Since it was our first trip to Taiwan (both our dream travel destination), we agreed before hand to visit as many places as we can within the 3-4 days at Taipei. But we didn't expect the weather to be that hot... :\
On Day Two, we headed towards Taipei 101. The MRT system is very very convenient and efficient. They stop at strategic locations and the trains arrive on time. If only Malaysia's LRT is that good.

Instead of a card, we got a token. We were abit jakun at first-didn't know how to use the token. I thought we were supposed to drop the token somewhere. But it's exactly like touch n go, but in a token form.


The train travels at a very fast speed... definitely 'feels' faster than our LRTs.

Upon arrival at a MRT station, we were advised by a lady to take a bus to Taipei 101. The bus driver told us to pay upon arrival on destination. Of the entire Taipei trip, the only not-so-polite people that we've met is this bus driver. He sounded irritated. Well I guess we can't blame him...

Taipei 101. Freakin tall ok. It was blazing hot as well. Took a few shots of it then quickly run into the mall. Air conditioner is a gift to mankind.

Camwhoring at a washroom in Taipei 101. Nice big mirror.

We were exhausted from the trip to Taipei 101. Headed back to the hotel with boxes of tarts and cakes and everything. Again, I can't believe we were able to carry so much, and walk that much under insanely hot sun. *salutes*
I decided to buy lunch from 7-11. Always wanted to try their food. They have dumplings, sushi, rice, noodles, pastas and everything at 7-11.

Taste like yellow glutinous rice in Malaysia. Seriously.

After taking a nap. We headed towards the gathering location with Xue Ping Sensei. Traffic is crazy as well during the evening. Thank goodness we took a cab... Don't think I could take another MRT ride that day.

Dessert before the gathering.

Where Warner Chappell Taiwan is organizing the gathering.

I know alot of people share this dream-owning a cafe or a restaurant at some point in their lives. As for me, my ideal cafe would be a place with books, music, nice homely furnitures, beautiful lightings, platform for acoustic performances etc. This particular cafe is how my ideal cafe would look like. Beautiful place. I find it inspiring.


It was a star-studded night. We saw Soler (they were sitting next to meeeeee!), famous songwriters, and Tanya! Thanks to Ah Guan sensei for initiating this shot with her. I've always loved functions like these, where singer-songwriters sing their songs just with guitar or a keyboard. So raw and original. I hope one day we'll have the opportunity to perform in front of these respected musicians.
Day Three:We decided to visit historical spots. Our first destination was Sun Yat-Sen's Memorial Hall.

Taipei 101 can be seen.

Look what we saw! Fluffy white puppieeeeessss! So adorable... I felt like dog-napping it.

Behold, Sun Yat-Sen giant sized statue.


By the time we completed the tour around the hall, it was obvious the sun-heat was getting into us again. But because we didn't want to surrender, we decided to walk around the area-Zhong Xiao Dong Lu area. However, as we walked, we noticed there weren't much to see... so we raised the white flag and dragged our feet all the way back to the hotel.
After a nap, we got ready for another highlight event of our Taipei Trip-The Golden Melody Awards! That's like a dream come true ok... I never thought I had the opportunity to witness this event live. :)
The red-carpet event before the main show.

Our dinner before heading into the stadium. Instead of buns, glutinous rice were used to 'kepit' the teppanyaki flavored chicken. Interesting.

Inside the very famous stadium-Xiao Ju Dan. I didn't take this picture during the show, so technically I'm not doing something illegal ya. The night was fantastic. I was alert throughout the show. The four beautiful hostesses were hilarious! I was taking in every moment of the night... so inspiring... :) Very happy for Malaysian Gary Cao for his Best Male Singer of the year award, he definitely earned it! And too bad Jay Chow wasn't there :(

At least this is the closest thing to him lah. A billboard at a MRT station.
Day Four:The morning we spent transferring to another hotel. Then Anita brought the both of us to Sogo and treated us lunch. Thanks to her hospitality! After lunch, Anna and I wandered around the place and shopped for more food goodies. We even bought facial products that's worth more than RM100+ per bottle! I don't know about Anna, but I never ever spend more than RM50 for facial products. I never could find the reason to spend so much on cosmetic and beauty products... I guess there's a first time for everything. But it's a very very good purchase. If only they have it in Malaysia!
The exfoliating gel recommended by Taiwan's famous makeup artist Kevin. Really visible results!

This is the eye mask I bought. A good purchase as well. Let's see whether my dark circles will be gone in a long run eh.

After Sogo, we went to an underground shopping center and we bought more stuff over there-CDs at a very reasonable price, more cookies and tarts, souvenirs etc. Today we were able to walk so long because the places that we went were air conditioned. :) Ha ha. We went back to the hotel at around 4PM+ and took a quick rest (or rather took photographs and admiring the things we've bought so far), then headed out again to Shihlin Night Market! The crowd is insane. People left right back front and center. The shopping section was still alright for me, but when we went to the food section... I felt a lil' uncomfortable. First of all, it was really hot. To add to that, we were surrounded by hot steams, smell of raw ingredients, people and more people. The pathway was really narrow as well. By the time we left the food section, I basically smell like... well, you can imagine. They were selling smelly tofu at every corner, so yes, you can imagine how I smell like.


Regent Hotel. We only got to stay here for one night, our last night at Taipei. Nice lil' hotel. RM200 per night for a queen-sized bed.

This is what I've bought. I packed the box myself. Very satisfied when I look at it. Lol. Girls and shopping eh?

My two favorite drinks in my entire Taipei trip: Papaya Milk from 7-11.

And Watermelon milk, also from 7-11. Very nice. I like it alot.

Again, I've never had the guts or heart to buy myself expensive beauty products. I remember saying
I would buy myself a bottle of perfume, but I never did. But the other day when I came back from Taipei, I decided that its now or never (ok lah, not so serious), headed towards the duty free perfume shop and got myself this:

I absolutely love the scent!

So that ends my Taipei travel log. I hope you enjoyed the pictures! I sure did enjoying snapping pictures during the trip. A memorable trip definitely. Thanks to everyone who made this possible and a dream come true for me! Hugs! I especially want to thank Ah Guan sensei, Abraham, Billy for the opportunity; to Xue Ping sensei for taking care of me and Anna during the trip; and to Anita and Warner Chappell Taiwan for their hospitality; to Anna for being a great travel buddy! We've definitely braved through the hot hot Taipei weather without falling sick! lol~ To my mom and dad for their shopping allowances; and lastly, to Boonyee for welcoming me home... :)