Taiwan Day 5

jan 17

our last day in taiwan.. hope to return some other time. we still have a lot of places to see.
woke up early to maximize our time. dai wo li kai accompanied me to chiang kai shek memorial hall and we went back again to danshui where we rode a bus and headed for tanshui fisherman's wharf. beautiful! then we went back to ximen station to fetch tess and we went together to national palace museum. our last stop before going back to do some last minute shopping just near rainbow hotel.

some pics...

chiang kai shek memorial hall

national palace museum...

it's under renovation when we were there..

on our way to fisherman's wharf, we rode the bus...clean and spacious. naks!

fisherman's wharf

fresh clean sea air... heheh..

pier..beautiful view!

wasn't able to take a pic of the taiwan airport. it's really huge but only has few travellers unlike in hk.

hope i can return soon.. will save for another taiwan tour..hehe :D

Taiwan Day 4

Jan 16, 2006.. ying de tour.. :D

our resident tour guide and mg expert arranged for a trip to chung cheng university (chiayi county) which was the school used as ying de in MG. thanks dai wo li kai. heheh. :D also, while on the way back to taipei, the driver of the van we rented was nice enough to point to us some of the scenic spots along the way and we were even given a few mins to take some pictures of a bombed temple. last stop, longshan temple. was able to burn incense and offer prayers and after a whole day tour, we ended that wonderful day by going to the night market and having some dinner.. heheh.. :D

some pics here....

entrance

beautiful structures

more...still inside the school grounds.. ang laki! whew!

chung cheng university. thanks for the pic jenny :)

bombed temple with some sort of market on the other side

on our way to longshan temple we passed by this giant buddha...

last stop. longshan temple...in front of the temple is some sort of a park with fountain and on the ground are constellations..nice!

Taiwan Day 3

jan 15, 2006.... whole day gala.... :D

we bought one day mrt tickets for our whole day tour (which i didn't return anymore. although it's worth 50nt if you return it, i decided to have it as a souvenir..nice!). thanks to one of our friend and resident mg expert for the itinerary. first stop is taipei zoo. it's the last stop of the mrt muzha line. some of us didn't go inside coz we had to pay an entrance fee. sad to say, i don't have extra money for this and i think i'm not in the mood for animals that day. heheh.. actually, my supposedly allowance for taiwan was borrowed a day before i left feeling confident that i'll be paid as promised via bank deposit. unfortunately, till today, it's still unpaid. :( anyway, back to the story. we just ate at mcdonalds just outside taipei zoo. just bought a hamburger to go with my water.. tipid! after this, we headed for the place that was made famous by dao ming si and shan cai in mg. then to danshui where we took some pics and ate our lunch (mcdo again). after lunch, the group split into two. one group going to taipei 101 and our group decided to explore places around danshui. well, we walked miles :D. though tiring, it was great coz we were able to see lots of places. and we even rode their bus for the first time when we went back to danshui mrt station. high tech. if you have easycards (which can be used in mrt, buses and parkings), it's something like smartmoney, you can use it to pay for your fare. just swipe it. astig! and buses there are clean. galing!

some pics..

map of taipei zoo

our group...walking through a park. wow.. fresh air.

as per our mg expert, this is where dao threw shan cai's necklace minus the water.. heheh. :D

inside the mrt.. hehe.. :D

at danshui mrt station..

a scene in mg was supposedly shot here..

and here... heheh. :D i admit. i haven't watched mg in whole.hehe.. need to review

at fort sto domingo...

at wow! there's an oxford in taiwan.. naks!

these schools were, again, supposedly used in some taiwan dramas like mars..

fisherman's wharf...hmmm! fresh sea air..

late night tsikahan before sleeping..

Taiwan Day 2

Jan 14, 2006

ok ok... i'm a fan...an avid fan... but am really greatful coz i get to meet new friends, learn new things and go to other places.. thanks mga sis!

i'm coming out.. heheh..walang kantyawan...pls.... thanks gela. nabuking na tuloy ako.. hehehe.. joke :D

actually, this tour was planned to coincide with the book signing.. hitting 2 birds with one stone. got to meet my fave up close, again, and roam around taiwan for 5 days.. woohoo!!!

the book signing was held at kingstone bookstore, taiwan's largest bookstore chain. it was at jingshiau e rd taipei city. signing was in the afternoon but we went early to do whatever needs to be done before the event.

anyway, another memorable event.. it was really great. for a few hours you get to be with your fave and to share it with friends who are also great fans.

some pics...

kingstone bookstore.. pic credit: kensworld

the host was hilarious and kept asking every fan where they came from. he even kept repeating "salamat" when he first met a filipina although it's really funny coz he always mispronounced it. but in the end he got it. good for him. heheh.

if you've got sharp eyes, you'll see me here... heheh.this was posted in an online newspaper in taiwan the next day

night scene near our hotel