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San Want Hotel Taipei

San want Hotel Taipei is perfectly positioned on Zhong Xiao East Road, the heart of Taipei's commercial, shopping and entertainment district. within easy access of the business and shopping districts, such as Taipei World Convention and Exhibition Center and Taipei 101, the proximity to Taipei Metro also bring convenience and access to both business and tourist sites of the city. (extracted from http://www.sanwant.com)

Indeed, Angeline and Albert loves the location of this hotel, as it brought them much convenience when travelling around Taipei. Can you imagine that the Taipei Metro is just next to the hotel? The design and comfort of San Want Hotel Taipei is comparably to many boutique in Singapore. Angeline would like to stay at San Want in 2010.

Oh yes, Angeline loves the 'Wang Wang' that she saw at the Hotel Lobby and just like Hong Kong Disneyland, almost everything in the Hotel bear the 'Wang Wang' logo. If you don't know who is 'Wang Wang', Angeline is speechless.

P/S: Angeline wonders if Albert got the hint.

The Very First...

meal that Albert and Angeline took in Taipei was a combo meal of Fried Oyster and La Mian. As the couple just landed, they were not particularly hungry. BUT, Albert insisted of eating something local to kick-start the whole Taipei experience.




P/S: However, Albert did not look too thrilled on the photograph.
P/P/S: Angeline wondered why.

It happened!

For the obvious reason, Angeline loves Taipei to bits and was so reluctant to come back to Singapore. Did Angeline just mention in the previous entry that she loves Singapore?

But anyway, Angeline still had to come back to her homeland with her family, her friends and her job waiting for her. Once she landed at Singapore Changi Airport, Angeline feels that nothing beats home!






P/S: Nonetheless, Angeline would like to go back to Taipei again!

It's for REAL

Angeline always love flying with Singapore Airlines, simply because she is proud to be a Singaporean. OK, Angeline shall be more honest to confess that Angeline loves to have her own remote control to manipulate on board the plane.

Angeline is one person who is not able to sit still for an extended period of time. Throughout the 4 hours flight to Taipei on SQ876, Angeline has surfed the 100 channels, played with the Nintendo games and even listened to the music channels. Not mentioning disturbing Albert endlessly because she was just getting really restless. Angeline always wonders if there is a way to transport herself from one country to another within an instance, take for example, using Harry Potter's sorcery.










P/S: Did Angeline mention that she got a real bargain for this flight?

Good Morning, Ms Angeline!

When Angeline goes to work on a normal weekday, the children will greet her 'Ms Angeline' with a happy smile and if she gets lucky, she even gets a hug! Throughout the 5 days that Angeline spent in Taipei, it was indeed a change when she heard "Good morning, dear" and it followed swiftly by "I am HUNGRY".

Nonetheless, Angeline enjoyed the serenity of eating breakfast with Albert. It has been a long time since the couple could stroll along the streets, buy any food randomly and savour their food slowly. But then again, Angeline does not know anyone who actually does that in Singapore yet.












P/S: Dante Coffee reminds Angeline of Dante literally.
P/P/S: Dante is one of Angeline's child's younger brother.

Angeline made a Mistake

The last night at Taipei was planned to visit Taipei 101, as it was one of the major tourist attraction after all. However, Angeline was really keen to visit 幸福 (Happiness) Ferris Wheel after watching some Taiwanese idol dramas online. Albert was not very fascinated and kept on asking her if she got the name correct. How can Angeline get the name of '幸福摩天轮' wrong when she heard it countless times on from that drama?

As the 'Happiness' Ferris Wheel was not listed on the map, Albert had to ask the service staff at the Taipei Metro for direction. Initially, the service staff looked confused and asked him to repeat the name of the place again. After thinking for a while (rather long), the service staff asked him if he was asking about 'MIRAMAR FERRIS WHEEL'. Angeline wished that there was a hole for her to hide somewhere at that very point in time.

Well, Angeline and Albert still made it to MIRAMAR FERRIS WHEEL successfully and they had the most 'romantic' evening. On a second note, Angeline and Albert were glad when the ride was over, as they were both terrified of height.


















P/S: Angeline had not watched any drama since she came back.

Devotion

Albert has been a devoted Buddhist since a few years ago. When Angeline says devoted, she literally means devoted. Albert would go to the temple every Saturdays and go vegetarian on the 1st and 15th day of the lunar month. Of course, Albert would want to go and visit the famous Long Shan Temple at Taipei when they were there.

Angeline would love to visit the museums if they have the time too.














P/S: Angeline prays hard for a good 2010.

Up to the Mountain Top

Before Angeline made her trip to Taipei, Alan kept on reminding her that she has to visit this place called Jiu Fen. Thus, Angeline is resolute to make a trip there without knowing what the place is all about.

As suggested by the hotel staff, Albert and Angeline walked to the bus stop and boarded the bus that read 'Jiu Fen'. The bus journey for Jiu Fen thus started for Angeline. She began to enjoy looking at the scenery as the bus travelled around Taipei city. After about 20 minutes or so, Angeline began to doze off and only woke up about 45 minutes later. She looked out of the windows and she saw that she was at the mountainous area. Of course, Angeline got a shock la!

Angeline nudged Albert and asked him where exactly they are. He replied that he had no idea. This is indeed Albert's typical answer that you can expect to get. Thankfully, he asked the driver and he told us that Jiu Fen is about another 20 minutes drive from their location. After digesting the information, Angeline realised that Jiu Fen is actually on the mountain and she had no idea at all. Angeline is really so informative at times.

Upon their arrival at Jiu Fen, the couple immediately zipped up their coats as it was freezing cold. After they had warmed up to the temperature, they took a good look at the scenery and found out that it was indeed very breath-taking. Maybe Alan did made a right recommendation after all. Even though Alan's intention to ask them to go to Jiu Fen was to buy the 'Sun Biscuits' from the shop located opposite a 7-11 store, which is so easy to find once you alight from the bus. Did Angeline forget to mention that earlier?

A walk along the streets of Jiu Fen was extremely rewarding for Angeline and Albert, as they tasted many local delicacies, such as cha guo, Taiwan sausages and the most famous duck's tongue. The couple even had time to spend at a mountain villa for a cuppa leisurely.

On their way back to Taipei city, Albert promised to take the train with Angeline. Angeline simply love trains, other than boarding SMRT trains and watching Thomas the Train cartoons. Angeline can be so hard to understand.

P/S: Angeline did not buy anything from Jiu Fen because they are all FOOD!