1st December 2014, Monday
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| Christmas Bears |
Ahh...so fast is the last 2nd day of the trip. Today we were supposed to go to Jiu Fen, but we ended up sleeping until 11 plus. And by the time we 2 got ready to leave the hotel, it would be almost afternoon. So i told my friend don't go to Jiu Fen anymore, as it would be rushing for us too (still need to take train and take the bus, and then cannot really see much and would need to rush back to Taipei again). And i told her let's just go to
Long Shan Temple (龍山寺) and then go Taipei Main Train Station to buy sun cakes. Although i had visited it before, but i still want to bring her go there to take a look. Then we just took our time to get ready and went out. When we first stepped out from the hotel, it was soooo cold and it was still so sunny yesterday. And then we 2 went back to the hotel to grab our jackets....kekeke....And so, we boarded the metro and when i saw the stations along the line, i saw a station named Banqiao. So i told my friend hey, that's the station the lady in Rock Coco who told us the tee shirt design was in. Then my friend said go there and check the shop out, maybe would be able to get the shirt. So we alighted at Banqiao station instead of Long Shan Temple....hohohoooo....Once alighted, we walked to see whether we can find the shop through wi-fi or maybe the shop was under the station. Though we didn't manage to get connected to the wi-fi, we managed to see a visitors information counter. So i went and asked the lady to help me google where is the shop in Banqiao. Luckily, the lady still managed to find it on the net. It was inside a shopping mall 2 blocks down and on level 6.
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| Transformer |
So we walked from the station to the shopping mall, there was TSR, HSR and TRA trains in the station and later i realized this was the New Taipei City. When we came out from the station, there was a big square with merry-go-round and a big christmas tree. It was 17 degree celsius and it was very windy (finally..cooling weather). Then we had to cut through the New Taipei City Hall building, inside there was a yellow robot display. It was their new metro train, which can be transformed into a robot...hohohoho....Then we crossed the road junction, and reached the shopping mall. Once there, i was trying to look at the shop directory to find the shop but there wasn't any. But we still went up to level 6 to check, it was all sports shops and there it was, a small shop and it was Rock Coco. Then i went up to the shop assistant and asked her whether they still have the dragon design. She told me it was all sold out, i was disappointed but we told her that the ximending branch staff had told us their shop was still having the stock, so we came here. The shop assistant looked abit confusing and puzzled but she still helped us to look from their system to check. Then she told me there was 1 stock left and the size was XL. I was so happy that i told i wanted XL size. But later she told me it was red color, and she told me there was no more black when i asked her. Then she checked her system again, this time she told me she had 1 black stock left, 1 and only 1 and it was XL. I said ok...i take it...but she still said the stock was to bring to their shop from another place, which would be arriving at around 4 pm. So i said ok, i will wait for it. But my friend was asking me whether they can bring it to ximending branch so we can go there and collect instead of waiting here. The shop assistant told me she could only got back to me after half an hour time when i asked her. So we went around the area for shopping. Went looking for sports shoes and polo tees for my dad....we just kept walking from shops to shops slowly and to pass the time.
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| Gingerbread Man (From Krispy Kreme) |
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| Snowman (From Krispy Kreme) |
We shopped until it was about 3 plus, then we went back to the shop and checked with the shop assistant again. She told me that their goods had arrived, including that tee-shirt and they were just downstairs. And she was going down to pick them up. So we had to wait for it again. It took quite some time before the shop assistant was back. I was so happy that we managed to buy the shirt...and i kept checking on the size too. Can't believe it.....hahahaa.....Then we walked around abit longer, got a watch for my grandma too...Then we went back to the metro station and walked to see the shops there. Saw Krispy Kreme and dragged my friend inside. Bought a original glazed doughnut and she bought a don't know what flavor doughnut...hohoho...Then we just sat there and eat....ohhh...the original glazed tasted the same as the one i ate from KL...not like Singapore (super sweet).....This one was nice and made you want to eat some more. And so i did, my friend bought another 2 original glazed back for me....tomorrow's breakfast...hahahaa...We sat there until 5. 15 pm....played with wi-fi until we forgot the time. We were having a dinner reservation at the mala steamboat at 5.30 pm!!...So we quickly went to take the metro and went down to the restaurant as fast as we could. There were already people queuing outside the restaurant when we reached, luckily we still made it on time. Then we ordered the soup base and the pork...yum yum....the soft drinks were 1 bottle and there were veggies, crabs (which were gone once they were out for grabs), prawns, desserts (ice- creams and puddings) and they even have free flow of beers.....and we had only 2 hours to eat. Actually, 2 hours should be enough for dinner but not sure why, we were both rushing to eat our food towards the end...i didn't even have chance to finish drinking my sprite and they don't allow people to take their food or drinks out... :P....My friend had almost 2 whole crabs on her own...i had alot of the pork too...ohh..and their milk pudding was damn nice...smooth smooth....It was a nice dinner....hohohoho....and we were soooo full!!! Oh ya...and the staff came and asked us to pay for the meal when we were enjoying the meal in the middle. Think it was their practice....and the price increased on the 1st day of December but they were having promotion so there was some discount today too.......
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| Our Mala Steamboat Dinner |
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| Pork!! Must Try!! |
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| Fish and Prawn Pastes (Must Try!!) |
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| Puddings (Must Try Milk Pudding!!) |
After the dinner, we walked on the streets to digest first...Saw the price potato with cheese (which i bought from Shilin Night Market earlier) in an alley beside The Face Shop...then i dragged my friend up to an anime/comics shop....bought anime files there...then it was time to meet my friend's job agent who helped my friend to have a job in Singapore. We went to Starbucks, then my friend was telling me it was that lady standing in front lah...i asked her sure anot cos the 2 of them haven't met for like 8 or 9 years....hohoho...We didn't want to go Starbucks, so we went to a cafe opposite, called Rolling Cafe. It was quiet and lesser people. And so they started to chat, i just joined in to chat as and when....if the topic happened to be on Singapore...hahaha...The agent actually was a Singapore PR and even just renewed her PR too. And she had a company registered under Singapore and even have a flat there. But she is staying in Taipei for many years. She said she could manage to understand Mandarin and speak a little after many years but still couldn't speak it well...hehehee....And ya, of course to her Singapore is a very good country and she said every one in Singapore will have a roof under them but not in other countries. And taxes are much lower in SG than others. She is a nice lady, had fun chatting with her too.... :)...We chatted until 10 plus, then she paid for our drinks. She went to our hotel with us, she said wanted to see how our room looks like....hohoho...And then my friend brought her to the lift and chatted there...i think...lol....When my friend came back....we just took our shower in turn and packed our luggage to prepare to fly off the next day.....
Hotel Stayed: Rainbow Hotel
Places Visited:
Banqiao
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