HuaLien

I can't believe that the end is near... :( Just came back from my trip to Hualien. It's officially my last trip out of Taipei with a friend. The many trips that I took with my khakis here are unforgetable. For my last trip I had a great time with 我的傻瓜朋友阿猫! Without our dearest compass Yuru, we were armed with only a rought plan and no place to stay for the night. It's a lil frustrating tryingto figure out our bearings and stuff all on our own, but WE did it!! Yeah!!!! Being tourist in a foreign place, we opted for the easy way of paying for a guide to bring us around. Honestly, we both didn't like the guide very much. One look and you can tell he's the money-grubbing guy. I mean he asked for payment even before the first day ended. Thank goodness we didn't have to see him after the first day. The first day was merely a customary tourist been here and done that tour to TaiLuGe and Qi Xin Tan. At first glance you'd be in awe of the enormity of the rocky terrain of Tailuge... but after a while it can get a little monotonous. As for Qi Xin Tan, we cycled along the sea... then we realized why people say Hualien is a place to visit. The sea view is BEAUTIFUL. 海天连成一线. You should see it for yourself.

ON OUR PLANE-LIKE TRAIN

My cold 鲔鱼蛋饼


Taroko Gorge

What a small world! I met my senior Kaiyan whilst admiring the gorge!

不速之客 Praying Mantis!

狗狗好乖！

DAY TWO

Had a good night's sleep on the comfy bed....可以自然醒真幸福！ We went in search of the Hualien's famous 曾记muachi. Apparently the famous chain has spawned many copycats. There are many variations of the famous brand name... most of them changing their surname to Zeng in hopes of misleading tourist into their shop. :) Hohohoho don't be impatient.. the muachi's will land on Singapore soil in about 2 weeks! The highlight of the whole trip was dolphin watching. At first I wasn't willing to part with my S$40 coz you're not guaranteed that you will see the dolphins. At last, I thought it's my last trip why not just go! And boy was I rewarded! :)

阿猫好介绍！

After I watched this video, I realize how much I miss Ah Mao, her accented chinese, her hearty laugh, her comical actions and just simply how she does silly things like this with me.

笨蛋二人组！