Agora Gardens - 亚太

This is home for my first days of Taipei.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8062670@N07/sets/72157601095763717/

Lessons - Day 1 Taiwan
1. Most banks do not accept SGP$. We aren't world currency just yet. Oh well, at least the money launderers are leaving us alone for now. And, the exchange rate is better here too. Ka-chng!

2. People around me are very nice - from my new colleagues, to Ashley (CPC-MDM) are really helpful and warm. I am so very blessed.

3. I actually miss people from home already. Whine! Hard cores - you guys are the best!

4. Food here is good. Yum, yum!

D Day - relocation!

I gotta say this upfront : God is great! I am so blessed!

The last 2 weeks were difficult. I knew it was going to be rough... selling my car, getting my paperwork done, finishing up work, transitioning work to CK, trying to meet up with everyone and eating farewell meals...

I now know who really loves me enough to cry... *sob* Some of the farewell meals ended up in a teary mess.

God is great, I have such wonderful friends, esp the 'hardcores'. Life is gonna be rough without you guys.

Exercise routine while traveling...

We all know how it is while on the road. You mean to get up earlier to go to the hotel gym or hotel pool.. but what if there is no gym or pool. Perhaps others do floor exercises.

Here's what hard cores do...

Taipei Preview Trip

As part of the relocation, I get to spend 5 nights in Taipei.

I spent 3 days viewing apartments, relaxing in my room, dropping by to say hello to my new NB teammates, eating lunch with my current CPC folks...

Then when Ms Hardcore came by Fri nite to Sun afternoon - we played hard! Of cos la, we're talking abt Ms Hardcore, duh! http://www.flickr.com/photos/8062670@N07/sets/72157600736728232/

Or Ms Hardcore's pix http://www.flickr.com/photos/ziinger/sets/72157600724024616/

At the end of the week, I possibly may have an apartment, I brought back my new work NB to setup, and I am mentally prepared/relaxed for the new challenge. Pix of the studio apartment I hope to get... (Steph.. see, not bad eh?)



Bring Taipei on!

Taipei is very Chinese...

Today is a day of discovery!

1. Taipei is very very Chinese.

2. 牛腩麵 is NOT the same as 牛肉麵. I ate brisket for the 1st time in my life - squishy tendons I don't like.


3. Taiwanese measure apartments in 坪. 12坪 studio apartments are too small for me to consider a home. Actually smaller than my hotel room - which I tot was small already.

4. 鼎泰豐is really yummier here than in Singapore. No wonder there was a queue for it, and there was still a queue after we left.

5. Aftermath of kiling myself on Sok Bee's grey route on wall 3 of Yishun - my shoulders & upper arms ache and I got 3 finger joints that hurt. Thank God I have a massage appointment when I return - thanks to Derek!

Opps I did it again...

Forgot to bring running shorts...

Realised while changing in toilet. Yz screamed so loudly in frustration that I think some folks in China walking up the Great Wall stumbled - ok so yeah, 2nd time I forgot *sheepish*

Had to run a long distance wif Ms Hardcore and buy her Haato at the end of the run to appease her.

Now my legs are sore and my waist bigger... Sigh...