overall, probably only took like few photos with human inside..LOL..
Landed in Taipei in de afternoon on the first day..as the timing was like 3plus, neither here nor there, we have a day to relax! Yippie!!!!
Oh, there's like 4 of us who went to Taipei this time round, another product person in charge of Hanns products, our GM and our channel sales manager. More people as they have a meeting with Hanns in Taiwan as well.
it's my very first time in Taiwan...we've decided to head on to XiMenDing, since it was such a much talked about place..
here is where we had our first meal...one of the typical stalls u always see on TV esp on Jacky Wu's shows..lol
that's what we ate..i tried some noodle thingy called duno simi Geng sth...and..erm..its not nice...
de rest ate ths "Kongba" rice or sth...think they were saying it's quite nice..
oh but that plate of vege is really beri nice!!!
the ice kachang there is like you pick ur own ingredients and amount, then they do the ice for you..not bad..but a little too sweet...
so this is XiMenDing..on a wet day...it's rainy season when we're there and it's been raining everyday before we arrive..
tadah! my Fav!! grill cuttlefish...u get to choose ur own fish den the uncle there will grill it for you...smells super nice!! ya..i say smell cos i din get to try...haha..too full already!
that's so much for de first day..ooh there's this tomatoe thingy where they insert a plum inside each cherry tomato..it tastes super duper nice!! my FAVE!!!
alrighty, after de 1st day it's all back to work...so we made our separate ways accordingly, 2 of us to the Computex trade fair and 2 to their meeting..
not convenient to post up Computex photos...trade secrets ya noe.lol....
hee..that's the Taipei 101! supposedly famous landmark of taipei...which erm..stupide me duno abt it..till GM mentioned that the trade fair we're going to is next to Taipei 101..and cos there's an earthquake de day b4 we left for taipei, he jokingly ask us to just go to 101 if there's an earthquake..get to the top level..so that if the building collapse, at least we'll be on top of all de debris..-_-
ooh one thing, the taiwanese are really hospital people! very warm to their guest and one of the very good hosts i've ever met..
throughout our 3 nights there, they made sure that they'll come and meet us at night to bring us for dinner or to walk around etc...amidst their super duper busy schedule and the fact that they have alot of overseas customers around as well!
Of course, after their meeting which ended like at 7plus...they brought us to this place
guess what is this place?
it's the entrane of the Chinese Fusion food restaurant! there's a "ji guan" somewhere hidden in the lamp...for you to open de door.
decor was very nice...very fusion. ..great svc..and interesting food.
there's this ice cream made of tofu! quite special...erm sorry no pics taken..reckon it's like damn rude to go snapping photos with like other bosses around? hee...
ok..make a guess at where we went on de 3rd day..
i took a pic with narnia!
ultraman
ok i forgot his name, this alien from i think toy story?
some reindeer from duno which movie
Got your guess now? yeah i went to toy museum!!!
ya like real, as if we've so much leisure time to really go sightseeing...LOL..
we took their "bullet train" to Tainan, where one of their factories were.
tada...remember Hanns.spree? where we carry all designer lcd tvs, like apple shaped tvs, pig, firetruck...etc etc..
that's some of de decor in their factory...so nice! and by right no photos are supposed to be taken inside..hee..
and ya one thing i must comment..most of the toilets in taipei is like pretty clean!! much much cleaner than singapore's!!! floors are all clean and dry an totally no smell..i haven seen a smelly or dirty toilet in taipei yet!
the toilet in Tainan's train station is even better! look!
they even have toilet seat covers for u! to be flushed into the toilet bowl after using it..pretty cool aint it?
ok last night in taipei already..defnitely must go for my favourite food right?
tadah..we were brought to eat Mala Steamboat!!!!
and guess what's this? we're told this is the main reason y ppl come to here to eat the mala steamboat...
it's Duck blood~~!!!
ok overall i still prefer singapore's steamboat..hee.. their mala is really just mala..as in u only taste the spicy part..without any soup stock and all..
wherea's singapore's version, they'll mix say the chicken soup with the mala chilli so it's actually tastier...
saw this stall somewhere
very cute name hor...
our last meal in taipei before we leave for home~!
what a sumptuos breakie..hee..de cakes are super cheap there..it's like only $2 plus SGD and it's super nice..
ok all in all, i find this trip ok only..and find taipei average only. maybe it's cos we do not have enuff time to really explore and shop..
pretty disappointed as there has been really positive reviews about taiwan, abt shilin night market, ximending..Wufenpu..
been to these 3 places and find them..-_-. i've only bought like 3 necklaces for myself and that's abt it. i've never been on a trip be it work or leisure, buying so little items!!!!
and i seldom have leftover currencies from my trips..but i still have like SGD100 bucks left from this taipei trip...
