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The nice thing about being on this trip is… we all don’t wake up till 11-ish:) So yesterday, we only headed out for Danshui around 2plus. By the time we reached Danshui, the late afternoon sunlight has already painted the entire town in shades of gold, unlike the usually bluish hue we see in Taipei City. It felt like it was 8am in the morning.
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Here’s a shot taken while waiting for the sunset (which was ooooooooooooookie, not too bad).
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…and you guess, what’s this?:) One of the most common objects in Taipei.
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Yesterday, we roamed the streets of Taipei like… erm, tourists:) Visited the famous Shi Lin night market and tried the insanely hot chilli noodles. While Ead and Ron chose the REALLY mild ones, I decided to go for the 2nd hottest on the list. The owner immediately ask if we’re from Singapore. True enough, the noodles burned both my tongue and stomach. I had a hard time going to sleep that night. It’s pretty close to level 5 buffalo wings at Sunset Grill (Singapore) or maybe more.
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I bought my first BoA CD:) It’s a little cheaper here I think, about 15SGD. Then today I got 2 Elva CDs:) Yum yum!!
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Here’s a shot of the fellas at the… “can’t seem to grab anything for 80NT” shop.
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We are all well and fine in Taipei. Weather’s good. Food’s good. The view is… *feeeeeeel wheet*. Something I learned here, smoking can be good (the only advantage I found). It’s a good way to start a conversation… “can borrow light?”… “oh… you don’t sound local, where are you from?”… Too bad, I don’t smoke.
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And thanks for Ead, I found a BoA pictorial. Cost me like 60+ SGD. Money well spent, very well spent!:) Before that, we had some good BBQ buffet at Bistro 98.
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And now, me and Ead are stuck in the hotel room… because we realized we could tap some internet connection off “don’t know where”. Damn… it’s almost 8pm. Time to wake Ron up and grab some dinner.
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Few more hours to go before we (Ron, Ms Clover, Ead and me) head for Taipei. I don’t think I’m sleeping much tonight. So much to do, and not a single piece of clothing packed yet. Yes, better check my passport as well.
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We had drinks earlier with Ngiap Heng, whom we all have not met for quite some time. Maybe we all should meet up more often. As I said before, photographers should meet up more often:) Sometimes, we grow old faster than we think. Being happy with people with the same passion does help slow down this aging process. I’m taking an hour off my sleep, to think about people around me and how they made a difference to my life.
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It’s the third day of lunar new year, I decided to pick up my lazy ass and visit grandma. I didn’t go on the first day because I really hate it when my relatives start bormbarding me with questions like, “where’s your gf?”, “when you getting married?”, “how’s the market out there?”… etc. I mean, I know that I only see them once a year, but seriously… can’t people come up with more constructive stuff? Like, “I know of a very nice girl, maybe I can fix up a date for you if you are interested/available.” OK, that’s just an example, but something along that line would be helpful.
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Grandma was taking a nap when I arrived. She woke up and kept asking who am I. At 94, I guess, I’m just a blurry patch, but still, she knows after awhile. As the conversation went on… she asked, “Where’s your brother?”, “Does he have a “friend” (took me 2 seconds to understand the term “friend” – means gf)?”, “Is he working now?”. Then the same set of questions for my sister as well, with abit of variation since she’s married. Then my turn. Kind of sad when she started asking if I have a “friend”.
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Anyway, she repeated the same set of questions 3 times, but each time I answered with abit of variation. Tickles me abit when I know she could pick up the differences. And she started asking how much I earn. I have to say she knows the market pretty well:) And then she asked, “Why isn’t your brother getting married?”… then added… “getting married is very expensive…”. Oh yeah, it is… especially the photography.
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I don’t know why, but I have never visited my grandma alone, except last year and this. I felt so much closer to her whenever I visit her alone. Previous years, it’s just like a gathering and then everyone just go around saying some customary “nice” words and that’s it! I just thought this is so much more meaningful. Throughout the whole conversation, she kept telling me…
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“平安就好。。。顺顺利利。。。â€
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And I like how she smiled at me when she said, “I’m 94 this year…”. Perhaps I’m getting old too.
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Feels good to feel good. It’s a great day out there. No pretentious bullshit this new year, Gong Hei Fart Choi!:P
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Reminiscing the better [tag]Valentine’s Day[/tag] moments I had:) Few years back, when I tried my hand in growing [tag]sunflowers[/tag], I planned to have them bloom around Chinese New Year. It never crossed my mind that V-day is around that time of the year too.
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I met Kani and Shirley last weekend to pass them their wedding photos and was told that they had their honeymoon in Bali. We started chatting about how GREAT [tag]Bali[/tag] was. The lifestyle, the people, the beautiful [tag]sunsets[/tag] and all.
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