TAIPEI

Humid weather, is what we remember the most about spending last summer there (by us, i mean dad, mom , myself ). Ever since Hadi, my little brother being accepted at NTU, Taipei as an agricultural student there, our family only have one destination to go for summer vacay...

Hence it is my third time to be back again in Taipei, we're still trying out new things other than most tourist attraction.

( part one : Taichung)

me: let's take a family portrait using self-timer!

everybody: sure!

(setting the iphone)

first attempt

click!

me: it's not really good.. let's take another!

second attempt

click!

me: HAHAHAHA! too left side and there's no me..

third attempt

click!

me: hahahaha wayyy tooo fasttt

forth attempt

everybody: LOL the wind was really strong! 

(the phone flipped back)

the first attempt is indeed the best photo of us taking family picture 

with just self timer and a wall concrete. :D

Taiwanese traditional shaved-iced will be indeed make the most sales that day...

(part two: Sun Moon Lake)

The sun by the lake; left: the sun already risen , right: the hint of colour created before the sun rise.

The Sun Moon Lake, famous for its boiled egg, despite of the hot weather, we still decided to hike the trail along the hill to get the best view of the lake. 

Le brother taken before the rain started.

Ferry accomodate by the hotel, we crossed the lake into another island there. The weather is quite sunny, although suddenly started pouring rain...

Sunny yet bright and windy.

Aesthetically-pleasing-rest-stop.

Little brother being so happy for finding his favorite bamboo-shot baked mochi topped with sweet condensed milk. 

Around the island accrosed the Sun Moon lake, there are many stores along the alley for little snacks, whether traditional or fusion. 

(part three : Tianwei)

Visiting some relatives in Tianwei here, and they brought us to see a place where you can buy many kinds of plants, you named it from air-type plant to cactus and water plant... drooling over the plant and crying because you can't even bring them home :(

Dream garden... uh, I wished!

(part four: Beitou District)

Quite packed with any kind of tourist sightseeing, from a valley, the source of all hot-spring resort near Beitou, named 'Hell Valley', to museum and where you can see the mixing culture of Japanese invansion back in 1895 and Taiwanese culture, to the modern building of Taipei Public Library.

Geothermal Valley

Taipei Public Library - Beitou Branch.

Get back from Beitou - Taipei.

Train, is a popular and convenient public transport, to get along between city in Taiwan. 

(part five: Shifen waterfall)

Pretty stores along the railway station.

(part six: Taipei)

The sunset taken from my brother dorm room. 

Hands down to the best and cheapest milk tea bubble in Taipei. Fyi, it's only 1usd.. yet the bubble is so soft and chewy the moment it entered in your mouth and still warm cause it's fresh made.

Default - mrt - father - brother pose. 

Taipei by night. 

Quotes sticker in the mirror of the museum building. 

Pretty dried flowers.

Brother attended a class that afternoon that day, we decided to meet Su Jen Ai at a bus stop, took a pic before Ai arrived.

The default order of walk: brother showing the right direction, mom missed talking with brother much, dad wandering around the surrounding, me; trying to capture the moment a lot... :)

(part seven: moments to remember with relatives and family)

Apoh, Dad and Apoh's son

Back again in Taipei 101 after 10 years... 

with Apoh and her grandson.

Ai Su Jen and her family.

Here more about our intangible experience in Taipei.

Having a great time in Taipei and hope to be back here again soon. 

:)

Hope you have a great day

xoxo

Tania

DECEMBER

As i grew up older, I became more grateful and thankful about every littlest thing that happen to me as the year is only 3 weeks left till we change the way we used to write the year number in the date! (I always make that mistakes, yes, 1 January 2016...)

Every year I come up with resolution and what to do for at least the next month. Instead of speaking about resolution now, let's be thankful first to family and friends to always support me no matter what ( in a positive way, of course) to always remind me to be the better self. Family for always be there for me and friends as we grow older together and still be friends and keep contact. Friends to grow some affection to others you need to make some time to even appear and be PRESENT is the most important part. And make memories together as it is the one that will be remembered forever and being cherished. To know each other more and talk about everything and even going deepen (ha! out level of conversation now though is level up! ).

The aftermath of some deeper conversation (future, etc), I always ended up to over-thinking (it's stressful though...). Being overthinking somehow is a good condition though, meaning you still have the PRIVILEGE to even choose and pick and decide and even think about inequality. I passed this photo in instagram posted by teenvogue account for December issue. 

Later, i did a test about how privilege are you on buzzfeed account, which i accidentally acrossed to few weeks later on in youtube. Basically, the test need you to stated whether have you/ or not ever acrossed the situation stated, if yes you need to check the box. But, the stated statement are way more deep, even makes you thought harder and somehow made you got teary (yes, I am wayyyy to emotional). 

This is the link to youtube link about 'how privilege are you?' incase someone interested.

55 as the score is definitely not a really great score, it passed the half but not even reach the third quarter anyway. Comment me about your score incase you take the test! Well, enough for today mumbling, Happy early Merry Christmas 2016 and Happy New Year 2017!  :)

Catch up with your loved ones, if you haven't already and be grateful. 

xo,

Tania