TAIPEI DAY 1-2

Tuesday 19 April 2016

(OMG ITS ALR APRIL U GUYS???? can u believe it!)

LMAO my mum walked in my room and saw me blogging w photos and she exclaimed huh 这个不是 taiwan meh??? 你现在才来写啊?!

ok anyway HI! This is about my Taipei trip last Dec!

Omg I was quite nervous because I've never been so chincai about a trip before LOL we went without an itinerary

I barely managed to finish packing my luggage few hours before the flight at midnight, because I only bought the stuff I needed in the same day hahahahaha wtf

But more than that I think I was most ganchiong about flying alone lah ive never flown all by myself before huhuhu new experience

Actually now that i think of it not that big diff la just that the stranger beside u will be much more significant LOLOL

So anyway luckily papa mama sent me there with my superglueeeeee so i dont need to die in my own anxiety alone otw there wtf

DAY 1

Im so concious towards single eyelid photos of me now LOL

I dont think I look ugly la just different right! Haha

Thanks for tagging along to the airport with us b!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway I already checked in online so I just went to look for the bag drop counter

Found it!

Just want to show my hot pink luggage again for no reason

I'm flying to Taiwan on Cathay, with a transit in HK

Wah this is the start of the real deal man. When I cleared the checkpoint into Departures I was quite nervous alr bcos its my first time in there alone wtf

I didn't lose my way!!!!! In the plane now!!!!

Lol jk how to lose the way when the queue at the gate was SO DAMN LONG

Both of my flights were delayed actually wtf so next time i dunno if i wna fly Cathay again >:(

My midnight snack.

However FML i fell asleep while they were serving it and only woke up when we were about to disembark..

So end up I couldnt eat it! Because I had to fast for 8h before my surgery.

AIYO i almost died from hunger LOL i had dinner early on the day before too!!!! Bcos too busy packing my life away.

I stole a few fruits to munch on tho bcos #loser

IN HK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking for my transfer gate

Finally found it after walking damn long WTF. Cleared security checks again and woohooo lezzz go wait for flight round #2

ALSO MET WITH JO AT DEPARTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For a short while then we had to leave for our gates alr. We taking different flights mah fol

SEE U AGAIN LATERRR

Omg my flight was at a separate friggin terminal u guys????????????

I kept walking travelators after travelators but 就是 havent reach

Btw if you watch my vlog you can hear their travelators LOL NOISIEST TRAVELATORS IVE EVER BEEN ON

They will non stop tell you to mind your step and hold on to the handrail!!!!!

I appreciate the thought but when you walk through 10 travelators and hear that same warning every 3 seconds then all you want is for that person to shut up

Can see more ppl alr? Getting closer to the centre of the airport i think wtf

WA THIS IS WHERE THE DUTY FREE SHOPPPING TAKES PLACE LA!!!!!!!!

But also no time to go shop la need to find my gate wtf :-'(

I went down the escalator and went through a long passage/walkway until I finally saw this sign wtf. My gate was no. 500+

Neh then you go queue at this bus stop to go to the terminal

FINALLY here and waiting omg

Took me quite some time la no joke so if yall have a transfer flight at gates no.500+ then u all dont waste time chop chop go find your way there first ok hahaha

PRETTZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My breakfast.............. which I couldnt eat as well FML

But i brought it down the plane anyway.... if not very waste leh!

I thought I was gonna get asked to throw this away at security check but they didn't make me do that?!

So end up i kept this in my bag and that sandwich became my post-surgery food LOL

Quickly had to get food in my system mah! Jo also another crazy one she herself bought breads to standby for me in case I faint aftr surgery WTF

OMG THIS FAMILIAR SIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELLO TAIWAN I MISSED UUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

Wah their toilet is GIANT

REUNITED WITH JIE!!!!!!!!!!!

We are buying bus tickets to Taipei now and both of us also nvr take before lor omg suaku.

The previous time I came to Taiwan I took a car to Taipei but actually the bus is SO much cheaper la u guys

Sorry I cant rmb how much, i THINK it was NTD125. So about SGD6 is it?

Next time i come to Taipei I will take this bus again bcos the journey was very comfortable also!!

Dont worry ok! We also thought maybe will be damn budget one but no la the bus very spacious!

So can take one dont waste $! Just ask the uncle which is the stop to alight for Taipei main station. Usually a lot ppl alight de la u just follow lol

Lolol ya that is the bus number 1819

WE ASKED A FELLOW TOURIST TO TAKE PIC FOR US AND we got the bus auntie angry bcos take photo waste time mah but the tourist very steady also LOLOL

Nah see, you tell him where you want to alight right then he will put your luggage in the according stop.

So when they are at that stop they will only open that compartment to take luggage!

We actually alighted too early the first time then when we climbed down we realised eh our luggage slot not open yet. So we went back into the bus HAAHAHAHA

So yall dont need worry been there done that lololol

SO EXCITED IN TAIPEI

Neh see got space to put drinks also wtf

Actually the bus that we took to return to Taipei airport right got TV somemore leh!

We dk how to use la but still wtf

REACHED TAIPEI STATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!

The bus stops OUTSIDE the station FYI so you need to walk in yourself la dont have so good alight liao immediately inside the station hor

We went to the info counter to ask for the way to our hotel and we got quite confused for awhile fol

Anyway we eventually found it later la

Basically you just find which part of the station its closest to (Taipei main station has A LOTTTT OF SECTIONS. not kidding), then exit no

For us its Taipei 地下街, exit Y13

They got a lot hor got exits start with Z one and some sections are not in yellow but different colour so you really need to get yourself tgt and find the correct exit lolol

Wrong then you walk back in and find again la hor LOL

Wah Taipei streets. Now that im writing this post 4 months later I miss Taipei again boohoooo

They have a 7-11 or Family Mart like almost anywhere la so jealous right

And their 7-11 is sell legit stuff de ok not like ours

FINALLY FOUND IT

If you're staying the same hotel as us, its at the junction of the 7-11

This is the hotel lobby... pantry area? Idk bcos Ive never come out here to take stuff but i think theres hot water, microwave etc?

JENG JENG our room

Paiseh damn messy liao HAHA bcos we only checked into our room after my surgery (I did another full post on my surgery here) at evening time then once we went in immediately throw everything alr lol

Omg i miss nuaing here alr. Looks quite small in the pic but i think it was sufficient for 2 ppl la!

Toilet!!!!!!!

SO happy bcos the toilet is brightly lit. The lights no joke

I took all my surgery progress pics in the toilet lolol

HATE dim toilets its fucking creepy no???????

Paiseh i said Jo standby breads for me right

I forgot about everything else she bought also WTF SHE THINK I GO FIGHT FINISH WAR OR WHAT

Bcos alr night time liao after we settled in etc so we just went to the 7-11 opposite us to grab a quick dinner!

Loooooook you guysssss

Can never 饿死 in Taiwan

So much flavoured milk omg SG WHAT ARE U DOING?!?!?!?!

Damn bimbz 7-11 also must pose!

Look at her basket once again preparing for another war

We bought their..... omg i SUDDENLY cannot rmb what are these called. Oden?????

Anyway we bought these for dinner. Can see anot 买四送一 HAHAHAHAHAA so we got 5 each!

Neh looks like this

Mostly fishcake and meatballs kind

Oh and a 茶叶蛋

Then we just watched TV and called it a night bcos too tired from our flights in the day wtf

DAY 2

GOOD MORNING TAIPEI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look at the streets! Like that downstairs only also so ootd worthy one hor

The motorcyclist dunno is it judging us or what tho lololol 楼下也要拍照

On our way to the train station and there's this shop that sells a lot of barang like these kind one

The snowman is bigger than Jo WTF

The said exit

actually everyday we had to walk damn long to the MRT itself sia wtf still need take lift all

through the underground walkways its convenient but its not near. geddit??

Lol this shop became what we recognise to know our way home hahahahaha wtf beside the lift is right in front this shop

The other time I came to Taipei i didnt buy the card but instead bought single tickets for all of our trips WTF

SO STUPID

Pls go and buy the card ok? I think you can buy it from the airport and 7-11s probably? Bcos 7-11s have everything there

I got mine from YL's last trip there so I just top up for my usage lor.

When you are flying back you can return the card for your deposit money actually!

But i didn't bother bcos i foresee more trips to Taiwan anyway hahahahaha HOPEFULLY

In Taipei EVERYONE QUEUES

Its so nice bcos they have these queue lines etc!

Actually ive seen these lines recently at JE but idk if they'll be as effective once the train comes into the platform la lol

Can see anot the women queueing????

Srsly SG has so much to learn in terms of train etiquette wtf

They take the reserved seats (called 博爱座 there) damn seriously too

Random chio candid of jie

Its not our first time in Taipei but still we rely on the maps so heavily everyday lolol

HELLO XMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A lot more vehicles here right! Buildings are more compact as well

We're here to try this!

Jo said it has good reviews online

Damn crowded one.

You MUST call and reserve few hours in advance ok if not confirm no seats one

We are sitting on the rows of sofa to wait for our reserved table

Shit i cant rmb how it worked but I THINK you pick 2 soup bases, then 4 types of meats in this chart

Then you can add on the bottom 2 white and yellow things that i dont eat

Yknow when you come to steamboat places automatically u go to the food counters expecting to get the plates there?

No wor here you only can use your plate that they give you on your table wtf.

Somemore only can use THAT particular plate that they give, i was tryna take more stuff at one go so i used another plate then the girl came up to me and told me cannot use this plate wtf

I don't understand why lor

All these seafood that i cant eat bcos of my surgery..........................................

Condiments counter

Desserts/fruits

ICE CREAM COUNTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haagen Dazs AND Movenpick. How to get better than this?

I don't even rmb what soup base was this alr la

The red one is def 麻辣 then the pale one is just the non-spicy one that she reco me

Yup 4 types of meats my memory is bomb

Best part of my meal wtf

I am GENERALLY not a fan of steamboat/bbq restaurants bcos that just means i have to wash my hair that night FML

I know its a very practical concern!

Anyway the food standard right... I think it's nice, but I won't come here again if I had to queue or anything.

Like I don't think it was WOW

Each pax I THINK it was NTD499. About SGD25? You can go google la I'm not sure forgot alr paiseh lolol

I enjoyed the ice cream the most so erm LOL to me just having the ice cream is worth every cent hahahaha lame

Went to walk around somemore in XMD

And also take ootds wtf

LOL ONE THING U MUST BE ALERT ABOUT IN TW is that their vehicles just drive wherever the hell they like

See for this ootd pic Jo could've died HAHAHAHAHA

The famous 阿毛 restaurant!! Wow so amazing hor the last time I came to TW I was still not over my dog phobia but now I can actually stop and take photo wtf

We passed by here several times on separate days actually (bcos its not hard to miss) and sometimes they have this thing pasted LOLOL

To translate it says keep your hands off the dog who is feeling moody

We only managed to bump into him ONCE

Ofc the photo slut must take photo again

Shopping in XMD!

Actually things in XMD are generally more ex than what you get from other night markets so I suggest if you buy things here right buy those that are worth the quality!

If not u probably can get the stuff from other places cheaper anyway

When its closer to late evening/night time right then all these vendors will start their businesses

In TW there's hardly anything thats not yum la so if ur stomach have space then DONT THINK ALR

SO BIG RIGHT THE KFC!!!!!!!

Very useful when we get lost! Lol

A pair of SGrean tourists offered to take this shot for us hahahaha wtf so 巧

More food

LOL TAKE ALR WANT PAISEH

TW mochi!

I don't like TW mochi la its different from SG muachee but Jo bought it bcos she likes it

HAHAHA PHOTOSHOOT #WIND SERIES

Goodbye XMD! But see you again tmr lol

We took the train to Houshanpi station to go to Wufenpu and Raohe night market!

Yummy luroufan that I had once!

Once again very useful for me to recognise my way around lol

We're at Wufenpu!!!!!!!!!

Basically Wufenpu is like Bugis St but a whole other level. The sheer amt of clothes will 吓死你

Can see right? Almost every shop has their clothes in these big ass plastic bags for you to dig wtf

Actually I nvr dig before la bcos paiseh ma go mess it up but I think thats what you're supposed to do to find the good stuff

Wufenpu is mainly meant for like say online shop owners actually bcos they can buy their clothes from here cheaply at manufactured price (provided you buy in bulk)

Anyway this time we barely spent half an hour in Wufenpu? Then we left alr lol

Maybe bcos its night time so its not as crowded le then we damn lazy to continue shopping for clothes also

All we want is more food

SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buying my fav egg pancakes wtf

I think they're called 鸡蛋糕 if i rmb correctly. And they are 5 for NTD20. Like SGD1?!?!?!?!

SO YUMS

This pic barely does it any justice but its so fluffy and warm and sweet and EVERYTHING U WANT TO PUT IN UR MOUTH

I wish they had this in SG luh but so far I've only seen it in Wufenpu really

Soooo good

This bbt shop at Wufenpu also has damn good BBT!!!

Its comparable to 50lan ok not kidding!

When we stayed near here the other time we just kept coming back to buy bbt at night lolol wtf

More food vendors!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAIZ I NEED TO SAVE SPACE FOR RAOHE MARKET THIS IS THE WORST SITUATION TO BE IN

So anyway we left Wufenpu and walked to Raohe right, and on the way we went into more food shops lol wtf

Screencap from my vlog HAHAHAHA JO'S I SMELL ROTI SMILE

Omg

O m g

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO MUCH BREADS AND PASTRIES!!!!!!! T_________T

They had really pretty cakes too i rmb vlogging them!

A block down we saw a Family Mart WTF

See Jo alr prepare her wallet

Is no joke right their convenience stores! Jealuz

FINALLY we continued walking down to Raohe market after a while

If you're taking the train (火车) instead of MRT, you alight at Songshan station instead its much closer

Once you see the watsons then you're near alr!

The famous diagonal crossing

That i tried to selfie at wtf

Oh ya came into this shop first to buy souvenirs home

Raohe market is damn obvious one anyway they have a entrance and exit like that ^ unlike some other night markets so you can hardly miss it

It's beside a temple if i rmb correctly!

The famous 胡椒饼 that ALWAYS is queueing like mad

ALWAYS

But i had it once and tbh it wasnt even that amazing. The one selling below my hotel was way nicer!

Later i will talk about it. They were so good originally I even wanted to buy them home but they didnt sell them cold so I dont think I can bring it back to SG la NOOOOOO :-(