Exchange rate in SG was 23.6. My friend changed it at 23.66 at Taipei Bank. Taoyuan Airport 23.3 or something.

My itinerary wasnt that useful to a certain extend as we didnt exactly follow through.

My luggage was about a quarter filled. Intend for a maximized shopping trip.

Say Hi to my travel buddy, Sherlyn. Or you can call her "OMG!, its so cute/cheap!"

Took Tiger Airways, less than $300 for a return flight. An excuse to leave Singapore almost immediately.

Looking at the sunset on board. Pretty~

Sun is gone from sight and hope to reach there soon. I am HUNGRY!!

My Chio Bu friend with Sherlyn. Yup! We took the same flight and I got it cheaper. HAHAHA!!!

Bus we took to our hotel in XiMenDing - NT 140.

Took the number plate for? I dont know. Random.

After 40 - 45 mins. We check-in to HanShe Hotel. Summary: Good Location, Clean, Normal, Comfy, & Hard Bed.

All toiletries is provided and will replace everyday after housekeeping. No Eerie, Ghostly feeling. Can stay.

Super Duper Hungry. First dinner place @ XiMenDing.

贡丸面

COSMED - one road away from our hotel.

TV! I like this most, a LOT of channels. 海绵宝宝~ and by accident we know that there are 2 porn channels. I remember seeing a "suck cock" channel. *Shockingly Funny*

Wonder should I call it Day 1 or Day 2?

Exit 6 to our hotel. NT 500 for their easy card (ezlink)

东区.

欢迎光临!! They are doing their morning exercise to greet us exactly at 11am when the door open.

Not yet. But cant wait~

Some hand signal to let others know that its opening soon, I guess.

After MUCH buying, we had our LUNCH!!

Wu Fen Pu.

"Vote for XXX" kind of van. It is a law firm advertisment in pink, I think.

First stop at Wu Fen Pu. NT600 for a dress. I think I regretted buying. I dont know if I will wear it often.

Lu Rou Fan. I have free vouchers from Darren Tan. Nothing fantastic. I dont really like short and fat rice.

I think if you do not want to buy too much, get a "controller" travel buddy to press STOP and FORWARD.

So-so mee sua. "How to take? Use your hand." I actually wanted to ask if we need to show receipt or any number plate to claim the food. -.-"

I went to clear a bit of the shopping list. DT shoes, can dou and my contact lens.
CONTACT LENS IS REALLY CHEAPER IN TAIWAN!!!

Her 2nd round of shopping in XiMenDing.

We skipped RaoHe Night Market, bags are getting very heavy. And I am worry-ing about not completing my shopping list.

I didnt take a lot of photos which I should have. *Apologies* And I didnt post up those image that requires rotation. Blogger refuses to fix the image rotation problem. *AAANGGRYY~~* and super frustrating. Some photos you just have to view it in the right orientation!!

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I am home!! I have so much things to say but I dont know how to start!! I just unpacked my luggage. I realised that I had bought so much things from the shopping list that filled up most space in my broken handle luggage. I am going to put my next overseas trip in private to prevent worrying of overload. BTW I maximised my luggage check-in and hand-carry, 14.3KG and 7.1KG.

I am going for Mambo King farewell later, so I need to complete my unpacking before heading out.

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3 hours to take off. WooT~~ HAPPY!!! +DD

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I just DIY a room freshener!! I have an empty spray bottle after using brighten-up junsui. With a few drops of fragrance oil mixed with clean water, wooa-la~ My very own ROOM FRESHENER!!

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Happy Birthday, SINGAPORE!!

My bf and I went to NEX and we had our first AA制 dinner. He kept complaining that he always treat me dinner and I always say I am paying most of the time. Therefore, we came up the idea of Going Dutch. It's really true, I paid my share!

Mushroom Soup

My First Try

Weekday Promotion

Seafood Platter - King Prawns, Scallops, Calamari, Clams, Mussels

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I am tempted to change them black. My rate of changing nail polish colour is too fast lately. Red to Nude to Silver. Should I change it to orange or black after my trip for my graduation?

Silver

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Just received my MAC brushes from smoochiezz. I am going to bring it to the counter tomorrow to verify the authenticity. Questions? How do you know if its real?

239 and 266

Barcode Font

Edit* Ok~ Compared with my sister's real brush, its similar~ But I dont want to buy online again. I think not that worth it to get it cheaper and waste time trying to figure out its real or fake.

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Look @ my shopping list for Taiwan Trip!! So long~ 15 kg is not going to be enough. Sigh~

For Mama
1. drawstring pants
2. umbrella
For Boyfriend
3. office shoes
4. bag
5. MANGO!! (refuse to buy)
For HweeJun, Yingying and Baoyi
6. Birdnest masks. (Total: 6 box)
7. Sun Biscuit - Honey flavour (1 box hj, 1 box yy)
For Darren Tan
8. some random nuts. (testing my sourcing skills)
9. Adidas shoe
For Myself
10. Steel eggs
11. Contact Lens

I want to go Daiso and Bookstore. There will definitely be something for me to get back!


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I am testing out the new post editor. Ok, I know I am slow. When is old better than new?

My Bf Artsy Photo of His Parents

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Ramen Play dinner @ NEX with Mr Thung. Yummy~ I finished my bowl and kop from his. Hahaha! Am too hungry. I dont think I can lose any weight anytime soon.

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I couldnt let my entry in flowerpod forum goes into waste.
Repost~

"Dear nanalee, yq6789 and chrislin,

I am so sorry that I couldnt reply your pm and I have no idea why.

Below is my itinerary for Taiwan Trip

Day 1
20:30 Arrive TPE Airport
Dinner, Check-in Hotel. I am staying Han She Hotel. About $95 per night @ Ximending
http://www.hansomehotel.com.tw/
If my friends and I arent tired, we hope to go Party World. (walking distance from hotel)

Day 2 - (along same MRT line - blue colour)
Taipei City - 东区 (the underground mall from zhong xiao fu xing to zhong xiao dun hua)
Wu Fen Pu
Raohe Night Market/Dinner

Day 3 - Dan Shui and Yu Ren Ma Tou (Red line)
At night is Dan Shui Night Market or whatever. Decide on the day itself。

Day 4 - Watch movie - pending (xiao jing teng - sha shou ou yang pen zai)
(Red line)
Bei Tou - Hotspring (weather is super hot but i dont care just want to go)
Shilin Night Market

Day 5 - Steamboat lunch, Check-out hotel (hanshe), Check-in hotel (futurestar) for 1 night.
Ximending, cosmed and Eslite bookstore
Shida night market - take bus 235

Day 6 - Check-out hotel
To Taichung by HSR or bus.
Check-in happy times fashion hotel ($77 for quad room)
jing-ming 1st st, zi you rd (sun biscuit), 5pm go Feng Jia night market.

Day 7 - Check-out.
and Back to Singapore

Please print map from google map. Details such as food to eat to be added on the plane with travel buddy discussion.

I do not know where to deposit luggage. I know from blogs that some hotels will let you deposit for a few hours while you go shopping before your flight.

thats all! =))"

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大家好！I think my 2 friends 快被我烦死了。I kept dreaming of my days in Taiwan. Afraid that I couldnt get a room to stay. Rainbow Hotel was fully booked!! And I am stucked with that reservation agent that have my credit card no. What if he kpo go book another hotel for me and charged me? I am calling him first thing in the morning tomorrow. Update again on where I will be staying.

Spent my lonely day reading blogs and forums about Taipei and Taichung. This will keep me occupied for the next 10 days.

YAR! SIM rejected my requests for 2 extra tickets. 1 for Jeanie and 1 for Mey. Hais. So disappointed by this 2 emails today. Yesterday I did go bai bai leh. Go away all bad things~ Come all good luck!!

Tomorrow Mahjong day!!

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I am so excited that I started packing my makeup travel bag + toiletries. Haven buy a travel tube toothpaste yet. BTW, my picture caption is above the picture.

All my travel makeup squeeze into the Jill Stuart makeup bag that my sis gave. I have a black one from Muji but need to use this pink one to add in more "feminine grace". HAHAHA. Just ignore my random thoughts. Brought along the cleansing express - cleansing lotion, left with half bottle. Those ziplock plastic that I bought from Daiso is super useful to separate products and keep it clean.
I hate hotel shampoo, in my mind = disgusting. Blame it on a story I heard. Yucks. Best to bring along own shampoo. EASY - just bring this toiletries bag that I bring to swim.

No toothpaste - buy it or can use travel buddy's.
Hada Labo - Face wash that is small enough to squeeze into that bag.

SK II treatment clear lotion - The 2nd step after washing.

Shu Uemura stage performer instant-glow - moisturizer. Some joker name it long enough so that it is more worth to purchase. My guess only. =P

Neogence - Sun Block SPF 30
Magazine, forums, TV shows make sure that I know sun block is very important.

Estee Lauder Idealist - Pore Minimizing
I use this as my makeup base. Because minimize pore den makeup dont have enough space to go in. Therefore, not clogging the pores. HAHAHAHAHA~~ =DD

Dior Addict. Perfumes in small small btl suits me best. I cant stick to the same perfume for a long while. I heart those travel exclusive, tiny tiny bottles from airport. So cute and best for travelling too. Do you know if perfume is consider a makeup or toiletries?

This are the so-called "tools" that I brought. Dont bring brushes, no time to clean. Confirmed. Travel = to enjoy, not to wash brushes. Have to bring the retractable blush brush for blush to rush. -.-" Haha.

Shu Uemura Eyelash curler. Whenever my eyelash curls, I wonder the magic comes from the curler or my mascara. Anyway, its quite fun to kiap kiap kiap. HEEzz.

$2 from Daiso. Can you spot that gold tweezers in that corner? Pluck pluck pluck, fun!! Weee~ Dont forget to sanitize k? Bring a little of each: hydrating toner, eye cream and the eyeshadow sponge applicators. Can apply using fingers like a makeup artist too.

My polka dots face needs some special care. Acne Solution Concealer from The Face Shop. Concealer is my best friend, come hugs~ Ettusais (Eh-2-say) liquid foundation, and its defense powder. Defending more dots appearing. I prefer using powder brush to dust it to my face at home, have to use the tiny puff instead now (7 days).

Shu Uemura Eyeshadow Palette - Tokyo Charm
I wanted the engraving and they refused to reply my email. I dont want to buy from them anymore. HMPHH. Heard that in Taiwan this brand is cheaper. I shall find out soon.

Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP) with a new packaging. No. 1 essential product for eyeshadow? Trying to convince that it is worth the dollars.

M.A.C -Fleur Power. I should have gotten a lighter shade. My ex-colleagues once commented that it doesnt suit my skin color. =( The Face Shop - OR201. I should have gotten a darker shade, cant see anything on my cheek. Loser! Excuses for me to shop. I think I want a bronzer. =)

This is my Blue's Clues bed-sheet.

The heroine make long and curl is a lasting mascara that really works.
Check if Taiwan sells it cheaper, got to buy a few for backup.
Revlon's Grow Luscious - so-so. nothing fantastic. Maybe I prefer long eyelash to heavy eyelash. I used as a lash primer to create volume for the Heroine Make Mascara. Smart!!

Eye gel, eye brow, eye pencil. I want to buy Black eyeliner. Added to shopping list. Description and chats getting shorter cos I am feeling sleepy. Yawns~
My favourite lipstick and lipgloss color. Can see the code?
Naturally Nude and Ginger Rose from Revlon
Sheer Peach and Honey Pink from ZA

Looks a lot?

Scroll back to the first picture. It's all in and packed professionally by yours truly!

Edit* My reader just told me I brought too much. So I removed one blusher, one lipgloss, one lipstick, one mascara. If I want to use, I BUY!

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Hi! I am back!! Trying to plan my itinerary and writing the shopping list for my trip, 12 days more!! Looking forward and super excited. Booking Rainbow Hotel from http://www.priceline.com.hk I am trying to get it cheaper by not booking direct. Hope its a correct decision.

"Please note we are still waiting the reply from the hotel, we will get back to you on next Monday." - Reservation Agent

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Thanks to my very good friend Ms Lee!!
Now I have to be excited over going to TAIPEI ALONE~~ Any friends wanna go?
11 Aug - 17 Aug? I can save my accommodation cost.

I need to revise my itinerary, cant go to Taichung myself. Erm, dangerous? I guess.

Edit*

Sherlyn is going with me!! I told her YY pangseh den chop chop within 1 hour she booked the flight to go Taiwan~ but she have to reach Singapore by 15 Aug. Awesome~ I have shopping companion.

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YEAH!!! I am going to Taiwan 11 Aug - 17 Aug. I made the fastest decision last night~ Go head and booked!! But I might have to walk alone or be a gigantic light-bulb. =(

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Time for a break!
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I used the washing machine 3 times to clear all the dirty laundry. Grawd!! Shockingly surprised that washing, hanging, folding, ironing takes up the whole afternoon (5 hours at least). Maybe I could lose 1-2 kg in this way. Tomorrow, I HAVE to go out before I rot to death.

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I need to go somewhere.
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Oh!! I am at my next stage of life. No more books, theories and assignments. My graduation day is on the 23rd Aug!! Awesomely but I am just jobless like 20 days ago. Can I have a new great start? Cant find a suitable job~~

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I need more mahjong therapy. =( Am back home after supper, feeling lonely again. I think have to go shopping tomorrow to raise my happiness level.

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Finally, it's a good day of my most wanted Tai Tai life.

Woke up late morning to go shopping! Bought 2 tops when I am looking to buy a new dress, and I broke my bank account in Ion for random make-up items =(.

Facial and Full-body massage at Maple Beauty - Orchard.

I like the smell of their facial scrub and the "ball-like super cooling thingy" rolling on my face. They call that the cold spa. Hoping this to be my new love.

Bye New York Skin Solutions, I am not going back to you anymore.

"Full body massage can produce multiple benefits for your health. These benefits go far beyond an hour spent in relaxing quietly, escaping the day."

Time to do my mani and pedi, soon. =P


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What's in my bag.
I took this photo somewhere in March. Took it before starting on my new job for erm.. dont know. Just being random because I like browsing Flickr. Anyway, my bag now is EMPTY!! Hahaha. I uploaded this to test my image border with this new skin.

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YUP!! I changed to a new blogskin. On second thoughts, I dont think is changing, maybe just removing the old template and back to a simple one. Let the words say the story. Why bother making it fancy-ful. Doesnt earn me $$ right?

2nd week into my jobless mode. I haven been actively send out my resume. I am not so sure what kind of job I am looking into. Friends advise me to spam companies with cover letters first. Argh, give me 1 more week please?

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Some nights like today, it appears and messes your heart. He was everything once but not anymore. Please remember, don’t hurt yourself by revisiting. Like his feeling you chose to ignore for years, ignore yours.

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时间会把我把你都变成了灰烬
从拥挤变距离
不变的幸福只是一种距离
时间会把我把你都变成了回忆
那时候有没有一个是你爱我我爱你最完美的结局
还是我变成了你最想忘记的回忆

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WOW!! Amazingly, I survived my new full-time job for 2 months and a week. Although I hated that amount of workload, the shit work, the waiting for urgent replies, the designer bad-temper, how the "managers" pushing responsiblies, and the "I also dont know" to my questions, the thought of job search scares me.

"HANG ON, LINJIE, HANG ON! Dont walk away so easily, you gave up too many things, too much times! So HANG ON!!"

The MD in my company impressed me，so talented. If only he is my 干爹。Hey, can I be an entrepreneur too? I dont need to earn loads of $$, just enough to feed my family. My new goal in life!!

昨天晚上我又梦见你，可能是在睡前想过你

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The lingering question kept me up
2am, who do you love?

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Yawns!!

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Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile

WHATEVER!!! Try so hard to.........

Happy thing: Starting new job tomorrow. Pray hard, no nonsense happen.

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Please listen to me.

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Went to the archive and read a few entries. OMG!! Shockingly, I didnt know why did I post all that. They are so ridiculous!!! Burnt and drink! Hahaha. 7 years of random notes brought me back to those fond memories again. Endless fun times, and some angry wordings. Missing my life at Manjusri. 那些日子不再有 If I could, I would cherish every little thing that happened a million times more.

没能一起看成的那部电影
在重播的深夜让我想起你
偶尔想你 也未必 是不可理喻

陪回忆写完了日记
告诉自己停止再想你

你之后的我 懂得爱自己
让回忆不留痕迹

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越過妳劃的線我定了勇氣 的終點

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明知道有些问题没有答案还是要问

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I dont know yet. Maybe the right one will come along soon. At least for now, there is something I can do. While searching? or maybe this is what I found, being "right".

Know its never going to happen again but it did happened.

讓自己假裝看不到

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在我心里放不下的也该释怀
收拾好把它掩埋

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LIAR!!!! I am going to drag myself to work. Got to start job searching again. =((

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2010 OVER!!!

I just went to colour my hair. Likes it. Going to start work real soon~~ 1 more day to recharge..

Thing to do this 2011!

Drinking loads of water using my new favourite yellow thermal water bottle from my happy three friends!!
Avoid going for haircut unnecessarily!!
Do not be late for work!!
Save $$ and go JAPAN with my family!!

Thats all for now. =)) GOOD LUCK!!
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