Tainan Vibe

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Hi guys! This long-waited page is finally unlocked! Chinese new year was around the corner. As I wrote this page some months later, there might be something missed, especially the trip's price >.< here we go in 3....2.....1....

This year, I did not go home. As it was a little long holiday, me and my church friends set up a plan to go to the southern part of Taiwan, Tainan City. Finally, that famous Chimei Museummmmm i'm coming!!!

Of all, 16 persons signed up for this trip. We took a Ubus (one of bus company in Taiwan) from Taoyuan shelter in early dawn (approx 4 am). It took approximately 4 hours to reach Tainan (ETA 8 am). As it was not really comfortable to mobilize using public transportation, we rent motorbike instead. Then we went to the home-stay where we lived. And that was how our NEW YEAR TRIP began!!

• DAY 1 (looked like a travel itinerary though, lol)

motorbike around the town

our guesthouse

Firstly, we had a breakfast. I had a minced pork rice which costed only $30. There were other menus such as the meatball soup or porridge.

the breakfast restaurant

minced pork rice, i've eaten the half portion and forgotten to take a pic haha

With a full stomach, we rode on the road to the very famous + beautiful + crowded + hot Taiwan's historical place, drudududuudududududu......"CHIMEI MUSEUM". I would give a brief description of this place. When I first entered the location, there were so many cars queued to enter the parking lot. The parking lot was spacious and there was a motorbike parking lot, too. Before going to this trip, I did some research of this place and looked for some pictures. I realized that the buildings in reality were so much beautiful than in those pictures. I personally like something like detailed-oriented design and the culture related building. I like this museum as every side of it are so photogenic. It took us around 2 hours to explore the outside part of the museum as well as took photos >.< We did not enter the museum. There is a beautiful bridge which holds many Greece god and goddess statues. Else, there is a beautiful statue in the end of the bridge which combines some god and goddess in a fountain statue (sadly, I did not got to see it).
More information: http://www.chimeimuseum.org/ml/english/3

one of the roof

that famous corner lamp photo side

say yeaah~

being tanned directly

it was so hot in Tainan!

so called an album cover photo huh

yea yeaa

tour group photo session

got a pic with that background

see how the crowds were

with that goddess statue

ga afdol kalo ga ada foto yg begini HAHA

After a short tour in Chimei Museum, we went to Anping Old Street to have the lunch. We wandered around the street and decided to eat Tainan's famous dish, Beef Noodle Soup. It had a different flavors with the ones I've ever had in Zhongli. Tainan's beef noodle soup is a little bit sweet and I preferred the one which is salty. Else, there is another famous dish in Anping Rd., the DOU HUA dessert. Who likes douhua rise your handdd!!!!! me me me! It is a perfect dessert in that super hot afternoon.

anping school

the sweet flavored- beef noodle soup( +- $100)

douhua store!

black bean douhua with the pearl (left), matcha ice cream with red bean and vanilla ice cream (left)

people people people

After eating, we continued the trip to a beach in Anping. The beach was not crowded. It was covered with a brownish-grey sand. Else, this beach was completed with the rock-walking path.

beach

beach

beach

We were staying at the beach until the sky got darker. At around 5.30 p.m., we took of the beach and headed back to our guesthouse. It was so hot in the afternoon, yet it was cold at night. I barely wore a cardigan which was not suitable enough to cover both situations hahaha. Taiwan is famous for its Night Market. So, we did not forget to go to a big night market in Tainan. I guessed there were more than 100 food stalls there. Weak legs, full stomach, cold weather, sun-burnt conclude our first day. Good night and see you tomorrow!

crowds crowds

okay, prawns skin  is detected!

•  DAY 2

Today, two of our friends helped us to buy burgers and hot chocolate for our breakfast. We went to Kaohsiung afterwards using the train. It was my first time checked in Kaohsiung yet it was very short. I only had my lunch and McD's ice cream.

Central Park

Central park

Around 3 p.m we went back to Tainan because we needed to depart by bus at 4 p.m. It was such a short trip but a fun one. I bought a milk pudding in 7-11 as my friend told me that this was one of a famous desert in Tainan. Yey!

puding puding

Thanks God for the protection throughout our short trip. Thanks to my friends who planned this trip. If you looked for a short-trip itinerary in Tainan, maybe these summoned places could be on your waiting list! Thanks for reading >.<

Keep moving readers.

Train of Life

I read this post just some hours when we entered in 2017, from a friend of mine. Good sayings, true indeed.

alishan's train

*KERETA KEHIDUPAN*

TRAIN OF LIFE

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Human life is like riding a train

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With it's arrival stations

with the changes of travel route

And with the events that accompany it

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We started up this train journey when we were born into this world ..

Our parents bought us a ticket

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We suspect that they will always be with us in the train

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However, in a station, our parents would get off the train and leave us alone on this journey

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Time passed, and the other passengers will ride in this train .. many of them will be someone meaningful in our lives, our spouses, friends, children, and people we love

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Many of them will be out of the car during this trip ..

And leaving an empty space in our lives..

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Many of those who went without us even knowing it, we do not know where they were sitting and when they've left the train

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The train journey is full of love, grief, dreams and hopes, speech _ "hello" _, _ "goodbye" _, love and tears

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Beautiful journey will be marked by mutual help, love and good relations with all passenger in the train ..

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And make sure we give the best for their trip to be comfortable ...

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A mystery in this fascinating journey is that we do not know in which station we're going down

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So we have to live with the best,

adapt, forgive and forget the mistakes of others and give the best we have ever had

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It is important to do this,

Because, when it comes, time for us to leave the car .. we had to leave fond memories for those who continue their journey in the train of life

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Thank my family, my best friend, who has become one of the privileged passengers in the train of life

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I do not know when I will arrive at stations ...

Clearly this train of life driven fast. Unfortunately, reached the end of 2016 and advanced to the 2017

Happy traveling with God ..

I've been 23 years in this train. I've passed so many stations behind. I've met many kinds of people. Unconsciously, I've given them an uncomfortable journey yet I've experienced the same. Nothing went wrong and nothing happened was wrong. All of them came, just in their own time, did what they need to do, helped us to be the today me. Thank you!

Keep moving readers.