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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

There hasn't been any updates cuz I've spent the last few days being sick...and oh, chillin in Taichung. I've summed up most of the trip within the entry, that's 41 pictures, 9 people, and one smashing tour.

The orignal peep that came with:

Hannah(speaks fluent Mandarin), Jim(driver throughout the trip, props)

Yen(the shocker.)

Kevin(that just got a new haircut)

and I.

It was my second time visiting Taichung and Hannah's first time in 12 years. Basically, the original crew are not completely familiar with the fun spots in Taichung. Hence, the experienced tour guides:

It's their turf.

Wendy

Singing

and Albert.

Here was the plan: Took off Friday night, squeeze as much Taichung juice as we could on Saturday as we could, then head back Sunday. And so we did follow the plan, making the trip so magical...and exhausting.

Saturday morning, woke up at 9 for free breakfast. I had terrible stomach problem, which was brilliant for a trip that offers alot great food and desserts. Good thing it only lasted till lunch.

After breakfast, we left for 大坑.

a good amount of climbing..for us infrequent climbers.

Group pic:

Sign-less, subtle posing, is the way to go. The "V" sign will never fade.

The Dragon Ball kamehameha sign, in other hand, will not be seen again.

Next stop, 東東粉圓

Maybe the best dessert under the torching sun.

What did I say about the "V" signs. It'll never fade.

Then it was 一中街for more sidewalk desserts.

Kevin lost a bet, so the consequence is to pose 18 times in front of the crowded streets. WARNING: Please scroll through the following quickly if you couldn't handle the 120 degree hot-ness from Kevin. Look with your own risk.

For the win.

You see how people are backing away from this sexy beast?

Jim's grandpa's high school.

After all the good fun, we headed towards National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts:

It got Zeeb'd

Coudln't turn away from this golden opportunity.

Taichung has Taiwan's biggest night market.

Not much pictures here because it was flooded by people. I was both too sweaty to take out my camera and too compacted to lift my arms.

東海University was next.

The trip seemed too short, but incredible. Enjoy your breaks while it lasted.

hehe.

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Friday, July 3, 2009

This is my middle school friend -Sam 黃政翔. We had some good traditional cuisines at the night market and did some catching up.

Recommended by many, one of the best boba milk tea. It tasted just like any other ones to me.

Here's the infamous brain. I named today's title quite literally.

Pig brains, we had. Not much taste, but the texture's jello-y.

Earlier during the day, I picked up a 50 mm for my Canon XTi.

I struggled for quite a bit before the purchase. It's the most inexpensive lens for Canon DSLRs, but regardless, it's still a good amount of mulah. (I got it for $84 flat)

Some sample shots of the new lens:

Those are good shots of Fri-fri when we decided to sell him off on Craigslist.

and of course, the typical shots for those who first receive their lenses:

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