Taiwan is gaining up on Thailand as the country I most often visit. I've come to the end of my 5th trip here, as I now await for my flight back home at Taoyuan international airport. The cafe I patronise is unusually packed today hence I had to take out my Americano and have it on the row of seats en route to the departure gate.

A 9-night stay isn' ( Read more... )

最近不知怎么搞得，似乎有点容易 emo. 在从台北飞回新加坡的飞机上，看了两集的《康熙来了》。其中，邀请了杨宗伟和梁文音。嬉闹了一阵子后，杨宗伟唱了一首励志的《祝你幸福》。这首歌曾是小S爸爸生前拿来当了多年的手机铃声。小S思念爸爸，不禁痛哭流泪。我自己面颊也跟着湿了。刚好服务生这时来问要些什么饮料。我低头挥挥手。我想她应该有看到我 cui 的样子。

I've been meaning to write about Taiwan since my trip in September, but somehow didn't get to till now. Funny enough, I'm penning this note amid a work seminar which my department is organising and I'm among the helpers. The current speaker at the rostrum makes a good healer of insomnia hence I gather I'd put my time to better use ( Read more... )

It's been a week since my return yet I'm still feeling the effects of post-Taiwan blues. I've been blabbering non-stop about the country and this passage is no different. Well it's hard to stop when you're in love. The idea of one day retiring in Malaysia or Thailand has always been at the back of my mind but maybe Taiwan is a better option, given ( Read more... )

My friend and I were not very ambitious in this trip - 10 days, 9 nights, 2 main cities - 台北, 台中. To me it was just about nice. The leisurely pace meant we won't be too tired out, and ensured we have enough time to appreciate the surroundings without overly rushing from point to point. Of course we had to forgo some places but that makes an ( Read more... )