Today we planned to go to Macau to play Texas Hold'em :). Let's see if we can 發新年財.
So we left at 1400. First we had our lunch in Yuenlong. After our lunch we were wondering if it was better to take bus line 968 to Sheungwan or 296B to Tsim Sha Tsui. If we want to take 968, the bus was right in front of us, if we want to take 296B we had to have a walk for 2 minutes. We decided to take 296B, so went to the bus stop. We arrived and waited for a couple of minutes. At that moment I was wondering if I need more than my Hongkong ID card to go to Macau. I said: "Yeee.....?(Cantonese for "Hey")" and Hoining screamed:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhh, I forgot my passport!!!!!" Damn..... we had luck that we didn't take 968, otherwise we've been on our way already.
We went to the bus stop for busses to Fairview park. There was immediately a bus. We jumped in and paid HK$6,30. Normally the busses of Fairview park go into the Westrail station, but this time it didn't. Hoining and I was wondering why this bus didn't go in. While we were thinking that, we saw another Fairview park bus in the
Westrail station. At that moment, both of us were: "o_O WTF? Is this the right bus?"
At that moment Hoining wanted to ask the driver where that bus goes to.
Ning: "Let me ask him where we go."
Me: "No!!! Don't do that!!!
Ning: "Why not?"
Me: "I rather go to wrong direction, than that the whole bus knows we are that stupid."
Ning: "But where are we going then? I don't want to go that hell far!"
Me: "C'mon, hk$6,30. How far can we go?"
Ning: "But I want to ask"
Me: "No!!! Don't do it!"
And she sat down.......... Both of us we hoping: "Please go to Fairview park.". The bus went the right direction, so we had hope. We were at the roundabout and were whispering: “ Left, left, left, left, left, left……….”………. and yes!!!!! It went to left!!!!! Whahahahahahaha We had the right one!!!!! Whahahahahahahaha. We were happy like hell!!!!! Whahahahahahhahaha.
After all this, we arrived about 1900 in Macau. The first casino was Wynn’s, because it offers Texas Hold’em. After one hour we went to Sands, because Raymond Lam was giving a show there. Actually I don’t need to go, but Hoining thought there was a possibility that I had to take a picture for her. So we went to Sands. We came, we saw and we left. There was nothing special happening. After Sands we went to The Venetian. Fucking big, but nothing special. We had a dinner there, had a look and left the building :P. This time we went to Grand Lisboa, the new casino of Stanley Ho. It was built as competition for the other new casinos. We played Texas Hold’em again. Hoinin had nothing to do else, so she gave it a shot too . We played the 10/20 table. After a couple of minutes I got pocket T. I was the cutoff and raised to 150. The dealer, a woman, called and another man called too.
Potsize: 520
Flop: 4JT
M: check
I: bet 150
W: all-in 1400
M: Call
I: o_O WTF? And went all-in with 1515
M: call
Turn: 4
River: I forgot :P
Showdown:
W: two pair JJ44T (top pair when she went all-in)
M: two pair QQ44J (pocket Q)
I: full house T (pocket T)
Special dedication to mr. Ho :P
donderdag 29 januari 2009
woensdag 21 januari 2009
zondag 18 januari 2009
Blog
FINALLY!!! After 29 hours!!!!! Everything for this blog and my report of the ROC trip has been finished!!!!!
Please read~~~~~ 29 hours!!!! That's a lot of time!!!!!
Pls don't pay attention to my English, grammar and all those things. I know my English sux, but it's readable~~~~~ So just read it!!!!!
Please read~~~~~ 29 hours!!!! That's a lot of time!!!!!
Pls don't pay attention to my English, grammar and all those things. I know my English sux, but it's readable~~~~~ So just read it!!!!!
zaterdag 17 januari 2009
Special dedication to Zivan; Our Great Beautiful (tour) Leader
I would like to thank our beautiful Taiwanese tour leader Zivan for these 6 tremendous days. She hasn't driven that much the last couple of years, but she's done it for us now. She's brought us to many places. Thanks for your warm welcome at your home the first 3 days and the delicious lunch of Dida at the 2nd day :). If you come to The Netherlands, It would be a pleasure for me to be your host and tour leader ;)
*HuGgIeS* and *KiSsEs*
p.s.: Yes, I can! I will do my homework! :P
*HuGgIeS* and *KiSsEs*
p.s.: Yes, I can! I will do my homework! :P
vrijdag 16 januari 2009
Trip to ROC VI (Taibei III)
2009/01/16
For pictures of today visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612699841552/
Today was the last day of the trip. Hoining and Zivan have already left the hotel at 04:30 (for the flight with MALAYSIA AIRLINE :P). I had to check out at 12:00.
To start my day: a fantuan 飯糰. There was only one place on the planning: The National Palace Museum. One of the museums at the top of my museum list. But it disappointed me :( *sight*. Only art..... Art is above my level I think. So after one hour I left the museum and went to Ximending for another A-Zong mianxian 阿宗麵腺 :P Damn, that thing is delicious man!
After that I went to the airport to go back to Hongkong. The first thing I saw at the check-in desk: DELAY..... 21:50 instead of 20:50 :S. At the desk they told me about the delay and said I had to board at 20:00. I don't know if it's because of my Mandarin or he gave me the wrong information, but I was chatting at the airport's computer until 19:45. Then I went to the gate and arrived there at 19:57. Once arrived a man was running to me and I thought: "Shit...... something happened....."
he: "Flight CX451?"
me: "yeah...."
he:" Quick quick quick."
I was thinking: "Damn, was the departure time 20:00 or the boarding time?"
It was the first one..... :S
So did my trip to the ROC end.....
For pictures of today visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612699841552/
Today was the last day of the trip. Hoining and Zivan have already left the hotel at 04:30 (for the flight with MALAYSIA AIRLINE :P). I had to check out at 12:00.
To start my day: a fantuan 飯糰. There was only one place on the planning: The National Palace Museum. One of the museums at the top of my museum list. But it disappointed me :( *sight*. Only art..... Art is above my level I think. So after one hour I left the museum and went to Ximending for another A-Zong mianxian 阿宗麵腺 :P Damn, that thing is delicious man!
After that I went to the airport to go back to Hongkong. The first thing I saw at the check-in desk: DELAY..... 21:50 instead of 20:50 :S. At the desk they told me about the delay and said I had to board at 20:00. I don't know if it's because of my Mandarin or he gave me the wrong information, but I was chatting at the airport's computer until 19:45. Then I went to the gate and arrived there at 19:57. Once arrived a man was running to me and I thought: "Shit...... something happened....."
he: "Flight CX451?"
me: "yeah...."
he:" Quick quick quick."
I was thinking: "Damn, was the departure time 20:00 or the boarding time?"
It was the first one..... :S
So did my trip to the ROC end.....
donderdag 15 januari 2009
Trip to ROC V (Taibei II)
2009/01/15
For pictures of today visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612648061787
As decided yesterday, we went to the CKS memorial Hall again. The sun was bright, so it was a good moment to take pictures. Compare it with the pictures of yesterday yourself. There was a souvenir shop at the 1st floor of the CKS Memorial Hall. I saw the flag of the ROC and bought it immediately. Now I have both the flag of the PRC and ROC :). I know it's a litlle bit weird to have both of them, but my point of view is: As long as it stands for my beloved China, I will support them. At this moment there are two China's: People's Republic of China and Republic of China. So I want to possess both flags.
From CKS Memorial Hall we went through the old gate of Taibei, the Presidential office and 228 peace park to the underground station for a trip to Beitou 北投 for the hot springs. During this trip Zivan made a call for Hoining. She was not allowed to check-in her flight online. They told Zivan, because the flight was canceled and Hoining had to take another flight. Because she was flying from Taibei to Kuala Lumpur and then from KL to another city, she can't take the flight they've offered. The woman at the phone told us they had tried to called Hoining but couldn't reach her. Then Hoining ask her why they didn't email her. Her answer was: "We don't use emails." o_O I thought: " No email in the 21st century? o_O" She had to ask what they can do for us. After waiting a couple of minutes we hang up, because we know Zivan had given her number to them. After another couple of minutes someone of China Airlines calles us and said that the flight has been cancelled and they're calling all passengers now. Damn..... they can have a good career in Hollywood man. Acting at the highest level :S. So after some yelling and shouting. They offered Hoining a flight with Malaysia Airlines.
There was hot springs everywhere in Beitou. After the hot spring we were very tired man. The spring was very relaxing and we wanted to do was having a sleep :P. But we had to hurry, because we had another appointment with the cousin of my cousin (Winnie) :P at 101, and before that Hoining wanted to go to Ximending 西門町 for a A-Zong mianxian 阿宗麵腺. Damn, that thing was delicious man! Way better than the first mianxian we'd eaten the first day! There were lines and everyone was standing their during the eating. A-Zong! You are the best!
We had planned dinner at the 85th floor of 101. Yeah, it’s was high. We had a view over whole Taibei in the toilet while peeing :P
After dinner, it was karaoke time again :P We had a red wine, which they call “Lost-virginity-wine”. But….. I still don’t know why. It was only 6% :S
For pictures of today visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612648061787
As decided yesterday, we went to the CKS memorial Hall again. The sun was bright, so it was a good moment to take pictures. Compare it with the pictures of yesterday yourself. There was a souvenir shop at the 1st floor of the CKS Memorial Hall. I saw the flag of the ROC and bought it immediately. Now I have both the flag of the PRC and ROC :). I know it's a litlle bit weird to have both of them, but my point of view is: As long as it stands for my beloved China, I will support them. At this moment there are two China's: People's Republic of China and Republic of China. So I want to possess both flags.
From CKS Memorial Hall we went through the old gate of Taibei, the Presidential office and 228 peace park to the underground station for a trip to Beitou 北投 for the hot springs. During this trip Zivan made a call for Hoining. She was not allowed to check-in her flight online. They told Zivan, because the flight was canceled and Hoining had to take another flight. Because she was flying from Taibei to Kuala Lumpur and then from KL to another city, she can't take the flight they've offered. The woman at the phone told us they had tried to called Hoining but couldn't reach her. Then Hoining ask her why they didn't email her. Her answer was: "We don't use emails." o_O I thought: " No email in the 21st century? o_O" She had to ask what they can do for us. After waiting a couple of minutes we hang up, because we know Zivan had given her number to them. After another couple of minutes someone of China Airlines calles us and said that the flight has been cancelled and they're calling all passengers now. Damn..... they can have a good career in Hollywood man. Acting at the highest level :S. So after some yelling and shouting. They offered Hoining a flight with Malaysia Airlines.
There was hot springs everywhere in Beitou. After the hot spring we were very tired man. The spring was very relaxing and we wanted to do was having a sleep :P. But we had to hurry, because we had another appointment with the cousin of my cousin (Winnie) :P at 101, and before that Hoining wanted to go to Ximending 西門町 for a A-Zong mianxian 阿宗麵腺. Damn, that thing was delicious man! Way better than the first mianxian we'd eaten the first day! There were lines and everyone was standing their during the eating. A-Zong! You are the best!
We had planned dinner at the 85th floor of 101. Yeah, it’s was high. We had a view over whole Taibei in the toilet while peeing :P
After dinner, it was karaoke time again :P We had a red wine, which they call “Lost-virginity-wine”. But….. I still don’t know why. It was only 6% :S
woensdag 14 januari 2009
Trip to ROC IV (Taibei I)
2009/01/14
For pictures of today visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612699759800
Taipei has been the de facto and "provisional" capital of the Republic of China, since 1949. The Japanese acquired Taiwan island in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War and made Taipei the island's capital. The Republic of China took over the island in 1945 after Japan's defeat in World War II. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declared Taipei the provisional capital of the Republic of China in December 1949 after Kuomintang (KMT) was defeated by Communists during the Chinese Civil War. The KMT retreated to Taiwan and the jurisdiction of the Republic of China was limited to Taiwan while the Communist Party founded People's Republic of China on mainland China.
Today we arrived in Taibei about 16:00. After finishing everything, our first destination would be the National CKS Memorial Hall. We arrived there about 17:00. The first building I saw on the square was the National Theater. And oh my f*ck*ng God! It was f*ck*ng huge man!!! I had never thought those buildings (National CKS Memorial Hall, The Entrance, National Theater and National Concert Hall) were that huge. Those buildings were grand and very impressive!!! After seeing the flag of the ROC in the middle of the square, it was hard to hold my tears :~) It felt like I was home (Zivan told me to write this). I could feel all the spirit of our great nation and people. *tears again* :~)
Because it was sunset, so we decided to come back tomorrow for better pictures. :P
We made an appointment with the cousin of my cousin. She is Taiwanese and had lived in The Netherlands for a couple of years during her study. I ate a lot, because I had only eaten 4 xiaolongbao in the morning. After the meal we went to Shilin 士林 . The Shilin Night Market is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei City, Taiwan, often considered to be the largest and most famous night market in the city. Goal of the trip: food~~~ whahahahahahahaha Yeah I know….. We have no other goal during this trip to Taiwan :P. But the whole fucking problem was the last meal. I had a dinner with 4 lovely ladies. And Chinese ladies don’t eat that much, that’s why they are so skinny. We ordered for 5 person and I have eaten like 75% of the food. 4/100*75= 3 persons. Damn~~~~~ That was heavy man~~~~~ I carried my belly through Shilin :S But still wanna taste their food :P I had Zhuangyuangao狀元糕 , ô-á-chian蚵仔煎 and Crab soup 蟹羹.
The plan was go clubbing after this, but man…… I felt sick of all those food, so I didn’t go :( Hoining and Zivan came back about 0200 and told me about girls with big boobs and asses taking their bikini off :( Damn…. I regret of eating all those food, and I regret that I didn’t go~~~~~ Damn…… Still regretting :(
For pictures of today visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612699759800
Taipei has been the de facto and "provisional" capital of the Republic of China, since 1949. The Japanese acquired Taiwan island in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War and made Taipei the island's capital. The Republic of China took over the island in 1945 after Japan's defeat in World War II. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declared Taipei the provisional capital of the Republic of China in December 1949 after Kuomintang (KMT) was defeated by Communists during the Chinese Civil War. The KMT retreated to Taiwan and the jurisdiction of the Republic of China was limited to Taiwan while the Communist Party founded People's Republic of China on mainland China.
Today we arrived in Taibei about 16:00. After finishing everything, our first destination would be the National CKS Memorial Hall. We arrived there about 17:00. The first building I saw on the square was the National Theater. And oh my f*ck*ng God! It was f*ck*ng huge man!!! I had never thought those buildings (National CKS Memorial Hall, The Entrance, National Theater and National Concert Hall) were that huge. Those buildings were grand and very impressive!!! After seeing the flag of the ROC in the middle of the square, it was hard to hold my tears :~) It felt like I was home (Zivan told me to write this). I could feel all the spirit of our great nation and people. *tears again* :~)
Because it was sunset, so we decided to come back tomorrow for better pictures. :P
We made an appointment with the cousin of my cousin. She is Taiwanese and had lived in The Netherlands for a couple of years during her study. I ate a lot, because I had only eaten 4 xiaolongbao in the morning. After the meal we went to Shilin 士林 . The Shilin Night Market is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei City, Taiwan, often considered to be the largest and most famous night market in the city. Goal of the trip: food~~~ whahahahahahahaha Yeah I know….. We have no other goal during this trip to Taiwan :P. But the whole fucking problem was the last meal. I had a dinner with 4 lovely ladies. And Chinese ladies don’t eat that much, that’s why they are so skinny. We ordered for 5 person and I have eaten like 75% of the food. 4/100*75= 3 persons. Damn~~~~~ That was heavy man~~~~~ I carried my belly through Shilin :S But still wanna taste their food :P I had Zhuangyuangao狀元糕 , ô-á-chian蚵仔煎 and Crab soup 蟹羹.
The plan was go clubbing after this, but man…… I felt sick of all those food, so I didn’t go :( Hoining and Zivan came back about 0200 and told me about girls with big boobs and asses taking their bikini off :( Damn…. I regret of eating all those food, and I regret that I didn’t go~~~~~ Damn…… Still regretting :(
dinsdag 13 januari 2009
Trip to ROC III (Tainan)
2009/01/13
For pictures of this day visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612648002075
Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and was the capital during imperial times. It is famous for its temples, historic buildings and snack food. The city is currently the fourth largest city on the island with a population over 760,000.
Little is known about Tainan prior to the Dutch rule except that it was a settlement of Han Chinese immigrants in the 14th and 15th centuries and was named Dayuan (大員). The Dutch established a trading post in 1624 at present-day Anping (former Ford Zeelandia), and used it as a base of operation for a variety of business they conducted in the region. However, in 1661 the outpost was under siege by a fleet of Ming Dynasty remnants led by Zheng Chenggong, who established his own kingdom on Taiwan and renamed the city Dongdu (東都; literally "East Capital") after the Dutch capitulated and withdrew from the island. In 1684, the Qing Dynasty conquered Taiwan and established Taiwan-fu (臺灣府Taiwan Government) as the first official local government in Taiwan.
Taiwan-fu was later renamed to Tainan-fu in 1885 when Taiwan was established as a province. Because it was formerly the capital of Taiwan, Tainan is also called Fu-cheng (府城; literally "Government City").
Tainan is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, as it houses the first Confucian School/Temple, built in 1665 on the island[5], the remains of the Northern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments.
The first historical monument we visited were the Chikan Towers 赤崁樓 originally called Fort Provintia, was built in 1653 by the Dutch. It was the first place where Zheng Chenggong beat the Dutch in 1661. There was a great statue that show us how the Dutch were beaten by us, the Chinese :D
After we had breathed some historical air, we looked for FOOD!!!!! Whahahahaha :P Our lunch:
* 蚵爹 (o-a-die, something with oyster and vegetable)
* 燒肉飯 (Roasted pork rice)
* 旗魚肚飯 (Minced fish rice)
* 珍珠奶茶 (Bubble milk tea)
After our we meal we went to Confucius Temple 孔廟 and East Port 大南門, a part of the former city wall. There was nothing special, but just two places where you must have been and have taken some pictures.
Next stop: Fort Anping 安平古堡, former Fort Zeelandia. It was a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie in Tainan .
On 30 April 1661, General Zheng Chenggong of Ming China (1368-1644) laid siege to the fortress (defended by 2,000 Dutch soldiers) with 400 warships and 25,000 men. After a nine-month siege with the loss of 1,600 Dutch lives, the Dutch surrendered the Fortress on 1 February 1662, when it became clear that no reinforcements were forthcoming from Batavia (present day Jakarta, Java, Indonesia) and when the defenders ran short of fresh water.
Under the Koxinga-Dutch Treaty signed on 1 February 1662 between Koxinga and Frederick Coyett, the Dutch governor, the Dutch surrendered the Fortress and left all the goods and property of the VOC behind at Fort Zeelandia. In return, all officials, soldiers and civilians were free to leave with their personal belongings and supplies.
On 9 February 1662, Frederick Coyett handed over the keys to the fort and lead the remaining Dutch forces and civilians back to Batavia by sea, ending 38 years of Dutch colonial rule on Taiwan.
The Eternal Golden Castle億載金城was the last place in Tainan. The Eternal Golden Castle alternatively but less well known as Uhrkuenshen Battery 二鯤鯓砲台is a defensive castle in Anping, Tainan, Taiwan. The castle was built in 1874 by the famous Qing official Shen Baozhen in order to safeguard the coast and to defend the island against Japanese invasions.
In 1895, when Taiwan was invaded by Japan, the Taiwanese people fought against the Japanese battleship from this fortress. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government sold some of the fort's cannons in order to help pay for the war. With its cannons gone or obsolete, the fortress lost its military value.
After one day of history, we went back to Taizhong. Night + Asia = KARAOKE TIME!!!
For pictures of this day visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612648002075
Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and was the capital during imperial times. It is famous for its temples, historic buildings and snack food. The city is currently the fourth largest city on the island with a population over 760,000.
Little is known about Tainan prior to the Dutch rule except that it was a settlement of Han Chinese immigrants in the 14th and 15th centuries and was named Dayuan (大員). The Dutch established a trading post in 1624 at present-day Anping (former Ford Zeelandia), and used it as a base of operation for a variety of business they conducted in the region. However, in 1661 the outpost was under siege by a fleet of Ming Dynasty remnants led by Zheng Chenggong, who established his own kingdom on Taiwan and renamed the city Dongdu (東都; literally "East Capital") after the Dutch capitulated and withdrew from the island. In 1684, the Qing Dynasty conquered Taiwan and established Taiwan-fu (臺灣府Taiwan Government) as the first official local government in Taiwan.
Taiwan-fu was later renamed to Tainan-fu in 1885 when Taiwan was established as a province. Because it was formerly the capital of Taiwan, Tainan is also called Fu-cheng (府城; literally "Government City").
Tainan is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, as it houses the first Confucian School/Temple, built in 1665 on the island[5], the remains of the Northern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments.
The first historical monument we visited were the Chikan Towers 赤崁樓 originally called Fort Provintia, was built in 1653 by the Dutch. It was the first place where Zheng Chenggong beat the Dutch in 1661. There was a great statue that show us how the Dutch were beaten by us, the Chinese :D
After we had breathed some historical air, we looked for FOOD!!!!! Whahahahaha :P Our lunch:
* 蚵爹 (o-a-die, something with oyster and vegetable)
* 燒肉飯 (Roasted pork rice)
* 旗魚肚飯 (Minced fish rice)
* 珍珠奶茶 (Bubble milk tea)
After our we meal we went to Confucius Temple 孔廟 and East Port 大南門, a part of the former city wall. There was nothing special, but just two places where you must have been and have taken some pictures.
Next stop: Fort Anping 安平古堡, former Fort Zeelandia. It was a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie in Tainan .
On 30 April 1661, General Zheng Chenggong of Ming China (1368-1644) laid siege to the fortress (defended by 2,000 Dutch soldiers) with 400 warships and 25,000 men. After a nine-month siege with the loss of 1,600 Dutch lives, the Dutch surrendered the Fortress on 1 February 1662, when it became clear that no reinforcements were forthcoming from Batavia (present day Jakarta, Java, Indonesia) and when the defenders ran short of fresh water.
Under the Koxinga-Dutch Treaty signed on 1 February 1662 between Koxinga and Frederick Coyett, the Dutch governor, the Dutch surrendered the Fortress and left all the goods and property of the VOC behind at Fort Zeelandia. In return, all officials, soldiers and civilians were free to leave with their personal belongings and supplies.
On 9 February 1662, Frederick Coyett handed over the keys to the fort and lead the remaining Dutch forces and civilians back to Batavia by sea, ending 38 years of Dutch colonial rule on Taiwan.
The Eternal Golden Castle億載金城was the last place in Tainan. The Eternal Golden Castle alternatively but less well known as Uhrkuenshen Battery 二鯤鯓砲台is a defensive castle in Anping, Tainan, Taiwan. The castle was built in 1874 by the famous Qing official Shen Baozhen in order to safeguard the coast and to defend the island against Japanese invasions.
In 1895, when Taiwan was invaded by Japan, the Taiwanese people fought against the Japanese battleship from this fortress. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government sold some of the fort's cannons in order to help pay for the war. With its cannons gone or obsolete, the fortress lost its military value.
After one day of history, we went back to Taizhong. Night + Asia = KARAOKE TIME!!!
maandag 12 januari 2009
Trip to ROC II (Taizhong II)
2009/01/12
For pictures of this day visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612643543023
We planned to leave at 10:30, but it became 12:30 :P. Due of our delay, we had a wonderful brunch at Zivan's home! Her home help made us a f*cki*ng delicious meal! She is great!!! The soup ad fish was awesome man!!!
The first place for today was Taiwan Folklore Museum 民俗公園. When we arrived there….. I was closed (again!)! So we’ve only made some pictures and left it. We didn’t even need to pay for the parking.
The second place was a park called *damn….. I forgot the name :P*. We made some pictures, had a drink and left it :P.
After that park we had to go up the mountain to get to the Taichung Lavender Forest. That was a hard trip. Those roads makes me think about “Initial D”. The park was full of Lavender with a very good view. We sat there at an open air café, having a cup of Lavender tea with some sun light…… That’s what we call a Swiss life :P
After enjoying these, when left the Forest for another joy of life: FOOD!!! :P Yeah….. it’s him again :D Our biggest friend in Taiwan province :P This time we will have Mala hot pot 麻辣火鍋. But like you know, or not, I love to eat spicy and hot things, but then I will sweat non-stop. So I prefer not to eat it, since we have a couple of hours to go that day :P It’s not nice to have sticky clothes :D. So a normal one for me and the hot and spicy one for Zivan and Hoining. We’ve learned one lesson from yesterday: Don’t eat too much….. Hot pot + eat and drink all you can….. Yeah…..I think you know the result :(
For pictures of this day visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612643543023
We planned to leave at 10:30, but it became 12:30 :P. Due of our delay, we had a wonderful brunch at Zivan's home! Her home help made us a f*cki*ng delicious meal! She is great!!! The soup ad fish was awesome man!!!
The first place for today was Taiwan Folklore Museum 民俗公園. When we arrived there….. I was closed (again!)! So we’ve only made some pictures and left it. We didn’t even need to pay for the parking.
The second place was a park called *damn….. I forgot the name :P*. We made some pictures, had a drink and left it :P.
After that park we had to go up the mountain to get to the Taichung Lavender Forest. That was a hard trip. Those roads makes me think about “Initial D”. The park was full of Lavender with a very good view. We sat there at an open air café, having a cup of Lavender tea with some sun light…… That’s what we call a Swiss life :P
After enjoying these, when left the Forest for another joy of life: FOOD!!! :P Yeah….. it’s him again :D Our biggest friend in Taiwan province :P This time we will have Mala hot pot 麻辣火鍋. But like you know, or not, I love to eat spicy and hot things, but then I will sweat non-stop. So I prefer not to eat it, since we have a couple of hours to go that day :P It’s not nice to have sticky clothes :D. So a normal one for me and the hot and spicy one for Zivan and Hoining. We’ve learned one lesson from yesterday: Don’t eat too much….. Hot pot + eat and drink all you can….. Yeah…..I think you know the result :(
zondag 11 januari 2009
Trip to ROC I (Taizhong I)
2009/01/11
For pictures of this day visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612677931686
The night before I was with Chris at LKF for a drink. I was at home about 02:00. At 05:30 I had to go to the airport, so I hadn't sleep that night.
After arriving at the airport of Taibei I had to wait for Hoining (my cousin) first. I arrived at 10:00 and she'll arrive at 10:30. Her friend, which she met in Australia during her study in 2007, will pick us up at the airport and bring us to Taizhong (Taichung) first. Her name was Zivan and will be our tour leader the coming days in all three cities.
Taizhong 臺中 is the third largest city in Taiwan, located in the west-central part of the island. It has a pleasant climate, and a population of just over one million people. The city is home to many manufacturers and in recent years has experienced rapid growth in the diversity of its cultural offerings.
The first thing we did after stepping out the car: Bubble tea !!! :)~~~ One of Taiwan's most famous products.
After we'd dropped our luggage at Zivan's home, we went out for some food. First victim: Beef noodles and Dumplings. Yummiyummi..... BUT, it was spicy. Spicy+Jay = LITRES OF SWEAT! Damn~~~~ I used more than 20 tisseus man, and I kept on sweating. Holy shit~~~~~
The first monument we would visit was the Shrine to the martyrs of the Republic of China. We came, we saw and it was closed :S Oh~~~~~~ Zivan hasn't done her homework!
After some pictures we were heading down town. Once we've arrived , we regretted what we'd done before: eating one portion of Beef noodles each. There was a lot of foods/snacks there, but we were not hungry anymore!!! There was no space for more food, because the space was filled with Beef, noodles and dumplings :(
But we didn't want to be beaten by a full stomach, so we kept eating :P. Second station: Toilet bar (don't remember the official name). Everything in the bar was made with one topic: Toilets! Let me list up some names of the menu:
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* 内臟出血便 Blooding intestine feces
* 拉稀便 Diarrhea
* 嬰仔坐青屎 Baby sitting on green poo
Don't they sound delicious?!?!?!
After having this delicious meal (it was only ice cream and shaved ice), we continued our expedtion to Taiwanese food :P. The next food we put in our stomach (with the accent on "put"):
* 米血 Mixie ((pronounced: mi hsjè) something made from sticky rice)
* 咸酥雞 Salty fried chicken
* 雞腎 Chicken kidney
* 臭豆腐 Stinky Tofu
Yeah, I know we are awesome. Full stomach and then that much food :P After this meal we were X(.
Zivan brought us to somewhere for Taizhong's night view. I don't know how long that trip took, because I felt in sleep after all those foods :P We took some pictures and went back for .......... FOOD!!! Whahahahaha
4th meal in Taizhong:
* 蚵仔煎 ô-á-chian (Oyster with egg and something sticky :P)
* 大腸米腺 Mixian (pronounced: mi hsjèn) with colon
* 湯包 Soup dumpling
That was the end of day one :P
For pictures of this day visit:
http://flickr.com/photos/jayjayw18/sets/72157612677931686
The night before I was with Chris at LKF for a drink. I was at home about 02:00. At 05:30 I had to go to the airport, so I hadn't sleep that night.
After arriving at the airport of Taibei I had to wait for Hoining (my cousin) first. I arrived at 10:00 and she'll arrive at 10:30. Her friend, which she met in Australia during her study in 2007, will pick us up at the airport and bring us to Taizhong (Taichung) first. Her name was Zivan and will be our tour leader the coming days in all three cities.
Taizhong 臺中 is the third largest city in Taiwan, located in the west-central part of the island. It has a pleasant climate, and a population of just over one million people. The city is home to many manufacturers and in recent years has experienced rapid growth in the diversity of its cultural offerings.
The first thing we did after stepping out the car: Bubble tea !!! :)~~~ One of Taiwan's most famous products.
After we'd dropped our luggage at Zivan's home, we went out for some food. First victim: Beef noodles and Dumplings. Yummiyummi..... BUT, it was spicy. Spicy+Jay = LITRES OF SWEAT! Damn~~~~ I used more than 20 tisseus man, and I kept on sweating. Holy shit~~~~~
The first monument we would visit was the Shrine to the martyrs of the Republic of China. We came, we saw and it was closed :S Oh~~~~~~ Zivan hasn't done her homework!
After some pictures we were heading down town. Once we've arrived , we regretted what we'd done before: eating one portion of Beef noodles each. There was a lot of foods/snacks there, but we were not hungry anymore!!! There was no space for more food, because the space was filled with Beef, noodles and dumplings :(
But we didn't want to be beaten by a full stomach, so we kept eating :P. Second station: Toilet bar (don't remember the official name). Everything in the bar was made with one topic: Toilets! Let me list up some names of the menu:
*
* 内臟出血便 Blooding intestine feces
* 拉稀便 Diarrhea
* 嬰仔坐青屎 Baby sitting on green poo
Don't they sound delicious?!?!?!
After having this delicious meal (it was only ice cream and shaved ice), we continued our expedtion to Taiwanese food :P. The next food we put in our stomach (with the accent on "put"):
* 米血 Mixie ((pronounced: mi hsjè) something made from sticky rice)
* 咸酥雞 Salty fried chicken
* 雞腎 Chicken kidney
* 臭豆腐 Stinky Tofu
Yeah, I know we are awesome. Full stomach and then that much food :P After this meal we were X(.
Zivan brought us to somewhere for Taizhong's night view. I don't know how long that trip took, because I felt in sleep after all those foods :P We took some pictures and went back for .......... FOOD!!! Whahahahaha
4th meal in Taizhong:
* 蚵仔煎 ô-á-chian (Oyster with egg and something sticky :P)
* 大腸米腺 Mixian (pronounced: mi hsjèn) with colon
* 湯包 Soup dumpling
That was the end of day one :P
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