Taiwan: Wulai (Day 5) and then time to go home

Day 5..

Ermm.. belom balik lagik ek? hahahha..

Maybe selalu kitaorg kalau gi holiday 6 days tuh dah enuf dah..termasuk travelling days..Tapi kalo tempat omputih 6 days definetely tak cukup la kan..Tapi Taiwan..6 days rase cam dah berlebih lebih dah.. hahahha..bole homesick gitu.. huhuhu..especially becos kitaorg takleh nak tepon Hiro..over sungguh..hehe..

Neway, semalam nye kan tak kuar Taipei City..so day 5 nih we're travelling to Wulai.. about 1 hour from Taipei..

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Taiwan review #6: Wulai

Wulai is a tourist town most renowned for its hot springs, sightseeing, and aboriginal culture.

Other activities include hiking, camping, swimming, fishing, and birdwatching. During the spring, visitors come see the sakura trees bloom.

Among the attractions are:
1) Wulai hot springs --> There's numerous hot spring hotels, public baths, as well as the Wulai river.

2) Wulai Atayal Museum --> Entrance is free. But personally I feel that's it's a bit boring (I may be bias. Most musuems bore me!)

3) Waterfalls --> Several waterfalls exist in the Wulai gorge, but the largest is Wulai Falls. Nothing to shout about. We have far nicer waterfalls in Malaysia.

4) Wulai Gondola --> the gondola takes visitors to the top of Wulai Falls, where it accesses a hotel, conference center, and the Yunxian playground (a nature park with gardens, paddle boats, natural trails, and natural obstacle courses). We gave this a miss so can't comment much on this.

5) Atayal aboriginal culture --> many shops in Wulai specialize in aboriginal foods, arts, crafts, and clothing. During our visits, the shops does not impress us much.

6) Wulai Scenic Train - this is a converted mine train built during the Japanese era that takes visitors from downtown Wulai to the attractions at the base of Wulai Falls. This train covers 1.6 km from start to end, and it's a pretty short ride. Fare is NTD50 per way.

Verdict: If you have limited time in Taiwan, you may want to give Wulai a miss. The town is small with not so impressive attractions. But if you're in sceneries and brisk walking, you may like Wulai with its hundreds of steps.

Direction: To get to Wulai from Taipei Main Station, exit at Xindian. There's a visitor info kiosk there to assist you. You can either go by bus or taxi. taxi ride is around 40 minutes to Wulai Town, and it cost around NTD500 per way.

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 Bini sedang menjalankan tugas nye sebagai personal tour guide.

 Sudah sampai Wulai. Sekali pandang macam Malim Nawar jek.. huhuhu.. macam pekan cowboy.. Okla..berjalan2 tgk tempat orang. since kitaorg pon macam dah tatau nak pegi mana lagik hari ke-5 nih.. Nih pon kejap jek kat sini..Tengahari dah sampai Taipei balik.

 View of Wulai.. Sungai tuh hot spring la tuh..Banyak spa and hotel, which kalau cuaca sejuk mmg teringin la aku nak masuk hot spring kan.. tapik nye panas terik tak koser mak nyeh.. huhuh..Dah le si Leman tuh semua pon takmo.. ajak masuk spa pon takmo.. dengan alasan --> "Ni kat Malaysia pon banyak!" .. hehehe..Well, kat Malaysia lagik kan payah nye kalau nak ajak dia nih pegi spa.. kat Bali ngan Phuket jek senang nak pujuk mamat nih layan spa..

 Tinggi okay tangga nak sampai tempat train nih..huhuh..semput mak..

 View from the mini train station.. Cantik kan view dia.. bersih jek terjaga rapi train track dia..

 Ini kitaorg dalam mini train..best jugak naik menatang nih.. akak memang suke naik rides rides kanak kanak macam nih.. hehe.. tapik skejap sangat dah sampai nye..

 Sejam perjalanan hanya nak tengok air terjun yg halus macam air kencing..huhuhuuh.. Tak impressive langsung youolllss.. Setakat rhupe ni.. air terjun lata kinjang tuh jauh lebig cantik (err..walaupon aku tak penah sampai Lata Kinjang tuh lagik..hehehhe).. Halus gile air terjun dia..nak turun pon macam malu malu jek aku tengok.. hehehe..

Kitaorg sampai pagi..so orang pon tak ramai.. Boleh la buat aksi2 memalukan diri macam di atas..hehe..

 And we're back at Taipei city for lunch..

Since esok kan dah nak balik..duit untuk makan kitaorg pon banyak lagik..sebab asek makan street food jek kan..so konon2 hari nih nak makan mahal sikit la.. masuk la satu Thai restoran nih..ala2 exclusive la jugak.. tengok pon dah rase nak kenyang..hehehe.. sebab mahal..

Dah nama nye tempat orang kan.. bukan banyak pon mende leh makan..so seperti biase we opt for anything seafood.. We ordered 1 sizzling seafood and 1 seafood fried rice..

Pehtu sampai la seafood fried rice dia..

Husband: Sayang, kenapa seafood fried rice dia ade letak sausage?

Wife: Ha-ah la.. entah.. Jangan la makan.. ketepi kan la.. (sambil alih kutip sausage letak ke tepi)

Husband: Pehtu nih ape mende? (refferring to serunding selonggok tepi nasik tuh)

Wife: Eeeeii..entah.. jangan la makan.. kejap..sayang tanye.. *sambil panggil waiter*

Dot: Excuse me..What is this made of?

Waiter: Ohh.. this is made of pork..

Dot and husband: Hahhhh?? Porkkk??

Hampir aku jatuh kerusi ok! seb baik laki bini tak termakan babi...hahahhaa..

Pehtu aku pon explain la kat dia.. aku nak seafood jek.. sebab kitaorang muslim..tak boleh makan babi..First time wei aku order SEAFOOD fried rice dapat babi on top of seafood.. huhuhuh.. naya.. naya..

Seb baik restoran exclusive so diorang pon amik balik masuk dapur.. pehtu datang balik mintak maap..cakap sorry lambat sikit..sebab diorang masak balik..make sure letak seafood saja.. hhuhuhu..

 Ini sizzling seafood.. nih kompem takdek babi.. huhuhu..Aku selera nak makan nih jek..lepas seafood fried rice yg dia baru goreng sampai, pon aku tak berapa nak lalu makan.. tapi aku tengok Leman sedap jek makan sampai licin pinggan..hahahhaha..

The rest of the day pass by in a blur.. jalan2 sikit kitaorg tapau sushi lepak makan kat bilik.. yg pasti every meal and every evening, confirm aku beli ice taro balls and pearl milk tea..heheheh..oh..rindu plak 2 mende tuh..kat malaysia tak sedap cam kat taiwan.. seb baik pearl tea "Little Taiwan" sedap..

 And this is us..dah sampai kat Taoyuan International Airport for our flight back home..

Dot dah order taxi kat front desk hotel kan.. So bila dah check in tuh.. terus jek masuk taxi dah tunggu kan..

Bila taxi tuh jalan jek sikit.. driver tuh tanye..

Driver taxi yg tatau cakap omputih: Chong cheng chong cehng..

Dot & Leman yg muka dah pucat lesi: Amende dia cakap nih abang? mampos kita.. hahahha

Dot: Sorry..Cannot understand.. No chinese..English?

Driver taxi plak muke dah biru: Ohh.. English..little.. (sambil sengih2)..

Dot: We wan't to go to Taoyuan International Airport.. (cakap sebutir2 biar jelas dan nyata)

Sebab kat Taiwan ade 2 airport..satu international (Taoyuan or also known as Chang Khai Shek Airport) satu domestic (Sonshang Airport)..separuh mampos la kitaorg nak bagi dia paham ok..tak pucat lesi muka kitaorg.. kang terlepas flight sesia idop weih.. huhuhu..

Driver taxi: Ok..ok.. You wanna go Terminal 1 or terminal 2?

Mampossssssssssssssss... mana aku tau dowh.. kat tiket aku tulih "Taoyuan International Airport" jek.. takde plak cakap terminal 1 ke 2 ke 3 ke..huhuhuhuh..

Pehtu Leman siap jadik translator..member senang la.. mentang2 bini handle semua logistic arrangement..huhuhuh.. siap translate untuk aku kot2 aku tak paham cine tuh cakap omputih..

Husband: Sayang..dia tanye terminal 1 ke 2?

Helllowwwwwwwwwwwww..mana la aku nak tau kan.. huhuhuhuh..

Aku pon tak sure la kan.. Ulang2 jek cakap.. Air Asia.. go back to Malaysia (mampos dia tatau Malaysia nih kat mana agak nye..huhuhuh).. International Airport..

Driver nih siap berenti kat tepi jalan ok nak setel direction kitaorg nih dulu.. aku rase member pon muka dah macam nak nangis.. muka macam.. korang-amik-la-duit-korang-nih-balik-aku-takmo-dah-sekarang-sila-turun!! hahahahha.. Pehtu dia gelak2.. kitaorg pon gelak gelak.. Pehtu dia cakap.. OK.. pehtu sambung jalan..

Wahahahahah..matik laa..ape yg ok pon aku tatau.. redho jek la.. 

Seb baik la betul dia bawak sampai depan gate yg siap ade lambang Air Asia..hehehehe..

 And with that..our Taiwan Adventure 2010 ends here.. Although Taiwan nih takde lah best sangat sampai nak ulang datang lagik..but seriously I had so much fun travelling with my munchkin.. we take it easy..and gelak2 jek walaupon kitaorg selalu sesat and dun speak their language.. Lepas nih dah makin confident nak travel DIY style berdua.. Insyallah next year punye honeymoon kat Perth pulak..

Taiwan: Been There! Done That!

Taiwan Day 4: Taipei City Centre

Here's the rest of my Taiwan tales..

Day 4 was spent lazing around in Taipei city.. kaki semua dah sakit macam nak tercabut.. huhuh..on top of that, I has blisters the size of Giant Kota Damansara.. hehe.. Crocs aku masih idup rupenye..

There's nothing much to shout about on Taipei City.. Skejap2 dot and Leman akan kasik remark.. "KL lagik cantik kan.." and 2 minit kemudian.. "KL lagik cantik kan.." hehehhe.. abes dah KL lagik cantik dok KL la..buat ape datang kan.. huhuhu.. well..nih on holiday.. kalau kena transfer sini nanges gak la kot.. (unless dapat gaji banyak tu tak kisah la..sambil nangis leh lap air mata guna New Taiwan Dollar..hahhaha)

 This is the beginning of our morning stroll.. nampak tak bintat bintat kecik kaler oren kat peta tuh.. haa.. tu la semua yg patut nye nak kaver.. From bubble "You are here" nak sampai ke bangunan Taipei 101 jauhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gile... huhuhuh.. ok la.. maybe tak la jauh sangat.. macam KLC to Convec jek la kot.. tapik KLCC to Convec jln bawah atap dalam aircond..nih jalan bawah atap zink takdek aircond.. huhuh..

 See..we blend in well kan.. Pegi memana jek semua orang cakap cine ngan kitaorg.. pehtu bile kitaorg cakap.. "Sorry, no chinese.. English?" .. semua buat muka aku sure dalam hati cakap --> " Ek eleeeeeeeee.. perasan amaricano lah plak budak 2 ekor nih.. muke macam cine bukit lagik tapik tak reti cakap cine.. piiirraaahhh!!".. hahahhahaha..

 Soo Lai Man yg eksaited akhirnya sampai jugak kitaorg kat menatang alah Taipei 101 nih sbelom malam.. huhhuuh..  Taipei 101 nih kira macam KLCC la..one of the fames landmark kat Taiwan nih.. Masuk hari ke-4 nih, kitaorg laki bini mmg dah tak segan silu lah nak tahan teksi.. takde makna nye nak adventure adventure naik train bagai.. hahahaha.. sket sket jek tahan teksi.. mahal pon mahal la..asalkan kaki aku tak sakit.. heheheh.. and telinga leman tak sakit dengar bini dia merengek2 sakit kaki.. hehehe..

Mase sampai Taipei 101 tuh, penuh rombongan cik kiah dari mana tah..yg pasti semua cino belako.. hhuuhuhuh.. diorang nak naik sampai tingkat 88 kot..aku tak ingat..sebab kitaorg tak naik.. aku kan keja kat tingkat 71 so ekshen la setakat nak tengok dari tempat tinggi2 nih tak heran dah la..tiap2 hari aku tgk luar nampak nice view kot..hehehhe.. (ehem..husband..tapik kalau nak bawak saya naik Eiffel Tower sekali lagik saye rela.. hehehhe..).. dan harus la tak free kan nak naik tuh..mahal gak la.. So hanya pusing2 and carik tempat nak makan.. semua kedai pon mahal jenama bagus2.. yg aku nak masuk pon segan ngan pakaian baru lepas hantar sayur kat pasar nih.. hahahha.. Seb baik ade foodcourt jugak.. so telah melantak makanan2 berasaskan seafood dgn best nye.. 

 Lepas lunch.. dalam panas terik nak mampos tuh.. aku insist jugak nak carik menatang L.O.V.E nih.. hehehhe.. kalau tgk gambo org pegi Taiwan, selalu nampak landmark nih.. (ade member kata kat Bangkok pon ade.. tapi aku tak pernah sampai bangkok lagik.. maybe next year..insyaallah).. Puas hati gile bile dah jumpa menatang ni at the other side of Taipei 101.. Dah la tengah panas terikkk nak mampos kan.. kitaorg 2 org jek kat situ berposing2..hahahaha..sure cine2 nih ingat kitaorg jakun dgn menatang nih pon nak posing tengah panas2 bute nih.. hehehe.. lantak kan.. takde makne aku nak datang Taiwan balik setakat nak tangkap gambar ngan mende nih.. baik tangkap jek skrg.. hehehhe... Lagik best sebab tak yah la rebut2 sebab mmg takde org pon teringin nak tangkap gambar ngan mende nih..hehehhe..

Lepas dah penat pusing town..Actually ade banyak shopping centre kat city centre nih.. tapi sebab panas and macam takde mood nak shopping mahal2.. kitaorg pon decide nak balik Ximending balik.. lagipon tak abes pusing lagik Ximending nih.. Area nih banyak la kedai yg agak bersesuaian ngan bajet aku kan..hehehe..

 Again..bini telah berjaya mem-persuade laki nye nak carik jugak restoran jamban nih kan..hahahhaa..Susahhhhhhhhhh gile ok nak jumpa.. sumpah tak tipu kitaorg jalan kaki sejam pusing2 asek salah masuk simpang dan lorong.. tengok peta pon dah berbelit belit.. huhuhhu..

Dot dah malas la nak letak review..anyway..kalau korang orang islam dan orang malaysia sesat sampai Taiwan..dot nasihatkan.. RENTI KAN LA!! Pegi la carik tempat lain nak jalan2..heheheh..Takde ape yg special pon restoren nih.. mahal nak mampos.. and kita bukan nye boleh makan ape sgt pon kan.. we ordered drinks and fries and cheese fritters jek pon dah dekat 50 hengget.. dah la susah nak carik tempat nih kan.. huhuhu.. and yg paling tak best ialah food/drinks dia tak sedap pon..

 Feewwiiittt fewitt.. Laki sape la rupe macam K-Pop nih? hehehhe..

 Nampak tak magkuk2 kuning ngan ijau tuh kan.. Biru tuh urinal tempat kencing lelaki.. aku tak penah kencing tak situ, so takde la geli ke ape kan.. blasah jek minum takde perasaan.. lepas dah makan nih..aku pegi la toilet betul restoren nih kan, sebab nak kencing.. Sekali hamik ko..memang version cam mangkuk tuh cuma dia versi besar.. huhuhuh.. gross.. hehehhe..kitaorg memamg suke menyaiko kan diri..

 Bini yg happy walaupon makan dalam bilik air..hehehe.. holiday babeh.. holiday.. harus senyum jek hari2 kan..sebab tuh la setahun kena holiday banyak2 kali.. hehehe.. (Note to husband: Singapore 2010 *wink wink*)

 This is Ximending area during the day.. memang sesak and padat.. malam sat gi double or triple kesesakan dia..

 Dah ini lah hasil tangkapan hari nih.. Faveret aku balik bilik susun2 barang and tangkap gambar.. ironnically ilang terus sakit kaki tengok barang2 belian..hehehe..

Next day nye kitaorg ke luar bandar balik.. Mase nih dah home sick and nak balik jumpe Hiro.. huhuhuuh..

Taiwan Adventure: Day 3 @ Window on China

By day three..we pretty much got a hang out of things..

Thanks to hours of studying Trip Advisor..

Aku study trip advisor kat hall..sambil leman main Championship manager..
Aku study trip advisor kat bilik..sambil leman tido dgn bestnye..
Aku study dalam plane..pon leman leh tido sambil senyum..
Memang serah bulat2 la kat bini.. huhuhu..

So bile dah sampai Taiwan..
Aku still berkira2 nak menyusun itenery..Bile tanye dia nak pegi mana..jawapan dia sama jek.. Mana2 pon boley.. walauweii..susah la ini macam.. kang aku bawak gi mall tengok wayang kang.. huhuh..
For day 3..we decided to go to Windows on China..
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Taiwan review #5: Windows on China (WOC)


Located at about 1 hours from taipei. To go WOC, you need to board the MRT from Taipei Main Station to Jiantan stop. From there, you may board TaiLien’s E-go (Taiwan United) buses, which also goes to Leofoo.

Another alternative is to take a cab. When we arrived at Jingan station, trying to find our bearing where actually we need to wait for the bus, we've been approached by a lady (with no english). Lucky for us, there's a couple nearby to translate. It turns out she's looking for more passenger to share cab with the couple..She's the cab driver..After a short wait, we managed to get 6 people (including ourselves)..It only costs us NT$150 per person, and its worth every cent as the cab driver drop us at the gate of WOC..

At first, I thought of going to WOC and then to Leofoo. But the hot weather makes it impossible even to think of. My advice is, unless you go on a winter (cool season), give WOC a miss. I'm not sure what's in Leofoo, but I can tell you that WOC is not worth the NT$550..and under the hot scorching sun, you would not enjoy looking at miniature buildings. :)

Just outside the entrance of WOC, there's a E-go bus stop..My advice is, before you even enter WOC, take a look at the bus schedule to plan your time for the return trip to Jingan..It's difficult to get taxi here..We're unlucky enough to miss our bus by 10 minutes.. The next bus would be in 1 hour time..and in hot the weather, that's a torture..We managed to get a cab which costs us NT$900..It's a bomb, but desperate times requires desperate measures..We agreed on the fares and hop into the air conditioned taxi :)
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Ohmigod..Panasssssssssssss gile ok tempat tuh..


Well, actually satu Taipei tuh pon panas..tapik kalau ko dok dalam aircond takde la rase kan..Tapik dah nama nye gi bersiar2 dalam park..memang carik nahas youols..huhuhu..

Si leman tuh degei..akak dah soh dah bawak payung sorang satu..dia kata tak payah.. Boleh share.. Harus bile sampai sana, dengan payung yg kecik tuh, tak koser aku nak share payung ngan dia.. ahahhaha.. terpaksa la member beli topi plak satu..

 Mase nih kitaorg tgh tunggu taxi.. Ade satu couple tuh from Malaysia.. Senang gile nak cam orang malaysia..sebab cakap omputih semua satu macam..(macam aku la tu..hahaha)..

 Start point..Panas nak mampos.. Ikut hati, nak jek aku nyuruk dalam souvenir shop jek..ade aircond.. tapik 55 hengget nyeh.. Kalau 5 hengget dah lama aku patah balik Taipei City.. huhuhuh.. Kesian Leman..bini tersalah pilih tempat.. Tapi tempat dia besih la..and well maintain.. Cume panas tak tahan..

 Abang Leman bersama topi 14 hengget nye..gara2 sebab degei cakap bini :P

 Leman layankan aje request bini..hahaha..

 Bersama Doraemon dan rakan2..

 Ni jek kot satu2 nye mende yg menarik sket untuk orang dewasa..Too bad kitaorg too old for this monster..hahahaha.. No way aku nak naik ok..5 tahun yg dahalu..maybe..(tho i doubt it :P)..Tinggi siyutt..and ade air so gerenti basah..and kitaorg tak bawak baju extra..hehehe..so tengok jek la dari bawah..

Akhirnya..menatang nih jugak yg laku..Kitaorg naik sampai 2 round..sebab memang takde org queue..and kitaorg malas nak jalan sebab panas.. hahaha..mende nih ade atap.. and dia pusing slow2.. hehehe..kawasan2 yg gondola tu pusing, mmg jgn harap la kitaorg nak explore pakai kaki dah lepas tuh..kira covered jek la kan.. hehe..

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Did i mention it's panas?? huhuhu..

Boleh migrain punye tahap panas dia ok..

And untuk kami laki bini yg dah tua bangka nih, BOSAN nak mampos ok tempat nih..

Kalau ko ade anak kecik at least terhibur la jugak kan, tengok anak enjoy tgk kawasan..tengok doraemon dan rakan2.. Nih dedua ekor dah nak mati kebosanan kat situ..hahahha..Nyesal ok tak pegi Leofoo Village jek.. huhuhu..Tapi sebab dah bayar 55 hengget sorang, kitaorg pon terus kan jugak la bersiar-siar..

Aku penah pegi tempat cam nih.. Nama dia Window on The World..Kat shenzhen tahun 2005 dulu ngan Abah, arwah mak and ayong.. mase tuh cam best gile tempat tuh.. siap ade show best lagik.. So ingat kan WOC ni best la macam tuh..tapik hampagas ok..
Kol 1045 pagi kitaorg sampai..kol 1230 dah nak balik dah..huhuhu..
Lagik tak best dah terlepas plak bas yg kol 1230 tuh.. huhuhu..

Merase la tunggu bas bawah atap zink..panas nak mampos..so kitaorg decide nak carik taxi jek..seb baik ade taxi yg hantar org pegi situ..so kitaorg pon tahan.. Kena la dalam 90 hengget ok..
But like i said to husband..It's worth the money..I'll gladly pay 90 hengget asalkan tak paham tunggu bawah panas terik matahari sampai 45 minit..huhuhu..
And perjalanan pon jauh..dekat 40 minit naik taxi..so berbaloi la kan..

Sampai balik Taipei Main Station.. Kitaorg pon dah penat nak mampos..
Berjalan2 skejap kat Underground mall..

Underground Mall jugak yg best :)

Dalam kol 4 camtuh lepas tapau sushi..kitaorg pon balik berehat kat bilik..heaven! hahahhaa..

Sampai malam baru kuar balik..tuh pon sebab nak carik makan.. huhuhu..

Masuk hari yg ke-4..lagik la kitaorg macam dah malas jek nak berjalan jalan.. hahaha..

Kaki pon memang dah sakit gile kan.. Jalan sikit lepak yg banyak nye.. Tak kisah la..asalkan holiday tak yah gi keja.. hehehe..

To be continued in Day 4..

Taiwan Adventure: Day 2 (Part 3)

Sebelom aku lupe semua pasal Taiwan nih.. and sementara ade mase.. here goes..

Taiwan Review #5: Danshui

 Danshui (or Tamshui) is a sea-side town in Taipei County in northern Taiwan (ROC). It is named after the Danshui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait. [wikipedia]

To get to Danshui..hop into the MRT redline Danshui..which is the last stop.. It is a lively place..suitable for a walk and to enjoy the sea view.. Lots of interesting shops lining the walkway.. From my research, I read that there's a Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum and a Bug Museum or something.. But since I came later in the evening, i did not make it to either place..Other place of interest is Fort San Domingo (which I missed too.. hehe).. But during my short visit..I had a wonderful time in Danshui and it's one of my favourite place in Taiwan..  

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Tempat nih senang jek nak pegi.. turun jek last stop MRT redline dia.. dah sampai.. Kitaorg sampai pon dah petang..and mase nih kaki pon dah sakit sebab berjalan seharian kat Jiufen and Jiguashi tadik tuh kan..But I love the evening stroll that I had wif Husband..

 Danshui Waterfront

 Jalan jek sikit lepas station tuh..Terus ternampak kedai jual sotong goreng nih (calamari rings).. Besar gile sotong dia okeh..Siap apek tuh kena gunting2 kasik bite size.. Sedap hingga menjilat jari.. satu bekas tuh 10 hengget.. sotong pon lembut jek.. Lepas dia pass bekas tuh kat aku..dia soh DIY letak perencah..ade seaweed..ade cili.. ade pepper.. ade apetah lagik.. Kitaorg letak seaweed.. sedap sedap... tapik lepas makan separuh kompem la muak kan.. huhu.. tapik takkan nak buang 5 hengget youols (sbb dah tinggal separuh).. sumbat jugak la sampai abes..

 Us taking our evening stroll at the seaside..

 Mase nih dah start ujan renyai2.. huhu.. Tepi2 tu semua kedai kedai.. banyak gak kedai tikam2.. Kitaorg main paling dart tuh.. bayar 5 hengget..kena la 2-3 belon..hadiah tah hape hape..hahahha..tapik aku bawak balik jugak kasik kat Hiro.. (Hiro kuis la 2-3 kali jgn tak buat syarat..pehtu dia pon tak hingin..hahaha)

 Aiskrim nih nama dia long icecream or sumthing..Sedap and ade banyak perisa.. satu singgit 50 sen camtuh jek.. murah kan..nih perisa manggo.. nyum..nyum.. Sebab banyak sangat.. and leman tuh bukan suka mende2 manis camnih, aku patahkan separuh buang jek.. huhuhu..

 Kat seberang tuh nama dia Bali..Boleh naik boat pegi sana.. Tapi sebab dah petang, kitaorg naik bot pegi Danshui Fisherman Wharf jek..

 Ni dalam bot ride.. chomelll kan dog nih..elok jek dia dok situ..bila bot dah jalan, siap tuan dia hulurkan kepala dia keluar tengok pemandangan..hehehhe..kiut gile..aku lagik kusyuk tengok anjing daripada tengok laut.. hehehhe.. Cube kepala Hiro yg aku keluarkan daripada bot tuh.. silap2 dengan aku sekali jatuh ke laut..hehehe..dia tuh tngok aquarium abah kat Taman Dinding pon takut..

 This is the famous Lover's Bridge.. It's for pedestrian only.. Tapi tak koser kitaorg nak gi berjalan jauh2 sampai ke tengah.. err.. sebenar nye langsung tak naik pon.. amik gambar dari jauh jek.. setakat jambatan rupe camnih kat Putrajaya lagik lawa2 nyeh.. huhuhhu..

 Lovers at Lovers Bridge

 Sunset at Fisherman Wharf.. Ujung jetty tuh pon kitaorg tak pegi..hahahhaha..gile pemalas la laki bini kan..

 Ok nih ade cerita..

Ceritanye begini..

Wifey: Husband..jom kita urut kaki jom..murah jek..30 hengget jek setengah jam..jom laa...

Husband: Donwan.. Nanti sakit..

Wifey: Allaaa.jom la husband.. husband ni tak rock la.. kita kan on holiday..Tak sakit nye.. Macam la tak biasa..kan kite selalu jek buat reflexology..

So husband finally gives in..and in we went..

Masuk2 jek.. semua mata ke arah kitaorg..
Semua muke blur..huhuhu..
Kitaorg lagik la..
nak kuar balik dah tak sempat..siap dah tutup balik sliding door blakang kitaorg..hahahha..

Pehtu interact la pakai bahse isyarat.. cakap nak urut kaki..
Di suruh la kitaorg nih duduk..

Pehtu kuar la 2 orang bute.. huhuhuh..
Rupenye nih tempat urut yg semua pekerja nye OKU.. huhhuhu..

Surprisingly..orang bute tuh cakap english better than most people yg kitaorg jumpa..
Mmg la limited vocab.. tapik jadik la kan..

SAKIT ok youolls..huhuhuh..
Aku ngan leman dah buat muke lembu dalam labour room ok..
siap dah mengerang..siap sentap tarik balik kaki..

Tapi diorang kuat ok..(yee..aku pon dapat tukang urut jejans..huhuhu..nayeee)
Kaki kitaorg mmg la byk urat simpul..kate tak henti jln since morning kan..huhuhuh..
That's the longest 30 minit of our lives..

Tapi kagum la.. sebab semua OKU tuh tak de la merempat tepi jalan mintak sedekah ke kan..diorang mencari rezeki yg halal.. harus dapat tips from us..sedangkan yg tak OKU pon kalau urut kitaorg kasik kan..

Pehtu..mase mengurut.. mamat nih konon2 nak beramah mesra la ngan ai kan youols..

Mamat: Where are you from?
Dot: Malaysia (pergh.. siap slang London ok..hahahaha)..
Mamat: Ma-lai-see-ya (oo..pehtu buat muke tak cam..pehtu cakap2 cine ngan tukang urut leman..pehtu cam gelak2..)..
Dot: *kompem tak reti mamat nih kan* .. Errmm..near Singapore
Mamat: Si-nga-por (ulang process di atas tadik)
Dot: Errmm.. Near Thailand..
Mamat: Thai-Leng (masih ulang process di atas.;.)
Dot: hahahahha.. errmm..it's also near Indonesia

hahahhaa..mampuih.. dah semua negara aku kuar kan nih.. kang aku sebut it's near hong Kong ke baru ko nak paham kot..huhuhu..

leman pon dah gelak2 kan aku.. end up aku pon takde la offer memana negara jiran dah.. papua new guinea confirm lagik dia tak tahu kan.. hehehhe..

tapi lepas2 tuh.. kalau org tanye from where.. aku jawap pakai slang cine.. Ma-Lay-See-Ya..Untung2 diorang paham la kan.. Nak jek aku offer nyanyi lagu Negaraku kang..

Lepas urut..kaki yg sakit rase macam bertambah sakit..hahahha

 hari pon dah malam (baru kol 641 petang  je).. tapi rase cam dah pukul lambat2 sikit..kol 9 keatas camtuh..Lepas tu terus amik train balik..

 Sampai hotel pengsan ok..Letih gile berjalan hari nih..and it's only the 2nd day.. *cik tour guide yg kepenatan*

 Ini dinner kami malam tuh.. actually ade 2 malam kot kitaorg dinner yg sama nih.. hehe.. Beli kat Take Out Sushi kat stesen MRT.. best gile..satu sushi singgit jek ok..

Akhirnya abes jugak Day 2 kan.. Day 3-6 tak se hectic Day 2...so hopefully my post will be shorter ok..

PS: Masih belom pack beg baju..huhuhu.. bulan nih beg baju fully utilised lah.. masuk kuar (time raya), masuk kuar (gi Taiwan), masuk kuar balik (lepak Legend) and again masuk balik (nak gi Lumut)..[ehem..dedalie..awak jgn jeles saye nak gi balik kampong 5 hari ye..hehehhe..wajib pekena rojak manjung nih..hehehe (update post Bali pliss..I'm dying to hear..hehehe).. Jgn pakcik rojak manjung tuh bercuti raya sampai sebulan sudah..]



Taiwan Adventure: Day Two (Part 2)

For this post, I'll let the pictures do most of the talking ok.

Finally, we arrived at Ruifang..wwehhuuuuu... :)

Tunnel nak menuju ke station exit.. Abang Leman muke lega tak kena jual kat Hong Kong..hehe..

 Nice view from the bus..on the way to Jiufen & Jiguashi..

 Seb baik tak teruk jalan bengkak bengkok nih..kalau tak mau kuar balik hashbrown mahal aku tadik..hahahha..

 Ngeri ok drebar bas kat sini bawak bas.. Jalan sempit..Bawak laju..Bile bas berselisih ngan bas, jantung aku tertinggal kat belakang 2 meter..huhuhu..

 Akhirnyaaa..sampai jugak kat Jiguashi..yeayy..(Husband, sila bagi credit to wife di atas ke-terer-an bini bawak husband sampai sini. hehe. err..walaupon tempat nih takde la happening mana pon :P)

 Turun2 bas jek..terus busy PAKSA Leman tangkap gambar aku..hehehhe..

 Dan lagi..

 Dan lagik..

Lepas tuh terus kena sound..

Photographer tidak bertauliah: "Isshkkk...udah udah ler tu amik gambo nye..jom la kita masuk dulu!"

Hahahahhaa.. gambar2 tuh semua belom pon masuk kat Jiguashi Gold Ecological Park..

Tempat nih macam dulu2 tempat melombong emas..sekarang dah jadik tourist spot.. Takde la best sangat pon.. Memula aku tak intend pon nak pegi..nak pegi Jiufen jek..tapik dah susah payah sesat larat semua kan.. and dah alang2 sampai.. kite singgah jek la..

 Nampak tak tangga yg banyak tuh? Ape ade kat atas tuh? Entah..aku pon tatau.. KOSER mak nak manjat tangga banyak cam tuh nyeh! semput kang tak pasal jek.. hehehhee.. 

 Area jualan.. kat mana2 saje.. tak kira di mana saya berada.. kawasan nih lah paling faveret skalik..hehehhe..

 Abang leman berposing ngan keta sorong..

 Where shall we go first? Tak kisahlah asalkan tak payah naik tangga banyak2..

 Nice view (especially yg baju merah tuh..wink..wink..)..Yang..you pon dah rupe cine apek mana dah baru dok Taiwan 2 hari..hahahhaha..

 Nampak tangga tuh? Yang tuh kami panjat..huhuhu.. sebab ape? Sebab ade papan tanda tunjuk "Souvenir Shop"..huhuhuhu..

Akak memang lemah bab bab kedai nih nyeh..So telah dgn gagah nye menapak tinggi nak mampos..huhuhuh..

 Seb baik area dia cantik..and mase nih tak panas sangat..

 Kecewa souvenir shop tak best langsung!

 Singgah gold museum.. Kitaorg kalau part museum museum nih takde rajin nye nak belek satu2.. laju laju jek kitaorg pusing pehtu dah kuar balik..hahahaa..Tuh bawak tapak kaki tuh adelah gold..cantekkan..

 Emas seketul..Husband, I tak mintak banyak tuh.. few hundreds grams is enuf for me.. hehehhe..(At this time the picture was taken, emas nih valued at more than 28 million RM).. Ironically, takde plak pengawalan ketat pon kat tempat emas nih.. Semua orang (tourist macam aku) sebuk nak pegang amik gambar kan..hahahha..Maybe sebab berat kot,..and susah nak bawak lari..

 Laki bini yg dah berpeluh2 dan serabai.. huhuhu.. Kat mesia nih kira macam jalan jalan untuk seminggu nih.. huhuhhu.. dah la gym lama ponteng.. lagik la pancit nye..  

 Lepas dah naik tuh.. Harus la kena turun plak kan.. huhuhuh.. torture ok.. torture.. Dah bunyik2 dah engsel lutut aku bergesel..

Lepas tuh kitaorg pon naik bas pegi Jiufen plak..

yg kelakar tuh.. kan dah cakap ngan drebar tuh kitaorg nak pegi Jiufen kan.. bile sampai Jiufen..aku ngan leman berkira kira..nak tekang loceng ke tanak.. nak ke tanak.. huhuhu.. seb baik tekan la jugak.. bas tuh buat emergency stop ok tetengah jalan..so kitaorg pon turun la dgn muka tak bersalah nye.. hehehe..

 Ini lah Jiufen..Macam lorong belakang Haji Taib jek kan youolls.. huhuhuh.. Kat sini banyak kedai jual2 barang..especially Taiwan snacks.. Aku ade la beli beberapa setelah mengkaji bahan2 yg di gunakan.. hehhehe..

 This is our lunch.. Siap beli 2 kali ok.. Menatang nih sotong ball tuh.. Kat Malaysia pon ade jual.. siap pakai bahse isyarat nak make sure nih betul sotong.. seb baik dia ade letak anak patung sotong kat situ.. huhuhu..so senang la sket ade props..

 Sedap ok.. Lihat saja gaya lakiku..hehehe..

 Nih plak Ice Taro Balls.. SEDAP nak mampos.. hahahahha.. Nih harus la faveret aku.. laki aku mana reti makanan2 orang pekan macam nih..hahahhaha.. Dia macam ice kacang la.. tapi tarok taro ball (Taro = ubi)... Nih paling sedap la yg aku makan..

Bile dah balik Taipei pon aku bantai makan mende nih hari2.. sebab tuh cepat jek gemok balik kan.. tapi Taipei punye kedai moden.. tak sesedap yg kat Jiufen nih..

 Tengok la muke aku busy makan ice taro ball.. Nih kalau aku bawak abah nih, konfem dia minum air mineral jek nih.. hahahhaha..

 Exploring the street of Jiufen..

Masalah kitaorg paling besau kat sini ialah.. banyak anjing berkeliaran.. anjing2 tuh well maintain.. and semua pon pakai collar.. tapi setengah tuh jenjalan tak de tuan pon.. huhuhuh..

Tengah syok aku jalan2 ngan Leman.. tetiba datang satu anjing itam yg besar dari arah depan..

leman dah kejung dah kat situ.. huhuhuh..

Boleh dia tinggalkan aku jalan ke depan sorang2..

Aku pon takut anjing jugak lah wei...huhuhuh..

So aku macam dah panic.. nak patah balik ke belakang dah tak sempat.. and anjing tu macam tau tau jek aku takut.. sebab terus dia menuju ke arah aku.. huhuhuhuhu..

So I did the next best thing that i could..

AKU CAPUK BAHU satu pakcik and makcik cine yg tengah jalan depan aku!! huhuhuhuhuh..

Melompat makcik tuh punye terkejut tetiba ade orang capuk bahu.. huhuhhu..

Korang boleh bayang kan tak?

Bayang kan korang tengah jalan ngan laki korang.. pehtu aku datang dari arah belakang nak menyelit tengah2.. hahahahhahahahahaha...

Sumpah kelakar ok..

Mak cik tuh dah jerit2 dah.. hahahahhaha.. Itu pon dah bagus aku tak pelok laki dia terus.. huhuhuhu.. Laki aku elok jek gelak2 kat belakang 2 meter.. huhuhuh... jahat kan dia?

Ade dekat 10 kali kot aku mintak maap kat makcik and pakcik tuh.. aku tunjuk la anjing tuh.. and cakap..I'm sorry..sorry.. tui pu chee (ecececeh.. testing vocab baru nampak..hahahha).. harus weih..korang tak tengok muke diorang.. seb baik 2 bahse tu dia dah paham.. kkalau tak jepun korea semua aku kuar kan.. hehehehe..

 And this is the view from Jiufen..(cantik kan baju zebra akak nyehs..  beli kat flea market Curve.. baju2 kat Malaysia gak yg best)

 Dan ini lah muke kami.. dalam perjalanan pulang ke Taipei..kali nih tak salah train dah..ehehhee.. nih baru tengahari.. so lepas nih ade lagik satu tempat plak nak pegi.. kat arah yg bertentangan.. petang nih nak pegi Danshui (waterfront).. That one nanti la aku upload part 3 plak ok..

Ok youols..till later..~
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Taiwan review #4: Jiufen and Jiguashi

Personally, I enjoy my trip here.. Tho it looks as if they have nothing to offer, it's a satisfying half day trip outside of Taipei.. If you're into sightseeing and experiencing new culture, you may want to visit Jiufen and Jiguashi (free entry)..The old street of Jiufen offers lots of Taiwanese snacks on sale.. Since I'm a muslim, there's very limited choices of food here..So you may want to bring some bread/biscuits.. But if you're not a muslim, lots of eateries are available here (and usually full of customers). Tea houses are also one of the main attraction in Jiufen.
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PS: Tapi aku tak pegi pon tea house dia youols.. mahallll ok teh teh dia.. Satu box mostly RM50 - 100 lebih.. koserrrrrrrrrrr aku  nak bayar mahal2 setakat nak minum teh.. baik aku balik mesia minum teh boh.. hehehhe..