My heart goes out to them

On one very cold wintery night in Taiwan, we saw these dogs bundled in thick clothings, raising funds for a cause - Homeless dogs who need food and shelter to survive the cold winter.



Look at those sad eyes. :(



This darling has only 3 legs. He lost 1 in a car accident. :(



All 3 were cruelly abandoned. :(



The dogs were really sweet and did not resist human contact despite being mistreated by human beings in the past. I was so busy stroking them and taking photographs that I forgot to put money into the kitty. Luckily J remembered. :)

Hong Kong #2

Eight years of travelling together, this is the first time we left with two pieces of luggage and came back with three!



J was rather indulgent this time and let me buy everything I fancied. With my new job, it's unlike that I can drop my work in an instant and accompany him on his work trips. This means us travelling together less next year. Which makes me sad! Hence his indulgence in a bid to cheer me up.



This is me very very anxious because for a long time all we got was J's bag. The loots were in the other two bags of mine!



My agnes b. bag charm did not survive this trip. One of the blings fell off somewhere in HK. Because I do not even know where I dropped it, I can't glue it back. Sadly this means early retirement for this bling bling. It is my favourite and always will be.

Taiwan #4

No trip is complete without a visit to kate spade. Lo and behold! The only store in Taipei was a short 10-minute walk from my hotel.





Service was marvellous. One of the saleswomen came up to explain which items were on sale and which were new arrivals. I asked her if I could use my membership card and found out it wasn't valid in Taiwan. Quick as a flash, she immediately offered me a 10% discount.

How could I resist?!

So in the end??



Hee... J bought me this lovely bangle. :)

Taiwan #3

This is all about food!

We raided Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) and had a wonderful time stuffing ourselves silly.



First stop, beef noodles (牛肉面). Cheap and good.





Next, the famous Ah Zong Mee Sua. Once is enough for me though. The mianxian was okay but I didn't fancy the ingredients.





Then I decided I needed something sweet and got 奶油饼, a custard cake of sort. Not too sweet and definitely different from anything I have tried before. I like!



Finally, another must-try, 大鸡排, the gigantic fried chicken chop. Super delicious! We had to share because the piece of fried chicken was the size of an A4 paper.



A fantabulous eating experience! Taipei, I like!

Taiwan #2

This is the train ticket/token in Taipei. Cute!



Travelling by train is quite affordable, fares range from 50 cents to 2 dollars (SGD). Trains are not too crowded, unlike those in SG and HK. By and large people do not occupy the priority seats meant for the needy, even when the trains are crowded. Thumbs up!

Taiwan #1

We were told Din Tai Fung in Taiwan would be different so off we went in search of the restaurant the moment we got to Taipei. Lucky for us, there is one just two streets away from our hotel.



First thing we noticed was the declaration of the Michelin star on the menu. Our expectations were raised even higher.

It turned out that the food was indeed different. It was more bland and I like my food tasty. Yes, there are a few dishes which seem to be available only in Taiwan and not SG. But if you ask me, I think the DTFs in SG are good enough, even without the 1 Michelin star. :)