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Boneless Salted Water Chicken (去骨盐水鸡) @ Shida Night Market (師大夜市), Taipei
One of the recommended eats from friends who had been to Taiwan was this particular stall in Shida Night Market selling a product known literally as Salted Water Chicken! With a mish mash of...
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Cingjing (清境) - Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) - Taichung (臺中) - Taipei (臺北) [9 Days 8...
From a high of over 5,000 photographs, i have finally managed to pare the number down to about 4,300 plus and this shall make it easier for me to sieve through the thousands of pictures taken in Taiwan...
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Cingjing Misty Villa (清境雲濛仙境民宿) - Supposedly Singaporeans' Favourite Minsu in...
Minsu (民宿) is a popular choice of accommodation in Taiwan. Although i am new to its concept, we decided to book one for a night stay in my recent trip to Cingjing Farm. There were many to choose from...
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Ah Ma Tea Leaf Eggs (金盆阿嬷香菇茶葉蛋) @ Sun Moon Lake Xuan Guang Temple [日月潭玄光寺]
Mention famous eggs in Taiwan and you would likely get yourself confused over the Ah Po Metal Egg (阿婆铁蛋) in Danshui and Ah Po Tea Leaf Egg (阿婆茶葉蛋) in Sun Moon Lake. Confusion no more as the so-called...
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Cingjing Small Swiss Garden (清境小瑞士花園) near Cingjing Farm @ Nantou County...
The Great Kon has warned me then: "don't bother about the pathetic Swiss garden. You would be better off spending more time in the Cingjing Farm playing with the meh meh." p.s not his exact words.As...
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Damn Worth It Natural Raw Honey and Pollen @ Cingjing Honey Apiculture [清境养蜂场]
Mom had a strong hint for me before i left for Taiwan close to three weeks ago: "Taiwan has any honey? Can help to buy?" I didn't answer but i suspected it would not be difficult to find apiaries in...
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MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodle (槟城白咖哩面)
An advantage for blogging frequently about food is that i often have friends recommending good / cheap eats in Singapore. One such example was when a few friends tagged me on Facebook in a picture of...
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Cingjing Farm - Green Green Grasslands & Mountain View Pastoral Areas...
You know how things work when a certain spot gains fame; the entire area would have an unofficial name change. That's what happened in the case of Cingjing Farm. The area it sits on is actually the...
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Formosa Chang Lu Rou Fan (also known as Hu Xu Zhang) 鬍鬚張魯肉飯 @ Wufenpu (五分埔),...
One of the must-eats in Taiwan, i heard, is luroufan (otherwise known as braised pork rice) and the Singapore veteran who has tried many reputable stalls / restaurants in Taiwan is actually our Mr Kon!...
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Yet Con Restaurant & Their Famous Chicken Rice @ 25 Purvis Street [Near...
Yet Con - honestly, the first thought that came to mind was whether this would be a Vietnamese restaurant although the display of yellow-skinned steamed chicken was testimony that this place serves one...
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歩歩高升步道 - The Great Wall Trail (499-Steps Trail) @ Cingjing Farm
After walking non-stop on the first day i arrived in Taiwan, the one activity that i was seriously looking forward to was to rest my feet in the comfort of my outrageously pink room in Misty Villa!...
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Creamier's Waffles & Ice Cream (Said to Be One Of the Best in SG) @ Block...
Singaporeans love their waffles and it's only a matter of time that foodies come out with a list of places that clearly mark out the best waffles in this little red dot. I have had my fair share of...
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Day One [Singapore -> Taoyuan (桃園) -> Cingjing (清境)]: Taiwan Trip 2014
My virgin journey to Taiwan has to start from somewhere and i guess the best place to begin is right at home where we had to take the plane from Changi Airport Terminal 2.Oh yes, this man shall be my...
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Sunrise at Hehuanshan (合歡山觀日出) @ Cingjing Farm [Nantou, Taiwan]
I was almost regretting our decision when i had to climb out of bed at 3.30am to get ready for the sunrise tour at Hehuanshan that was arranged the day before.It didn't help that the attire we brought...
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Golden Mile Thien Kee Steamboat Restaurant - The Hainanese Kitchensince 1952...
Golden Mile, comprising of both the tower and complex blocks, is well known for being indisputably the 'Little Thailand' of Singapore; in this ethnic enclave, you can find ample eateries serving...
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Local Food @ Fuyuan Restaurant (富园餐馆風味菜) [Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan]
I was determined to have some authentic local food on my second day in Taiwan and decided to walk along a quiet pathway adorned by brightly lit signboards. Good food can sometimes be found hidden in...
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Tonkichi Pork Loin Katsu - A Worthy Competitor for Saboten? @ Takashimaya...
I often waxed lyrical about the epic, totally delicious pork loin katsu in Saboten and one of the many comments received after that was that i should give Tonkichi a try as well. Boasting four outlets,...
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Dancing Crab @ Singapore's Old Turf Club (The Grandstand aka the Old Turf City)
I am not known to be a clubber but when one of my friends heard i am going to the Dancing Crab; his immediate response was "New club? Where ah? Got chiobu?" NO, my dear, clubbing crazy friend, "Dancing...
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Sun Moon Lake Ropeway (日月潭纜車) - A Must-Go @ Taiwan [Yuchih Township]
On the ferry ride towards Itashao from Shuishe pier, one of the buildings that would have caught your attention would be the station of the heavily advertised sun moon lake ropeway.Its location,...
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My Birthday 2014
I turned officially 34 on 25th April 2014.Rest assured, there will not be a recap of what i have done over the past one year or worse still, over the past thirty four years! What's over is past and the...
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