Taiwan trip - 31 May 2007 - 09 Jun 2007

Day 1 – 31 May 2007 (Vesak Day)
- set off from home at 11am, pick up ah ma at Yishun and heads off to Changi Airport
- flight to Taipei at 2.40pm by China Airline
- it was a pleasant flight as there is a individual TV and games
- we headed to the XiMenDing after we touched down

Day 2 – 01 Jun 2007
- watch the guards changing ceremony at the Martyr’s Shrine
330,000 men who sacrificed their lives to the revolution before the establishment of the Republic of China and who fell during the Sino-Japanese War and the China Civil War are worshipped here. Plates of these brave and loyal martyrs have been inserted into the four walls of the main building in testimony of their heroic deeds

- visit the National Palace Museum, world’s largest assemblage of the priceless Chinese art treasures, one which spsna Chinese’s nearly 5000 years history
see the 4 treasure, yu bai cai, pork stone, pearl grinder and wind shield.

- Taipei 101 building, one of the tallest buildings in the world, shops selling branded stuff

- Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall

- take High Speed Railway (HSR) to TaiChung
- dinner at 5 Cent Drift Wood House

Day 3 – 02 Jun 2007
- Royal Jelly / Honey / Tea Leave commission shop at TaiChung

- Sun Moon Lake, the largest natural lake and the pearl of Central Taiwan. The Eastern part of the lake is round like the sun, while the western part is shaped like as crescent moon

-Wen Wu temple, enshrine and worship Confucius, Guan Gong and Yue Faye

- Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

- garden outside the village

- 1999 Sep 21 earthquake (921)

- hotel at ChiaYi

Day 4 – 03 Jun 2007
- wake up very early in the morning to set off to Alishan

- Alishan

- Fo Guang Shan temple is the centre of Buddhism in Southern Taiwan. The giant statues of Buddha can be seen from far off in the distance.

- Spring and Autumn Pavilion

- dinner at LiuHo night market KaoHsiung

Day 5 – 04 Jun 2007
- XiZiWan, old British ambassy

- KenTing National park, most southern tip of Taiwan, famous Maopitou

- Oluanpi, the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan Straits meet and the big lighthouse

- Master Bear Resort at TaiTong, a double storey chalet type of house, with 2 bedrooms on the 2nd floor and one bedroom on the ground floor, we light heavenly lantern with wishes on it after dinner

Day 6 – 05 Jun 2007
- SanSianTai

- BaSianTong

- HuaLien, Taroko Gorge, the gorge was formed by rushing river waters, which have cut straight through the marble and granite to create a beautiful narrow ravine with waterfalls and patches of mist clinging to the mountains, surrounded by subtropical forests

Day 7 – 06 Jun 2007
- back to Taipei, 4-5 hours travels time in the coach
- lunch at JiuFen, old fashioned way of life.

In the olden days, there were 9 household in the village, therefore they always buy 9 sets of groceries, that’s the how the name JiuFen( means 9 sets in Chinese) came about

- Yang Ming Shan Hot Spring
- end of guided tour at ShiLin night market
- start to rain

Day 8 – 07 Jun 2007
- free and easy, check in Rainbow hotel
- shopping at Taipei MRT station,

- Wu Fen Pu wholesale center shopping
- raining in the afternoon till evening

Day 9 – 08 Jun 2007
- Tanshui old street, raining non-stop, not able to go Fisherman Wharf

- Mirama wheel

- dinner at ShiLin night market

Day 10 – 09 Jun 2007
- home sweet home
- flight at 9.15am, left hotel at 6am

Happy 2nd Birthday to Ryan...

Is my second birthday, but korkor seems more happy than me...kekeke

Lion Dance

Though Chinese new year is over. I still Lion Dance... cheng..cheng

Happy Birthday to Mummy.....

This is the cake papa bot, but is korkor choose one


Happy Family..... mami put timer and we all say 'cheese'..........

Sentosa / Flower exhibition

Some Photos taken

CNY 2007, Great-Grandma's birthday

Celebrating Ah Zou's birthday at a chinese restaurant inside a ITE collage.


Waiting for dinner to start

First day of school in ChongFu Primary School

Today is the start of my 6 years Primary school life. CHONGFU Primary School

I will be in the afternoon session for P1 & P2, P3 onwards will be in the morning session.

As usual, I went to the student care in the morning, Teacher Meera and Teacher Audrey was also very excited that I'm going to a big school today, no longer the small small area of childcare centre.

Mummy told Teacher Meera that the school bus will pick me up at 12.30pm. Teacher Audrey and me were at the bus before 12.30pm, but there was is no sign of 'AZ Bus' coming to pick me. When the clock get nearer to 1pm, Teacher Audrey got worried and called mummy, actually mummy was waiting for me at the school gate. At no choice, mummy took a cab over and send me to school, when we reached the school, all the students were already at the hall, O NO, I was late for school in the first day, paiseh men!!

mummy got the wrong waiting time from the bus provider, should be 11.30am NOT 12.30pm at the OCBC bus stop lah

School time is from 12.20pm - 6.20pm

I'm in P1 Caring, Form Teacher is Ms Nazlin

As I'm new to the school and classmates, Teacher arranged a buddy from P2 caring, his name is Shawn Ong. He is a nice person and accompany me to the tuckshop during recess time.

Mummy had prepared 2 slices of cheese and ham sandwiches for me, but I can only finish 1 slice.

At 6.30pm, the school bus Auntie went to the school hall to fetch us, as she also do not know our face, she need to shout our name loudly and ordered us to queue up 2 x 2 nicely, P1 in front and P2 behind. Mummy went to the school to fetch me as well, we took the school bus back to Ah Ma house in ChongPang.

Primary school life will be very different, more friends and more school works. Though i'm still not comfortable for Day 1, but I'm sure it will alright starting from day 2 onwards. See you...