What a LOVELY city >> T A I P E I

I've been wanting to go on a vacation so badly, after staying at home for so long. And I really can't stand boredom anymore!! 

I always asked my family: " hmm.. should we go here, should we go there..." but they were all too busy to entertain me. 

 

Finally finally...HAHAHA :D my elder sis started her one-month break. Omg I was sooo happy.. even happier than her, for I knew we could plan to go somewhere together !!  YIPPEEeee !!!

After thinking twice, we decided to go to TAIWAN !!

We'd planned a free & easy trip, coz more FREEDOM...yeah!! So not going to explore too many places, just Taipei alone will do.

Heard that Taipei is a great place to go on a shopping spree, I couldn't wait to go ~ But too bad it's almost the winter season, if not I could have bought more clothes xd

Before going to Taipei, I had no inkling at all how's that city is like. But after spending a few days there, surprisingly I started to like this place. That's probably because it's so much better than what I expected.

Overall I think . . . .

Taipei is quite safe. 

Talking about safety wise, KL can never beat Taipei if the current situation were to persist. When I was in Taipei, I didn't have to worry that my bag will be snatched or beware of the pickpocket in a paranoid manner. That's one thing I like. Because if you were to feel insecure when traveling, you won't be able to enjoy the trip to the fullest.

Most of the toilets in Taipei are quite clean. 

e.g. When I was in the toilet, there was only one thread from my sis's dress that fell on the floor, then the cleaner immediately came and picked it up, then threw in the dustbin. And yes it's to that extent!! Super efficient!! A bit too much right but I think is actually GOOD!! Toilet cleaners here should learn from them but in an appropriate way :)

The Taiwanese I met in Taipei were quite nice.

Somehow I find them quite friendly and the way they speak is pretty polite. Hmm..maybe because we are tourists, that's why they treat us differently. But who cares? As long as they made me feel good; and they really did!! One of the salesgirls even drove all the way to our hotel to send the products we bought coz we thought it was too heavy to carry it all day long. I just like the highly-customised services they provide :)

*If you learned thinking skills, you'll find out that I've made some mistakes when drawing the conclusions above, that is to take some specific examples to draw a general conclusion... haha :)

Wanna trigger all your 5 senses in Taipei??

• What to SEE : Taipei 101 (must-see !!!)

• What to SMELL : the stinky taufu... blek :< (must-smell ^^)

• What to LISTEN : Mandarin pop songs

• What to EAT/ DRINK :  oyster omelette / bubble tea or papaya milk shake etc.

• What to FEEL : the crowd.. awesome~  

It was a great trip ! 

~ even though an impromptu one :p

 

WHAT do kids PLAY nowadays??

OMG!! They are playing with . . . . . . . .  iPad !!

That's scary. Should we say kids nowadays are smarter or they are just more exposed to all these sophisticated gadgets which we didn't get to see in the olden days???

Okay maybe you'll say: "Hmmm... it's common for kids to play with gadget like iPad what?" "What's so special about it??"HELLO.. you can see that almost everywhere !!"

Don't be like a frog in a well~

 

But what struck me most was seeing a toddler who can barely walk in a proper manner to play with an iPad. The funniest part was when she held a baby bottle while playing with the iPad. That scene was simply unbelievable but kinda cutee also...xd

I was just too amazed by what a one-year old little girl can do. Maybe that's because I can't imagine myself doing that at her age. 

She does know what she's pressing

 

She found her favourite video
(coz she kept playing the same video over & over again)

She was mesmerized by the moving bus

HAHA.. I just couldn't believe what I saw. But I'm sure things like this will get more & more common in the near future. Oh no, the world is changing~ 

No doubt this can be an interesting way for the new generation to learn, but I just think that this will in a way affect a child's social development when they overuse it. Because the more time they spend on all these electronic devices, the less 'social practice' they will get. But if it's done in moderation, then it should be OKAY!!

A song composed by ME ^^

I've composed a song few months ago. I got the inspirations from one of the sleepless nights I had. Hmm.. that was during A2 examinations, when the stress level was intensely HIGH.

It's pretty torturing when you can't sleep the whole night. But it's also because of that night, that gave me the inspirations to write this particular song.

I'm SORRY to people who can't comprehend or read in mandarin, because I've composed a mandarin song, a pretty random song. It's simple and full of imaginations, you might think that is a bit childish :P 

 

The scenario of this song is when you're sitting alone on a swing in the playground, you start to reminisce about your past when you were still a kid. And you wish to fulfil your dreams and achieve your goals in life with your childhood friend/s or it can be someone whom you like since young, just depends on how you look at it :). 

The title of this song "越荡越高" means the more you swing, the higher you are.

So, this is my very 1st experience, trying to compose a song and the music, I didn't play the background music , I only sang the song :p  I know there are still a lot more to learn, and improvements to be made.

My voice didn't sound that good due to sore throat. Anyway, I'm just a beginner!! Don't expect too much from me... hahaha :D 

It would be good to give me some comments or tell me my mistakes. So that I can IMPROVE !!!!!

If you can read in mandarin, below is the lyrics of this song.
 

越荡越高 the more you swing , the higher you're

独自一个人   I was alone

坐在秋千上  sitting on the swing

回想美好童年的时光 reminisce about the wonderful moments we once had

握紧着绳索 holding tight to the rope

我不舍放开 I don't want to release

耳边荡漾着微风的声音 my ears could hear the gentle breeze rustling

在我记忆里 In my memory

我不曾忘记 I never forget

你我的童年的回忆 our childhood memories

回想天真无邪的日子里 looking back at the naive and youthful days of ours

心里感到一丝丝的甜蜜 my heart could feel a sense of sweetness

  

(*) 我想  I wish to
 

越荡越高越荡越高越高越好 swing the higher the better

闭上眼 with my eyes closed

回忆童年的自己 to recall myself when I was still young

想要 I want to

越荡越高越荡越高越高越好 swing the higher the better

睁开眼 with my eyes opened

看看世界多么美丽 to look at this beautiful world

我想再与你  I want to be with you

坐在秋千上 sitting on the swings

一起寻找我们的方向 to search for our directions

若遇到挫折 even when facing with obstacles

我绝不放弃 I will never give up

盼望我们的梦想会实现 hoping that our wish will one day materialize

在我的心里 Deep inside my heart

有一个秘密 there's a secret

我想要再次见到你 I wish to meet you again

一起憧憬着美好的未来  to await our wonderful future together

期盼着一丝奇迹的出现  and I really hope this miracle will happen
  

(*)

让我们     再   LET US , once again

越荡越高越荡越高越高越好 swing the higher the better

握着手 holding our hands

回忆童年的我们 to reminisce our childhood days

想要 I wish to

越荡越高越荡越高越高越好 swing the higher the better

齐心地 together

创造我们的未来 we can shape our future

一起实现属于我们的梦想  And let's achieve our dreams together 

Here, I would like to share this song with you, whether you like it or not, is okay !!! ^^ (That was just something I did to spare my time :D) But of course , I'll still hope that you like it.. xd

THANKS   for   listening !!!!