Finally, me and friend decided to go for the "cheaper" option, and choosed HK via Cathay Pacific! We decided to have a rest and relax trip since it's only $248 for the return airtickets. But actually deep down, we really wanted to go Taipei hahaa...it's a big deilima for us! haha but it's done deed.
Shortly after, i saw the airfare promo for SCOOT and it's offering a 30% discount for flights to Kaoshiung. Reminded myself of a promise i made to my mum. Wanted to bring her to Fo Guan Shan in January, but we were waiting for my bro. So at the end, decided to take up this offer, and due to the dates, i ended up flying off to Kao Shiung the very next day upon my return from HK! This make my this twin trip into a "long vacation".
haha, can't wait for march to be here. Thinking of both, where i should be staying and doing in HK and Taiwan!
Likely going to Alishan for the Taiwan trip. Seems to be the Sakura season, but journey up is kind of complicated. Let me research a bit more. Apparantly, some of the b&B only open for booking 3mths in advance. i'm too early it seems, but i really wanted to get the booking of room over and done with! let me think a little more.. or maybe Yilan can make a good stop...i wanted to visit the Jimmy's park!
still lots of time for me to slowly do my research! :)
Friday, October 30, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
HK or Taipei? oh Crazy crazy!!!
Barely back from my Kaoshiung / Kending trip, i'm dreaming of the next holiday. Just chatting and laming with my friend, saw an airfare promotion and we started messaging non-stop, and suddenly, we fixed a date, and now it's left the destination!
Taipei or Hk? Taipei, more places to go, i wanted to go Yilan for the Jimmy park as well as the Sashimi at the fish market and of course my RuRouFan! But it's more expensive, and we don't have much annual leave. Hk is a more practical choice, being cheaper, (cathay only at $248!) but problem is, it's less exciting (at least to me, i seemed to caught the Taiwan poison! haha). One plus point though, is i can get my dSLR there!
HK, Taiwan? decided to go HK route, but then, the promotion needs my SCB card and i left mine at home. By the time my mum called me with the card details, the original date that we wanted is sold out!!!!! hmm.. now waiting for my friend to confirm another dates with me. let's see... if it will happen!
So exciting!!! hahahaha
waiting waiting... i really need something to look forward to!!!
Taipei or Hk? Taipei, more places to go, i wanted to go Yilan for the Jimmy park as well as the Sashimi at the fish market and of course my RuRouFan! But it's more expensive, and we don't have much annual leave. Hk is a more practical choice, being cheaper, (cathay only at $248!) but problem is, it's less exciting (at least to me, i seemed to caught the Taiwan poison! haha). One plus point though, is i can get my dSLR there!
HK, Taiwan? decided to go HK route, but then, the promotion needs my SCB card and i left mine at home. By the time my mum called me with the card details, the original date that we wanted is sold out!!!!! hmm.. now waiting for my friend to confirm another dates with me. let's see... if it will happen!
So exciting!!! hahahaha
waiting waiting... i really need something to look forward to!!!
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tainan - an unexpected Trip 19-22 Sep 15
Having blogged about my Kending & Kaoshiung trip, i thought it's fair that I blog about my Tainan trip. Been a while since i last travelled with this friend of mine, and so we decided to do a short get-away. Just a short trip to Bangkok. But shortly after booking the air tickets, there was the bombing incident, and to play it safe, we decided to change our destination, and So, it's off to KaoShiung!
Since it's meant to be a get-away, a relax trip, we decided to keep it easy, and do a simple trip to Tainan, Fairyland lake(farm) and Fo Guan Shan @ Kaoshiung! Tainan was amazing, with it's culture. Visited Anping old street,the fort, the Treehouse (my favorite place there) and had quite a bit of snacks there. THe whole afternoon was spent exploring the old streets, not forgetting the majestic Mazu temple! We got a bit lost especially with the bus options that eventually, we decided to take a taxi back to town! But managed to visit the very big Flower Night market before going back to our little minsu.
Next morning, we visited Chikan Tower. Had the fortune to meet a retired teacher who served as a guide for us. Very informative tour, learning about the history of Tainan!Were too early and missed the chance to try the famous Noodles. well next time perhaps!
Next stop was to Fairyland lake. We thought it was near Tainan town but how wrong we were! Tainan is actually very big!!! managed to get a cab driver who drove us there (2 hours!!) and enroute, we detoured and vistied Cigu salt mountain and had the best seafood lunch there!! Super yummy!
The farm was quite and peaceful and we really had the chance to sit and relax, playing with the little puppies (even for me!) and enjoy the sunset as well as the starry night! had a little tour in the morning before moving on to our last stop.
Fo Guan Shan in Kaoshiung has always been a must "wish" for me. SO decided to go for it this round! tried but failed to get accomodation at the temple (due to our very limited mandarin and well time) we decided to stay at e-da (the nearest hotel to FGS). E-da is mostly a theme park and as a shopping mall, well it's kinda of boring for us.. But our visit to FGS was amazing! we spent more than half a day at the memorial hall itself with all the exhibits etc. loved the vibes there. Can simply stay and relax the whole day there!
but time is running against us, and it's time to go home. Shopped a bit at Zuoying before moving off to the airport and bid good bye to our little trip! loved taiwan!! every where is a different experience! and everywhere is full of fond memories!
Since it's meant to be a get-away, a relax trip, we decided to keep it easy, and do a simple trip to Tainan, Fairyland lake(farm) and Fo Guan Shan @ Kaoshiung! Tainan was amazing, with it's culture. Visited Anping old street,the fort, the Treehouse (my favorite place there) and had quite a bit of snacks there. THe whole afternoon was spent exploring the old streets, not forgetting the majestic Mazu temple! We got a bit lost especially with the bus options that eventually, we decided to take a taxi back to town! But managed to visit the very big Flower Night market before going back to our little minsu.
Next morning, we visited Chikan Tower. Had the fortune to meet a retired teacher who served as a guide for us. Very informative tour, learning about the history of Tainan!Were too early and missed the chance to try the famous Noodles. well next time perhaps!
Next stop was to Fairyland lake. We thought it was near Tainan town but how wrong we were! Tainan is actually very big!!! managed to get a cab driver who drove us there (2 hours!!) and enroute, we detoured and vistied Cigu salt mountain and had the best seafood lunch there!! Super yummy!
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| Yummy seafood near Cigu Salt mountain |
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| View from the Fairyland Lake |
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| Our room at Fairyland Lake |
Fo Guan Shan in Kaoshiung has always been a must "wish" for me. SO decided to go for it this round! tried but failed to get accomodation at the temple (due to our very limited mandarin and well time) we decided to stay at e-da (the nearest hotel to FGS). E-da is mostly a theme park and as a shopping mall, well it's kinda of boring for us.. But our visit to FGS was amazing! we spent more than half a day at the memorial hall itself with all the exhibits etc. loved the vibes there. Can simply stay and relax the whole day there!
but time is running against us, and it's time to go home. Shopped a bit at Zuoying before moving off to the airport and bid good bye to our little trip! loved taiwan!! every where is a different experience! and everywhere is full of fond memories!
FATE is a FUNNY Thing @ Kending & Kaoshiung (13-18 Oct 2015)
This trip with my 2 friends just happened. We had planned to travel together for years, but it never happened. Not even a short trip to Malacca! This round, just a prompt on air fare promo, and bingo, within 2 hours, the tickets are booked and the trip finally happened! All 3 of us were stunned!
And finally, on 13 Oct 2015, we went on our way, first to Kenting and then to Kaoshiung. There, we somehow met a driver at the airport and decided to take his minibus straight to Kenting (instead of the public transport as originally planned). The 3 of us were seated right at the back of the mini bus. But somehow, through the driver, at the end of the day, we met a lone traveller, seated right at the front! The driver kept cajoling us to travel together for the rest of the day to save on expenses, which after a bit of hesitation, we agreed! And there, it started a 4 pax travel for the next few days! We had so much fun together, though we just met! He’s a very nice guy, keep offering to take photos for us, and even when we offered to take for him, he would offer to take for us before himself!
And because of him, we had so much great photos of the 3 of us! Ended up, by miracle, we met again at the night market, without the need to spell out our location, and the following morning at the beach! It happened again when we went to the Liouhe Night market at Kaoshiung. We spent most of our time at Kenting together, 3+1 of us. Did jump shots together, climbed a tree together, ate together and shopped together! It’s amazing. I even gave him a crash course on his dSLR (I admit, I had a great time playing with his dSLR! Wahahhaa)
We went back to Kaoshiung together in the same mini-bus, and he happened to be staying within walking distance from our hotel. Met both nights to visit the night market together and we even had a KTV session together, all the way till 2am in the morning! It’s amazing night. The following night, we had a super nice dinner together and he helped us traced the location of the miffy’s shopping center and took the photos for me! After that, ended the “trip” with him after a walk at the night market till 1am! Basically he was our “consultant” at the night market, accompany us to buy things, and see things, but he didn’t even buy anything! Lol
Well, that’s fate! Haha seems like we are fated to meet the traveller on this trip, to join us for that few days, and be our photographer! Lol… well, let’s see if fate will con’t and if we will con’t being friends! Hahahaa……..
On our own though, we also had so much fun. It’s like we have been transported back 10-20 years, having fun like small kids, kicking sand at each other, “bullying” each other and even pillow fights… haha…..it’s been a long time since I had such a “HIGH HIGH HIGH” Trip! 
And finally, on 13 Oct 2015, we went on our way, first to Kenting and then to Kaoshiung. There, we somehow met a driver at the airport and decided to take his minibus straight to Kenting (instead of the public transport as originally planned). The 3 of us were seated right at the back of the mini bus. But somehow, through the driver, at the end of the day, we met a lone traveller, seated right at the front! The driver kept cajoling us to travel together for the rest of the day to save on expenses, which after a bit of hesitation, we agreed! And there, it started a 4 pax travel for the next few days! We had so much fun together, though we just met! He’s a very nice guy, keep offering to take photos for us, and even when we offered to take for him, he would offer to take for us before himself!
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| with our travel mate! |
And because of him, we had so much great photos of the 3 of us! Ended up, by miracle, we met again at the night market, without the need to spell out our location, and the following morning at the beach! It happened again when we went to the Liouhe Night market at Kaoshiung. We spent most of our time at Kenting together, 3+1 of us. Did jump shots together, climbed a tree together, ate together and shopped together! It’s amazing. I even gave him a crash course on his dSLR (I admit, I had a great time playing with his dSLR! Wahahhaa)
We went back to Kaoshiung together in the same mini-bus, and he happened to be staying within walking distance from our hotel. Met both nights to visit the night market together and we even had a KTV session together, all the way till 2am in the morning! It’s amazing night. The following night, we had a super nice dinner together and he helped us traced the location of the miffy’s shopping center and took the photos for me! After that, ended the “trip” with him after a walk at the night market till 1am! Basically he was our “consultant” at the night market, accompany us to buy things, and see things, but he didn’t even buy anything! Lol
Well, that’s fate! Haha seems like we are fated to meet the traveller on this trip, to join us for that few days, and be our photographer! Lol… well, let’s see if fate will con’t and if we will con’t being friends! Hahahaa……..
On our own though, we also had so much fun. It’s like we have been transported back 10-20 years, having fun like small kids, kicking sand at each other, “bullying” each other and even pillow fights… haha…..it’s been a long time since I had such a “HIGH HIGH HIGH” Trip!
Monday, May 19, 2014
Visit to Granddad’s Hometown – Shantou 14-16 May 2014
My very first visit to this part of China, and my very first oversea trip with my Ah Gong. There’s a total of 7 of us, My 3rd uncle and his wife, my 2nd aunt, my parents and me and of course, my 94 years old Ah Gong.
A visit back to the old home of my grandfather who left China for Singapore ages ago, when he was only a boy of less than 10. He has been back for visits many times, but finally I get to visit with him. It’s been an interesting trip, visiting the old relatives, my grandmum’s siblings and their children and my granddad’s siblings family and of course visiting the house he stayed in when he was a young child.
Got to learn much of my own family history, the time when communist was very active and how it affected my Ah Gong’s parents and the family, how they were tortured. All these are very sad stories which caused the separation of my great grandparents and their siblings. True but sad. Get to see for myself, the old houses that they stayed in and how much have been developed since then.
We did visited a few sights, went to TeoChew, Shantou and at certain areas, my Ah Gong do recognised the site and shared some stories with us, how he used to bring the cows out for grazing.
It’s a short but yet memorable trip.
A visit back to the old home of my grandfather who left China for Singapore ages ago, when he was only a boy of less than 10. He has been back for visits many times, but finally I get to visit with him. It’s been an interesting trip, visiting the old relatives, my grandmum’s siblings and their children and my granddad’s siblings family and of course visiting the house he stayed in when he was a young child.
Got to learn much of my own family history, the time when communist was very active and how it affected my Ah Gong’s parents and the family, how they were tortured. All these are very sad stories which caused the separation of my great grandparents and their siblings. True but sad. Get to see for myself, the old houses that they stayed in and how much have been developed since then.
We did visited a few sights, went to TeoChew, Shantou and at certain areas, my Ah Gong do recognised the site and shared some stories with us, how he used to bring the cows out for grazing.
It’s a short but yet memorable trip.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Back to where Home was
2 years ago, my parents went China with my Ah Gong. Back to where he came from. I missed that opportunity. But 2 years later, Ah Gong wanted to go back home again, and once again, the opportunity is here.
It's not easy to have this chance again, especially now that Ah Gong is 93. It's not everyday you get a chance to go on a trip (back to his hometown) with your ah gong! But this round, the trip is with a few of my uncles and aunts, and well, as usual, with such a group, there's bound to be lot's of talking, and nonsense and rubbish.
And i did consider. But at the end, Ah Gong won the battle. I decided, i shall still go with them! And so, come mid may, i shall be off to Swatou, back to my ah gong hometown!!! :)
It's not easy to have this chance again, especially now that Ah Gong is 93. It's not everyday you get a chance to go on a trip (back to his hometown) with your ah gong! But this round, the trip is with a few of my uncles and aunts, and well, as usual, with such a group, there's bound to be lot's of talking, and nonsense and rubbish.
And i did consider. But at the end, Ah Gong won the battle. I decided, i shall still go with them! And so, come mid may, i shall be off to Swatou, back to my ah gong hometown!!! :)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
And it's HONG KONG AGAIN!! haha.. 2014!!
This would be my 5th Trip! and it seems like i'm visiting HK every 2 years! LAst trip was in 2012, and the previous, 2010..haha.. I think I have covered all the major tourist spots! But why HK again? WEll.. it's a family trip, or more precisely, it's my brother's preferred destination. Kind of an encouragement for him to finish his BMT spell!
Anyway, after knowing he has an off period in Jan 2014, we decided on HK, and got the air tickets. SQ having a promo, and it's only $331 per pax all in price, which is super cheap! Got the tickets, and now, thinking of where to visit this time round, and to decide on the hotels. Hotels in HK is really expensive. Friend suggested apartments, which i'm seriusly considering. Perhaps, it would make the trip a little different from the usual by staying at these real apartments, hk style!
Looking at a few vacation rentals recommended by trip advisors, and they seems great, and cheap.. can get a reasonable 2 bedroom unit with living room and kitchen at only around SG$150 or even less! seems like a good deal. got to study more though..to decide this time round, where we are going to stay.. HK isle or Kowloon area!
Hmm... where to go?? Lamma Isle, Cheng Chau, Sai Kung, .... ?? hmmm.....
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