Day 6 in Taipei (31 Dec '09)

Morning decided to head over to the museum inside the 228 Peace Memorial Park for a spin. As I was there too early, went to hunt for breakfast first. Thoroughly enjoyed the dough snack and hot soya bean drink. Went to the Taipei car show, as Mark wanna look at fast car and pretty car booth babes.

After that, went to Eslite tearoom for a quick snack, before heading out to the Taipei City hall area to catch the cound-town concert. That was pretty much the highlight of my 10 days there, especially during the S.H.E. and the May Day performances. Screamed my lungs out like a teeny-bopper fan-girl. OH YEA!

The 101 fireworks was pretty impressive too - after all these years of listening to people brag, I can join in their ranks :P. After that had to walk over 1 hour plus to get back to hotel, as the crowd leaving the area was horrendous! :D Thank God the crowd is orderly and the police and MRT staff were helpful.

Day 5 in Taipei (30 Dec '09)

Went to Beitou in the morning to walk-walk-see-see the famous hotspring town. Wanted to go to a public open-air hotspring; but my friend Mark was feeling shy. So instead chose a closed-door hotspring soak, for about 40 minutes.

Had a good lunch before headed out to Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園). Went at the wrong season, as most of the flowering shrubs are still waiting for spring to blossom and bloom. :p Only had enough time to climb a small hill. Then headed out to Danshui (淡水) to meet our Taiwanese colleague who took us around to eat all the good food~

Day 4 in Taipei (29 Dec '09)

Fantastic morning for photo taking! Thoroughly enjoyed myself taking photos at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. After that went to the Grand Hotel at Yuan Shan (圓山), as it's one of the more iconic hotels in Taiwan. The weather took a turn for the worse though, so couldn't get nice pics on my digital point and shoot camera.

Zhong Lie Ci (忠烈祠) was 15 minutes walk away, after we enquire from the helpful concierge's office, so we walked over there in time for the change of guard ceremony. Had a nice teabreak at Yuan Shan MRT, before heading over to Xi Men Ding (西門町) for dinner. We went to the Xi men Hong lou (西門红楼), where we bought a lot of cute cartoon kitty stuff. To end the night, we tried one of the cosplay cafes for a night-cap. Din quite enjoy the alst one, as the cafe was pretty deserted, so dun have the feel... :P

Day 3 in Taipei (28 Dec '09)

Day 3, monday! Went to office to look for our Taiwanese colleagues and 交流交流~ Even though we're not there for work, they took us out for lunch! XD So moved! After that we went to Sun Yet-san Memorial Hall. We went to the Hello Kitty cafe on a whim just to take photos for a "孙悟空到此一游“. Then came teh hightlight of the day - Shi Lin Night market makan! oh YEA!!

Day 2 in Taipei (27 Dec '09)

Woke up late one the second day. Teh sun was pretty good. We went to recce around nearby our hotel. Went to the 228 Peace Memorial Park, which is like 10 minutes walk away.

After that went to Taipei City Hall area. Went to Eslite (誠品書店), sugoi!!! Loved the place. If had more time would hang out longer. After that walked over to Taipei 101 - didn't go to the observatory area ,as was hoping to get free admission on New Year's Eve. :p Went back to hotel in the evening for a nice supper~ oh yea!

Day 1 in Taipei (26 Dec '09)

Flew out to Taipei for a 10-day holiday during the alst week of 2009. Used both my handphone and digital camera to take pics to keep a photolog~ Day 1 was pretty boring, as we flew out in the afternoon, and reached Taipei city after 6pm. Just checked in and had a quick walk around the underground mall.

My first time taking Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight (yes, i am a mountain tortoise :p). Am quite fascinated by the inflight entertainment system. The SIA stewardesses were pretty, though not as warm as those serving us on the return flight...

Office Christmas Luncheon (24 Dec '09)

Didn't take much pictures, as I was busy eating my fill :p Great time of partying and fellowship with our volunteers and staff! XD