Last Day in Taipei

At a net cafe near the hotel right now. I will be leaving tomorrow evening. Gotta say that I love this place! :D Lots of food and stuff. There are a few observations .... like u gotta be very careful when you walk, cuz there's often a step between one building to another...what i mean is, there are lots of uneven pavement and you just have to be careful. Also they like to put the entrance of a washroom or something one tiny step higher, so if you are not careful u can easily "PK". @_@ Not like I've PK'd and fell flat on my face but I've almost tripped over a few times. @_@

Live from Taipei

Just arrived in Taipei this afternoon, and I have a feeling I am gonna like this place! Too bad this is a solo trip! I met a cute Japanese guy at the hotel :D but too bad he's travelling with his friends. :( Food in here is quite cheap. I just walked around my hotel and discovered a few streets full of food stalls. Lots and lots of food there and I feel like trying them all and stuffing all the food in my mouth (yes, again!)! Haha this is fun.

Just need to log on to the internet for a moment to check the Tw/Cad $ exchange rate...i didnt even have time to do that before leaving, and now i realized that things are quite cheap here! For eg, i just had some fried chicken + plum favor (YUMMY!) fries for TW$50, and that's like CAD$1.79 (note that I was full after eating it!). Also some healthy style bubble tea is only TW$30, which is $1.07!!! WOW! This is heaven! Esp when there's bubble tea everywhere....haha i almost forgot that they invented bubble tea!!! Really delicious and i hope i can try some more later! Will be heading to that "See Lam" Night Market later.

Moving outta da hotel

I will be moving to my friend's house starting tomorrow. My sister is flying back tomorrow morning and i cannot afford living at the hotel on my own...so I need to check out. There's this cold weather warning in place next week, the temperature will drop down to 10C. I know u Canucks must be laughing...but keep in mine that there's no central heating in HK, so ... i am getting ready for the freezing sensation coming outta the shower or while sleeping. Arrrh.

The hotel i am staying at is Metropark Hotel in Causeway Bay. It's the 2nd time I've stayed there and I must say I am pretty satisfy with it and their services and location etc. I highly recommend it. The only thing that sort of gets on my nerves is the nightly live band karaoke session down at the bar area. Just have to listen to some horrible tone-deaf singers singing outta tune when you enter the hotel....which can be quite 'undingable' at times. @_@

Going to Taipei

Yes, i will be going to Taipei! I am going next Monday - Thursday. This is my first ever solo trip to another country. Wish me good luck. :)

The past few days in HK's been great. Been stuffing all the food I can eat in my mouth...not funny at all! Also took LOTS of pics. Mainly things that interests me, i think ppl must think I am strange cuz I take pictures of a lot of weird everyday stuff, but of course these things are not quite everyday to me. Today i went to Stanley and took a bunch of pics. Saw a lot of mansion on the way to Stanley and I wish I can live in a house like that with an ocean view....ok i should stop daydreaming.

Stanley is great, except i cant find any cheap A&F hoodies anymore :( :( :(. There used to be lots and lots of them. Now there's none! There are some Hollister but they are all size S, which I dont think i can ever fit into. :( I also brought some Chinese name plates for my colleagues, but my friend told me later that I should've gone to Temple Street to get them cuz it's way cheaper. Damn...:(

Day 3 in HK

I guess i was mad at the weather when I did my last blog entry...HK is not that bad. I'd love to visit it once in a while, but I wouldn't wanna live here unless I have a huge house or something. It's just WAY too crowded and I am the type who needs lots and lots of personal space (typicial Aquarius). So what have I done in HK so far? I've arranged to meet my friends and relatives here, I brought tickets to see Forever Grasshopper Part II on Feb 3 :D, got my V3 unlocked (i cant stand my old phone anymore....need my Razr!!!), got some info on my 'next' trip to either Taiwan or Cambodia (Angkor)....had some good food....hehehe. I still havent been to Kowloon island yet! Basically spending my time over at the HK Island side. Need to go to karaoke soon...hohoho can't wait.

That's all for now, burning some time at the net cafe b4 going to meet my friends for dinner.

kkysiu - reporting from HK

Today is my 2nd day in HK, and i must say I dont really like it here. It used to be a place I loved, what happened??? Anyways, i definitely look forward to meeting all my friends here. I know i will have a blast, it's just the place....it's raining and i absolutely hate that. I hope the rain would stop!

The trip to Tokyo was quite good. I think i've mastered the whole JR network and how to take trains to different parts of Tokyo! :D Got lots of shopping done, mostly on household items and neat toys (no clothes!). I am a bit sick of Tokyo now after spending 6 days there ... Let me write more when i have more time.

24 Season 6 Leaked!

Happy New Year to everyone first of all! I've been extremely busy lately. It's 2 days before my vacation...I have like a zillion things to do, but I still managed to find time to watch the new season of 24!!! Just when I thought I 'll miss the season premiere while I am away, the first 4 episodes got leaked and it's now available for download! The quality of the file is superb! Obviously it came from a dvd source! I ended up sparing 3 hrs of my precious time watching it! Can't wait to see more ... and just glad I am now a little ahead of the broadcast, so I won't have to do lots of catch-ups later on when i return.

Still havent done any trip planning ... i am so dead! This is not the usual me. Arrrh now in panic mode, all because of 24! :)