Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Ex Taipei Walker II --- Day 02 Hualien County

Ex Taipei Walker II -- Day 02 Hualien County

** Disclaimer -- Super duper Long Entry . Please do not proceed unless you are free @ work , "Jiak Bah Bo Sai Pang" nothing to do , or you just wanna kill time while waiting to knock oFF. **

We bloody clocked 400++ photos just for DAY 02 alone !! That doesnt include the many short clips and videos of Hualien & Taroko Gorge we took along the way to Hualien !! Now that explains how long I took to edit all these photos for just DAY 02 alone !! Terrible nightmare !!!




Woke up Super Duper Early , after 3 hours of rest from the
previous night ... Rushed like mad to Taipei Railway Station , to catch our 710am train. Super Precise timing I must say ... the train reached @ 0710am on the dot .. and left soOOon after .

We had Yummy Yummy "Ba Zhang" Pork dumplings that "Zu Ren" recommended to us the previous time round .. FINALLY we remembered to try this dumpling on the 2nd trip . Mr Liu , our hotel receptionist was damn kind to warm up our Dumplings the Traditional Way @ 0545am!!! He insisted that we tried traditional warmup instead ( I suggested Microwave to save him trouble in the morning)

** The dumpling must have been really filling , So filling our "fellow passenger" knocked out ( refer to photo above ) **


But we didnt miss out the beautiful and "mouth-open-big-big" scenery along the 3 hour journey ... We travelled along the coasts , along farmlands , through caves , over water , crossed bridges , Can really Say its "you Shan Wan Shui " ... The scenery was juz breathtaking and a refreshing change compared to the concrete jungles of Taipei...

And Oh yes ... the train was very very clean ... Cleaners would come collect trash @ every alternate station !! Even the toilets were clean ... but can be a shaky experience if you wanna pee or "bomb the base" .. Coz the train can get really jerky and your " fountain stream" will start to swish & sway all the way .. and of course .. Squatting on a jerky shaky bowl and bombing accurately will take some skill.



After Somewhat 3 hours ... we reached Hualien County @ 0937am ... " Zu Ren " had helped us liaise with our Hualien Tour guide last night .. and we were to look for him @ the entrance..

Our transport WASNT these normal cabs !! We had a Toyota WISH as our transport for the day !!
The Weather was good ... bright and sunny yet windy ... It was a Good start to a Fantastic day !!


Mr Chen GuangFa ( best Hualien tour Guide ) & his friend Mr Huang ( who drove our cab ) brought us to See the famous Betel Nut Ladies ... WooHOoO .. Really really skimpy clothes ... and I swear i shld kick myself in the balls for being such an idiot .. I was so stunted & paiseh by the Weet U Weet girls , that I forgot to switch on my cam to snap some shots...

Mr Chen then brought us to eat the local purple Tapioca , Sweet Corn @ his expense !! We only paid NT$2000 ( S$100 for 1 car of 4 passengers ) ... and he paid the rest !!! Together with another car of Malaysian tourists driven by Mr Chen , we enjoyed our local delights in the morning sun ...

Our First Stop was @ the Entrance Of Taroko National Park ... Taroko Gorge is a world Famous nature Reserve with alot of scenic & beautiful rock Formations & other Wah Wah Wah scenery ...


Next , we proceeded to ChangChunCi ( Longevity Temple) ... Taroko Gorge was developed by the Japanese during WWII , and the taiwanese continued the dangerous & often Fatal development of roads & tunnels into Taroko National Park .

ChangChunCi Temple holds the names of 200++ engineers , workers who lost their lives while building these roads , blowing up holes in the mountains for tunnels. The temple commemorates these brave workers who gave their lives to this beautiful reserve .

2nd Place we visited was YanZiKou ( swallow Grotto ) ... a favourite roosting place for swallows .. and birds' nests used to be harvested regularly in these many natural caves .. until it was banned .. We could still see swallows , bats flying around ... entertaining themselves ... haha


Every stretch of road presented a different scene .. as the rock formations never failed to amaze us ..

Mr Chen was very professional ... @ every interesting location , he would hold laminated photos and point out interesting facts , funny jokes or Stories abt the locality ... juz like these red indians above ... Totally natural ...

Uber Chio windy roads hugging the terrain tightly. Tour buses are the most scariest transport @ Taroko as the passengers can actually overlook the cliffs ... During Typhoon Weather & heavy Rains ... Taroko National Park is closed to all traffic and tourists ...So WE were So HENG HENG there was no typhoon or rain on such a nice day !!

Met Fellow Singaporeans along the way ... and tsk Tsk ... they both paid the same amount NT$2000 as 4 of us .. .. and the tour guide juz left them to walk around .. without telling them abt the interesting spots , stories !! OMG!!! We were lucky to have Mr Chen with us !!

And Mr Chen was a real joker... he brought us to a spot facing a fast-flowing river ... and handed all of us stones to throw !! And we had to throw the stones to Hit a big and flatbed rock !! ( Refer to photo above ! ) He also made us look up in the sky .. and we were pleasantly surprised to see a map of Taiwan , formed by the MOUNTAIN ridgelines !!!

Lunch was a little boring ... Ate some bamboo rice which was juz SoO--Sooo .. and fried-rice that totally lost to Shih-lin Night market's fried rice HANDS DOWN !

And After lunch it was the tour of all Suspension bridges ... Visited one with a Guanyin Temple ..... Goddess of Mercy Statue in White above us on the mountains ....

We then visited CihmuQiao ( Kind Mother Bridge literally translated ) ... JiuQuDong ( Tunnel of 9 turns ) ... Tunnel of 9 turns took us 30 mins to walk through ... it was really really amazing ... the winds in the tunnel was very very strong compared to the open space ... and it was really freezing .. ( Mother Nature @ work again ) ...


Next was the Suspension Bridge @ YueFei Pavillion ... where we met a big big big dog ... that scared WeeWee so much ... hahah ... but managed to take very nice fotos of us on the bridge still ...


Oh yes ... Mr Chen GuangFa & Mr Huang were not only Great tour guides , but also quite Good photographers ! not surprising .. Our group fotos were mostly taken by them ... Extremely Good tour guides .


We left Taroko Gorge @ 1600H ++ and it was already getting dark , due to their early dusk ... But it wasnt the end of our trip yet !!!

They drove us to a very beautiful beach filled with pebbles !! and big big stones !! The waves were also very very strong ... Instead of fine sand greeting our feet ... we were greeted by loads of pebbles , stones , rocks and even Marble !! The mother of all pebble beaches !!! Just look @ the mountains , the inviting waters and the ..... PEBBLES !!

I really had a good mind to bring the bloody rock back to Taipei ... but didnt think it would be smart to lug a rock around and burst my luggage limits ... so I just took a small and beautiful rock .. that was sanded down to a smooth texture ... ( Yeah Yeah ... I know I am lucky ... 3 girls ... haha my SunShine , My Girlfriend and my Mistress , Ya Ya Ya ) ... hahah


We were also lucky to See 4 F-16 Fighting falcons taking OFF !! and they flew towards the Pacific Ocean right behind us !! Simply an awesome sight !!


Later I realised that We were very very Near FengShan / JiaShan Airbase ... and God Damn it ... Their Airbase was really really quite open !! We drove past their Aircraft Hangars , parking Aprons !! separated only by a low wall and a fence !! Here you can See their two F-16 A/B models relaxing in one Corner ... hahaha ..


We then went to this Small Fishing Port ... for SUPER DUPER CHEAP SEAFOOD !! We opted for the MOTHER OF ALL SEAFOOD DINNERS !!!

Mr Chen Was So Damn nice , asked us out to take photos with our Lobsters .... Super Bouncy Fishballs that could bounce on the tables as PingPong Balls , Maguro Sashimi , Spicy StingRay , Clams and Veggies + 4 Lobsters only cost us S$25 each !!!

Every Man worth his salt knows that You CANNOT even get a proper fresh lobster @ S$25 in Singapore ...And there we had 1 lobster each. And Mr Chen provided the ultimate service ... by helping us to shell certain parts of the "lobbie" for MORE flesh ! Wah .. pure Food Orgasm ...


We ended the Hualien trip @ 6pm to catch the 6pm train back to Taipei .... but not before taking a Group shot with them ... then it was OFF to catch the 6pm train !

BUT IT IS NOT OVER !!! We reached Taipei @ 9pm .... and it was OFF to Shopping @ Taipei New World Shopping Centre

It is really crazy editing all the photos ... and I am damn lazy to carry on posting photoshopped ones ... So bear with it ...


We went to the Underground shopping centre , passed by yummy cake Shop to buy some egg desserts and a yummy Chix Pie ... and Weewee bought a box of very sweet fruits @ very EXPENSIVE S$5 (NT$100 ) ... but the Food was really really up to standard ...







We then went over to RaoHe Night Market @ 10plus ....One of our favourite Night Markets apart from Shih-Lin Night Market ... full of nightlife ... vibrancy ...


So vibrant that we saw some candidates pulling votes for the Taipei Mayor Elections ..hahah ... Funny people ... friendly like anything when they wan your votes !!




RaoHe was Great as usual ... and WeeWee couldnt resist her Basket-ball Game ... and LOOK WHO WE SAW !! We saw the Same Butchgal ( in green scratching her head ) ... who set up the basketball Stall in Shih-lin in July !! We Saw her in July for our 1st trip ... and We saw her again during our 2nd trip !! OMG ...

We ended our long Day @ 12plus 1am in the wee hours of the night

... Total hours clocked = 17 hours straight... and it was only the end of Day 02 Ex Taipei walker II ...

XiaoMaGe Shagged , Signing out

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Are You Paying for unneccessary Comfort ?

*** Disclaimer -- This entry represents the personal view of the blogger. Views & comments are based on web research , personal experiences & conversations with NUMEROUS Taxi drivers & deductions were made based on personal analysis & thoughts. ***

Was taking a cab back home ... when I noticed a new Hyundai Sonata Taxi in the familiar colours of a big blue blue market player .....

It was new & fresh out of the Garage ... Everything was spanking new ... Abit Too new for my comfort ..( pun intended ) ..

What caused more DISCOMFORT ... was the starting fare of $2.70 !! I was dumbfounded !! Didnt THEY take lead in
Increasing our Cab Fares to $2.50 recently ?? Why was this NEW Hyundai Sonata Cab charging $2.70 ??


Uncle kindly "enlightened" me on a few issues :

*** 1. They are allegedly ( Allegations remain assertions without proof, only claims until they are proved. ) going to slowly phrase out all the $2.50 Toyota Crowns ... slowly increasing the supply of
$2.70 Cabs .. subtlely increasing the fare again !!

( If Uncle is right , We should observe more Blue Hyundais on the roads , and lesser Toyota Crowns on the roads .. Uncle Says lesser $2.50 = more $2.70 , simple logic. ) They currently have more than 15,300 cabs from 3 companies plying the roads .

*** 2 . Uncle & another few uncles also allegedly claimed that prior to the $2.50 Fare increment .. they all gathered and an Intention to rise cabfares was announced , and they were asked to vote . Results was that majority of the cab uncles objected to a fare increment ... and they were told to go back ... And Soon the $2.50 adjustment was announced on the news .

IF IF IF IF , I Said IF this voting session indeed took place ... what was the use of asking the cabbies to vote when they were GOING AHEAD anyway ??

*** 3. Mercedes Cabs are allegedly also gonna increase their prices from $2.80 to $3.00++ ... So whats the reason for increment since there are No further improved features to the mercs ??

*** 4. Uncle said COE prices have dropped , and it was cheaper to buy cars ... So He thinks that they bought more cars with options to buy more ... And with the slowly but sure increase in $2.70 Hyundais .. the Toyota Crowns are sure to go !! And the Rental prices of the NEW HYUNDAIs have increased to $99.75 , compared to the $92 for the Toyota Crowns ..

*** 5 . They Allegedly have lots of cars for rental , but not enough drivers to go around . There were rumours of engaging foreign talent for the job ( Rumours yet to be confirmed.. Readers Please take the rumours with a pinch of Salt ) ...

The media release cited the New Hyundais as being more Environmentally-Friendly , will have more boot space & Leg Room for passengers ..

Personally , I am surprised @ the reasons for the change . Are the Toyota Crowns very cramped ? I personally think they are much more spacious than the previous cabs ( forgot the model ) that we had . Boot Space ?? How often do we need to utilise the boot ? Ok , lets remember our very important tourists from all over the world ...

Environmentally Friendly cabs we enjoy .. but where are the 5 Year Old Toyota Crowns Gonna Go ?? 3rd World country ?? Can the 3rd world countries be bothered to maintain the cabs on a regular basis , unlike our cab companies who have nice maintenance workshops ? So are we gonna enjoy Fresh air in SG , while other countries can just be less environmentally friendly ?

If the Toyota Crowns do not go to 3rd world countries , I can only think of alternative place : Scrapyard .. to Scrap the Cars . So to be more environmentally Friendly , Are we gonna Scrap cars that is only 5 years old and generally well-maintained ?? Is

I took the effort to check their media release corner to check for updates on the new $2.70 Increase .... I only saw their media release on Fare adjustment to $2.50 ... but no fare increment to $2.70 for their new cabs .

I cant help getting a feeling that they wanna keep the $2.70 increment a hush-hush , saying its only for the new Cars .. but It is obvious they will start scrapping all the Toyota Crowns and Nissan Cedrics over time ( since their intention is CLEAR to make all their cabs under 3 years old ) .. So OVER TIME , we will have all cabs charging @ $2.70 ... without the public making a big fuss like the $2.50 adjustment !!??

This low-profile replacement of cheaper & older cabs Seems like a smart & calculated move , to reduce the Public Relations Damage in the face of 2 Fare increments over 5 months , and will surely increase Company profits ( Low COE price , higher Rental charges )

In my own opinion , Good Service from a friendly taxi-driver driving a Toyota Crown definitely beats a new fancy cab that charges more $$ , yet offering more or less visibly the same features as a good old Crown ..

XiaoMaGe Signing out ...

*** Disclaimer -- This entry represents the personal view of the blogger. Views & comments are based on web research , personal experiences & conversations with NUMEROUS Taxi drivers & deductions were made based on personal analysis & thoughts. ***

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Ex Taipei Walker II -- Day 01


Ex Taipei Walker II Day 01 -- 06 Dec 06

YES !!! The 4 Of us went to Taipei AGAIN !! First in July 06 , Then in Dec 06 !! Taipei is Truly an Amazing and Fantastic Country to Visit each time !! Full of Fun-filled surprises , Full of Friendly people ... Language isnt a Barrier unless You are a Potato-eater ( Jiak Kan Tang ) ... Marcus is NOT ... Marcus is Multi-Lingual .. so No problemo !!
After checking in our luggage , we wandered about Changi Airport again !! Went shopping , Went to Look around our World Class Airport ... to look @ the World-Class Xmas Decorations !! OoOOoo .. Full of Xmas Spirit ... and Festive Decorations all around the transit and departure lounges ...
We went to the Smoking point to check out the runway , the views ... Quite windy and sunny .. nice weather to fly !! We were ecstatic !!! The view of the runway was GoOd !! Snapped some shots there ... then we proceeded for a lunch !
A Lovely Ai Xin Lunch For My 3 Lovely ladies ... My Dearest SunShine , My "Mistress" WeeWee , & my "girlfriend" Nana ( Titles & appointments were decided amongst the 3 ladies )
My Ai Xin Lunch for the Day was " spicy diced pork with fried mee " .... Similar but Much Much Nice wor ... than the Xin Wang Cafe @ Cineleisure ... Juz Look @ the gals' smiles ... keke
Flight for the day was JetStar 3K 522 ... the very same plane we took in July . And to be Exact .... We WENT BACK TO TAIPEI almost EXACTLY 5 months after we went in 07 July to 12 July 06 !!!
We Reached Chiang Kai Shek International Airport @ 1720 ... and it was already Dark ! We eagerly looked for our Hotel manager ( We Call him Zu3 Ren4 aka SuperVisor " ) .. who promised to fetch us Personally this time round ... Hahah ( OH ... Blerdy Hell , the previous Driver Mr Chen who fetched us around , had quit his job for greener pastures ... ) So Zu Ren had to fetch us personally ... Hahaha ..He Recognised us almost Immediately .. and soon we were on our way ...
Yakked and Yakked and Chatted on the way .. catched up on news in Taipei ... The Chen Shui Bian Corruption Scandal , Jokes on Zu Ren's attempt to sell White Tee Shirts with Anti-Bian Slogans .. only to have the Organisers declare all to wear RED Shirts .. ( he lost big $$$ in white Tee Shirts ahaha ) ... Very glad to See Zu Ren again .
He was nice to send us to Taipei Railway Station to collect our Train Tickets to Hua Lien , and even Liaised with our Hualien Tour Guide ... asking him to Take care of us in Hualien in Day 02 ... WooOHoOO !!
After Settling down in OneStar Hotel .... ( AhHhhh ... Still the Same Cozy Hotel that we Love ... ) ... We WEnT to MiRaMar !! Ferris Wheel !! I was SoOoo Envious when I saw Pamela's photos of the Miramar Ferris Wheel !! Coz we missed out the Ferris Wheel when we went in July !! Die Die Must Go !!!
Tickets were @ NT$150 each ... and the ride was about 15 minutes per complete revolution ... Had a rocky and wild ride inside the cabin as WeeWee yelled , shrieked , Screamed , Whined whenever the wind blew or the Big Big Marcus moved about ... THE CABIN SWAYED and SWAYED !! ... hahah .. Beautiful View .... BEautiful Taiwan ...
TheY had a big big Cinema and other attractions around Miramar too ... We went Carrefour to Shop ... nothing much though ...
IT was Late already ... BUT WE WERENT ABOUT TO GIVE UP !!! We Went back to Shihlin to settle Dinner !!

Shih-Lin Night Market -- The Mother of All Pasar Malams , Night Markets

Our Favourite Night Market In Taipei , Taiwan , and Possibly the Best Night Market in Asia ... We went back eagerly .. to Eat All our Previous favourite foods !! and The Cold Cold Weather made all the hot & Crispy Food taste Extremely Yuppy !! More than 100 types of " Xiao Chi " to try ..

We had a great time trying out our All Time Favourite Hao Da Da Chi Pah ... So Big Big Chicken Cutlet ... Authentic ONLY IN SHIH-LIN !! .. Singapore's version can kiss my Arse .. And we also tried out new stuff like fried shitake mushrooms , golden mushrooms deep-fried to a crisp ... Damn .. the taiwanese sure know how to enjoy GoOd Food !!

Reached back Hotel only @ 2am in the morning ... and We Had a train to Catch @ 7pm to Taroko Gorge , HuaLien the next Morning !!

** STay Tuned For Day 02 , Ex Taipei Walker II **

XiaoMaGe Signing out ...

Monday, January 08, 2007

And School ReOpens Again


1st day of School today ... really quite mixed feelings about it.

Its the mentality of missing the hols again , missing work ( my salary ) .. and the peace of mind of not worrying about Upcoming tests , assignments and exams ... I gotta give it all up again ... and possibly go through another round of mugging and stress revising @ Macdonalds again ... for another Cycle ...


Spent my last week of December 2006 + 1st week of Jan 2007 largely enjoying myself ... doing the things I love, attended 1 more shooting session & a mini shooting competition amongst us Range Officers , Spending time with my beloved SunShine & with friends of course ...


Friday Movie Review --- Night @ the Museum 4 out of 5 Stars


Extremely Hilarious movie with many unexpected moments for hearty GoOd Laughs ... Laughing all the way from the Start of movie till the end of the movie ... Talks about 1 suay-kia who finds a job as a caretaker in a museum of natural history .... He realises that the artifacts and exhibits COME TO LIFE @ night due to a curse/spell ... and along the way , he has to solve problems squarely in the face ... wun spoil the plot ... Go and have a GoOd laugh .... WARNING : Pee before movie , otherwise risk wetting your pants from the hearty laughs ....


Saturday night movie Review -- Blood Diamond 4.5 out of 5 Stars



Are You Wearing a Diamond Ring ? Are You Intending to Buy your gf a Diamond Ring ?? You may wish to think twice ... because the diamond may have been tainted by the blood of thousands of people ..


Extremely Good plot ... MUST WATCH MUST WATCH !! and You will know much more than only knowing how to bargain a few bucks off the diamond Ring ... Very emotional & touching scenes , as the characters get torn between greed , humanity , friendship , kinship and much more ... One of the best movies I have seen recently ...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_Diamond >> References here ...


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Food Review @ Vivo City --- Hongkong Cafe KIM GARY



HK KIM GARY @ Vivo City is Good ! Much Much Much Better than Xin Wang HK Cafe@ Cineleisure !!

Service was quite Good ... And the Food was Definitely Much cheaper and More Yummy !

My Pork Chop Baked Rice set came with a bowl of Soup & a very big glass of HK Iced Milk Tea ... total cost was only $8.90 .... Compare it to XinWang HK Cafe @ Cineleisure ... 1 Pork Chop baked rice already costs $8.90 ..and Ice Milk Tea costs $2.50 ... and NO SOUP included !!

** Names of Dishes are Not exactly named , because I forgot their names ... and KIM GARY isnT paying me any advert Fees ..**

So Xin Wang HK Cafe can kiss my money goodbye because HK Kim Gary @ Vivo City is our new Love .. with the good and cheaper food + better Service ....

To top it off , a very funny Japanese clip .... Oh Boy will I get pissed if Someone disrupts me from Bombing the bowl ...

XiaoMaGe Signing out ...

** ps : forgive me for the delays , its already a luxury being able to blog now .. without getting my computer restarted for no particular reasons ... I will post up my Taipei day to Day updates .. I will ...

Monday, January 01, 2007

A Recap Of 2006 & New Year resolutions

First of all , a very very Happy New Year 2007 to all of You reading this entry !!

Year 2006 has been a good year for me , and I was actually quite reluctant to let it go ...It was really quite smooth-sailing generally , although It was my "tai-sui" year ... I was supposed to be cursed in the Year of the Dog .. as I was born in the Year of the Dog ... But I guess I was sincere in praying to "Tai-Sui-Ye" ! Thank You Tai Sui Ye !! Definitely Year 2007 will be a better year for me !!!

A fast Recap on what happened to me in 2006

Jan -- Working & Slacking on & OFF as a Dopod promoter in Bugis & Takashimaya , made some new friends & learnt more on presenting & selling to customers face to face ... Smooth ... CNY was good ... will be looking forward to CNY 2007 , hopefully can open hse as usual , for all my buddies & friends to come round .. Feb -- Valentine's Day with my SunShine ... celebrated with her @ ECP , a mini SuShi Buffet with wine by the beach ... good sushi , good Royce Chocos .. good wine , good music .. good company ...




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March to June -- Cant recall much.. Been Working ... enjoying the joy of earning & spending money ... But i recall myself earning quite abit from Commissions ... earning $1050 Commission for 3 mths of work ... through hard honest work on the phone ..


July -- Marcus , SunShine , Weewee & Nana went for our 1st Taipei trip !! Everything was superbly Smooth ... We visited numerous places of interests in Taipei , and made friends with the Taiwanese ... Little did we know we would go back to Taipei just 5 months later in DECEMBER 2006 !


July also marked the beginning of my school life again .... as a University Undergraduate @ RMIT- SIM ... got to know some new friends in Kok Fai , rae , Raquel , Candice , met old friends like Calvin & Jennifer ... also Fucking bitches like Vivi ....


It's good to be in school again , as I am quite afraid of loneliness ..and enjoy the company of friends and company .. engaging in Cock Talk ..

August's most important event was definitely my sunShine's birthday ... which unfortunately wasnt spent in any exciting way ... which i still feel guilty for ... but bo pian .. which I made up for in other ways ... like a Romantic Dinner in Sept ...

September was definitely a memorable month for me & Sunshine ... September 25th was our very very very 1st Anniversary ... ( refer to hyperlink ) spent the night having a nice dinner @ Ma Maison , then a short but memorable ride on the DHL hot-air Balloon ...

27th Sept was my birthday , spent it with SunShine & close friends @ Sakura Buffet ...
Oct - Nov marked a very scary & stressful period in my life ... took my university exams like after 3-4 years of NON-STUDYING life .. spent countless nights @ Macdonalds with " HD Calvin" .. mugging til mornings .. and back to books again .. Terrible life that I am fated to repeat for another 4 semesters ..


November - December was back to work with SiS again ... attended my first Microsoft Reseller's Event @ SunTec City , it was well beyond my scope as a part-timer , but was glad I attended the event as I got to meet up with Many of the resellers that I often called on the phones ..

December 06- 011 was also a memorable week , as WE WENT BACK TO TAIPEI AGAIN FOR THE 2nD TIME ! It was really unexpected , but I think the 1st trip was simply wonderful & enjoyable .. The food was great , the company was great , the taiwanese were great , the culture was great .. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT !!

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WATCH OUT FOR THE ENTRIES ON TAIPEI ... Coming SoOoN !!!


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Last week of December 2006 was total pure enjoyment & madness ...


Wednesday Mambo Night -- Went for the last Mambo Night of the Year 2006 . Went with my clubbing Kakis ( JR & Phil ) and " Mambo Virgin Boy ALAN " ...


Its been awhile since Phil , JR & myself clubbed together ... And the feeling of looking @ JR & Phil getting high to the tunes of mambo favs like Summer rain , I Should be So Lucky , Call Me & much more .. is definitely satisfying and Shiok ... Hahah Its really the mambo-Siaos like us , who know the feeling of such enjoyment ...

Met up with Sharon , Kaixin & Ah Su @ the club ...after 1 flaming Lamboghini , 1 Shot , 1 Mug of Beer & freeflow Vodka Ribena , we danced together for awhile before Ah Su & Kaixin left us for Phuture ... And Something unbelievable just HAPPENED !



A young girl who looked abt 18-20 , just danced with us ! She definitely looked "high" & intoxicated .. She was with another female and male fren . She simply danaced and gyrated around Phillip ... and Phil the Gentleman grew Horns on his head to become the devil ... and Woah ... they increased the temperatures of the dance floor .

Not long after ... the girl got Bored of Phil .. and turned her attention to JR , and repeated her overwhelmingly friendly antics on JR & Alan ... I really got uncomfortable .. and tried to gek gek pretend never See anything ... Until She approached me !!! WAHHH !!!!

This girl wasnt dressed hot to kill .. but She wasnt ugly ! She reminded me of a pretty & Weet U Weet NPCC friend , WY .. who is known in our circle of friends as a very pretty & charming girl with a warm personality ...

  • She kept dancing in front of me ... and I got paiseh ... asked her friend if this girl was feeling Ok ?? The mad friend pulled her over and told her : Eh .. this guy asking if you ok ??
    The girl PUT her arms around me .. and pulled my head to her and said to my ears : ... Dont Worry ... I am Ok ... Just Dance with me ... Just Enjoy !!


    I got dumbfounded .. and Just Yeah Yeah... Dance ... and looked at the ceiling , wishing I knew how to handle the hot situation ... And SHe Put her palms on my cheeks .. and asked me to look @ her while I danced ....

    I replied in a cheeky manner : CANNOT LAH ... I AM VERY SHY !!! Wahahah ... And She started to disturb me further by holding my waist ... Woah .. Touch my fats ... cannot ... cannot ... my fats on my waist are restricted areas just like the fats on your chest ... Woah ... No no ...


    And that was my closest, Hottest & most intimate encounter with a girl @ mambo ....... Its really scary what alcohol can do to a person ... and only the strongest willpower & mind will overcome the many temptations on the dancefloor ....

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    The past few nights of December was spent eating favourite foods , playing Uno , Mahjong , enjoying company of friends ... Hanging out ... and just chilling out with SunShine ... @ Cineleisure , Angel's house ... and other places ...

    Getting Fatter & more slack ... Oh Gosh ... and CNY is coming again !!


    New Year Resolutions for the Year 2007

  • Must be more disciplined in studies , must study & revise more instead of cramming & mugging in the last minute .
  • Must learn to control my temper EVEN MORE ( its still not enough ) ...
  • Must Love My SunShine as much if Not more ...
  • Hopefully get my Driving License by Year 2007 .. ( been dragging it since I was 19 years old ..)
  • Hopefully can slim down
  • Hopefully realise all my resolutions ...


Happy New Year 2007 EVERYONE !!!!


XiaoMaGe Signing out .....