【台湾游玩记】台中的心情！ Fun In Taiwan : I Love TAICHUNG! (Overview)

Hey! :) Didn't thought of I will be updating my Taiwan trip in this short period of time? 

From my previous post on "Readers~~ I'm back from TW!", I have found out that there were readers who can't wait to read about my Taiwan trip and I think is better to write an overview before I write in details about every interesting destinations I went some time in future. Oh ya~ About Meatball Turtle, it is belong to Meatball (my elder sister)! So, go and say HI to her!

Here we go by looking through places I have visited at Taichung (3 days 2 night) in this entry!

See how 10 of us exploring Taiwan within 6 days 5 nights!

- Feng Jia （逢甲）, TaiChung -

Like the words on the billboard, Feng Jia street really crazily happening during the night and especially when it was getting late! 逢甲瘋街了！ Crowded with handsome and pretty youngsters during the night, that area was totally different during the day which was silent and not much shops start operating before 11.00am.

- Feng Jia Night Market -

One of the street at Feng Jia Night Market with more small eateries （小食）stalls and less restaurants we could see over there/ around night markets area in Taiwan. Varieties of small eateries that we can have a bite while walking along the street, no worry of being hungry YOU KNOW OR NOT?! 

We had so much on the first day with foods and beverages while walking along the street. With the hot weather and heaty foods, therefore, drinking plenty of water/ juice is a must! Oh my, eating small eateries for days were killing me and I didn't had much after my first night. :P

- Snail Onion Pancake -

LOLzz! :D Naive us thought it was really made of Snail, but actually NOT, it is only the figure and the appearance which looks like one.

FYI, Night Market in Taiwan are super huge and be prepared to walk a lot as a tourist!! And one more tips, fashionable items such as clothes are easily found and price was quite reasonable (basically a simple piece of top may cost NT250 as an average pricing), but if you manage to visit Taipei, go and shop there!! Personally, I prefer to shop at malls, however I did choose some pieces from the small outlets at night markets too, both TaiChung and TaiPei. :) (Likewise, they told me not to bring much clothes and yea~ I brought less clothes to Taiwan and started wearing all the new ones after the short trip at TaiChung.) ;)

- Sun Moon Lake （日月潭）-

Personally, Sun Moon Lake will be one of the must visit place with beautiful scenery and boat cruising. Experiencing the authentic herbal egg is a must at SyuanGuang Temple （玄光寺）. *Yummy!* Besides, we did experienced the native performance there too.

Hiring a driver with reasonable charges to bring us around will be nice for tourists and our friendly driver, Brother Zhang (张哥哥) drove us to visit few interesting places (not only 18'C, but also a few souvenir outlets too) and experiencing interesting stuffs on our journey from Feng Jia to wherever we were heading to and vice versa.

- Must have Beef Noodles while visiting Taiwan (any restaurant will do) -

Hiring a driver will ease all of us and not wasting our precious time by hopping into public transportation and heading to our destination which normally located far from one and another. In short, hiring a driver allow us to visit more interesting places!! And eating different kind of foods too!

- 18'C Feeling Eighteen -

Brother Zhang brought us to eat ice cream (Above: NT80 per cup) and it was fruity-licious! There was a touching story behind the outlets that I was told by meatball yesterday. :'( 18'C was operated by the owner as a remembrance to his son who died at the age of 18. Furthermore, do try their TRUFFLES, it was SO GOOD!

Okay~ I'm gonna stop here and stay tuned for the overview on my Taipei (3 days 2 nights) trip! For those who will be visiting Taiwan, please do some "homework", so that you will know what kind of holiday you want to have in Taiwan, either shopping more (Shopping paradise) or visiting interesting places (I like most and I could see the true face of Taiwan from there) less and vice versa.

Toodles!

p/s : Read more about Meatball's thoughts on her Taiwan trip here (click)! And in case you didn't notice, I have added another Page on my Blog namely "My Travelogue - Eye on the World", read more about it here (click)!

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Additional Page on Sketches of Life - My Travelogue - Eye On the World!!

Finally I did a Page for my travel experiences from any where in the World!

I think it will ease all of us (including me) searching for entries about the past trips I have been through in Asia, Europe and hopefully America (South and North) soon too!

Feel free to click on "My Travelogue - Eye On the World" and experience the World with a glance!

I hope all my readers will enjoy reading it much!! :)

Toodles!

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CLOSED - All You Can Eat CRABS, Bella Italia, KK

Remember that I participated the Shopaholic Bazaar held for 3 days continuously until Sunday, 30th July, 2011?

I went off earlier on Sunday and bought my parents dinner at Bella Italia in conjunction with the "All You Can Eat Crabs" promotion and FYI, it was the last day of the promotion on the same day too.

- Bella Italia, Jalan Gaya -

With RM35.00 per person, we could have all the four different cooking style of crabs with additional side dishes. And if we could finish all on the same night, I will say "THAT'S CRAZY & HUGE TUMMY YOU GOT THERE!!" 

The crab fest was satisfying and we managed to have 2 different cooking style of crabs with additional side dishes as you scroll further. :)

- Table presentation -

The table and seats that prepared for us was grand and huge (in a "room" with see through glass). However, we did switched to a smaller table to blend in with other dining guests.

Thank you Bella Italia for preparing us such a grand seats for us before we switches to another smaller table that night.

- Crabs waiting to be cooked -

Here's what we had that night! Its satisfying dinner prepared by Chef Leo!

Its SCRUMPTIOUS!

- Garlic Butter -

- Buttered Vegetables -

- Spaghetti Alio e olio -

- Sweet and Sour -

Crabs were good and my dad was happy when he was having his crabs!

Satisfying our taste buds for that night!

nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom

p/s: Don't forget to visit my Blog shop here - Candy Love Closet!

Location:

Jesselton Hotel, #69 Jalan Gaya, 

88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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My Blogshop - Candy Love Closet! ;)

Hey~ This is my first Blog shop that I manage to come up with after being inspired by Closet Raid (click) by Beverly and the Shopaholics Bazaar 2011 that I participated last month.

And thank you to my friends, YinYin and Candice who gave me a little thoughts of theirs.

- Candy Love Closet (click) -

 

Feel free to drop by when you have the time and do share/ comment on any advises that my dearest readers may think of~ 

I will be selling New (some goodies while traveling around) and Pre-loved (most of them worn once or twice) items that I selected from my closet! Girls have so much tops and dresses! ;)

Btw, 10% OFF FOR THE FIRST 10 BUYERS!!

Come and support support me yea~

p/s: To my dearest readers, please share this Blog shop among your friends if you find it interesting!! Thank you!! :)

Toodles~

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【台湾游玩记】 我回家咯！ Fun In Taiwan : I'm back from TW!

Hey~~ Readers~~ I'm back from Taiwan this afternoon!!

- Meatball Turtle, Pompom Bear, Rabbit & Ice hippo at Taipei 101 -

Finally back from heaven on earth! And its gonna be back to reality. :(

Hope everyone have a great week ahead with awesomeness!

p/s: Updates will be done sometime in future. SO, STAY TUNED!

Till then!

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【台湾游玩记】 你好台湾！ Fun In Taiwan : Hello from Taiwan!

Hey! Finally I got internet line from the hotel I'm staying in Taipei.

The first day I've reached Taipei, our driver drove us directly to Taichung, super busy street at Feng Jia.

OMG! Taiwan is so crowded here. I'm blurred with the currency the first day. :P

Oh yea! I saw bitter nut girls (槟榔妹)!

Okay okay... A little update of the day, toodles! ;)

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone

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【沙巴游】古达 - 婆罗最顶峰 Fun in Sabah : Kudat - A Walk to Simpang Mengayau (Tip of Borneo)

Hey~ Didn't expect my blog can be updated while I'm away to Taiwan? 

I think I will be having a great time by now. :)

Remember I went to Kudat with T and his family few months ago? Click here if you haven't read about it. Or the Tip of Borneo Music Festival 2011 (click here)?  

Here, I will show you some photographs during the day. :) Feel free to enjoy the photographs I took before.

- Starting Point -

- Walk further to reach the bronze globe and see the Sea view where Sulu Sea and South China Sea meet -

- South China Sea meeting Sulu Sea -

The ear of Sabah map!

- View from Tip of Borneo (Simpang Mengayau) -

- The dangerous act -

- AMAZING VIEW! -

And I do not have the guts to sit on those rocks or walk further to the sea. :P

- The Open Sea and the light house in the middle -

- The Bronze Globe -

- The Bronze Globe -

- A short tea session at T's uncle house at Kudat -

And it's located in the Kudat village where we need to drive further in by using the bumpy road. Its a typical "Kampung" Village. :) 

Something that I might not get used to and learned extraordinary experience.

- Local Snacks must have! - 

 Kudat is T's family originated, so make him as part of the people of Kudat! :D

Hey! Gonna stop here! 

Stay tuned for more updates of Taiwan if possible (unless there is wifi over here by now!) :)

Kudat by Sabah Tourism Board - Click HERE!

Optional Tour could be managed by - Tropical Holidays Paradise to Kudat, Sabah.

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【时尚生活】 THP GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!! A stay in One of the 5 STAR Hotel in Town!

Well, this is not a scam, no lie, not a single cent charge but ONLY ONE FAVOUR NEED TO BE DONE, which was only by clicking "LIKE" on Tropical Holidays Paradise Tours and Travel Sdn. Bhd. a.k.a. THP's Facebook page.

As promised previously, finally the number of "likes" reached 333. For those who want to participate in the GIVEAWAY proposed before, a simple step by clicking "LIKE" will entitled them a chance to be one of the lucky winner! 

- THP Facebook Page with drawed and declaring the WINNER of the awesome GIVEAWAY! -

Surprisingly, Mr. Chris Chin who is also one of my Secondary school's friend, randomly won the title of "WINNER" in the giveaway. And the craziest part was when he was in doubt with the AWESOME PRIZES THAT HE HAD WON! 

Oh my, I know we always heard about the scam happening around, but this one IS NOT A SCAM lar! hahahah :D And neither me, myself as the management trainee or other related person to the Company were not entitle for this awesome giveaway contest or even in the future. :) Therefore, winner win with fair and square.

- List Randomizer -

Click HERE to view the exact photograph and the comments in THP's Facebook Page.

At last, THP person in charge and I personally gave him a call and eased his mind with the surprise, I think he was FREAKING surprised and can't believe about the prize. :/

CONGRATULATION to Chris and as for those who didn't won the awesome giveaway, don't feel sad! THP will have another round of giveaway in the future. :)

So, stay tuned!

For those who haven't click "LIKE" yet, please do so (CLICK HERE!) and stay updated with the latest happening in Sabah!!

Yay!!

THP Official website : Tropical Holidays Paradise Tours and Travel Sdn. Bhd.

Facebook Page : THP Facebook Page

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Back to the Olden Days with Dinner at Sek Yuan Restaurant （适苑酒家）, Jalan Pudu, KL.

The nicest thing to do during my KL trip was shopping and eating. Especially if I was there with both of my parents, their friends will surely bring us to taste something extraordinary and nothing much disappointment if we join them for dinner. :)

After having a walk at Bukit Bintang area, finally its time for DINNER! 

Mom's friend, Alex dated mom in advance asked us to meet up with him at Sek Yuan Restaurant, Jalan Pudu which we never attempted their food before.

 - Sek Yuan Restaurant, without air-conditioned -

Sek Yuan Restaurant started their business since 60 years ago for the first outlet without air-conditioned. Heard that their even hang old photographs inside the restaurant.

- Sek Yuan Restaurant with air-conditioned -

However, we went to its branch which located next to the main one and the second branch started operating since 40 years. 

Both of them are old and the design inside will be something familiar too.

- The Restaurant with air-conditioned -

Now you understand what am I talking about? 

The design of the interior was something familiar that I encounter with when I was little. What an old designed restaurant in the middle of KL. And wait till you see it yourself, even the waiter and waitress wearing old school designed blouses. *interesting*

- Lantern -

Even the lantern/ light looks traditional/ old schooled.

Or, should I say, every corner I saw old fashioned design and furniture?

- Pre-ordered menu -

As for those extraordinary dishes as above, pre-order need to be done one day before to prevent disappointment. Eg. Various Pork dishes, duck dishes, prawns and etc...

As for the following, those were the dishes we had during dinner. Food was good and the dessert was refreshing!

- Pi Pa Duck 枇杷鸭 -

From what I heard, the duck skin should be crunchy and as for the meat, it was still okay for us that day and they told me that, normally the duck will taste very good!

- Sweet and Sour Fish -

- Mixed Vegetables with Oysters -

 - Ma Po Tauhu 麻坡豆腐 -

- Syrup Jelly with Longan Dessert -

Aww~~~ I never had this nice refreshing dessert in Chinese restaurant before! Yummy! And I had two bowl of it!

- The Charges -

Foods served was good and extraordinary Chinese dishes that I have encountered for some. And as for the price that the dinner cost, it was reasonably cheap for 6 persons  with RM144.80 only, if compared to the high price in KK! 

Thank you Alex for the awesome treat that night, all of us were satisfied with the food you know. :)

Location:

No. 313, Jalan Pudu, 55100 KL.

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【生活点滴】 Updates : Next Week! And that's AWESOME!!

Finally its Friday and after one more stressful working day (next Monday), I will be stepping my foot in Taiwan! I'm hype with my upcoming awesome fruitful trip (suppose to be) next Tuesday!

Hope everything will be great and the weather will be good when we are there. :)

Last Sunday, KK group of friends to Taiwan had a small discussion session to sort out all our local phone numbers and other matters. I saw our smile of excitement were as large as a clown with huge red lip or maybe yellow. LOLzz :D

- Pompom meeting Ice Hippo! -

If you read my previous post on "Walking along with my little companion Pompom, the Bear", you will know something about our intention to have those little cute soft toys!

Once again, those little soft toys will be our mascot representing few of us (of course the more, the merrier) on the photography session during our trip at Taiwan. And as for other friends who are joining us and reading this entry while feeling like having one mascot while trying something different, do bring one and I'm sure we will be having fun by then. ;)

Not a large one, a size of our palm or smaller will be fine and not necessary to be an expensive one. Just like Pompom, I found Pompom in my soft/ little toys bottle that I stuffed together with all the little small toys inside FOR YEARSSSS.

- Taichung 台中市 -

One of our destination to visit!

- Pompom will be visiting to all the highlighted area! -

- Our starting point -

Arrggghhhh!!! Taipei 台北 for food and shopping!!! 

I'm so gonna be a round faced girl after the trip! :D

 

- Maybe PLANKING at Taiwan? -

- Pompom meeting Meatball Turtle -

Meatball turtle belongs to my sister (Meatball from "...of mine!") while Ice Hippo (in the first pic) of this post belongs to W, a good friend of meatball who was smiling behind both of the mascots. :P

FYI, there was one additional friend to the mascots which was an unnamed cute doggie soft toy.

(Can't wait to take photographs of it together with others!)

So.... partners in crime, are we prepared for the trip next week?!

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