(24.06.2011) Day 30: 中正纪念堂+士林官邸+Hello Kitty Sweet+圆山

Taipei - Day 30, I have a date with Wei Wei An! I have a nice sleep last night, I wonder why Yoke's bed is always so nice to sleep??

西门红楼
At 8:30am, while waiting Wei Wei An at Xi Men Ding MRT Station, I walk around Xi Men Ding. Finally I can give Wei Wei An a real hug!!!!

We have western breakfast.

Black coffee. I prefer black coffee and western breakfast!!!

After that we go to 中正纪念堂.

I am so bad luck, Taipei start raining!!! =(

Every each hour there will be having soldier marching ceremony. Miss those day marching under the hot sun!!
















 

We take MRT to Jian Tan Station and walk to 士林官邸. And we have another cup of coffee there while wait the rain stop!!! After that we have a tour inside the 官邸. It takes around 30 minutes!!!!
There have a lot of mosquito might be is because of after rain. And, there have a large garden, a nice place to take photos!!!!!!!!

Outside the house.
Next stop - Hello Kitty Sweet. Wei Wei An, I really do not know how to sing Happy Birthday song. Paiseh la!!! Hope you enjoy the birthday celebration.

The birthday cake.

The souvenir bought from Hello Kitty Sweet.
So sad!!Yoke could not make it on time!!!At the only two of us enjoy the pinkish environment in Hello Kitty Sweet. The dessert here is out of expectation, is nice!! I always think that this kind of restaurant only has nice environment but has poor food quality.

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孔庙 - 圆山站
Meet Yoke after Hello Kitty Sweet at Yuan Shan Station.

Dinner of the day.
After took in too much of dessert, I desperately looking for something salty.

Thank you Wei Wei An for the biscuit!!!

(23.06.2011) Day 29: Taipei, I am coming!!!

With my new shoes bought last week, with one laptop bag, with one handbag and with one sling bag and I am ready to go Taipei after school!!!Excited!! Wei Wei An, finally we can meet each other after 1 months in Taiwan!!! =)
Today, actually I have no class in school since the kids are having their final exam. What I have to do is just sit in the office and wait the school bell ring!!!

One of the night market near  捷运府中站
This is my second time travel using HSR. It cost me NTD675 from Tai Zhung to Taipei. Expensive but it only take 1 hour to Taipei from Tai Zhung!!
While just reached Taipei Station, received a call from Yoke and tell me that take MRT to Fu Zhong Station!! @.@ I have totally no idea where am I right know and where I should go to change MRT!! Luckily, what u need to do is just follow the direction board and you will reach the destination that you wish easily!!!
It show how convenient the public transport in Taiwan!

One of the shopping area （商圈）near Fu Zhong Station
Is time to sleep and tomorrow morning will meet Wei Wei An!!! =)

(22.03.2011) Day 28: A night without kids

Yes!! This week I have 1 night break, I do not need to go kid's house for dinner! =)

Noodle and Grass Jelly Ice!!
After enjoy the dinner is time to packing and get ready to get out from the village tomorrow!!
Yeah!! I will meet Wei Wei An very soon!!!!! =)
I will travel to Taipei tomorrow after school!!!
After 1 month in Taiwan, I only have chance to travel to Taipei!!! =)

(21.06.2011) Day 27: Appreaciate

Breakfast of the day - Bread with strawberry bread and tomato's drink >.<

I feel so sad when I look on this 2 forms, summer camp application form is finally out and it means I have no chance to go anyplace since I need to conduct the session.

Wedding cake!
After class, principal invited me to his office because has one special guest come and visit me. She is one of teacher's daughter. Why she is so special?? Because she is one of the exchange student exchange to USM two years ago. She had stay in Penang for 1 year!!!!!! I feel so warm while talk to someone really understand your culture.

At night, this is the third times I go to Sophia's house. Sophia's said, I will only see this kind of flower during night time.
Thank you so much Sophia!!! Thank you Sophia's mummy specially baked seafood macaroni for us as a dinner!!!
Appreciate!!! I really appreciate what you all have did!!

(20.06.2011) Day 26: Poor Family

Monday again - Breakfast of the day!

This is the yogurt drink given by an auntie.

I am so free this few days because all the students need to prepare for their coming exam, but next week 1 days I have 6 classes!!! T.T
Sure will tired like hell after school, some more at night I still need to go kid's house.

At night, I go to one of the kid's house, and the auntie who provide me the accommodation tell me that most of the kids in this school their parents already divorced and some of them from very poor family. I have been here for 1 month and now I only know their condition.

672小时

六月二十二日，晚上8：45

离开家的672小时，我一星期没和家里联络！那网卡办来做什么的？不知道！
离开家的672小时，我开始减少了对朋友的想念， 但我却很任性的想买飞机票， 不顾一切的飞回马来西亚，飞回一个属于我的地方。
但我却发现到我连任性的勇气都没了！

离开家的672小时，我比以前更会和自己相处！

(19.06.2011) Day 25: 梯子吊桥

We go to the 竹山梯子天桥！And this is the first time, I feeling not well while hiking and need help from the emergency team!! Now, I have stair case phobia!!!

The entrance

I really have stair case phobia!!!

Along the way, full off bamboo!!!

The entrance of the bridge

The bridge - total 208 stair case

Nice waterfall
This is a nice and beautiful place. In Taiwan, they have a lot of place that focus on natural beauty. You will feel you are closer to the natural when you visit this kind of place. The only bad thing is you will get darker because now is Summer!!!!
Yoke and Shi Jie hope both of you enjoy the kampung trip!!! =)

(18.06.2011) Day 24: Get out from the village

Day 24, finally I can get out from the village by my own. Yes, only me, no students and no parents!!!

Seriously, I have not enough sleep, last night I get to knew that my friend JC (another exchange participant right now in Ukraine) had some trouble in Ukraine, because of worried I slept quite late.
The bus station's salesperson tell me that from Zhu Shan to Tai Zhung need about 80 minutes. But the bus arrived in 50 minutes.@.@ Then, do you know what happened?
To confirm I am reached at the right bus station, I asked one of the passenger, then the passenger get shock, one of the reason is I look like Taiwanese, he definitely wonder why this local ask kind of stupid question.
I am not Taiwanese, I do not know the road here, I need help!!!

Tai Zhung Train Station

This my breakfast of the day - Egg toast & black tea

台中市政厅

I bought this~ Vivian, I bring some for you to have a try coming Saturday!!!

Since I reach quite early at Tai Zhung, so I can walk around the place somewhere near the station while waiting the arrival of Yoke. Yes!!! Finally after 24 days in Taiwan, I can meet Yoke as what we planned!!

=) Love you so much!! <3

一中街 - 购物天堂

逢甲夜市 + 逢甲大学

New friend!! Yoke's roomate!! 

For the whole day, what we do is - SHOPPING!! Buy, and buy, and buy!!!!!

9:00pm, is time to get back to the village!!

(17.06.2011) Day 23: Plan my trip to Tai Zhung

Day 23, Friday! Nothing special for today.
Dinner with kids, this is the first time I eat fried apple + tomato + kiwi + squid. And it taste cold.

At night after dinner, I start to plan my trip to Tai Zhung tomorrow.
And, finally I can meet Yoke after 3 weeks in Taiwan!!!!

(16.06.2011) Day 22: Farewell + Finally, Skype with my family!

Farewell party, is not for me, is for another teacher who going to leave this school soon.

Foods

Part of the teachers

Do you know what happened?
One of the teacher bluff me!! He said: Teacher Mong Huey, I help you to get some fruit juice over there. Then he said: Cheers!! Have to drink all!!! Without any hesitation, I finished the whole glass of FRUIT JUICE. But, why the fruit juice taste a little bit weird?
Because it is not a FRUIT JUICE, it is a cocktail!!! #@$%^&?*!
And the effect of FRUIT JUICE is I feel so hot and a little bit of tipsy at the afternoon. Luckily, I have no class after this, if not I do not know how am I going to teach the students English.

At night, finally I can skype with my grandma and dad!!! =) Do you know how happy am I when can talk with my family members??
Is super duper happy and excited!!! =)

504小时

六月十五日，晚上8：45

离开家的504小时，终于办到网卡了，晚上在家可以上网，可以和家人联络。依然，我并不是真的很想念家里，但依旧担心。
504小时，21天，很长吗？不懂！快接近一个月了，我却有一份不真实的感觉。就像我从来没离开过家里，没离开过马来西亚。有时候一个人走在街上，我却有身在马来西亚的错觉。可能文化上太相似了吧！

还有大概5个星期就要回马来西亚了！时间过得很快，还是过得很慢，其实我都分不清了！在这里的生活很忙吗？其实并不是真的那么忙！也不是真的很轻松！

离开家的504小时，我很矛盾！

离开家的504小时，我突然在想当初为什么我会想要参加交换计划？那又为什么最后我会选择了台湾？我却没有了答案！最恐怖的是当你在做着某些东西，但你却不知道为了什么！

离开你的504小时，我更加迷惑！

(15.06.2011) Day 21: Graduation Day + 溪头

Today I have to wake up at 6 in the morning and reach school at 7 in the morning because I need to help to set up the hall for Graduation Ceremony.

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Graduation ceremony start with Grade 5 students help Grade 6 students to pin on the corsage.

Principal and Head of Parents Association will lead the Grade 6 students to have a last tour in school compound.

Inside the hall.

This is the flower given by students during the presenting bouquet ceremony.

As well as this flower bouquet.
In Taiwan, their Elementary School's Graduation Ceremony is much grand compare in Malaysia. Most of the students will receive flower bouquet from their parents. In Malaysia, I think we will only receive graduation flower bouquet when graduated from university. Most of their parents will attend their children graduation ceremony.

After the graduation ceremony, I follow teacher to 溪头自然教育园区 to have jungle trekking and have tea time here. Is a very nice and quite place.
At night, as usual, have dinner with one of the Deputy of Parents Association and his family.

(14.06.2011) Day 20: Preparation of Graduation Day

Do you know how advance Taiwan technology is??

Elementary school in village also has this kind of technology - Touch screen electric white board

Helping to prepare the decoration of Graduation Day.

鲜芒果牛奶冰

Auntie said: Taiwan's cup noodles very nice, so you must try before you leave Taiwan.

Finally, today evening Teacher Ya Huey bring me to sign up the broadband service and now I can online during night time. Thank you so much!!!!
Tonight is the first night that I no need to accompany kids have dinner.