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消失了三个星期，我终于回来了！！Touched down at Singapore at 0006 hours 08 May onboard Flight BR1225 Eva Air... Hello all!

Bought liquor and then rushed to Belt no.22 just to welcome Singapore with both my opened arms, as well as my parents who came to fetch me home.. Today is 09 May, sorry for not blogging straight away when i m back cos i need to settle down haha.. and this day is also the day where our junior president of 25th odac hongyi fly to taiwan for training.. Wish him all the best..

Time to talk about my taiwan exp but not too much on the NS part if not government come and catch me...

The training phase is taxing to a certain extent, went to explore mountainous areas around southern parts of taiwan... I admit i like mountaineering, but i definitely do not like mountaineering with heavy loads! Super energy draining! The scenery is beautiful from mountain tops with great views of sunset! Weather there is extremely hot in the day, if never drink enough water sure kena heat exhaustion... but at night very cold must wear the gore-tex windbreaker to keep warm..In Southern part of taiwan, plantations are often seen... they got the 黑珍珠, which is a kind of mango but it is dark colored, which is why called black pearl... and the plantations are super big!! They got grow lychees also!! Chatted with the farmers during training about how long they take to grow those and stuff... they climb the steep steep knolls in their plantation just to collect harvest.. Very hardworking!! We brought money out, praying that the ninja vans come look for us out at the field! They are vans who are mobile food providers and they installed a frying pan and hot plate at each van, answering the needs of us hungry green souls. For me, i never failed to always ordered 烧肉抓饼 & 芋头牛奶 which costs a total of NT70.. Super nice!!

After the training phase, we went for a 4 hour night off in 垦丁. Keep spamming money on delicious food & drinks such as 木瓜牛奶，金针菇，fried cheesy 热狗, and something u all definitely never eat before.. 炸鲜奶！！ Crispy on the outside, tender in the inside.. Never knew u could chew milk in your mouth! 垦丁 is also a beach wear paradise! Lots and lots of shops selling beachwear and things associated to surfing.. Lots of interesting souvenirs can be bought there too.. It is one of the must come places if u all happen to come taiwan!

After all these, time for the real thing... 8 days of taxing and continuous outfields, ATEC evaluation! This time it really test our proficiency skills in battle. A tiring process but it ended somehow, with a high redcon 2A! Congrats on the results! Everybody a drop of water, together we create a tsunami!!!

After the evaluation, we jumped for joy, glad it ended... And we only can look forward to end of frame dinner and R & R!!

Went to 垦丁 for our end of frame dinner.. It is held in a ballroom, as big as the one we have our prom nite in! We watched some dances from various 原住民 tribes.. and we viewed our unit's videos of the evaluation.. Kind of touching and memorable for the teamwork that we fostered throughout the 6 months of training... However the meal is not very appetising though, onions onions and onions! LOL! But nvm since we are in 垦丁，i started roaming around filling my stomach again! Hahaha..

The following day is R & R.. woke up super early to start the brand new day in civilisation.. Headed straight to Taipei, which is 7 hours travel away.. On the bus, watched movies such as Battle Of Wits, My Super-Ex Girlfriend & Babel. My tour guide's name is 阿香, she introduced us on taiwan as we travelled along. Stopped at two factories selling all the 太阳饼，奶油酥饼，muarchee!! I buy alot back haha!! Bought muarchee for cindy cos she wants them and requested me to buy for her.. Whole day is raining like mad!! Difficult to tour around.. Went to this Leofoo Village Park which is like an amusement park with many themes but it is simply raining too heavy to tour around, end up we got wet cos we dun wanna spend NT290 on an umbrella. Went for 2 rides only haha! Below is me posing on the pony haha!

Being wet & cold we headed to dinner then to hotel, maybe i would rate it 2 star hotel, but no choice cos SAF budget.. At 8pm, me and my frens headed for 士林夜市, and really indulge in spending there.. I still like to take their MRT there, so convenient! And taiwanese are also very disciplined, they line up in front of the MRT doors in straight lines, and even on escalators they kept to the right hand side so that ppl in a hurry would have a left clear path to walk on.. If u happen to see someone standing on the left side blocking the path, definitely is a Singaporean or Malaysian! If Singapore is able to maintain half as much discipline, Singapore MRT would make a way better transport.. That night still raining, cannot do much, only shop around nearby shops and buy shoes and clothes..

Next day woke up and headed to Yeliu, to look at the 女皇石, even though last year visit b4.. Through years and years of wind erosion, the stone start to shaped like a queen..Below shows the me with my grp of friends and the stone.. look like a queen hor?

Watched dolphin and sealion show at Ocean World later, then headed for lunch.. After that went to Mirammar Mall which is well known as the second largest built ferris wheel on top of a building..

Lots of shops there, and there is a cinema too.. Shop around for clothes cos i realise my wardrobe inside getting full of unwanted clothes.. After the shopping there, went to Martyr's Shrine to watch the guard duty change over ceremony.. Lots of precision drill involved..

Dinner was after that and then alighted from the bus at 士林 again!! Finally not raining, can shop till i drop! Bought clothes and clothes! Got one shop selling everything at NT 133 for anything clothes u can find in the shop.. The clothes not of bad quality but they selling so cheap becos they closing shop.. Thinking it is a big rip off, i decided to buy whatever i can but i end up not buying anything.. nothing looks nice in there.. i think i m too late to get all the good stuff.. the shop is full of customers though..

Last Day of R & R!! Free & Easy Woohoo!!! Went to 西门町， bought lots of stuff there... spent alot of money playing the 抓抓, trying to fish for soft toys that i liked. Actually i only play becos of the fun of it but not the soft toys, but still i got win some soft toys! I played till i even attracted big crowds behind my back watching me play. The pretty taiwanese girls working in the shop are even supporting me. The biggest toy i got is the 熊抓. Last year i got one too!! so i got 2 now haha!! I gave all soft toys to my sisters.. After that continue to shop for more shoes and clothes.. until time is up to return to SG..

我真的爱死台湾了！！！西门町去一百次都不会sian!!!

我来说一说台湾人，那里的女生服务生又漂亮又热情，they chant the words 欢迎光临 everytime a person stepped into the shop. They are very outspoken, and i end up usually chatting with them and i enjoyed that. There are more female than male in taiwan. Males are not so good looking there. The females are very good looking (still cannot compare to Hebe cos she is still my very best).. There is also this girl who looks like Makiyo trying to sell mickey mouse pens and notebooks for NT199 which is equivalent to SG$10 sia... super ex!! end up i refused to buy and she called me 小气.. heck care!! Dun think use 美人计 trick me into buying!!hahaha!!

S.H.E, where are u when i m in taipei? 29/4 they are in taipei, 05/5 to 07/5 i m there.. 难道我们八字不合？ Yes i m looking forward to their new album play!! I saw big big ads of them in taipei!! Samuel & Kevin 代言人！ 7-eleven also!

I know samuel & kevin IMM also can find haha.. but 7-eleven SG sure dun have S.H.E..
Album coming out in 2 days, excited to buy it and indulge in listening.. Recently i m hooked up to the song 五月天，going to become one of my favorites! In Taiwan TV, whole day i m watching S.H.E commercials! Bausch & Lomb!!! haha! found this game on the webbie! sure alex will like it alot! My high score is 4700, u all can easily beat me... Go ahead and try it!

http://www.bauschandlombcares.com.sg/astigmatism/game.php

Anyway how are u ppl? Alex gonna be CFC!? Congrats!! All the best in learning jap weijing!! And waii, vee & bee whoever taking exams or waiting for results, 加油加油！！ To all those whose birthdaes that i have not wished them, happy birthdaes!!

This is kind of brief description of what i exp.. verbally explain would be better haha! But anyway, trying to adapt to life back here.. 3 weeks of looking at left seat drivers and getting off on the right side of the road.. now back to the opposite.. I wanna go taiwan again for sure.. hope we all can go together, at least during a uni hols after the guys ORD!!! Take care u ppl who are still overseas!! Come back and we shall all go for odac gathering and share all our experiences!

xAngel//Devilx WeiRong posted @
Wednesday, May 9, 2007,1:42 PM