day 1 was a bitch. cus cathay delayed our flight for like 3hrs. so sel and i were basically wandering around HK airport like lost souls. but we saw Lin Yi Chen there! hella pretty and she appears taller and slimmer than on tv!
we arrived at taipei at around 8-ish. that was seriously a bummer, cus we could have reached at 3.
not wanting to waste the day, we dumped our bags in our hotel room and went to shilin night market!


took their version of MRT. it works pretty much like singapore, except with more transit areas. but it's super fast! and their tickets are actually these plastic chips which you tap on the sensor to enter, and deposit into the slot to exit. very cute!

the interior of shilin night market.

their famous shilin chicken cutlet and bubble tea!
i like the chicken, although there's bones in it. the bubble tea, on the other hand, was quite a disappointment. even the packet ones from the convenience stores there are better. cupwalker rocks! LOL!

and how can we not try the oyster omelette thingy.
the funny think abt this place is that this is supposedly where xiaozhu honed his oyster omelette making skills for the taiwanese drama he starred in. LOL!

day 2. the streets of taipei basically look like that. HA!

and i believe this is where xi jie shao nian was shot at.
we are the best! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

sel with her rather awkward pose.
anyway there are quite a bit of grafitti there!

LOOK! i met donghae there! HAHAHAH

at danshui.
and look at their starbucks! DAMN NICE SIOL!
alot of their food joints and whatnots occupy an entire block on its own!

danshui mrt station

and my very cute guy on the way back to ximen!
i really thought that he looks like oguri shun, and i think sel thinks so too!
we kept stealing glances at him and kept getting caught! LOL!
btw she shot this.

this is also taken by sel. i didnt even noticed.
i thought she was trying to snap a picture of some wierd dude until she showed me.

day 3. the main crossroad at ximending.
that building with the giant coke poster, that's party world.

their carrefour is like, 7storeys? and i dont even know which level to go to get a drink. so i didnt.

longshan temple! taken by a very pro security guard (i think).

now we all know kim, aka bobo, has a side job in taiwan.

after longshan temple, we went to wufenpu, where we kinda went crazy shopping.
so much so that we forgot to eat, and had our lunch at around 4?


luroufan and gongwantang at huxuzhang.

our steal from wufenpu. the mess at the top belongs to sel. LOL!

we got bored and decided that we should go explore ximending.
cus we actually stay near that area but havent actually gone there yet.
and we saw giant wall-e!

then we met this street artist who does paper silhouette cuttings for just $5!
my hair was so not funky. i should have done something to it.

sel's obsession with that brand of milktea. i think she secretly idolises wang lee hom.

our room for the first 3 nights of our stay. it's actually very much like a motel.
maybe a love motel, with the heart-shaped cushion and all. HAHAH!
but it's dirt cheap and rather cosy!

scandy scandy!
very scandalous indeed!

after that sel went crazy camwhoring and taking unglam pictures of me.

there's a reason why i am known as the gag queen of swln.

day 4. we had breakfast at kfc. LOL!
and this is basically one of the many crossroads inside ximending.
actual roads where cars move on, not like the people there care.

see that wierd bicycle. that's actually to promote some chatline. you know, those ppl call to have girls (i assume) talk to them and make them feel less lonely or something. i dont actually know how it works.
and the dude sitting there, he's actually promoting some dimsum eatery. in the middle of the road.
the people there are not afraid of death i guess.

a very common sight in taiwan.
if you think singapore has loads of bikes, wait till you see those in taiwan.
they basically dominate the road.

spiderman and his choir.
they were trying to raise funds, just in case you cant tell.

sel trying to endorse another drink.
some konnyaku jelly drink that is endorsed by da s.
sel, your chances abit slim, cus she is willing to be gag.

mango mousse(?) wrapped in this mochi skin thing! VERY NICE!

drink more water! that's the brand of the water.

and my new fang da tong specs. HAHAHAH i know i look spas there.

then sel went amok and ran all around taking pictures of our new room (had to move cus there's no room available for 4nights) and even outside.
shall spare you guys the agony of looking at the random pictures, thus showing just two which roughly shows you how our new room looks like!

seriously sel, cant you leave me to watch my movie in peace!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

after which we went to jingmei night market.
the sheng jian bao from the previous post! look at the line!

the interior. sorry about the, erm, lingerie.

they have these archades(?) everywhere!

dinner at er mama (mommy goose??)

yet another drink. something called qingwa xia dan. (frog laying eggs?????)

breakfast for the next day, cus we are broke.

see the number of bikes? or rather, scooters.

sel is very happy to have her fortune read cus the results are damn good.

so, which is sel?

sui is jingmei? (who is jingmei?)

wo shi jingmei! (i am jingmei!)
aiya, inside joke.
it was damn funny at that time, ok.

i like this picture! very happy-ish.
taken by sel, by chance. i believe so. HAHAH!

one of the few comic strip on the train.

a crowd gathered to watch some dance performance to raise funds.
afterwhich they were dispersed by the police. LOL!

we ran out of places to go to, so we went to dunkin donuts!

sel was trying to make sure that she's in the picture. i think its a trait in cheapo cancerian girls.
but note the words on the wall.
DUN DON (Dont Don)
love me, suju!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cadina potato chips, stirfry lala (i think) flavour! i like this flavour!

sel's breakfast. this has real beef in it!

once again, sel and her favourite drink.
i actually have tons of pictures of her posing with it! B

at last, i shall sign off with this.
CHUA SAI VERS 2.1

nah. just kidding.