Just back from a 5-day HK trip -March 25 until March 30~
I must say, I'm feeling kinda "bleh" right now... >.< which kinda sucks...
I miss Lg so much, especially after being with him again for so many days~
And it was a lot of fun hanging out with SChan and Angel too~
*sigh... Now I'm back to school and my room/bed...
Anyways, here is what I did~
March 25
Had class in Taiwan until 5pm~
Took 8:20pm night flight out to HK and arrived around 10pm~
Lg was there to pick me up and we went back to his place in 上水~
Just settled in for the night and chilled around~
Got hungry and ordered McDonald's delivery at 1am... haha... such a nice service~ =P
March 26
Lunch with Sam and Lg @ 朗豪坊 at my favourite HK restaurant - Cafe Suzuki~ =)
Went with the guys to shop for their toys... lolz~
I ended up buying Athena 公主 too - she was too pretty to pass up~ =P
Dinner with SChan and ran into a Canadian couple who could tell that we were Canadian based on the English we spoke... o.O
Clubbing at LKF (蘭桂坊) for the first time!
It was ladies night so we hopped to 2 places since the 1st club was kinda crappy - feel sorry for Lg and the other guy's wallet~ ^-^;;
March 27
First day of standby for Lg - attempt #1!
I went to 灣仔 to get some admin stuph done for my HKID application so I couldn't go with Lg to the airport~
The process took over 2 hours, but I'm finally approved for it and I have my picture and thumb prints taken... =________=;;
Lg couldn't get on the flight so he joined me again after dinner for karaoke @ CEO with Angel and SChan~
aww, I miss canto karaoke so much (esp with close friends)... hehe*
Red Box next time tho cuz they have good mando and canto songs - CEO doesn't have enough mando~
March 28
Standby day 2 for Lg - attempt #2!
I went with him to the airport this time so we had a nice lunch at the airport revolving sushi~
Still couldn't get on... =( so he was asked got go back past midnight again~
Dinner with his colleagues at a famous 燒鵝 restaurant in 深井 and then desserts at a nearby dessert place~ =)
CX room party back at Headland~
Went with Lg to the airport for standby again past 1am - attempt #3!
Finally got on! =)
I went back to the room party and stayed the night at Headland since they had an extra room for me~
March 29
Got my long awaited haircut - can finally see through my bangs now~ =P
Stayed the day in MK (旺角)~
Shopped a bit with SChan and then took sticker pics with her, Angel and Natalie before we all parted~
I had dinner myself and then started my real shopping in MK~ hehehe*
March 30
Last day in HK... =(
Packed and headed out to the airport to leave for Taiwan~
I shall be back. =P
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Bliss... and remembering how to smile~ =)
Taipei -- Been sunny and warm all weekend basically (lucky us)
Danny and Sam arrived on Thursday (March 19) as optimistically planned~
I must say, I loved every minute of my weekend with them. =)
I haven't smiled like I have this weekend in a while (not that I don't smile, but u know it's just not the same)~ =P
And I can finally relate to some canto friends~ I think I just miss my canto friends too much so I feel like automatically hovering close to anyone I hear who speaks canto when I hang out in Taiwan~ =P I need to brush up on my canto too... mixing a lot of it up with mando now... XD
And I can finally relate to some canto friends~ I think I just miss my canto friends too much so I feel like automatically hovering close to anyone I hear who speaks canto when I hang out in Taiwan~ =P I need to brush up on my canto too... mixing a lot of it up with mando now... XD
Anyways, here's what we've been doing:
March 19
Picked the both of them up from the airport to settle into our hotel and then went out to 世門町 to eat some snacks and some desserts~
Out hotel was 富順 and it was about a 10 minute walk from Taipei Main Station - they kinda had ghetto dark hallways when we got there, but the room isn't that bad~ =)
Again, anything for an actual bed~ =P
Later on the night, we went out to meet up with Mike, Sarah, Jeff and Jack at 士林 Night Market for some goood food~ =)
Lg got me some cute toys from those machines and games~ ^-^
And we all got a 30 minute foot massage~ hahaha... it wasn't THAT bad, but it did hurt~ =P
Felt really good afterwards though~ =)
March 20
Happy Birthday, Lg!
Went to 淡水 area to eat and just walk around the nice river area~
Then went to 美麗華 mall to go on the Ferris Wheel (watch 換換愛)~ hehehehe* s2
Lovely dinner at Taipei 101 85th Floor to celebrate Lg's birthday~ s2
Good food, good wine and a good chat about life with my favourite man and favourite bro above Taipei City~ hehehe*
March 21
Visit to NCCU and my rez! =) They also used the Internet in the student lounge for a bit~ =P
Taipei Zoo to see the Panda - so cute, but they were only showing one of them~ =T
Out to 忠孝敦化(復興) area to EAT - 草莓工房 all-you-can-eat desserts for 下午茶, A-Z Pasta place for dinner right after~
Desserts again at Taipei Main Station after the guys visited a huge Gundam store~
Back to 世門町 so the guys could go to the batting cage~ =)
Omg... I think I had like 6 meals today, including the 3 main meals and the snacks and desserts...
March 22
陽明山 for hot springs - really relaxing~ hehe*
Loved it and wished we could stay the night~ =)
The last 3 days basically killed our feet from all the walking from day til night so it was a nice change to just relax~
2 dinners at 世門町 - 1 with just the 3 of us at a Jap restaurant and then Curry with Sarah, Haley and Devin~
The guys paid another visit to the batting cage before heading back to an Internet Cafe beside our hotel~ =)
March 23
Happy 3 years and 11 months, Lg! =) Time passes by so quickly~
Last day that they're in Taiwan, but we just chilled around - eating (as usual) and shopping~
The guys shopped in the 地下街's around Taipei Main Station for toys and models - I finally found my Charlie and the Chocolate Factory BearBrick! hehe* not cheap, but worth it~ =)
Spent 2 hours in the Internet cafe cuz we didn't feel like walking around anywhere~
The guys left for the airport around 6pm and I went back to rez~
They had a really nice weekend in terms of weather - barely any rain and it was always warm! =)
I had a lot of fun eating a week's worth of food in like a day, but I was able to walk it off cuz we were walking non-stop~
I'm gonna miss them around here in Taiwan cuz it was just so much fun, but I'll see them again in HK - leaving on March 25! =)
Pics still to come! =)
Sam had the nice DSLR so I didn't take any pics~ hehe*
I'll post some when I get them from him~ ^-^
To Come....
March 25 - 30 -> HK trip - visiting my beloved SChan and Angel! =) (and doing some admin things for my HKID card application process)
Out hotel was 富順 and it was about a 10 minute walk from Taipei Main Station - they kinda had ghetto dark hallways when we got there, but the room isn't that bad~ =)
Again, anything for an actual bed~ =P
Later on the night, we went out to meet up with Mike, Sarah, Jeff and Jack at 士林 Night Market for some goood food~ =)
Lg got me some cute toys from those machines and games~ ^-^
And we all got a 30 minute foot massage~ hahaha... it wasn't THAT bad, but it did hurt~ =P
Felt really good afterwards though~ =)
March 20
Happy Birthday, Lg!
Went to 淡水 area to eat and just walk around the nice river area~
Then went to 美麗華 mall to go on the Ferris Wheel (watch 換換愛)~ hehehehe* s2
Lovely dinner at Taipei 101 85th Floor to celebrate Lg's birthday~ s2
Good food, good wine and a good chat about life with my favourite man and favourite bro above Taipei City~ hehehe*
March 21
Visit to NCCU and my rez! =) They also used the Internet in the student lounge for a bit~ =P
Taipei Zoo to see the Panda - so cute, but they were only showing one of them~ =T
Out to 忠孝敦化(復興) area to EAT - 草莓工房 all-you-can-eat desserts for 下午茶, A-Z Pasta place for dinner right after~
Desserts again at Taipei Main Station after the guys visited a huge Gundam store~
Back to 世門町 so the guys could go to the batting cage~ =)
Omg... I think I had like 6 meals today, including the 3 main meals and the snacks and desserts...
March 22
陽明山 for hot springs - really relaxing~ hehe*
Loved it and wished we could stay the night~ =)
The last 3 days basically killed our feet from all the walking from day til night so it was a nice change to just relax~
2 dinners at 世門町 - 1 with just the 3 of us at a Jap restaurant and then Curry with Sarah, Haley and Devin~
The guys paid another visit to the batting cage before heading back to an Internet Cafe beside our hotel~ =)
March 23
Happy 3 years and 11 months, Lg! =) Time passes by so quickly~
Last day that they're in Taiwan, but we just chilled around - eating (as usual) and shopping~
The guys shopped in the 地下街's around Taipei Main Station for toys and models - I finally found my Charlie and the Chocolate Factory BearBrick! hehe* not cheap, but worth it~ =)
Spent 2 hours in the Internet cafe cuz we didn't feel like walking around anywhere~
The guys left for the airport around 6pm and I went back to rez~
They had a really nice weekend in terms of weather - barely any rain and it was always warm! =)
I had a lot of fun eating a week's worth of food in like a day, but I was able to walk it off cuz we were walking non-stop~
I'm gonna miss them around here in Taiwan cuz it was just so much fun, but I'll see them again in HK - leaving on March 25! =)
Pics still to come! =)
Sam had the nice DSLR so I didn't take any pics~ hehe*
I'll post some when I get them from him~ ^-^
To Come....
March 25 - 30 -> HK trip - visiting my beloved SChan and Angel! =) (and doing some admin things for my HKID card application process)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Back From Tainan Trip
Taipei --- Sunny
Just got back from a 2 days, 1 night trip to Tainan (台南) with Sarah, Haley, Jack, Sean and Devin - hoping to skip the rainy and cold weather in Taipei~
The first day was still quite chilly, to our surprise, but the second day was nice and sunny~ =)
Taiwan has such crazy weather~
Felt so good to have a mattress to sleep on for a night~
And the people there are even more nice and 親切 than the people in Taipei~
March 14
Took a 4.5 hour bus ride @ 8am out to Tainan~
We asked around for directions and tourist attractions at the main train station there and then settled in our hotel before heading out~
Ate some Tainan delicacy food - 擔仔麵 - and then went to the Confucius temple~
On the way back to our hotel, we came across a tea shop and they invited us to mash some tea leaves in the traditional way since we were tourists~
Then the tea 師父 invited us in and personally made us some tea while a girl explained tea traditions to us~
They gave us some bread and guava to go with the tea too - so nice!
Most of us bought some tea as souvenirs for family and they gave us free tea cans and almond snacks to go with what we bought~
Then we went to the biggest night market in Taiwan in Tainan (or so I've heard)~
It's different from the night markets in Taipei because the ones in Taipei are actual streets whereas this was just one HUGE piece of land with all the stands crowded in together.
LOVED the food. =)
I think I gained so much weight just eating that night... =T hahaha~ *sigh...
March 15
Headed out at 8:30am to 安平古堡 area to look at the Old Fort and eat around the streets there~
Two of the guys left for home first and the rest of us went to visit the 安平 Treehouse - which was really cool~
Visited an old street and ate some more Taiwanese snacks before heading out to the harbour area~
Sarah and Haley bought a kite and we spent some time there just chilling since we were all so tired~
Ate another delicacy for dinner, 棺材板 (Coffin Bread), had dessert and then took our 5 hour bus ride back to Taipei~
By the time we got back home, it was around 1:30am~
Tiredddd...
But I had lots of fun and ate lots of good food~ =)
Pics on Facebook! (you don't need an account to view them)
Tainan (台南) 1
Tainan (台南) 2
Tainan (台南) 3
To Come....
March 19 - 23 -> Sam and Danny arriving - 4.5 day tour around Taipei led by ME... hehe*
March 25 - 30 -> HK trip - visiting my beloved SChan and Angel! =) (and doing some admin things for my HKID card application process)
Just got back from a 2 days, 1 night trip to Tainan (台南) with Sarah, Haley, Jack, Sean and Devin - hoping to skip the rainy and cold weather in Taipei~
The first day was still quite chilly, to our surprise, but the second day was nice and sunny~ =)
Taiwan has such crazy weather~
Felt so good to have a mattress to sleep on for a night~
And the people there are even more nice and 親切 than the people in Taipei~
March 14
Took a 4.5 hour bus ride @ 8am out to Tainan~
We asked around for directions and tourist attractions at the main train station there and then settled in our hotel before heading out~
Ate some Tainan delicacy food - 擔仔麵 - and then went to the Confucius temple~
On the way back to our hotel, we came across a tea shop and they invited us to mash some tea leaves in the traditional way since we were tourists~
Then the tea 師父 invited us in and personally made us some tea while a girl explained tea traditions to us~
They gave us some bread and guava to go with the tea too - so nice!
Most of us bought some tea as souvenirs for family and they gave us free tea cans and almond snacks to go with what we bought~
Then we went to the biggest night market in Taiwan in Tainan (or so I've heard)~
It's different from the night markets in Taipei because the ones in Taipei are actual streets whereas this was just one HUGE piece of land with all the stands crowded in together.
LOVED the food. =)
I think I gained so much weight just eating that night... =T hahaha~ *sigh...
March 15
Headed out at 8:30am to 安平古堡 area to look at the Old Fort and eat around the streets there~
Two of the guys left for home first and the rest of us went to visit the 安平 Treehouse - which was really cool~
Visited an old street and ate some more Taiwanese snacks before heading out to the harbour area~
Sarah and Haley bought a kite and we spent some time there just chilling since we were all so tired~
Ate another delicacy for dinner, 棺材板 (Coffin Bread), had dessert and then took our 5 hour bus ride back to Taipei~
By the time we got back home, it was around 1:30am~
Tiredddd...
But I had lots of fun and ate lots of good food~ =)
Pics on Facebook! (you don't need an account to view them)
Tainan (台南) 1
Tainan (台南) 2
Tainan (台南) 3
To Come....
March 19 - 23 -> Sam and Danny arriving - 4.5 day tour around Taipei led by ME... hehe*
March 25 - 30 -> HK trip - visiting my beloved SChan and Angel! =) (and doing some admin things for my HKID card application process)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Feelings in Taiwan
Sunny (actually, it has been raining and cold all week, except today...)
I've been lazy to update ever since I got here and my emotions were getting the better of me too. =T
First Thoughts
I must admit that I was taken by surprise when I first arrived in Taiwan.
Everything looked very old to me within the area of my school - NCCU.
My residence was also a shock - very dusty, buggy, smelly, etc.
So my first 2 weeks were very hard to adjust to. =(
Many of us wanted to move out to nearby apartment units, but we decided to suck it up in the end.
I met some friends from NTU and their residences are much nicer and their school is in the city too - *sigh...
I avoid staying home as much as possible nowadays.
Also, even though I understand bits of mandarin, the fact that I couldn't use English anywhere kind of created a language barrier - which I didn't think would've been a problem until I got here.
On the bright side, the city is really nice, things are quite inexpensive and the night life is much cooler than Toronto. =)
Classes
I'm enrolled in the MBA program at the school here and I must say that the classes are still quite easy. lolz.
I only have a total of 4 classes spread out on Tuesday's and Wednesday's - so I have 2 three-hour classes a day. =)
A very nice schedule, I must say, so I have a 5-day weekend to travel around Taiwan and internationally as well.
Here are the courses I'm taking:
But I have 10 days off in May because the University Holiday falls exactly on the 2 days that I have class. =P
Currently
I'm just settling into my courses and seeing when it would be best to travel. =)
I've found some friends outside of my school to hang out with - friends of some friends in NCCU who attend NTU or who are just visiting Taiwan.
I went to quite a few lounge and clubs within the first week in Taiwan since all the Europeans are crazy party-ers - they hit the clubs/lounges at least twice a week.
But I don't really like the late-night outs and I don't think Danny likes it much either so I don't go to those parties much now~
I like my chill group now~
We don't go home early every night, but we just do other things rather than clubbing or drinking - like drinking traditional tea, movie-ing, night market-ing, eating good long dinners, shopping, etc.~ =)
Everything here is really cheap, actually - especially food. =P
I'm still a little homesick and feel especially so when I'm alone in my depressing-looking room.
It's ok during the day, but the metal-locker-looking closets and beds really bug me once it gets dark outside - don't ask why.
They just pull down my mood. lolz.
I've already gotten used to the dirtiness and the bugs, though, so it's a good start. =)
I webcam a lot with family and friends so that I feel much better.
I miss them so much!
Coming Soon
We've done a lot within Taipei already so I think we're hitting Tainan this weekend so I can see some artifacts in the southern part of Taiwan and eat some good local food.
Danny and Sam are arriving to find me in a little more than a week's time - March 19!
I miss my bf and bro so much! ^-^
Can't wait to see their familiar faces.
Hitting HK either 2nd or 3rd week of April to visit my beloved SChan~~ =)
We're gonna have a blast!
I need to shop - can't seem to find much clothing I like here - so I haven't really spent much on shopping.
I've spent most of my money so far on necessities and my long d phone bill. =P
Visiting Singapore in May with SChan during my 10 day break~~ yeaa~~
More updates later! =)
I've been lazy to update ever since I got here and my emotions were getting the better of me too. =T
First Thoughts
I must admit that I was taken by surprise when I first arrived in Taiwan.
Everything looked very old to me within the area of my school - NCCU.
My residence was also a shock - very dusty, buggy, smelly, etc.
So my first 2 weeks were very hard to adjust to. =(
Many of us wanted to move out to nearby apartment units, but we decided to suck it up in the end.
I met some friends from NTU and their residences are much nicer and their school is in the city too - *sigh...
I avoid staying home as much as possible nowadays.
Also, even though I understand bits of mandarin, the fact that I couldn't use English anywhere kind of created a language barrier - which I didn't think would've been a problem until I got here.
On the bright side, the city is really nice, things are quite inexpensive and the night life is much cooler than Toronto. =)
Classes
I'm enrolled in the MBA program at the school here and I must say that the classes are still quite easy. lolz.
I only have a total of 4 classes spread out on Tuesday's and Wednesday's - so I have 2 three-hour classes a day. =)
A very nice schedule, I must say, so I have a 5-day weekend to travel around Taiwan and internationally as well.
Here are the courses I'm taking:
- Demand Chain Management - Tuesday 9am-12pm
- Business Policy - Tuesday 2pm-5pm
- Media & Globalization - Wednesday 9am-12pm
(this is a non-business course and is actually quite hard... =T but it's pass/fail... so w/e) - Web Technologies - Wednesday 2pm-5pm
But I have 10 days off in May because the University Holiday falls exactly on the 2 days that I have class. =P
Currently
I'm just settling into my courses and seeing when it would be best to travel. =)
I've found some friends outside of my school to hang out with - friends of some friends in NCCU who attend NTU or who are just visiting Taiwan.
I went to quite a few lounge and clubs within the first week in Taiwan since all the Europeans are crazy party-ers - they hit the clubs/lounges at least twice a week.
But I don't really like the late-night outs and I don't think Danny likes it much either so I don't go to those parties much now~
I like my chill group now~
We don't go home early every night, but we just do other things rather than clubbing or drinking - like drinking traditional tea, movie-ing, night market-ing, eating good long dinners, shopping, etc.~ =)
Everything here is really cheap, actually - especially food. =P
I'm still a little homesick and feel especially so when I'm alone in my depressing-looking room.
It's ok during the day, but the metal-locker-looking closets and beds really bug me once it gets dark outside - don't ask why.
They just pull down my mood. lolz.
I've already gotten used to the dirtiness and the bugs, though, so it's a good start. =)
I webcam a lot with family and friends so that I feel much better.
I miss them so much!
Coming Soon
We've done a lot within Taipei already so I think we're hitting Tainan this weekend so I can see some artifacts in the southern part of Taiwan and eat some good local food.
Danny and Sam are arriving to find me in a little more than a week's time - March 19!
I miss my bf and bro so much! ^-^
Can't wait to see their familiar faces.
Hitting HK either 2nd or 3rd week of April to visit my beloved SChan~~ =)
We're gonna have a blast!
I need to shop - can't seem to find much clothing I like here - so I haven't really spent much on shopping.
I've spent most of my money so far on necessities and my long d phone bill. =P
Visiting Singapore in May with SChan during my 10 day break~~ yeaa~~
More updates later! =)
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