Taipei, Taiwan: Day 3

Hallo! I finally found the motivation to finish up my Taiwan trip! I think its mainly because I'm going there again soon with my parents and I need a refresher wtf.

#1

Woke up that day and decided to finally be alittle prettier for once wtf. Ended up changing into a warmer sweater by the end of the day anyways fml. 

Anyways! It FINALLY STOPPED RAINING omg holy cow I swear. However, as soon as the rain stopped the cold came in which sucked cuz we really didn't prepare that much for the cold weather (Case in point the photo above) but issokay there's shopping for a reason wtf. 

#2

Decided to head to Zhongxiao Fuxing station to grab some hearty Taiwan breakfast at Yong He Soy Milk King (永和豆漿大王). Tbh I have completely forgotten how to go there wtf. But to be fair, I wasn't the one leading the way this time LOL.

#3

All I remember was that we had to walk for a damn long time in the cold before we actually reached the restaurant wtf.

#4

#5

Got ourselves some hot soy milk, radish cake and eggs to start the day right. Tbh I wasn't really feeling the dishes, but its prolly personal preference.

Anyways, after eating, we decided to head down to Songjiang Nanjing to walk around and digest le food. But to be honest, the walk back to the subway station prolly already did the digesting for us wtf.

#6 Got myself some milk tea latte

We wanted to shop around but none of the clothes really appealed to us so we just decided to go get lunch then.

#7 At TankQ Cafe!

Their food are freshly prepared upon order, so be prepared for a 30 mins wait.

#8 Idk who this is but I had fun stirring her brains

#9

Got ourselves some luggage lunch right there. It was pretty good, although it definitely created loads of baggage in our stomach.

#10 The array of toys surrounding the cafe is pretty splendid too

To be honest, we didn't really do much after that, we actually went back to Ximending to shop for abit for more winter-ish clothes before retreating back to our hotel wtf.

We nua-ed till about 4pm? before making our way to Jiantan station for Shilin Night Market! I love night markets omg the street food is just bombbbb wtf.

Oh yes and I changed into a thicker sweater, I love the cold but my body no wtf.

Time for some food spam:

#11 Deep fried milk!

#12 Grilled conch! OMG THIS WAS SO GOOD

#13 Errr pig blood cake yeh didn't like this one

#14 GRILLED OCTOPUS

#15 Grilled prawns with cheese and pepper hnnnng

#16 冰糖葫蘆!

#17 Got us some crepe cuz the dude at the counter kept asking us to buy LOL

#18

As you can see by the end of the night my fringe was just uncurled and a devastating mess. Nonetheless I really enjoyed walking around Shilin and enjoy ze food!

We did head back to Ximending after that... to eat more LOL.

#19 Yam ice cream with peanut toffee and cilantro!

#20 Grilled oysters with cheese! We brought it back home from Shilin LOL

Anyways, that sums up Day 3 of Taipei! I definitely gained a few KGs that day... and the days to come but whatever! Ish good food!

Annyeong!

Taipei, Taiwan: Day 2

Hello hello! I've finally decided to try and complete the Taiwan trip series ho boi.

It's been a long time coming but... let's see if my memory serves me well.

#1 Lord that fringe gtg man

So anyways, woke up to a rather rainy day again wtf, but we decided to still press on and stopover at Taipei City Hall, since it's mostly filled with malls and there's shelter almost everywhere.

However, since we were staying around Ximen area, we decided to stop for some good ol' Ah Zong Mee Sua for breakfast.

#2

Honestly didn't do much on the second day and we were mostly trying to avoid the heavy rain/gloomy weather. We did take a few photos with random stuff though.

#3

#4

But while walking past a mall the door flew open and a majestic sight fell upon our eyes.

Pony Effect.

GAHHHH I RAN BACK INTO THE MALL JUST TO GAWK AT THE PRODUCTS IT WAS BEAUTIFUL GUYS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I did end up buying a tiny ass eyebrow pencil wtf.

Anyways we spotted the LINE merchandise store as well, although I didn't end up buying much since... I'm not a big fan of toys and stuff.

#5 I did end up snapping a photo with female Brown though wtf

Anyways, after walking around alot more we decided to grab some lunch by heading to the ever famous CHUN SHUI TANG.

I ordered a large bubble tea and Bernice ordered a regular size wtf. Like, who drinks regular sized bubble tea???? IN CHUN SHUI TANG NO LESS? Like bruh, go for the large, don't waste your time wtf.

#6

 ISSA HUGE WTF. But holy balls its worth your money. Chun Shui Tang is known for their homemade boba and they take pride in it. I can honestly see why. The texture and chewiness of the pearls complement the milk tea extremely well. I actually finished the drink pretty quickly wtf.

#7 

We also ordered a side of fried radish cakes cause... When you're in Taipei, you order radish cakes. No questions wtf.

#8

I also ordered their set meals but it was... kinda meh. Unfortunately. Their bbt was still bomb af tho.

#9

Anyways, back to reality (geddit? geddit? tea?), we decided to walk around and explore abit more so that we can... look out for more stuff and.. digest the food wtf.

We did end up finding a random mall location that had Too Cool for School there so we ended up walking in and er... well.. I walked out with 2 more lipsticks wtf.

#10

In my defense, they were really pretty lip shades alright.

Anyways, we got bored so we decided to head to Ningxia Night Market just to walk around and explore.

#11

#12

Unfortunately, the rain got so bad that we had to retreat back to the comfort of our hotel after a mere 10 minutes wtf.

Well the rain fortunately did let up by the time we reached Ximen, so we managed to hoard a few street food and munched them all in the room.

#13 MISTER DONUTS I LOVE YOU PLS WAIT FOR ME I'LL BE BACK 

#14 Oh lord wtf is this I think it was deep fried egg? I'M SORRY I THOUGHT I HAD EGGCELLENT MEMORY BUT ITS KINDA SCRAMBLED NOW.

#15 TAIWAN PANCAKES UGHHHHH ISSO GOOD

#16 EVEN THEIR SWEET POTATO BALLS ARE SO GOOD WHAT SORCERY

I mean to be fair you can't do much in the rain can you?

I'm sorry the 2nd day was pretty short. I tried to lengthen the post as much as I could but alas, there's only so much you can do. I promise day 3 onwards got alot better because the rain was actually letting up like goddamn it finally wtf.

Anyways, I'll see y'all in my next post! Annyeong!

Taipei, Taiwan 2018: Day 1

Waddup!

Today is finally the day I post about my Taiwan trip in January of this year! Man... where do I start wtf.

Alright, so I met Bern at Changi Airport early in the morning to do check-ins and stuff. Once we were done, we decided to head over to the premium lounge to relax and get free food.

#1

Yes I have access to the premium lounge don't judge me.

#2

After eating and just resting for awhile, it was time to board our flight and head over to Taipei Taiwan!

#3

I'm not gonna go into details in regards to the flight but lemme just say... tiny human that was crying for almost 3 hours I almost wanted to strangle you. Almost. Wtf.

Unfortunately when we reached Taipei it was actually raining quite heavily, so we took the bus and subway as quickly as possible to Ximending in order to check in to our hotel rooms.

No photos of the rooms unfortunately because the rooms were mega tiny, but oh well... it was cheap.

We were actually supposed to explore other places in Taipei but cuz of the rain we decided to fuck it and just explore Ximending.

#4 Bought ourselves some grilled mochi

The BEST GRILLED MOCHI EVER I WANT IT NOW OMG. If you ever see this at ximending pleaseplease do give it a try. I highly recommend the brown sugar or black sesame one!

Anyways, I remembered that there was a One Piece Mugiwara store somewhere in Ximending so with the help of Google maps, we slowly made our way in the rain towards the store.

We walked for almost 10 mins when we finally spotted it.

#5

Lemme tell you my eyes literally sparkled wtf.

Walking in... the place was beautiful.

I didn't take much photos of the place cuz I was still pretty grumpy from the rain but guys... They sell One Piece hoodies, toys, puzzles, breast mousepads... and underwear. UNDERWEAR GUYS.

Hai OP mind selling a bra soon? It would be a bra-lliant idea.

#6

#7

#8 Funny how Kamitani is my fav character from Gakuen Babysitters and Zoro just happened to be a baseball player too

Oh btw Sanji and Law are my bae HAHAHA wtf.

Anyways, I was looking around when I spotted....

#9

DO YOU SEE HIM?!

AS IN!

BEPO???!

DO YOU SEE THE BEPO???!

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOMYGOD

I snatched it up immediately without thinking wtf.

Lemme explain myself okay.

In Singapore, its almost IMPOSSIBLE to find any plushies or merchandises related to Bepo. Even a keychain is impossible to find. So obviously its fate for me to buy this bepo keychain. Its fate, don't question it people wtf.

#10 JUST LOOK AT IT ITS ADORABLE

Anyways, after paying for my stuff, Bern and I decided to head out to get dinner. I was pretty much done with the rain at this point, so we just hopped into a random ramen shop.

#11

#12

No photos of the ramen cuz... it sucks. It was so bad lol.

Anyways, decided to go back to the hotel room to freshen up and get ready for the next day! Since it was raining our mood pretty much dropped so... yeah.

In the meantime, I'll see you guys soon for the 2nd day! I promise to update the next one asap okay!

Annyeong!

#13 MISTER DONUTSSSSS I WANT YOUUUUU 

Taipei, Taiwan 2016: Day 2

Burning Our Hands Off

As usual, woke up around 7.30am and just lazed around till about 8.30am, where I proceeded to my morning routine of waking a sleepy Chulin up omfg.

Showered first and got ready while waiting for her slow ass.

#1 Makeup of the day

Anyways, when she was done, we went for some good old famous Ah Zong Mee Sua! It just happened to be located almost near our hotel, about 5 minutes of walking.

If you wanna know how to get to this location, once you exit out of Exit 6 of Ximen, U-turn and walk straight till you see an Airline sign.

Once you see the Airline sign, turn left and walk straight ahead, Ah Zong Mee Sua should be on your left, next to a uniform shop.

#2

The line was pretty short since we got there around the time they opened so yay for us.

#3 TWD80

We got a small bowl to share since Chulin's stomach is quite small and I don't usually eat heavy food for breakfast anyways.

One tip, the Mee Sua when given to you is piping hot wtf so make sure you get someone who has heat proof hands [like me] to hold it.

There's a corner where there are an assortment of sauces and chilli to add to your mee sua to flavour it to your liking. I suggest going easy on the chilli though... I added like 1/8 of a teaspoon and nearly died from the heat wtf.

#4

But then again a warm bowl of mee sua in the morning is soooo goooood.

#5

 After finishing the bowl, we proceeded to head over to Wilbeck Coffee!

Honestly we were supposed to go cafe hopping but I have no idea why our luck damn suay that day we only found 1 'cafe' and the other places were either rented out or cannot find at all wtf.

#6 I swear the jacket was there for decoration it was not cold at all

Before we left for Taipei Main Station, I reallllllly really wanted to try Mister Donuts cause... Why not. Watching Yuka Kinoshita eat it made me crave for it in a real creepy way. 

#7 Original glazed ponde ring and kinako ponde ring

#8 UGHHHHHHHH

Guys, I love donuts. I really do. This. BEATS. EVERYTHING. It's so soft, chewy and it literally has a subtle sweetness to it from the donut itself. WHY ISN'T THIS IN SINGAPORE YET.

If you do buy it, I highly recommend the Kinako [Soybean powder] one. It's not too sweet, but gives a slight flavour that really balances out. I find the original glazed abit too sweet, but then again, personal opinion.

Anyways, on to Wilbeck Coffee!

We took the train to Taipei Main Station and proceeded south to Gongyuan Road. Once you walk straight, you'll notice Xiyang Road on the opposite side, so just take the traffic light and cross over, and keep walking straight, past the Family Mart till you reach Wilbeck Coffee.

The interior was beautiful omg. It was filled with so many vintage stuff I totally had a vintage moment here.

#9

#10

Anyways, we ordered the recommended Light Coffee Latte [TWD80] and boy was it good.

#11

I noticed that in Taiwan they tend to make real bitter coffee, like legit bitter. I took one sip and I'm like nope. But this latte isn't so bad, almost comparable to the sweetness in Singapore. Only that... the taste is better wtf.

Alright, so we went over to Zhongxiao Dunhua to find another cafe called Longtimeago Cafe, however.... we took almost half an hour to find it before we just gave up and settled at a nearby mall wtf.

No photos cause we were deadass tired.

Anyways, we stopped at the mall and decided to have Japanese for lunch while we rest our aching legs.

#12 MEATTTT

 After stuffing ourselves, we decided to screw it and just make our way to the next cafe, RAHDesign Cafe, which was located at Dazhi Station.

.... Turns out it was rented out on that day fuck our lives.

At this point we were just plain annoyed so we just took the train back to Zhongxiao Fuxing to buy some Dorayakis.

#13 One of the best I've ever tried

I do suggest you get 6 in one box and just share it throughout your stay. We got 2 original, matcha and coffee. [TWD500]

Anyways, still feeling kinda dejected, we headed back to Ximen to go back to our hotel.

BUT LO AND BEHOLD.

Guess what we saw.

No really. Guess it.

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Done?

How bout I give you a hint.

#14

Can you guess what it is?

IT'S GRILLED MOCHI WTF. 

Omg I can't believe we actually bumped into it before heading back to the hotel wtf. 

We decided to just buy it and eat it on the way, since it was like freaking ass cheap wtf like TWD30 only. 

One tip though. 

#15 Brown Sugar Mochi

#16 Black Sesame Mochi

Be sure to buy like... one at a time. We didn't know that it has to be eaten on the spot, like we literally thought they would package it for us wtf but no. 

... So we had piping hot mochi on our hands while we mustered all our tahan to try and finish it there and then. 

The brown sugar one was really good though wtf. 

Anyways, we got back to the room and just laid there and watched Batman till it was time for dinner wtf. 

The bad thing about Ximending is that the area is heavily influenced by Japanese culture. Hence, most of the restaurants there are Japanese. 

We gave up hunting again and just settled for a random Japanese shop next to Sushi Express. 

#17 Chulin's gyudon with tamago

#18 My er... pork cutlet with cheese 

It was alright. I guess. I mean it was pretty cheap so... mai hiam la. 

After stuffing ourselves, we proceeded to buy more Dream Colour drinks wtf.

#19 Milk tea and Butterfly pea juice + milk

And Ice Cream.

#20 Melon + Matcha. The worst combination possible.

#21 Matcha soft serve

That was it for Day 2 I guess! Not much since most of the cafes we wanted to visit were closed, but I guess there's more to come for Day 3. 

#22

It was a real shitty day. Pun intended. 

In the meantime, annyeong!