Balloting Exercise July - Jurong West
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thanks ryan
have the taiwan tourism board brochures, covering attractions, shopping & importantly, their food (which night market, which stall, operating hrs...) btw seldom plan in details (except makan, haha) so as to leave some white space for surprises along the way
diana, can pass a set to u when u're going, cos have quite many of them
ryan, not going alishan, covered the north (Taipei, keelung, jiufen), east (hualien, taroko gorge) & south (kaohsiung, kenting) coasts in previous trips, now looking @ west coast (taichung) & sun moon lake
diana, if u wanna go alishan free & easy, suggest u book the alishan forestry railway earlier online, only 3 trips daily (a 4-5hr scenic ride), easily sold-out during peak seasons. u've to find ur way to chia yi to board this train, which isnt centrally managed by the taiwan railway, but by the alishan forestry railway. at least a night stay up there to catch the sunrise in the morning, most motel/hotel/hostel have transport arrangement to catch the sunrise.
have the taiwan tourism board brochures, covering attractions, shopping & importantly, their food (which night market, which stall, operating hrs...) btw seldom plan in details (except makan, haha) so as to leave some white space for surprises along the way
diana, can pass a set to u when u're going, cos have quite many of them
ryan, not going alishan, covered the north (Taipei, keelung, jiufen), east (hualien, taroko gorge) & south (kaohsiung, kenting) coasts in previous trips, now looking @ west coast (taichung) & sun moon lake
diana, if u wanna go alishan free & easy, suggest u book the alishan forestry railway earlier online, only 3 trips daily (a 4-5hr scenic ride), easily sold-out during peak seasons. u've to find ur way to chia yi to board this train, which isnt centrally managed by the taiwan railway, but by the alishan forestry railway. at least a night stay up there to catch the sunrise in the morning, most motel/hotel/hostel have transport arrangement to catch the sunrise.
and ryan, u were there in 07, still managed to catch the betel nut beauties (those bing lang xi shi)?
could easily find them on streets during my previous trips in '97, '03, '05, but heard that the govt has since then attempted to clamp down on such 'vices', hope still can see some during this trip, haha
could easily find them on streets during my previous trips in '97, '03, '05, but heard that the govt has since then attempted to clamp down on such 'vices', hope still can see some during this trip, haha
Hey Kevin,
I saw it when i went there in 2003 i think. The taxi driver were nice to drive us around those road belts with them there. I didn't remembered seeing any in 2007. I didn't know the govt is clamping it down. We even manage to get one of them to take pictures with us, most of them didn't want to. HA HA We were like just having fun.
I saw it when i went there in 2003 i think. The taxi driver were nice to drive us around those road belts with them there. I didn't remembered seeing any in 2007. I didn't know the govt is clamping it down. We even manage to get one of them to take pictures with us, most of them didn't want to. HA HA We were like just having fun.
Diana,
Yes i went on F&E. I took the speedrail from Taoyuan to Chiayi and took the cab (about 15 mins) to the railway station. Ya, i agree with Kevin. You have to get the ticket before hand, but even if you didn't, there be people around the railway station touting to sell you tickets. Just pay a higher premium lor.
The train were interesting initially, but after a while it becomes bored. The train is slow and long. Hee
Don't even booked the trip from the hotel, it's damn expensive. I booked mine through a website who offers the package before i went there. I should still have the bookmark at home. Let me know if you want it. She will get your train ticket, accomodation etc.
In case you are going Alishan, must stay overnight! Some package is a day's tour and it defeats the whole purpose. They wake u up really early and bring you to gaze at stars (very bright and many shooting stars) and then bring you to see sunrise and "yin-he" I think it is called cloud-sea in english? HA HA
Yes i went on F&E. I took the speedrail from Taoyuan to Chiayi and took the cab (about 15 mins) to the railway station. Ya, i agree with Kevin. You have to get the ticket before hand, but even if you didn't, there be people around the railway station touting to sell you tickets. Just pay a higher premium lor.
The train were interesting initially, but after a while it becomes bored. The train is slow and long. Hee
Don't even booked the trip from the hotel, it's damn expensive. I booked mine through a website who offers the package before i went there. I should still have the bookmark at home. Let me know if you want it. She will get your train ticket, accomodation etc.
In case you are going Alishan, must stay overnight! Some package is a day's tour and it defeats the whole purpose. They wake u up really early and bring you to gaze at stars (very bright and many shooting stars) and then bring you to see sunrise and "yin-he" I think it is called cloud-sea in english? HA HA
Neh, dun stay longer than a week for previous trips
Previous 3 trips, each covered 1 coast
So this time, it’s west coast
Normally, will touch down Taipei, eat eat then go to 1 coast for sightseeing (an extended wkend will suffice)
Tarako gorge’s a beauty but on the other side of the island, so out of way
Previous 3 trips, each covered 1 coast
So this time, it’s west coast
Normally, will touch down Taipei, eat eat then go to 1 coast for sightseeing (an extended wkend will suffice)
Tarako gorge’s a beauty but on the other side of the island, so out of way
When choosing to take the alishan train, need only take once, and let it be uphill so that ur scenic ride will become more and more attractive, and u can board a bus downhill the following day. The downhill train ride will be anti-climax.
Remember few yrs back when I wanted to catch the scenic Yangtze river ride before the completion of china’s three gorges dam (which caused water level to rise and drown many heritage sites), so backpacked there and took a 3D2N ferry ride, breath-taking ride initially with the amazing gorges and views, after 1 day, sianz liao, stone and rock again … and made it worse, ate 3days of fishy meals cos all they had on board were fishes caught in the Yangtze river
Remember few yrs back when I wanted to catch the scenic Yangtze river ride before the completion of china’s three gorges dam (which caused water level to rise and drown many heritage sites), so backpacked there and took a 3D2N ferry ride, breath-taking ride initially with the amazing gorges and views, after 1 day, sianz liao, stone and rock again … and made it worse, ate 3days of fishy meals cos all they had on board were fishes caught in the Yangtze river
saw this on one of the forum
SINGAPORE: The body of an infant has been found in an electrical riser. A technician on a routine work round discovered it on the 12th floor of Block 678D in Jurong West Street 64.
Police were called to the scene and paramedics pronounced the infant dead.
The infant is believed to be less than a year old and its gender is yet to be confirmed.
When found, the body was slightly decomposed.
Police are unable to confirm how the infant died and the time of death.
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the case and is expected to be charged in court on Saturday. - CNA/vm
SINGAPORE: The body of an infant has been found in an electrical riser. A technician on a routine work round discovered it on the 12th floor of Block 678D in Jurong West Street 64.
Police were called to the scene and paramedics pronounced the infant dead.
The infant is believed to be less than a year old and its gender is yet to be confirmed.
When found, the body was slightly decomposed.
Police are unable to confirm how the infant died and the time of death.
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the case and is expected to be charged in court on Saturday. - CNA/vm
beachgirlz
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maybe its foul play at work. scary case.
beachgirlz
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waaaa so sweettt hehehe
diana.. u shd say 2 cuties la.. once in a while put them at ur mom's or mil's and go pak tor with ur hb!
diana.. u shd say 2 cuties la.. once in a while put them at ur mom's or mil's and go pak tor with ur hb!
SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT
Price: $24.80 ++ per adult
Place: East Coast Parkway
Type: Lunch Buffet
Time: 11.30am to 2.30pm
How many of us are interested? They having a promotion on lunch buffet.
www.lobster.com.sg
Price: $24.80 ++ per adult
Place: East Coast Parkway
Type: Lunch Buffet
Time: 11.30am to 2.30pm
How many of us are interested? They having a promotion on lunch buffet.
www.lobster.com.sg
beachgirlz
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ya must see wkdays or wkends.. its quite far from our area too haha..no car leh
beachgirlz
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hey anyone been to HK and got info to share/recommendations? or which sites i can get gd info on? do tell me.. tks
Can always car-pool if there is number
However oredi made plans for AMK melben butter crabs this wkend
Val, hk, being well-connected, is very tourist-friendly
Can easily find sites on recommended info
Imptly, what¡¦s ur agenda
1) shopping (u muz noe, besides the kowloon & central, where to find the factory-price outlets)
2) Disney (not to pick a peak period or else u¡¦ll find ursf surrounded by mainland visitors who may threaten to ruin ur day)
3) Authentic hk,Cantonese food (there are many, esp near the harbour where u can enjoy authentic hk dim sum breakfast while enjoying the harbour view)
4) How abt a hopover to its macau neighbour for some luck @ the gambling tables, otherwise its strong Portuguese origins can add a different flavour to the fast-moving hk
5) Or can venture into nearby Shenzhen (it’s like singapore’s JB, to continue ur shopping)
I may have some pamphlets on hk (taken from its airport), a freq visitor, heehee, let me check
However oredi made plans for AMK melben butter crabs this wkend
Val, hk, being well-connected, is very tourist-friendly
Can easily find sites on recommended info
Imptly, what¡¦s ur agenda
1) shopping (u muz noe, besides the kowloon & central, where to find the factory-price outlets)
2) Disney (not to pick a peak period or else u¡¦ll find ursf surrounded by mainland visitors who may threaten to ruin ur day)
3) Authentic hk,Cantonese food (there are many, esp near the harbour where u can enjoy authentic hk dim sum breakfast while enjoying the harbour view)
4) How abt a hopover to its macau neighbour for some luck @ the gambling tables, otherwise its strong Portuguese origins can add a different flavour to the fast-moving hk
5) Or can venture into nearby Shenzhen (it’s like singapore’s JB, to continue ur shopping)
I may have some pamphlets on hk (taken from its airport), a freq visitor, heehee, let me check
beachgirlz
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wa kevin.. tks for the tips hehe. can tell me the factory outlet addresses?
ya go there i wan eat the dim sum though some frens say not as nice as they expected. yea i'll be gg to macau to look at the casino n most imptly the venetian designs *wink wink*. considering shenzhen too. ok u check ur pamphlets and let me know k.. tks hor
Haha, ryan & angie, hk is a popular shopping/food paradise mah, u’ll be amazed if I reveal touching down @ Cambodia over a dozen times le, in abt half a decade
Diana, no la, my footprints stay within asia-pacific
Val, when and how long ur intended trip, u’d need at least 3 days for hk, although macau is compact, I’d still commit 2 days to it, and not to include Shenzhen, if it’s on ur agenda. If u do make a trip over to SZ, then dun buy too much @ hk, cos things are really cheap across the mainland border …
Paiseh, dun have the factory outlet addresses le (my gal friends hold the list), but they are rather off the beaten track leh, have to venture quite a bit into the suburbs… found 1 pamphlet on hk attractions last nite, can it pass to u. If there’s time for only 1 dim sum trying, recommend this Chinese restaurant @ kowloon near the Victoria harbour, inside Hk museum of arts or cultural centre (up a flight of stairs from the harbourfront), delectable choices of dim sum
For macau, recommend u not only cover macau peninsula (macau consists of macau, taipa & cologne). Macau will give u the glamour of casinos and heritage backdrop, but at least cover taipa for its taipa village, like our Holland village, many authentic macau/portugese cuisine there – had my best ever egg tart & shark fin noodle there, @ unbelievable low price.. as for some Venetian-admiring, have to visit their newly open macau Venetian hotel, btw 1 tip – many of these major casino players (Venetian, sands, Lisbon) provide free shuttle bus service to public, so no nid to take cab/bus, can simply hop on to these shuttle buses and transit many places
Btw, don’t need to rush to get RMB for Shenzhen, if u’re going cos they accept HK$ too
Diana, no la, my footprints stay within asia-pacific
Val, when and how long ur intended trip, u’d need at least 3 days for hk, although macau is compact, I’d still commit 2 days to it, and not to include Shenzhen, if it’s on ur agenda. If u do make a trip over to SZ, then dun buy too much @ hk, cos things are really cheap across the mainland border …
Paiseh, dun have the factory outlet addresses le (my gal friends hold the list), but they are rather off the beaten track leh, have to venture quite a bit into the suburbs… found 1 pamphlet on hk attractions last nite, can it pass to u. If there’s time for only 1 dim sum trying, recommend this Chinese restaurant @ kowloon near the Victoria harbour, inside Hk museum of arts or cultural centre (up a flight of stairs from the harbourfront), delectable choices of dim sum
For macau, recommend u not only cover macau peninsula (macau consists of macau, taipa & cologne). Macau will give u the glamour of casinos and heritage backdrop, but at least cover taipa for its taipa village, like our Holland village, many authentic macau/portugese cuisine there – had my best ever egg tart & shark fin noodle there, @ unbelievable low price.. as for some Venetian-admiring, have to visit their newly open macau Venetian hotel, btw 1 tip – many of these major casino players (Venetian, sands, Lisbon) provide free shuttle bus service to public, so no nid to take cab/bus, can simply hop on to these shuttle buses and transit many places
Btw, don’t need to rush to get RMB for Shenzhen, if u’re going cos they accept HK$ too
beachgirlz
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kevin.. hmm i tink shd be 2 days for macau, 1 day shenzhen and maybe 3 days HK? not sure yet how much time i shd spend for each area. now starting on my research only haha. i tink i know why u had the best egg tart at macau cos they hv v strong portugese origins and portugese egg tarts are well known to be veri nice hehe. i'll definately go try when i'm there
i've saved ur info le haha. can refer when i plan my itinenary. tks so much for the info!
i've saved ur info le haha. can refer when i plan my itinenary. tks so much for the info!
beachgirlz
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diana.. the car pool is going where de? if got any going to JE from our estate, do tell me hor.. hehe
Btw since u’ve intention to stay @ SZ, then u gotta visit at least 1 of their 3 theme parks (though crappy, but a gd way to spend an afternoon), I visited (1), luckily have their website in my bookmark, think (3) & (4) are together
1) windows of the world
http://www.szwwco.com/index.jsp
2) happy valley
http://www.happyvalley.com.cn/
3) splendid china
http://www.cn5000.com.cn/
4) China Folk Culture Villages
btw if u’re doing it free & easy, I’ve several backpacker’s ‘bibles’ – lonely planet series with one on china (u can use it for macau, hk & Shenzhen) for traveling info, esp the makan, accommodation, transit). Remember I saw one on USA @ angie’s place (another avid lonely planet-ier, haha)
1) windows of the world
http://www.szwwco.com/index.jsp
2) happy valley
http://www.happyvalley.com.cn/
3) splendid china
http://www.cn5000.com.cn/
4) China Folk Culture Villages
btw if u’re doing it free & easy, I’ve several backpacker’s ‘bibles’ – lonely planet series with one on china (u can use it for macau, hk & Shenzhen) for traveling info, esp the makan, accommodation, transit). Remember I saw one on USA @ angie’s place (another avid lonely planet-ier, haha)
hihi, is the wholesale market in sam sui po (cantonese) (shen1 shui3 pu4 in chinese) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po?
Diana, i think i saw a poster that they say NTUC car pool available from Pioneer Mall
Diana, i think i saw a poster that they say NTUC car pool available from Pioneer Mall
Here’s a news to brighten ur wkend ahead
A $10 nett karaoke outlet @ chinatown (& they throw in 1 bowl of sharkfin, not for the environmentalist, haha).
http://jkeart.com/entertainment/index.htm
move aside QB or malay barbers, here come the $2.80 haircut – snip avenue
their 1st outlet in tampines, but more are popping out in other heartlands, including bt batok, bendemeer & JW (blk 509)
http://www.snipavenue.com/index.html
A $10 nett karaoke outlet @ chinatown (& they throw in 1 bowl of sharkfin, not for the environmentalist, haha).
http://jkeart.com/entertainment/index.htm
move aside QB or malay barbers, here come the $2.80 haircut – snip avenue
their 1st outlet in tampines, but more are popping out in other heartlands, including bt batok, bendemeer & JW (blk 509)
http://www.snipavenue.com/index.html
beachgirlz
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hi kevin n angie
tks for the info! i'll go check them out. the bible wld be useful!
tks for the info! i'll go check them out. the bible wld be useful!
Val
When u touch down @ airport, the pamphlets & maps available suffice, esp the hk map which clearly states where are the shopping belts in hk island & kowloon, the various markets ie woman street, temple street, and the nearby metro stations …
Btw, when’s ur trip cos coming few wkends, very likely that I’m not ard
When u touch down @ airport, the pamphlets & maps available suffice, esp the hk map which clearly states where are the shopping belts in hk island & kowloon, the various markets ie woman street, temple street, and the nearby metro stations …
Btw, when’s ur trip cos coming few wkends, very likely that I’m not ard
Diana
U can check out these online portals on carpooling, quite popular these days, there was news coverage recently to promote carpooling
(not NTUC though)
http://www.carpoolking.com/sg/en/
http://carpool.sg/
U can check out these online portals on carpooling, quite popular these days, there was news coverage recently to promote carpooling
(not NTUC though)
http://www.carpoolking.com/sg/en/
http://carpool.sg/
beachgirlz
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yea kevin.. i know there got pamphlets but i wan plan my itinerary first so cant wait till then hehe. my trip shd be in aug ba.. no problem.. got chance then get frm u lor. where u gg recently?
>< wow u really cant wait to plan ah, thought u are looking @ the good fri long wkend or 2 holidays in may … haha
Used to have a stack of those pamphlets, but frens exhausted them, luckily still have 1 on attractions, pass it (with the bible) to u when u free
me? tw trip in apr, but coming wkends will be in malaysia, not this wkend though, have appt with the melben crabs, haha
Used to have a stack of those pamphlets, but frens exhausted them, luckily still have 1 on attractions, pass it (with the bible) to u when u free
me? tw trip in apr, but coming wkends will be in malaysia, not this wkend though, have appt with the melben crabs, haha
beachgirlz
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kevin.. no la.. planning takes time ma..don wan last min rush to prepare hehe. speaking of the melben crabs.. i just had them last tues, still miss them now!