Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
I"M BACK!!!!
ok there's nothing to be excited about actually.
'How's my trip?' that must be your question.
let me start with................
The weather:
its madness. when we reach the airport, i got a shock, because i didnt know that it'll be cold. 15 degree!
i brought only shorts, skirts, short dresses, ONE jacket, slippers, sandals - THATS IT.
so i was freezing when the wind blew on me (which is so never ending).
after 4 days, the weather suddenly turned warm. - like singapore temperature. so for the next few days, we step out of the hotel to test the weather before deciding if we bring our jackets along.
and because of the weather i bought lots of jackets. and one thick white one that costed me 90 bucks. and i bought the boots as well. isnt it cute? (see my facebook pictures).
The food:
OMG> singapore is shit. really. i liked almost everything i ate. the wild boar sausage, the grilled chicken meat, drumlets, chicken backside, the oyster omlette, the oyster mee sua, the chicken cutlets at night markets, the ramen near the hot spring, the steamboat of meatballs, beef and pork slice and hagendas(ok wrong spelling i suppose) ice cream..... endless of good food! so i will definitely grow FAT if i migrate there!
The people:
the people there are 10 times more human than singaporeans. they always stand on the right on the escalator (ALWAYS- for them its right), and they always queue while waiting for the train, NEVER rush in when people are trying to alight, and they have priorty seats, which not many ppl will sit at even though there's no needy around. AMAZING?
out of 20 salesperson (regardless of taxi driver, small food stalls, retail shops,) 19 served us well. 2 salesperson ( 1 guy 1 girl from different shop) even help me when i tried on my jacket.
isnt that fasinating?
what's worth buying:
go to the night markets. i bought many dresses (about 20 bucks each) , leggings (about $5 each) and necklasses (about $5 to $10 each) there. its cheap, and i think the material is alright. even though you cant try on the dresses, i was quite confident of what i can wear and what i cant.
the t shirts are also worth buying. the cheapest and nice - girls can get at 3 for 15 bucks. guys can get decent ones at 3 for 25 bucks. the designs are really not bad! serious.
i also bought 2 pairs of flats at the gao xiong night market. 20 bucks each and i think the design is quite nice also.
and last but not least, the facial mask is a MUST buy. i bought 6 packs of 10. each pack about 10 bucks. which means each mask $1??!!! yes, no joke. its everywhere. COSMED, WATSON (the 2 i bought from). and i think its pretty ok cos i've started using them already.
what' not a good choice to spend your bucks on:
hmmm, went body shop and the moisturizer is more expensive than what i buy in singapore.
i think the big shopping centres are not worth shopping because we have it in singapore! you go there for cheap deals right? and the high heels in fashion now is also not really worth its price. i saw quite a bit and its all about 100 bucks. why not get it at charles and keith where i have 10% off, or Aldo a branded one?
overall, i had a good time. minus the freezing cold weather, and minus the legs that will break any moment due to the walking, Taipei is a MUST go once in a lifetime. except for Shar, since she cant eat pork!!! oops. grins*
love my friends. meeting embassy tml, and perhaps, jiayun darren august on sunday.
gotta try uploading photos in fb again. error error error. damn it.
BYES :) muacks
Signing Off~