Summer Break, Work it on!

Hi readers :) sorry for not keep in writing these months. I would like to start this story from last summer break. Summer break is a long-waited holiday for the students in here because it takes approximately 2 months off. What did I do back then? I did not go to some particular place yet I went into a new history in my life.

This summer, I got my first time ever work in Taiwan. Thank you for CV Galen International (Toko Indo Bengawan Solo http://facebook.com/proudofindonesia.qana) for letting me and my friends to help out during that one precious month. It was on Monday when we went for visiting a factory which we firstly thought we would work there, but it did not go as what we expected. In a short time, my friend told us to go to Taipei and directly met the owner of an Indonesian product retailer where she worked. Thanks to God that on that day we got a better summer job than we expected.

I've never thought before that Neili-Taipei would be a short travel before. It is not short if you calculate it yet it seems to be a short one for me because I go there everyday. It took approximately 20 min walking from the dormitory to the train station, rode on the 7.13 train to Taipei for 45 mins, transfer to Yong An Market for 15 mins, walking to the working place for 15 mins. Though, I did it in double because I went back to Neili each day. Such a good adventure haha and cardio :p and I like it!

One month passed so quickly. During this one month, I've met new friends, new skill (moulding nastar and kue salju :p), lifting up boxes, met a cute boy (Chen2), and new chatting place:FAMILY MART. Thanks to Ko Young, Ci Sheirly, Ci Widia, Ayi, Winda, Yen2, Nesia, Dayanti, Erlinda, Bang Andi for having a short experience with me. The best thing I like is the atmosphere in this place, it a loving atmosphere with smile, please and thank you.

summer 2016

hot hot hot morning

Neili station, best companion

I thank God for His mercy and love for me, finally I have a working experience in here. May God bless these great mates! It's been three months passed these days but the memory is still a bold one. Thank you ^^


See you on my next adventure!



Keep moving readers.

Navigating Nantou

I am an Instagram frequent user. I follow many travel destination accounts. While scrolling and scrolling down the homepage, I saw photo taken in Hehuanshan. It was a dark night sky sparkled with ocean of stars and dressed in milky way. I remembered that my friend had ever send me a website link talking about this beautiful place. I wanted to go there eagerly as I wanted to see the milky way stars directly with my own eyes. 

early greetings

That night, May 14th 2016, me and my 22 friends traveled on a bus to Hehuanshan. Hehuanshan is a 3,416 high mountain which its peak is in the boundary of Nantou and Hualien, central of Taiwan. We arrive there at midnight. There is a 7-11 store there. They said that it is the highest seven eleven store in Taiwan.

highest 7-11

It was cold outside so we waited inside the bus. Sadly, the sky was cloudy. We barely could see stars in the sky (so so so sad). That was okay. I could go there again sometimes to execute my star hunting plan. Hehuanshan is also famous for its sunrise and cloud ocean. So, we waited for the sunrise time. At around 5 a.m., the sky was getting brighter. We went outside the bus and prepared to watch the beauty of sunrise. Dark sky was slowly changed to bright and yellow one. But, the sun was not clearly seen. Of all, the sky was still beautiful and so worth it to be captured. Nature's beauty always makes you amazed in a certain way, more over its Creator. 

minutes to rise

waiting for sunrise

sunrise

bright already?

the cloud is flowing

sea of cloud

teddy and the cloud

chased by cloud

hello morning

oh sun!

good morning

shiny morning

more looked like cloud tsunami

cotton cloud

group photo cheese XD

What a gracious greetings from God that morning! We could not exclude Qingjing Farm when we were in Nantou. The bus slide downside to bring us in front of Qingjing Farm. Qingjing Farm is famous for its green valley and sheep cattle. I've seen this farm in my friends' photos and some Instagram's photos before which made me put this place in my to go list. Finally, we arrived there at 9 a.m. (open time). This farm was green and beautiful. It remembered me about a kids' cartoon, Teletubies who lived in a placed like this. Wherever you went, the only things you could see were only two thumbs up landscapes.  There was also a sheep show in afternoon. Temperature was really changed back then. Hehuanshan was cold but this farm was very hot~

hi green

hi green

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so small

pointing at shooting stars?

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YZU's

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Exploring Qingjing Farm took my whole afternoon time. We were too hungry too continue walking. We went out to eat something. We ate one of Taiwan's most famous dishes, steamed chicken >.< so yummy. This journey had not stopped yet. We went downtown and visited a museum. It was a beer museum where people sold various foods containing  beer. 

beers

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 Next one, we visited the Presidental bla bla ( I forget the name). There are statues of presidents which are made of stones. Else, there are human-sized chessboard.

chessboard

chessboard

presidents' statues

So, this place wrapped up our one day trip to Nantou. Physically, I felt exhausted. But, psychologically, I was very glad. I successfully achieved to visit Hehuanshan and Qingjing. Thank you for all of my friends who made this journey became a reality. A trip won't be a good one without good friends.

Keep moving readers ^^