Sunday, June 19, 2005

yes...finally, another update

Oops. i'm a slacker blogger! dun update regularly...new posts are few and far between...sigh. guess it's coz i'm a virgo. and virgos are perfectionists. so i expect each and every post to be grammatically perfect, rich and interesting in content, and a pleasure to read. do pardon my fastidiousness. (whoa. wat's with the cheem vocab...)

anywayz, shall take this time to answer some pple's questions...first, yes i do read ALL posts on this blog whenever i visit...so watever u say...i'll see it! haha. but so far everyone's been real nice and encouraging...thanks thanks...

Rainbow & Broken Hearted> if u 2 are reading this, here's my two cents' worth. it's not easy to forget someone, esp someone important that u love. like i alwiz say, give yourself some time. time heals all wounds, takes away pain, enables us to forget. so while u r trying to take your mind off something/someone, focus your energy on other things in life. pick up a sport, start working on a hobby, or just spend more time with friends and family...no use pining for someone who has decided to move on. so jia you k! like rainbow's nick suggests, 你的生活可以象彩虹一樣繽紛燦爛!

somebody (yep, i'm referring to you, 永宏) complained that i didn't bring anything back from taipei to give away on nyx castle? hahaha...被發現...好吧,下次出國一定帶些好東西回來回饋大家的支持! yes...u can print out this post and use it to blackmail me if i ever go back on my word...

Alicia > thanks for appreciating the "no boil egg" pic! that was my personal fave too! haha.

uniz> sometimes, when the computer systems used by 933 goes haywire, errors can occur. but it's not the fault of the dj on air, just an inevitable mistake that happens sometimes. but we are doing all we can to prevent such errors from occuring...so do continue to support 933's programme, both weekdays' and weekends' k?

suddenly a little excited about hosting the initial d red carpet event coming tues. always wanted to meet jay chou in person and now i finally get to...those who've won tix, congrats! those who didn't, just remember to catch the movie...it's great!

okies that's about all the updating i can manage now. brain freeze. need some sleep (alwiz do). life goes on.

Sunday, June 05, 2005

taipei shopping frenzy!

Heyo!! i'm back!! haha...well i've been back for quite a while...but haven't updated this bloggie since coz been quite bz...cruzie on leave, lingzhi went overseas...gotta cover xgjy and music diary bla bla bla...so been trying to get as much rest as possible whenever there's time...

my trip to taipei was...therapeutic! haha well it was mostly RETAIL therapy...coz there were just sooooooooooooo many things to buy! and they're all so pretty and sweet and lovely and most importantly...CHEAP. oops. showing my cheapo side...but who can resist cheap and good stuff?? okies let's start from the beginning...

day One--

flight to taipei was early in the morning...and i'm no morning baby...so it was quite an ordeal to get up and go to the airport. yawnz! flight was abt 4 hours but i didn't manage to catch a wink of sleep so by the time i got there i was, well, in a pretty blur state. checked into the nice cosmos hotel near taipei railway station and started on my hunt for great shopping! sadly, without enough prior research and planning, i ended up walking most of the 1st day instead of reallie shopping. walked from hotel all the way to xi men ding...which wasn't exactly very near. haha. guess it was coz i was real tired, i didn't buy anything coz just wasn't in the mood to shop! but i went to this dessert shop and ordered a 霸王冰, which is like ice kachang without the kachang but with fruits and ice cream...when it was served, i got a shock! it was served using such a HUGE bowl...and there were only me and 3 other frens...we all laffed out loud when we saw it...and had a hard time trying to finish it...by the time we were almost done eating, we were shivering and freezing...so cold!

霸王冰!

After 霸王冰...*shiver*

first night out in taipei was at this 华西街夜市...it sucked! so NOT happening one...haha dun go there k? only got weird shops selling snakes and their parts...and sex toys...but if i didn't remember wrongly, i tried my 1st 甜不辣 there...loved it! so yummy...for the clueless, it's fish cake with some special seasoning...the fish cake's different from the usual...it's less spongy...


day Two--

had a good night's sleep...so in the morning was all ready to shop till i drop! in the day walked along 忠孝东路...haha didn't walk it 9 times tho...but my fren kept singing the song...nothing exciting there...coz the streets are mostly lined with branded shops that are way out of my cheapo budget...so the whole afternoon was mainly just strolling. oh but we did check out one of the biggest ktv chains in taipei...钱柜! the room was pretty impressive! spacious and clean...even came with a personal toilet! here's a little secret: i'm a very niao1 (fussy) person when it comes to toilets...esp overseas...and i rate the one at 钱柜 highly satisfactory! so u can be sure it's pretty clean. the songs provided are very updated...and the drinks are free flow! it's reallie all that a ktv addict can ask for...sing all u want, then drink all u want!

Lalala...Karaoke Queen!

visited 士林夜市 that night. not my first time there...so there were no surprises. but i was glad that i could FINALLY buy something(S)! hee...

士林夜市著名鸡排!

day Three--

it's 温泉日! yay! haha i've never been to a hot spring b4...so i gave my first to one at 温泉路 in 北投...it was quite nice and fun! 4got wat the name of the hotel was...it's one of many hot spring hotels along that stretch...we had to trek uphill to find it tho...phew! to save money, we chose to use the public springs that were cheaper...but coz we went at off-peak hours, so we had the springs to ourselves! there's an indoor and an outdoor one on the top floor...personally preferred the outdoor one. can enjoy beautiful scenery and the springs were more fun! there was a cold one with 2 huge waterjets that sprayed water on ur body from the top when u turned them on. the jets were so strong that they made my fats jiggle...haha...but i guess that's wat it's supposed to do...massage the fats away...

there was another mid-warm spring that was about 30 deg C...that was ok for me tho i could feel my heart beating faster when my whole body was immersed. the water was quite comfortable and it made me feel energised and refreshed...but then came the killer spring! it's filled with natural spring water from the mountains...and temp stood at 42 deg C. i thot it should be ok for me coz i can tahan heat...but when my foot touched the water, i screamed! it was so HHHHHOt! after a few attempts to get used to the temp by dipping my feet in and out, i braved the waters. *applause* i was told the natural spring waters had healing, health and slimming purposes...for beauty! for health! i am proud to say i did not fear a little heat. haha.

the natural spring waters are so hot, u can even boil an egg with it! but that's not allowed!

after the 温泉 trip, next stop was at 星光三越, a huge shopping complex with so many nice and cute and pretty stuff...but nothing to buy. bleah. went to take a look at 华纳威秀, which is just a nice cinema la. moved on to 台北101...had afternoon tea there...then paid about S$20 to go up to the 89th floor of one of the tallest buildings in the world with the fastest moving lift, and got a breathtaking view of the taipei night scenery! only pity was it was a cloudy nite, so the view wasn't as clear. alwiz love the feeling of 居高临下...makes me feel like i'm flying...and reminds me that no matter how big some things may seem to be, from another angle, it's just so teeny weeny compared to the whole universe...

day Four--

taking the 捷运 to 五分埔

my long-awaited trip to 五分埔! haha i've heard so much about it from other pple...how it's the wholesale market of taipei...and things there are dirt cheap...with so many many many choices! so i was filled with anticipation and excitement on the way there...but when we arrived...i was shockingly disappointed! none of the shops were opened! boohoohoo! it was a saturday and we began to wonder if the shops are opened for business during weekends...not to be defeated, i approached a passer-by, who told us that the shops will only open at ard 12 plus 1 in the afternoon...haha. so silly rite! since it was 11 plus and a few shops further down the street were starting business, we decided to hang around...now i know why everyone recommends going there to shop! the whole market comprises so many streets all lined with shops that are brimming with the latest fashion...everything was just...琳琅满目,眼花缭乱! just in one short hour, i bought like dunno how many bags of stuff...haha...i'm the princess of shopping...nono i correct myself. i'm the princess of CHEAP shopping...

don't be kiasu...五分埔 shops only open at around noon...

lunch was at a nice sushi place that very much resembled sake sushi (but much MUCH cheaper)...then i didn't feel too well so went back to rest at the hotel. but of course that did not end my day!! went straight back to 五分埔 after taking a nap! and bought more!! it's reallie a shopaholic's paradise...my frens walked there the WHOLE day and they couldn't finish covering the entire market! and while i only spent a few short hours there, i bought more in that short period of time than i did the previous 4 days spent in taipei! haha. so happie. and satisfied. word of advice: next time u visit taipei to shop, hit this place 1st. coz i noticed some stuff that were on sale at 士林 for higher prices were also on sale for less at 五分埔.

after 五分埔, we decided to give the nite market nearby a try...with our bad experience from the 1st nite, we didn't expect much from any other 夜市 besides 士林...but we were pleasantly surprised! 饶河街夜市 is smaller, but just as good as 士林! bought meself a pair of cheap boots (only S$20 plus) there...

the bustling 饶河街夜市!

famous 胡椒饼 at 饶河街夜市

in a final attempt to fully utilise our last day in taipei, we took a cab in search of this supposedly 24 hour shopping arcade: 京华城...only to be hugely disappointed. haha. only the clubs and cinema were opened...and we definitely weren't prepared to pay for movies (coz it's cheaper to watch back in sg! :P) time to head back for a crazy time packing and cramming my 战利品 into my poor little suitcase...

day Five--

all my bags are packed i'm ready to go...sob sob! end of shopping frenzy...back to sg...and back to work. sigh! life goes on...