Street Performance at Taipei 101

Here is the video I capture when I'm at Taiwan..
Went to Taipei 101 for some leisure..
And met this guy..
His performance was so good..
Make me wonder..
How many years he been train..
Wont his muscle pain like hell..

My Hometown..

Ehmm.. Ehmm.
Suddenly feel want to blog a bit about my hometown..
Port Dickson..
Normally, when talk about Port Dickson..
They will post the beach or seaside photo..

Too bad.. I wont do that..
Cause I had see the sea for 25 years..
25 YEARS LEEEHHH...
I do know how "dirty" the sea..
I do know how "chocolate" the sand can be..
I do know how "beauty" the scene will be..
I do had enjoy the moment at seaside no matter morning, noon or night..
Lying there and enjoy my yum cha session while looking at sky..
I do had sleepless moments sit at seaside till morning..
I do had moments listen to chit chat at the "lovely bridge" till sun arise..
I do had the moments become vampire sucker blood supplier..

Can say.. whatever or anything you enjoy or do at Port Dickson..
Is just relaxing and comfortable feel..
So niceeeee...

So.. I'm glad to post some scenery other than BEACH..
ehmm.. maybe beach photo.. next time ba.. but not now..

Sometimes.. I do feel..
Whatever you see in your eyes..
May not as beauty as it really do..
As I remember when I young..
My dad do tell us..
A simple shell petrol station.. with just 1 pump without roof.. with grass grow tall tall.. 1 words.. CHAN..
Will be very beautiful.. than those have roof with complete 5-8 petrol pump along with mart..
It really proven LOL..

Actually these photo nothing special..
Just I feel..
The photo produce more beauty than what I seen with my real eyes..

Somewhere near the Shell Traffic Light.. The famous nasi lemak stall was located at there.. Can see it???

Near the highway traffic light.. One of our favo yum cha place other than seaside..

Some jungle a bit road la.. near my house.. Direct to the Highway traffic light..

Shop lot in front my house..

Port Dickson Town Roundabout

My Primary School.. err.. this one is the back door lol.. Front door not so nice the scene.. SRKPD..

Secondary School.. Front door not much diff.. STPD..

Lukut Town.. More entertainment and more ppl at night compare to PD Town..

Not at PD.. Just simply a nice scene..

Also the same.. Not at PD.. Nice scene.. Like it a lot..

Another Nice scene.. Inside my house.. My Brother Angel.. Adeline..

Cute?? AHHA.. look like me when i small.. XDDD...
SHE cuter than me la..

Nice Scene.. and Memorable..

At here..
Kuala Lumpur or Selangor..
It is so hard to find some place to have comfortable and relaxing environment..
And also hard to find somewhere have water sound that can make mind relax..
At least.. Putrajaya still available..
This "ghost town" feel town at night..
Still a good option for relaxing..
The place is huge.. although a lot ppl at there dating or taking photo..
But I still able find a slot for me take some shot..
Putrajaya still one of my favorite place for hang out...

Putrajaya Bridge.. Donno what name.

Somewhere near the Green House (direction away from it)

Somewhere near Green House.. (direction to it)

Some memorable location..

Bridge view (near Green House)

Singapore Trip (18-19 October 2008) - Special Thanks

This Singapore trip was very enjoyable although our leg hurt like hell when back Kuala Lumpur. We just walk and walk and walk non-stop...

Goh Cheng Lock, Locker, Chow Chen How

Here is dedicated thanks to those involved to bring this trip enjoyable..
1. Goh Cheng Lock... as good partner for walking around until leg pain.. and become tourguide and cameraman...
2. Chow Chen How... thanks for the accommodation.. although u busy.. u still come send us back..
3. Locker.. thanks for being half day tour guide and the delicious dinner..

adios..
Peace... ^^

Singapore Trip (18-19 October 2008) - Day 2

The next day... First destination... Lau Pa Sat (Raffles Place MRT). At first.. I thought this place is some sort like various souvenir selling shop and food stall. When reach here.. my assumptions is wrong.. actually it is a food court.. There have plenty of food style such as Japanese, Korea, Asian, Western food.. The building decoration is quite unique.

Lau Pa Sat

Then we go to City Hall (City Hall Station). We walk to Fountain of Wealth and have some photograph. Locker (Goh friends-blogger) told us, this Fountain is Singapore FengShui because there is 5 Suntec Building around this Fountain and the middle of the fountain is located in the center of 5 building just like water keep flow into a palm with 5 fingers.

Fountain Of Wealth

Then we walk back to Suntec Building and enjoy a Koi Garden which located beside car park. This place, they feed Koi Fish.. All the fish look very healty and fat..

Koi Garden

After this, we meet up with Locker and went to Esplanade which is home to Theatres on the Bay. This place was so artistic. Some people are learning dance at a big hall and some enjoying the art located at show shop or wall.

Esplanade

Across the Esplanade, a few minutes walk will reach Merlion Park. At here, you can have a nice sight seeing where can see the Esplanade building, Singapore Flyer and a nice river sight seeing..

Merlion Park

View from Merlion Park

Next, our destination will be Sentosa Island (HarbourFront MRT). We plan to get a cable car to the Island. This cable car service can took at HarbourPoint Tower B. The ticket to Sentosa will be SGD14.90 per person. You will need travel to Level 16 at HarbourPoint Tower B to get to the Cable Car. It is very exciting moment once we get into the cable car... due there is a Gemini Star Cruise is park under the cable car link.

Sentosa Cable Car

Once reach Sentosa Island, have few minutes walk will reach to Singapore biggest Merlion at Sentosa. This Merlion tail is very interesting.. *figure out yourself...

Sentosa Merlion

At Sentosa, free bus shuttler service is provided. We took an empty bus to Dolphin Park. But we went to seaside. This place is so nice and beautiful.. Dont speak about the sand.. Is the view look very nice and relaxing. I likfe the 2 wooden tower which build at opposite small island, linked together with wooden bridge.

Sentosa Island

Our leg start to get tired and time at Singapore become shorter. So, we went back to Singapore Island and have our dinner at Marche together with Locker. This place is very special because, I can see organic fruit is everywhere and some kind like western tavern...

Marche, Vivo City

After dinner, we group together with ChenHow and Locker as goodbye and see you again... Goh and I depart from Singapore at 8pm and reach Kuala Lumpur 12am.

Singapore Trip (18-19 October 2008) - Day 1

Reach Singapore at 11 something.. The duration from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore just need 4 hours plus plus... Once we reach there, We wait our dearest friends at Horbour Point Mall (The bus stop at HarbourFront) due to the Tourist Pass only Available at 12pm at HarbourFront MRT station.

This Tourist Pass is very valuable for Tourist especially take MRT whole day. It only cost SGD8 for 1 day. If 2 days will be SGD16. Recommend to buy..

MRT Map

Then we meet Chen How at Raffles Place for the MRT passes and travel to Orchard Road (Dhoby Ghaut MRT). This place have a lot shopping mall. Very suitable for girl to do windows shoppings... After few hours walk.. and since we all also guys.. we decided go back and have rest first.. So took the MRT back to Tampines... our dearest fren house..

Sales Sales Sales

Next destination.. we need refill our stomach.. went East Coast Lagoon Food Village (Bedok MRT-take taxi). This place is nearby the seaside only.. Many family, couple and friends.. having activities such as cycle, swimming, picnic, and play sand... If I stay at SG.. This will be my favourite place to go.. can enjoy various of food and relax ur mind beside seaside.. Recommend to taste the fired chicken wings.. Syok..

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

The next destination.. Geylang (Kallang MRT). Have a look at "professional entertainment worker". Un expected this area is so crowded and happening.. But certain place at Geylang... not recommend to bring girlfriend, family or girls (noted that).. But it really open my eyes what happen at there.. haha

Without delay.. have a small walk at Chinatown (Chinatown MRT). When i reach there.. it quite unique.. so traditional... can buy a lot made chinese style product.. especially you can buy some Singapore T-shirt at here, key-chain, souveniers... But sadly.. Around 9:45pm.. the shop start to close... so.. we just walk 1 street and back to station..

Chinatown

Next destination.. Boat Quay/Clarke Quay (Clarke Quay MRT). My first impression is... WOW.. good place for dating.. It is very nice view especially at night.. You can enjoy a boat ride, have chitchat with the loved one at river side, have some drink with friends at bar or pub.. This view was almost the same with Darling Harbour, Sydney. It is a very interesting place.

Clarke Quay Boat and Restaurance

This end ourfirst day journey.. Suffering leg pain for unstoppable walking..

Singapore Trip (18-19 October 2008) - Prologue

Went to Singapore with last minute decision to visit our old buddy... Chow Chen How... Wake up early morning around 4am to ensure not miss the bus which will depart at 6am. I decided to set 5 alarm with different buzz with 5-10 minutes interval and lastly soundly Nokia 3315 high volume alarm at 4.45am. Wake up blur blur at 4.45 and start clean myself to Jalan Kia Peng to meet my colleague... Goh Cheng Lock... at carpark around 5.30am. Reach there sharp sharp 5.30am but didnt notice Goh... Give him a call.. to make sure he is on the way.. Confirm he is on the way.. So.. assume he will arrive at 5:45am.. But for heaven sake... He call me back at 5:40am... inform me he forget bring passport and he need go back to get the passport... So ask me to get the ticket first.. and wait at the bus stop... I rush to Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur (Aeroline bus to Singapore). Saw the bus had arrived.. and call Goh to double check where to get the ticket (ticket cost RM160 for 2 way per person). .. Rush into Corus Hotel to find the counter... Thank GOD... someone is queing and the counter proceed the ticket quite slow due to print machine rosak de.. End up.. collect the ticket after 15minutes which is about 6am.. But Goh shadow still missing... Bus will depart at 6am.. where is he now?? Will he miss the BUS?? But nevermind.. someone still queue at the counter.. expected the bus will delay for few more minutes.. Give him a call.. and knew he at Avenue K.. So.. within few minutes.. start saw his shadow... with tired, sweating, restless faces... Therefore.. we enter the bus and.. have a seat.. His condition was... speechless, tired, thristy and sweating for chasing the time... But... our journey to Singapore will start soon..

Morale of the story: When call ur fren.. remind them.. to bring passport along or any important document..

One day in Taipei (7 Oct 2008)

After 2 month non-stop working at Taiwan, at last have some free time for traveling. Our destination is Taipei.

We took a 2 hours and a half travel from TaiChung to Taipei which cost us NTD220 per person.

Bus ticket costs NTD220 from TaiChung to Taipei

Nice view with interesting cloud

We reach Taipei at Taipei Metro rides station JingMei. The Taipei Metro rides have unlimited rides pass which just cost NTD200 perday. Then we travel to Station Taipei City Hall located near Taipei 101.

First impression when enter Taipei 101 is.. same with KLCC. Everything is branded and expensive, and the elevator, structure almost the same.

Taipei 101.

Taipei 101 elevator

Taipei 101 Refreshment Level

View outside Taipei 101

After that we travel to Taipei Zoo. Our main mission is visit Mr Panda. Unfortunetly, Mr Panda not arrive to Taiwan yet. The weather not as good as always. It keep rain, rain and rain. Taipei Zoo is a good place for exercise and keep fit. In 4 hours journey inside the zoo, we had walk for total 3km. Very value for us since we want to diet and just cost NTD60 per entry.

Taipei Zoo.

No Mr Panda, but have Mr Q Koala Bear.

Feel tasty, same like "kao lou fan"

At night we continue our last destination with Shilin Night Market (Jiantan Station). Here can buy Taiwan food, souveniers and have a view on Taiwan "leng lui".

View at market.

End our journey at Taipei Main Station, return the Taipei Metro rides passes to counter and get NTD50 refund. Then ride bus from Taipei to TaiChung with only NTD120 (feel kena scam by morning Bus which cost extra NTD100).