Wednesday, December 24, 2008
5 Dec 08
Day 1
Before boarding the plane, we took a group photo.
From left to right:Ying Ying, Wei Qi, Mum , Dad, Me, Eunice, Pei Jun
I had been anticipated for that day to come and finally it came.
On board the plane, I took a picture of the wing of the plane with the morning sun.
Though I have taken a plane before, I felt as though it was my first time taking a plane. As the times when I had taken a plane was during my young time and so the memories were vague.
The flight was about 5 hrs plus from Singapore to Taipei.
I was not able to fall asleep on the plane as I was not tired except till the last 2 hours I tried to catch some sleep on the plane so that I would have the energy to shop once I had reached Taipei.
The plane touched down at Taipei around 5 plus in the evening. There is one thing that we regreted was that we should not have change our money in Singapore instead at Taiwan Airport where the money changer offered a even better rate 21.95. Next, we went to collect our luggages, sign up for the youth travels to entitle for some discounts to certain places or rides and bought a Taiwan sim card for the convenience of contacting each other.
Next, we bought the Freego (飞狗） bus ticket at the ticket counter. In 10 minutes the bus has arrived and we bought the bus. It was an hour ride to our hotel. Upon checking in at Rainbow Hotel at Xi Men Ding （西门町), we went down to any nearby stall to take our dinner. I would say that the hotel we had booked was situated in a good location. Once we stepped out of the hotel, the streets were vibrant and there are lots of shops for us patronise.
After our dinner, we went our separate ways to shop around the area. As the weather there was cold and wind was blowing strongly at my face, I got a scarf and hat for myself to prevent myself from having direct contact with the cold wind. Initially, I was on my own. However, I happened to met my neighbour Wei Qi and her sister while shopping, so I had decided to follow her. While strolling along the street, we came across this queer restaurant whereby it is a concept of people having their food served on a toilet bowl. Too bad, I did not get the chance to take a picture of it as I do not have a camera with me- with my dad.
Later, along the way, I met my parents and so I followed them. After which, I met my sis and her friend Pei Jun. They said that they had seen people eating ice cream and they wished to buy it but do not know where to get it. To save our time from finding the ice cream stall, I went to approached a couple who were eating the ice cream and they direct us to the stall. Therefore, we end our day with ice cream as our supper. At 11pm plus, we went back to hotel and rest as we had to wake up early for the next day.
After taking our shower, we watched our favourite Taiwanese Drama '我的一万面包' before going to bed at 3am.
♥ the world will turn WILD.
1:18 PM
