day 1 of tour

ok.. i think this blog is seriously rotting from a lack of care and severe procrastination from the Great Lady Ami (GLA for short).. And now, I present to you photos that are two months old (also goes to show how lazy and unmotivated I am)

I have a bunch of photos that I wanna share.. Handpicked a few but it still seems to be a lot.. I try to relate as much as possible.. This is Day One of Taipei, Xi Men Ding.. I was staying at a hotel in Xi Men Ding.. It's called Good Ground Hotel.. A little rundown, just met my standard of living.. so if you are looking for good quality accommodation, strike this option out of your list.. I liked it for its convenient location to street only..

Night view when we reached Xi Men Ding at around 8. Checked in, rested our feet and then hopped out again.. Its friggin cool.. Nice! It felt like we were in an air-conditioned mega mall!


My bro is good at snapping angles.. Look at my mum. she looks a bit lost but yet set on exploring the place immediately.

This glass window is a display for goodies-coated green apples. I kinda wondered why I did not buy one to try.. We were more desperate for a proper meal, i suppose!

Being a potential photographer-in-the-making, my bro decided to capture an artistic snap of my mum.. i commented at how the lantern at the back looked like the mask from 'i know what you did last summer'

Basically, it was a new experience. I would like to do this again. Oh, and look how the caucasians are touring the place as well? they are adventurous to travel to a place where language barriers may be posed... but nevertheless, the subway is a commendable effort to spur tourism.. 100% tourist-friendly!!!

Just to back-track a bit (and to avoid GLA from rearranging the pictures), this is the international airport.. they have other airports, but those are used for domestic flights. oh well..

This is a snapshot of JAL's airplane. it's also a way to motivate GLA to board this plane to JP next time.. of course, farhanah-chan, i'll snag some gackt and hyde goods for you... meli-chan, to pre-empt any grumbling from you, you are going with me! muahahaha... its good to be authoritative at times~ *whistles*

I found this very interesting. This is a water-dispenser.. They have paper-cups for hygiene use. Those are really paper.. GSM of approx 70??? lol

Okay, back to civilisation.. This is the crowded xi men ding where we resided in for the short while.. I like craning my head to look up at the screens for the commercials.. this is the area where we can walk freely at night. Drivers do not use this area unless they have too much time in their hands. this area is otherwise an open road in the morning.

This is more or less what I have to share for Day One. I gotta give myself a pat on the back for completing this.. am glad that I did so, cos i got to recall the happenings, the people, and the atmosphere and culture. it's really a warm place. Taiwanese are really friendly and service-oriented... :)