Taipei and Hualien trip (2)

On Wednesday, we went to Hualian. The road was long and wavy because we went through the mountain. It was difficult for us to sleep because we were thrown left and right so many times (A Yuin drove dang fast!).  

Nevertheless...

I couldn't stop laughing my ass off when I saw this picture, but then I finally stopped when I saw this:

Just for information, that open mouth happens only once in 50 years and it did not happen naturally. I actually can blame the bad-designed seat for that stupid face.

We arrived at the Qi Xing Tan (seven stars lake) after a tiring journey. My impression when I first saw the lake was, "hey, it's like a beach." The only difference is that the ground was covered by stones and gray sands instead of brown sand. 

I dunno why, but naturally, people started to collect those unique stones(at least that was what they thought, unique). There were two guys at that time (me and A Yuin), and for some mysterious reasons, the ladies picked on me to carry their stones. Collecting stones is indeed a fun activity, but carrying them is another thing! Then Tina suddenly came to me, gave me a stone with the size of double big mac, and said innocently, "This is my stone." grr.. woof!

While we were enjoying the scenery, the creative Apau Jie suddenly came out with a bright idea. She said, "Let's compete to find the heart-shaped stone! The loser will have to carry the winner back to the car." We searched for the hearts patiently and tadaa...!

Based on over-subjective judgment, A Yuin came out as a winner, and who was the loser? Mas! Haha! And so, that sweet moment ended with Mas carrying A Yuin on her back (how romantic). Thinking about it makes me happy=D. 

The heroine piggybacked A Yuin to the car.

That night we stayed in the very homey home-stay. According to Apau Jie, home-stay business is growing in Taiwan, even it's getting more popular and expensive than hotel. This home-stay is not the kind of place where people stay with the family for few months. It's rented for only few nights just like a hotel. The difference from normal house lays in its very unique and well-designed interior. 

The kind of kitchen that makes you want to cook all day long.

That night we played to things:

1. Slapjack- card game in which the card is slapped if it matches the called one. I suggested that we used tummy instead of table, so that we could get the chance to slap people's tummies. That idea turned out to be a boomerang to me, because we played using Chinese numbers and I was sucks! 

One of the victims- I remember hitting her with all my might and I enjoyed it (evil laugh)

2. Truth or dare

This was our favorite game in Taiwan. Digging out nasty truth and challenging people to do stupid things were our job. haha. We made Mas go to the police office to ask for money but then she stopped at the main gate and said, "I'm scared they gonna put me in jail." LOL. During this game, many secrets were revealed. But they are still.. secrets.

Taipei and Hualien trip (1)

Apau Jie had already promised to bring us to some trip. Last Tuesday, we went for 3 nights trip to Taipei (1 night) and Hualian (2 nights). 

On the first night in Taipei, we went to Shilin Market to have a late dinner. That was the first time I tried the delicious Taiwanese hot dog. 

It looks like normal hot dog, but instead of using bread, it uses sticky rice. It's oily and sticky, but tastes yummy! 

We also ate some other stuffs like pork ribs. Actually I was not so sure if they were actually pork ribs, cos the shape was not like a rib. The meat was not that much and it sticked to intricate parts of the bones. So, I had to play my tongue and teeth nastily in order to get the meat. Xiao Hei kept on correcting the way I held the bone as if I was a baby who started learning to eat by myself. huff. But once, I took a bite, chewed, and swallowed  it, the sense on achievement was just... overwhelming. 

I remembered Apau Jie said that when she went for a trip, she had to sleep in a good hotel. That night, she proved it. This is where we stayed: 

The room in the hotel was very nice and equipped with jacuzzi. Sometimes, I wonder why people are willing to pay so much just to sleep for 8 hours...zzz. Btw, just for information, in this trip, I always shared one bed with A Yuin, the guy who drove the car. Sleeping with him was very enjoyable (don't think too much). The reason is he did not snore and he did not move a lot. It was like sleeping with a dead man, I like it=).

Arkhhh!!

It's been a very long time since the last time I updated the blog and now I will not be able to complete all the 60 posts of my days in Taiwan.. Now, I actually almost finish this internship! I'm so sorry to the people whom i asked to read my blog, my boss, my Dad, and myself:(. I will change the format of this blog and I will talk about the things that interest me the most, to keep me motivated.

Now,I'll tell the reasons why I didn't update the blog:

1. She is the first culprit. My life here had been peaceful and I had so much time before she came. Her name is Mas, a Thai girl with pretty and big eyes, err, that  means her eyes are pretty big, he2. Ever since she came, somehow, I haven't had much free time to blog anymore. 

2. The second culprit is Apau Jie, my boss. After Mas came, she suddenly had so much activities for us: going to pub, KTV, drink Chinese tea, cuisine trip, traveling around, trip to Hualian, etc.

The one with the "snake" around her neck is Mas, and the other one is Apau Jie. 

Although I didn't really write my experiences in the blog, we really made beautiful memories. And they are not deletable.