Day 3: Back to Nature

Day 3: 27th Dec 2006

And so the results was out. Haha, I passed but didn't managed to score. Nonetheless, it brings my holiday mood back, as well as to enjoy life to the fullest. Left the hostel at 11 plus for breakfast-lunch at a nearby cafe, Dante. The food wasn't excellent, but quite a buy at 120NT per set lunch for the ambience and service.

Dante's Cafe.

Soup, drink, pasta at 120NT (7/10).

HongKiat's seafood rice set (7.5/10).

Jun's Chicken Chop set (7.5/10).

Took a bus - 402 (if i remembered correctly) to the famous YangMingShan (阳明山） from our area. Met up with a friendly uncle and some aunties who chatted with us all the way to the mountain. The uncle offered us to go 泡汤 with him, but we declined the offer. Instead, we took the shuttle bus that brings us to everywhere of the mountain. The metrocard could be used to purchase the bus trip. Mountain, lake, with the icy cold weather and mandarin ducks, it's definetely a must do thing for spending Winer at Taipei.

The Pictures:

Went down the mountain at around 5pm cause the last shuttle service was around that time too. Hopped onto the same bus back to Jiantan for dinner where we had our over-delicious steak at 140NT.

The no words can comment steak at Shilin Night Market (9.5/10).

The 大肠包小肠 we bought as well (9.0/10), 40NT.

Headed for shopping at the 12 stories high and 7 underground levels urban centric vertical Living Mall situated at the boundary of Hsin-yi District and Sung-shan District, as well as the complementary Raohe Street Night Market. HongKiat bought a damn cool cap at Living Mall while Jun got himself a nice watch from the market. I bought some accessories there too.

Living Mall.

Raohe Street Night Market.

The famous 油条王 that is famous in Singapore and not Taiwan (6.5/10).

We took a cab from the market(costs ~200NT) back to our hostel and we had a walk around our area. Passed midnight and I gave Jun a birthday kiss on his cheeks. Is gross I know, haha, but that's the whole point right?!?!

The beers HongKiat and I bought.
And we were checked by the policeman too,
For hanging out late at night.
Jun was drinking milk by e way. LoL.

Taiwanmex's Auntie. Note on HongKiat's cool cap.

The day ended with helping the hostel auntie's drunk son back to his room (it was his birthday as well), and chatting with a still sober Mike, an English teacher from Australia who is apparently a horny freak. Finally, I had a nice sleep that night.

Blissed.