Was thinking about how to celebrate my boiboi birthday since last Dec.
The things he had wanted is all too expensive eg he wants a Rolex watch kind
So I decided to jus scrape off plans of buying him a gift.
So nex plan will be jus a cake accompany by a meal at a gd restaurant?
Bt this will be the first birthday we spend tgt after getting tgt.
So I didn't want things to be jus like any other birthday celebrations.
Somemore my bdae itself, he had spend it tgt with me at Akita already.
I do also hope we can spend the day tgt for his bdae also.
Then once I heard he is flying to taiwan wif one of his uni friend on his bdae.
A bold thinking came to mind
Shld I jus buy a air ticket to Taiwan to surprise him?
Then started to sound him out which province he will be visiting.
Then once I found out he will be in hualien on his bdae
I went to chk my working schedule and try see if can squeeze out few days to be away from office during his bdae wk
Then draft out the feasible dates range for depart n return le
I went to see airtickets for Taipei and how to get to hualien from Taoyuan airport
Then once reach hualien , how to get ard.
Then I realise hualien is quite big , let's say I were to reach hualien and text him hey! I am in hualien, will it take like 1 hr plus fr him to drive to the railway station to fetch me?
That's wat that make me stop in my tracks to buy the air tickets
I am also thinking let's say I go hualien and fail to meet him, I will jus alone solo travel ard hualien?
So while thinking Abt this comes Feb in a flash liao.
Then so coincidence he took me along to meet dinner with his uni friends right before his Taiwan trip. So I jus fake fake say I wanna see which hotel u all staying ley, nex time go can stay, see how atats it is.
Then I backend taking notes down in hualien which hotel he is staying and which dates chk in n chk out.
So once everything done, I am like still thinking rly go mah, shld go mah?
Then I told my colleagues Abt it.
Then one of my colleague immediately said she wanna join me also, as she nv went Taiwan before.
Then straightaway, log in to scoots website and ticket bought lol!
13feb
Rly heart racing sia, first time I am doing such crazy thing
But at least got someone accompany me
So I am little more brave? Like even if I don't meet dao my boiboi,
At least I have someone to pei me go tour ard hualien lo.
So there we go~
My flight frm sg was 1230 and will reach Taoyuan airport 1725
So I had in advance book TRA tickets departing from Taipei Main Station 1919
So I counted clear customs 1820 , travel time from Taoyuan airport to Taipei Main Station takes 40min
I shld be able to collect my tickets in time and catch the train to hualien.
As the nex train which departs to hualien takes 3hrs. And once I reach hualien it will be like 2300already.
I think my boiboi slp liao lo, still surrpise ley
Bt if I manage to catch this express train at 1919, which will let me arrive hualien at 2145
Still got chance when I reach hualien , he is not yet slp.
As I wanna surprise him and tgt wait till midnite to be the first one to wish him happy birthday at hotel on 20mar
So there the Murphy laws goes
Flight delayed and only take off 1pm. And end up we late arrive in Taipei
And we rly run like crazy to go to take the train out of airport to Taipei main station, and cos my colleague nv been to Taiwan, she need to buy their metro card. Which leads us to miss the express train out to Taipei main station
And we need to take the nex train and only reach Taipei Main Station at 1910
So reignite my hopes mayb we might have chances to catch our TRA.
Bt we went the opposite direction towards the metro.
And only to find our way to TRA ticketing at 1917 and my hands were trembling as I key in my booking no. And passport in the machine to collect my tickets. Seeing the time changes to 1918.
Then we both run dwn the platform
And see the train doors jus close
I shouted out to my colleague
WE MISSED THE TRAIN
And I thinking need go out buy tickets for the nex train le, millions of thought fly past through my mind
Only to be disturb by a uncle voice
你们是要搭这辆车?
I said yes!!
Then he go use his walkie talkie and speak to the other party, and apparently the door open and we faster chiong in.
Even though the uncle gt say us, trian leaving le, still slow slow
Bt in my heart , million thanks to this uncle sia!!
Once on the train, we no time to rest as we are at car 8 and had to walk past through quite long to reach our car 2
Once we settle down, we both immediately hug ea other. Thank God!
老天保佑
Can reach at our desired time in hualien
And no need waste money to rebuy ticket to hualien.
Then we spend time to rest Abit while I tell my colleague my plan.
So apparently there are 2 plans I had in mind
Plan 1- original plan reach hualien, get taxi to go hotel then video call him to show him I at hotel lobby and surprise him
Plan 2- when train about to reach hualien, text him, and surprise him with my photo of ticket to hualien .
We both decide that it will be better to go fr Plan 2 as when we reach hotel boiboi might slp liao.
Plan 1 he can come fetch us to hotel also and we don't need to spend money n time to look for taxi to our hotel
So 2130 text him, tml you birthday got anything planned?
My hoped reply frm him will be nth on.
So that I can contd to text him, 那要不要和我一起过? Before I sent him my photo of the TRA tickets
And I scare he nv chk his phone on time
I still 8plus to 9.30pm keep texting him to ensure he will use his phone.
So everything went according to what I had in mind.
His response and timing of his reply
And he rly so shocked and said I am crazy!
Call me sjb for 3 times ahahah
Mission accomplished!
He said he friend is showering and rush to railway station drive us to hotel.
Don't he doesn't say much or give much reaction
Bt I know he is rly happy deep down
Can feel it dk why.
Our photo at Changi airport before flight off to Taiwan!
After alighting frm the TRA at Hualien station
Since we have time while waiting my boiboi drive to railway to fetch us
A Photo to commerate us with our 1919 Train
Say cheese!!
Our first photo together at hualien beach right Infront of our Hotel in Hualien
Hotel Bayview.
Our first breakfast in Hualien tgt
I kept on blabbering on wanting to eat 豆浆油条in Taiwan ahahah
Finally wish come true!
First time and probably the last time to have such experience
Breakfast with my bf , his friend and my colleague at overseas
Ahahahahah!!
Another milestone achieved in my life!
Cool!!
Beautiful art pieces at a cat cafe that we went in Hualien!
Ppl focus on the cats
While my real focus was on the art pieces hanging along the wall at the cafe
My fave photo shoot of this cat who diao at me
Ahahah
Had our meal with all the cats eyeing at our food and my boiboi protecting me n my food frm the hungry cats ahahah
First time experiencing such things
I like rly hen no life sia
Everything is first time fr me
Our photo tgt in a flower park with free admission
Second time posting his face on my IG , officially announcing him to my friends on IG ahahah
Pretty faces with pretty seaview.
First time taking neoprint tgt with my boiboi and with his friend at overseas
Ahhh, rly rly alot first time for me sia!
I rly need to jot this all down in my blog to make sure I will nv frgt this memory
At some fish aquarium at hualien, with the guys rly reading the fish introduction and history
And us girls focusing on getting a good shot inside ahahahah!!
Thankful to my colleague siying once agn fr accompanying me on this trip.
She taking a pic of me taking a pic of the train. Ahaha!
Our hotel room balcony facing the ocean straight!
Prettyy!!
From left my boiboi, Malcom, me and siying
Then back to the night that my boiboi came to fetch us to hotel. We wash up and gather at my boiboi room to discuss where are we going tml.
Then till midnight straight, wished him happy bdae in person!
Mission accomplished!
Like he did fr me, when midnite strikes and we both were on plane to Akita this Feb.
So plan morning go out to my breakfast place eat my doujiang youtiao
But since hotel gt provide breakfast, we jus ate a little. Then drive out to continue our breakfast part 2
Then went to a lake there to walk
Then back to a cat cafe that we wanted to go.
Then to a nearby shopping mall, take the neoprint, shop for our at nite drinking + ramyun party at the supermarket
Then went to a fish aquarium and pass by a flower park which siying said she want to go as there seems pretty~
Then end the day at hotel room party~ watching a movie tgt while me lying on my boiboi.
Food coma lol!
First morning in hualien is cloudy when I eagerly wakeup at 5am and watch out of my window.
And second morning I was slping then suddenly thinking why my curtains so bright de when only 6am. I open and manage to see a egg yolk!
Literally screamed and ran out barefeet to the balcony to take this photo!
Siying also awake thanks to my loud commotion right in the morning.
She took a photo and went back slp lol!
Left me like a kid excited over my sunrise
It will be better if there were no clouds and clear skies
But nonetheless at least I gt to see a full egg yolk.
Happy max!
Friday morning we chk out hotel but my boiboi need to leave earlier as they are driving a long way to taidong.
So 8am come and bid gdbye and went on our separate ways.
Felt Abit dwn actually. But luckily siying is with me.
And we went to a cafe for our breakfast toast at hualien before we check out to leave for Taipei
After boiboi left, we no more "chauffeur"
So had to Uber out.
But endup we realise Uber doesn't work in hualien
So siying said why not ask hotel staff to hlp us call cab instead to bring us to n fro
Rly hor, without her, I think I will jus stay at hotel n eat hotel breakfast le.
Totally don't feel safe sia.
When we at the cafe le, if we fail to get hotel staff to call cab back to hotel for us then how sia. I vry kiasu de
But thanks to her, I make a rly bold decision
We ordered bacon egg Benedict , french toast and beef bagel
Food review 3/5stars
Then once back to hotel, we still had an hr.
So went back to the beach to walk walk , take photo
Then came across this and I manage to stack up 1 stone on top to make a wish
And take photo send boiboi this
Thought he will jus ok and topic ends here.
Bt an hour ltr, he also send a pic to me
Show himself at a beach stackup the stones and tell me he also made a wish le
Rly 心暖暖的 from his actions
Is like 感觉有他的认同和回应
Ahahahah I vry easily gandong at the weirdest thing, I am srry
Back to taipei lo!
Ohya, before I frgt
If u ever wanna take HSR or TRA in Taiwan right.
Don't buy buy third party klook
Go straight to Taiwan railway website to reserved n buy the tickets
Cheaper n collection of tickets is the same as when u buy frm klook!
After 6yrs, I am back to take a photo wif Taipei 101!
When u are in Taiwan, how can u miss out their BBT right? Lol!
Shabu shabu dinner at Taipei 101
This meal is on me
I decide to treat siying to thanks her for her companion to Taiwan wif me.
$183total not bad!
Spend a night in Taipei and went raohe night market.
And take a neoprint
Finally day before our flight back to taipei
Last breakfast at yonghe doujiang and Xiao long bao
And half a day pei her go claw machine and pei her go crazy over mofusand
The best truffle fries I ever eaten!
Costumice cafe
Gelato we had randomly as we passed by the shop and saw why is there queue.
So we jus went to join in
And didn't expect their icecream to be this good!! Yumyym
As the night falls before our hotpot dinner
Chances upon this bread shop.
Their garlic bread Tmd life changing!!
Last dinner at Taiwan!
Ximen station Wu liao hotpot
Review 3/5 also
Then one more thing to highlight before I frgt
Is that taoyuan airport duty free shops is not 24hr de ley!
All close at 11pm
I still bring a big bag thinking can last min buybiybuy at duty free. Sian diao!
So our flight was at 1am and we 11.30pm slp at the airport waiting our flights to board.
Siannn sssss
But overall this month of March hor, rly too happening le
In jus 2 mths
I had travelled to 3 countries
Lol!
First time in a yr I travelled so many times
Then upcoming April I gonna fly KL and Penang
And Oct to Osaka
Air tickets all bought liao
So this year, I am flying 6times total
Crazy crazy
After using cmb app right
My life rly changes alot
Let me grow up and experience alot of first time
Made alot new friends some come n go and some stayed till now.
Whether we met before or not
Whether we text daily or not
Thanks for keepin in touch
And also thankful to my bunch of colleagues that are like my friends
Thanks for filling up my empty life once agn
And making my life more funny and happening every day
I know all this won't last forever
But the happiness n laughter now are all true and they exist
I am gonna cherish and rmb this period for a long long time dwn the route
And even my boiboi
I dk if u will stay?
If you ever do move on
I also wanna say, I am thankful for your companion like my bff for these few mths and 2 more mths shall make up the time we start chatting wif ea other to 1 year already.
Thankyou!
