This is the corpse of Bambi's fetus. In events of an earthquake or tremors, mother Bambis abort their babies to run faster and this is one of the poor abandon kids.


An extremely valuable source of protein, calcium etc and you eat it like pork floss.

Gahhhhhh.

The poor guard at the war memorial.



Changing of guards.


National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 国立中正纪念堂 is a monument in memory of former president Chiang Kai Shek, but was then renamed National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall by the LAST former president and now the gateway still says Liberty Square 自由广场.

Heavy political agenda behind, go find out yourself.

Flanked by theater and concert hall


On our way to Yilan 宜兰. We're going to stay in a fruit farm!

Very kampong place.


Ducks waddling, following closely behind each other's butts.

Main admin building which is also the restaurant. Opps it's a farm. I mean kitchen.



Da tou wawa...

Ok let's make dumplings. Did you all wash your hands???

My lousy attempt at spinning the top.

放天灯 releasing lanterns is a very touristy thing to do here. Even in WELCOME2TAIWAN commercials you'll find this very familiar.



Fly me to the moon....

Bubble machine!!!

Labels: travelogue

Make someone's day
{1:38 AM}

You can't solve everything in the world by 2 words I'M SORRY. Much less I SAID I'M SORRY WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO.

Fucking kidding me.

Make someone's day
{1:46 AM}

Hello!

I'm in Houston, Texas with a 14 hour time lag :S I feel screwed up cos i dunno what time to sleep and i wake up at unearthly times like 6am and start calculating the time in GMT +8, WHICH is a weirder time to wake up at. AND THEN i'm leaving tomorrow to go back to Moscow which is in another world altogether.

Rarrrr. I'm kinda exhausted.

I told myself i won't spend much for this Moscow-Houston trip but once you step into a mall here it's ahhhhhhhh hell break loose.

BUT i'm VERY under controlled (hoho) and only spent minimally on cosmetics (did you know MAC is cheaper here?), which is a perfectly legitimate NEED right?

OK i'm now getting ready to go to the factoryoutletsbyebye.

Labels: bimbo blabbers, shopaholic, travelogue

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{9:54 PM}

3rd day in Taiwan-Nantou county.
第三天来到了南投县。

Sun Moon Lake. Famous tourist destination. Also one of the places hit badly by the 921 earthquake back in 1999.
日月潭。






Wenwu temple.
文武庙。


On a balcony overlooking the scenic lake.
听说这阳台是当年蒋介石和宋美龄爱休闲吹吹风的好地方。


A rare breezy spot with abundance of fresh air!! *breathes deeply*
难得的新鲜空气。




My tour guide Raymond took this with his pro camera :) Me likeeee!
导游Raymond的宝贝相机拍的。嘿嘿！

We reached Puli winery. That's a display of the damage from the 921 earthquake. Mother nature can be so destructive :(
埔里酒厂。921地震的灾情惨重啊~~~~


Ice lolly of yam and... Shaoxing wine flavour -_- Doesn't taste so good...
绍兴酒+芋头冰棒。也不算很过瘾啦...


Purple flowers :p Couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures...

Chung Tai Chan Monastery. The biggest monastery i've ever seen. Ahem actually it's the first monastery i've ever seen, but i'm sure it's still one of the biggest around. I mean, it totally resembles a glamourous administrative building.
中台禅寺。

Overlooking trees and mountains.
看过去都是山和树木~~


One of the 4 big scary stautes which they call the 4 heavenly kings!!! o_o (Not Andylau that kind). I'm as tall as his err... maybe ankle.
四大天王之一！





We later ventured into a garden beside the monastry. Tiny me under a big tree with bright yellow flowers.... which i went on to discover, were infested with bees... I risked my life for this bloody photo!!!
附近的一个小公园...

Strange twisted trees....
...种植着许多奇特的树！


Donggggggggggg~~~~~~

Labels: travelogue, when disaster strikes

Make someone's day
{6:46 PM}

After a trip to Taiwan and speaking pure mandarin for a week, i felt like my mandarin has improved. Hahahahha. ANYWAY i reckon my mandarin is not bad already, not like my friend who tells 大陆 pax 你要不要吃这个？errrr 很好吃的！

Some pictures! Somehow i like taking pictures of buildings, especially those unique to Singapore. Hmmm.

Lookie! Airbus 330-300! But China Airlines hahaha! Like what they said, the aisle is indeed very small -_- How will fat people walk through?




On my way from Taoyuan to Taipei
从桃园机场到台北的路上。


Fisherman's wharf in Danshui.
淡水鱼人码头的情人桥。



Street market in Danshui.
淡水老街。

Potato Chips???
这是薯片吗？

Some sweet preserved fruit thing we always see on period dramas.
古装剧里常听说的冰糖葫芦。

Grilled squid... salty with a subtle sweetness :)
烤鱿鱼。咸中带甜。

Wholesale ceramic market.
陶瓷。

Landscape outside the ceramic market.


I have no idea why there is a sculpture and what it represents but there it is.

An old household. VERY old.
这户人家住很久了吧。


Tofu Street. Very old and nostalgic street.
豆腐街。











Smelly tofu! I like it with cabbage :)
喜欢臭豆腐配泡菜吃。

Current tallest building in the world. Taipei 101.
世界最高大楼台北101。

Nothing much inside. Mostly high-end shopping.
里头都是高档货。

My bedroom in Taichung. Like nihon-jin desu!
台中的客房非常日本化。

Labels: gastronomy, travelogue

Make someone's day
{9:07 PM}

Hello i'm back. Currently suffering from post holiday depression. Days of slacking and spending money are sooooo good. I couldn't even bear to remove my purple nail polish. Sigh. Time to earn back more money to spend. Will upload some photos when i feel better.

There was a pretty major earthquake in some areas especially Nantou where i visited earlier but thanks to my lucky stars i was already back in the city Taipei when it happened. Whew!

Labels: travelogue, when disaster strikes, whinings

Make someone's day
{6:09 PM}

Bye! I'm going to Taiwan. No more internet for the next week!

Make someone's day
{8:01 AM}