the trip to taiwan...well the first part (i can't say much though) i should say i am lucky to not go out and just help out with the container, wooden crates (many and heavy) and the equipment. i salute to those who were stuck in the area for four whole days doing nothing under the bloody hot sun before pushing out.
blink blink and the first event was over. i guess we were quite efficient with the packing up (yeah leave the hell of unpacking back at singapore) and thus we were left with around two days plus. on the first night there was the happy hour thing where we got to eat and drink (taiwanese beer!) to kind of celebrate.
the second night was nights out for us. i felt it was not worthy and didn't go (hundred plus near two for transportation and you only have at most 3 hours of movement within a small town that we have no info of where to go.)
the third day was a trip one of the amusement parks. initially i didn't want to go (i was determined to save up for the R&R @ kaoshiung and the entrance fee itself is already NT450...SGD20 plus) but my friend upon seeing that i seem to missing out all the fun decided to help me pay the transportation fee without my permission while i was away. at first i felt that i was in a dilemma- i have no intention to go yet i have to pay for it as it was already fixed before i knew it. so too bad loh.
so the next day we reached the park- and guess what? the first ride was their main attraction of the park- the G5.
my friends all started to get all excited and want to have that ride first. oh my god...i shouldn't be here and now i am still pulled along by them to take this ride; just like what i mentioned after the ride, "i haven't taken a roller coaster for ten plus years and now i took this!"
maybe when you are with your ns friends your ego will fan your guts to bet bigger. so alright i took it.
seated on the second row of the two row open cabin, i was still not feeling anything- until it starting moving.
a short straight before the climb over (p.s. the ride is built on a hill slope so we were already on some height) and soon enough it halts right in front of the drop point.
i remember i was shouting while my grip on the bar got tightened. oh wait...it started dropping!
that moment was still in my head- my body was in a near L shape, eyes looking down the height we were gonna dive through within two seconds or so. yeah i was still shouting; only till the drop. so there it goes: down a vertical track on very high speeds for about two seconds before it climbs up and back to the starting point. a short ride to hell and out.
my legs...i admit they were a bit jelly after the ride. but from then i was already sure that the trip was worth it. other rides were still ok- except one that goes swinging 360 degrees. again i went up unknowingly- to almost get a good whoop from it. the starting was fine till the g force started to get stronger and stronger. man i was about to puke. luckily the ride finished shortly after that and i got to recover- too bad for the lady beside my friend though; she started puking shortly before the ride ended. lucky that we didn't get a share of her processed breakfast too.
next day was finally our R&R. was already a bit sian because of the fact that we moved out to kaoshiung on the morning itself, not the night before or whatsoever. never mind. we reached the hotel at around 12 plus to find out that the hotel rooms are not done yet. damn it in the end we can only walk around the streets, have lunch and gather back at 3.30pm to check in.
on the overall the trip was still ok...the mrt station was surprisingly near to us...and the whole of it is in underground. we even got to notice a pretty girl for almost every mrt trip. haha. kaoshiung is not really a place for a feast of eyes but it's still better than nothing.
shopped some shopping districts and the night market. man the stuff they sell are of quality (in terms of fabric and design). price wise is still competitive or even lower than that of singapore's. no wonder i felt like puking when i walked around orchard yesterday. food wise- no need to say. their famous chicken cutlets, papaya milk shake and so many more...man i was informed that i still missed out their buffets and steaks.
so in the end besides the souvenirs i got, i bought for myself 3 tees, 1 formal shorts and 1 vest. the vest is really a buy- it's only about SGD20-30. but the disappointing part was that their tops didn't fascinate me (and that was what i wanted to go for). another thing was that i couldn't find nice dress shoes. lastly i feel kind of wasted not to buy that braun buffel leather wallet which costs just SGD98 when you can only get it at here for like...at least SGD120 perhaps?
oh ya a note about the hotel we stayed in. it's just like a blardy hotel for whores! i remember the auntie who asked us whether we need massage or not just after we went in to the room. we both looked at her and she still replied "of course it's not me who do the massage lah!" oh man. haha. the counter at our floor even has durex condoms too.
and my friend even purposely found the channel 15 which even broadcasts *clears my throat* from the hotel's own hard disk drive all day long.
so the short trip ended with us touching down on changi airport (my ears hurt all the way from KL to singapore). back to the boring life we used to have.
now the taiwan craze is spreading. everybody wants to get to taiwan. i also do feel that i didn't have enough fun and purchases back then. haha. but as to who i will go...must see the crowd first.
yesterday i suddenly received a call from xue wei. she sounds like she's having a good time in prudential and she wants to meet me up for a meal and catchup. hm...
what should i tell kwan yong & co to buy for my birthday? should i just let them buy anything and let it dust in my house? or just get anything i want? but what? shades? wallet? dress shoes? sighs. getting something proper for yourself can be hard at times too.
