we decided to give him a chance to draw a pic for us.

here it is.

u decide for urself whether he deserved his name.

juz as we were sitting down for the drawing, we felt the ground move.

yes. it was the EARTHQUAKE.

HZ n i were staring at each other when the artist told us to keep still.

such a scary experience.
we went bk to the hotel after dat.

we were so hungry, so we bought some food bk to our hotel.

this mee sua is damn tasty. the pork liver is cooked w ginger n sesame oil, w a tinge of wine. stock is added, followed by mee sua. wah.....drooling liao.....

while we were eating, we switched on the tv n focused on the news.
then we knew dat there was a big earthquake (biggest in 100 yrs) in pingtung. a family of 8 were trapped in the rubble. one of the son (father of 2) were dead, an 89 yr old ah mah was in hospital. one pair of twins n their mum were trapped too.

we were v v concerned. until HZ waited for the news (until around 1am) till the pair of twins n their mum were out. however, the mum was dead when she's out. it seemed dat she used her body to shield her son from the concrete.
we were v sad. the feeling cannot b described. cos we were in the same area (although nt near) at the same time, feeling the same thing, we feel for them. esp for the 89 yr-old ah mah whom survived the ordeal but lost 2 children.

v sad.

Day 5 (27/12)

nt happy w the nite view of danshui, we went to danshui again.
this ice cream is super duper big rite????

hee...

we went fisherman's warft (yu ren ma tou) after dat.

nothing much to c, except the river n a bridge.

but well, quite beautiful actually. suitable 4 couples.

it took HZ like 10 mins to take this pix.

but it took me 1 shot to take this.

i am a talented photographer.

hahaha...........

we went wufenpu after dat. i tell u, i've nv seen so many shops in my life b4. we shopped for around 2hrs (non-stop hor) for scarfs n jackets (weather forcast in tw said dat temp will lower to 11 degrees celcius). we were dead beat after dat. no photos, cos both of us were busy shopping (yes, u heard me rite, i shop too)

so, to reward ourselves, we went 4 a superb dinner at this steamboat restaurant the soup is made from cane sugar n shellfish (la ah). it was damn sweet n nice!!!!
retreated to hotel after dat.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Day 6 (28/12)

went sun yat san memorial hall (guo fu ji nian guan) the nxt day.

as u can c, it was raining dat day, n it was really cold.

n we can c taipei 101 from here.

look look, this is the "IOU" the bloody ang mo signed in the Qing dynasty. yes, they owe us money. chinese rules.

we were lucky to witness the handing over of guard duties as we were leaving.

serious stuff.

due to the bloody weather, we cant go anywhere. so we headed to cheng pin bookstore (one whole building lor, nt store oni hor) to get some books n cds.

n i saw this in the toilet.

super high tech rite????

hahaha.....so sua ku......the buttons actually "help" u to lift up the toilet cover, diff types of flushes available too.....

i saw this ad in the mrt, n i tot i shd share this w all of u.

i muz say dat they r really creative.

we went to watch shang cheng (movie by tony leung n jin cheng wu) at warner veeshow. wah seh, e tix r so ex la. 2 of us watch, tix cost 520 bucks. knn.

but the show is nice. somemore its in cantonese. swee.

went to zhongxiao for dinner.

the mala hotpot is said to b traditional szechuan stuff. w charcoal somemore.

end up so disappointing. i was expecting hot n spicy stuff, but well, i cant taste anything but salty-ness.

blah.

the duck blood curds (mala ya xie) were nice though.

Day 7 (29/12)

yes la yes la, as u can c, we went danshui again. i need to buy some stuff 4 one of my fren la, so dun say me already la.

we enjoyed ourselves w all the games again la. play until my hands so pain la. dat HZ xiao one. keep asking me to play again. xiao cha bor.

n by dat day, we were having sore throat already, so we helped ourselves w the famous bitter tea (ku cha) of tw. it is brewed w alot of medicine n herbs. good for cooling. i tell u, it was so so so bitter la. look at my face.

i went for the lu wei (braised pig organs) at a ulu end of the street, whereby we sat on the drain (yes, w the drain smell), chipped walls, filthy environment.......HZ was freaking out when i told her i wan to eat these.

eh, they taste so nice ok......i really dunno hw they did it.

it is nice la.

minus the environment la.

we went mirama shopping centre after dat (for e big ferris wheel, enuff shopping already).

n we went gong guan for makan after dat.

this is wat they called the "guan dong zhu" (lok lok). those fish ball, fish cake, chikuwa, etc, cooked in veg stock. it was really yummy!!!!

then we had dessert.

ladies, the famous strawberry ice w milk (cao mei niu nai bing) n a glass of papaya milk.
the strawberries were so so SWEET!!!!!! machiam sugar w strawberry flavour.

no kidding. all muz come during winter n try this.

but its too big a plate. HZ n i struggled to finish it. end up we oni ate the strawberries.

too full already.

however, i did feast on my chix backside when i pass by the stalls near our hotel.

i ate a record of 30 chix backside for the whole of 10 days in tw (this means dat i killed 30 chix in the process).

hee. w tw beer too.

nice.

Day 8 (30/12)

we went gong guan in the afternoon (ya la, again) for mala hotpot.
due to the previous experience, i had low expectations of the pot.
big mistake.

it is v v v v v spicy la. i felt dizzy 10 mins after eating. oh man, wan limpeh to die la.
went wufenpu (again) for more shopping (yes, u got me rite. i shop too).
i tell u, HZ is the shopping goddess.
period.
she bought 4 skirts/dress, 5 blouses, 6 bags, 1 sweater.
look at her zhan li pin.

woohoo!!!!
champion.

Day 9 (31/12)

we went for our bfast in our fav bfast stall.

yum yum.
i had a bagel w cream cheese, a milk tea, n a omelette w pork chop, while HZ had her prawn roll crossiant.

yum.
we went bk to simending again, juz to get the "yr end mood".
wah seh, it was really crowded man.
full of youngsters. the policemen were every where.
walked for a while, went bk to the hotel to rest n pack, then off for dinner again.
we went for an expensive meal of jap BBQ.good quality beef, ox tongue, pork, chix, veg....
v v worth the money.



v nice.
then we set off for danshui for countdown.
we reached danshui at around 10pm. from then, the fireworks were already going wild.
continuously for 2.5hrs. non stop.
after some games, HZ n i sat down by the river to watch the fireworks.

the fireworks r really beautiful n close. i cant take any photos of e fireworks (my timing v bad), however, i've recorded it in my cam.
ask me for it if u wan 2 c it.
this countdown was special for me.
hav ever dream of holding the hands of ur loved one, stroll along the river, w music in the air (nt movie hor), breeze, n beautiful fireworks.......
i experienced it myself. in life. on that day. at that moment.
the best countdown of my life.

Day 10 (1/1/07)







we woke up at 4.30am, ate light bfast, n set off for spore.
look at HZ's luggage. overweight by 3kg.
gana warned by the staff.
haha
look at the diff between mine n hers.
mine is blue, hers is yellow (sponge bob)



reached hm at around 3pm.
slept the whole day.
blah.................

juz as i finish blogging, my bro (in thailand) sent me this mms.

knn, super funny.