27 Jan 13

alot of first time today! first time in donkey years going to punggol, taking the LRT and attending an event featuring local artistes. yea, more precise abit, seeing Rui En for the FIRST TIME, in flesh! okay.. i know she is based in Singapore, livng in Clementi but that doesnt mean i get to see her often. She seldom go out other than for filming, even if she does, she drives (obviously a car with tinted screens), the percentage to say "OMG! i met Rui En in Orchard Road/Clementi today!!" is 0.000000000001 % (because i seldom step out of the house too, haizzz -.-)

So this is like a rare chance for me :) tried my luck on the lucky draw for photo pass and WON! then patiently waiting for her to arrrive.. make a new friend too! She came, she sat and she was swarmed! well, she's actually quite friendly to public and fans, autographing for some on the calendars (got quite overwhelmed in the end) and pausing longer cos she knows we are taking photos of her.

Well, only thing that got me quite puzzled is the photo shot. The most only 30 passes were given out, 1 pass entitles entry of 2 which means maximum is 60. 60 is only a small group and individual shots could have been done. But organisers compromise on this cos the media wants to take photo of the artistes, followed by the guest of honors, and some other impt ppl. The photo of the group shot is taken by 2 dslr, one was posted and frankly speaking, the quality of it is worse than my nikon S9100.

Minus that away, im happy cos i get to see Rui En although i didnt manage to wish her "Happy Birthday!" in advance.

27 Dec 12 -1 Jan 13

3rd visit to Taiwan within 2 years. this time its Kaohsiung & Taipei. First stop, Kaohsiung: From Taoyuan took HSR to Kaohsiung. 1hr plus journey, saw plantations and farms along the way. Cabbed to our hotel R8 Eco hotel. its located at the 12th storey of a building with rooms being named after the MRT stations of Kaohsiung. Some highlights of Kaohsiung, we went to cycle ard Love River, visited MayDay's concert behind the scene museum and plenty of shopping. Spend about 3 days in Kaohsiung before travelling up to Taipei. Just the night before we leave, saw the weather forecast that it would be 9deg in Taipei. GG-fied cos we didnt really bring coldwear..

By the time we reach Taipei, it was raining and there were strong wind blowing.. brr.. we had to buy gloves for our hands. Shop at ZhongXiao Dong Lu, looking for Kinaz, Top Girl, Stage Stayreal.. surprisingly, this time we found them easily.. Then proceed to Ximending and i bought a Kinaz bag again! OMG, its like every visit to Taiwan must buy a Kinaz bag..This time we also went Jiufen.. Lesson learnt: Jiufen & Shi Fen is DAMN far apart! hahaha, we thought its close so end up walking in the old street and up on the mountain there is actually strong free wifi! amazing! catch the countdown fireworks at Guo Fu Ji Nian Guan.. squeeze with the crowd to catch a portion of A Mei's performance, new countdown experience!

New Year, i hope to meet new things new ppl <3 p="p">