Year 2011 - Chinese New Year schedule

TPE-SIN: Jan 30, 2011 (SUN), SQ0877,  1410 to 1845hrs

SIN-MUN:  Feb 4, 2011 (FRI), SQ0328, 2315 to 0510hrs (+1day)
          Temperature is 3degree below zero....seriously very cooold.

MUN-SIN:  Feb 11, 2011 (FRI), SQ0327, 1250 to 0725 (+1day)

SIN-TPE:  Feb 13, 2011 (SUN), SQ0875, 1220 to 1655hrs

Hwei family visit to Taipei - Christmas Season 2010

YangMing Mountain - A live volcano behind.

At Chieu's home in Taipei City

Palsar Makan

A great occassion to celebrate together for christmas

Christmas dinner

<< Hwei and Gee Min family trip to Taipei Year 2010 Updated on Dec 3, 2010 >>

Date/Day ,  Proposed Activities , Transportation , Remarks
Dec 11, SAT Tour landed in Taiwan
First location is Keelung. CAR Meet them at Hotel, EVA hotel@Keelung
Dec 18, SAT Last day of the guided tour
Chieu will pick you from Taipei 5 star hotel. CAR @ Taipei Hotel
Afternoon: Weekend Flower Market Bus
Flower Market only available during weekend, starts early and ends at 6pm. Hundred stores selling thousand of flower and plants. You can buy back to Singapore, if you want. At the end of the Flower Market, there is a JADE market too. Dick might like to get one for his Mother.
http://www.fafa.org.tw/
After Dinner : ShiLin Night Market Bus Dinner – ShiLin Night market
Back to the old Singapore, lots of local Taiwanese dishes and street hawker, crowded into the night. Just the crowd of people will make the atmosphere interesting.
NightTime - Tour Briefing and Quiz game Brain Fun, Prizes for winner who manage to get the answer to the quiz.
Lunch – ShengKeng Area Dinner -絲瓜小籠包館
Dec 19, SUN Yang Ming National park Hiking Trip MRT/Bus Leave b/f 7am
Unique National Park within a half hour ride from Taipei City, its our backyard during weekend. The mountains are high and continuous, imagine lying on a green pasture after a short hiking trip and having our breakfast. Remember that last trip, the whole family hike up there, I think all has enjoy the trip very much. Suitable for all ages. Healthy living lifestyle.
At a height of 200 to 1120meters above sea level, in the middle of the Tatun Mountain range, covering 11,456hectares, is the volcanic rock formation which is Yangmingshan National park. Each spring cheery, azalea, and camellia bushes blossom and bud. In the summer, butterflies and birds unlikely to be seen elsewhere can be seen here. In the autumn the white pampas grass covers the slopes, and in winter their color is the red of maple trees. Yangmingshan National park charms in any season.
http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/HTML/ENG/INDEX.ASP
Local Yang Ming Mountain Lunch, CAR, Temperature very Cozy.
The chicken meat is great here and many special dishes. We can visit the Flower Garden just next door after the meal
Breakfast – Picnic@YangMing Lunch – 陽明山的冠晟 Dinner – 粽子(中興百貨)@Taipei
Dec 20, MON Taipei Int’l Flora Expo Bus 11
Full day at the expo, best if we can queue for the special entrance ticket @ 7.30am
Breakfast : western style (麵包+牛奶), Lunch – Inside Expo, Dinner – Inside Expo
Dec 21, TUE Morning: Visit to ShengKeng Old street CAR
TaoFu food and traditional gift, old street.
Afternoon : National Palace Museum Bus
The Palace Museum definitely contains the finest of CHINA history, only the best artifacts is displayed in Taiwan. The museum has been renovated completed in Year 2006. One can spend a full day there if you like Chinese History. You then know what’s Emperor toy in the olden days, JADE toys! Entrance Fee @ S$8 per adult. Follow the guided tour and you will know the greatness of CHINESE culture.
Covering an area of 19.4hectares and built in Chinese vernacular, this building house treasures from Chinese history, including ceramics, bronzeware, oracle bones, porcelain, enamelware, jade, Ching dynasty costumes, carving and caginets. http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/home.htm
Breakfast – 永和豆漿, Lunch –丸林滷肉飯, Dinner – Palace Museum restaurant
Dec 22, WED Morning : Taipei Zoo + Cable car + Tea House MRT See brochure
The Zoo is comparable to Singapore Zoo, although not as beautifully landscape. The Cable car station is within Zoo and it cost very little for a Ride S$3.
Afternoon - 板橋林家花園
National Heritage, the classic Chinese-style building one owned by a very rich businessman was donated to the state and open for tourist. English tour guide start at 2pm
Breakfast –豆漿早餐@ShanTao MRT Stn, Lunch – 大腸麵線+香腸 , Dinner –頂泰豐(忠孝東路booking needed)
Dec 23, THU
TamShui Night Market and Fisherman Port MRT Reach by 4pm to see Sunset. At the northern Tip of Taipei County, very popular Night Market near the SEA/River outlet. The night scene is much better than going during the daytime.
Breakfast : western style (麵包+牛奶)
Dec 24, FRI

Breakfast –, Lunch –, Dinner – At home

Dec 25,SAT Time to depart from Taipei to Airport XXX hrs

Departure from Taipei

Most likely will order a Airport Taxi. SIA

TPE -SIN, SQ XXX

XXX hrs – XXX hrs

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Words from a great man I admire and thankful.

In an interview for an upcoming book, Lee said he was prepared for his wife's death.
"I cannot choose how I'm going to go. I just carry on my life and that's that. If you start thinking about it, you will go downhill. Every day is a bonus, so let's carry on," Lee said.
Eugene Tan, a law professor at the Singapore Management University, told AFP that concerns over Lee's health were understandable but stressed the veteran leader's "stoicism and sense of duty."
"MM Lee is in a robust state of health for someone his age," Tan said, adding that "it may well be that MM Lee will now devote all his time and energy to his life project, Singapore."

公司旅遊的照片

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Facade of The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall on the Balestier Trail

THE Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) in Tai Gin Road will be closed from Oct 11 for redevelopment works, which will take a year.
It will re-open on Oct 8 next year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Chinese Revolution.

First of the i Device

One iPad for Jenny and the other for Joyce.
The solving session @ iStore MBS.

Megan Mardarin has improved a lot after attending school, she even the text with ease.

45th Singapore National Day @ Taiwan

The Lion City called SINGAPURA or SINGAPORE or Little red dot or ..........

Our Trade reprensentative, Mr.Stanley Ho celebrating the Singapore 45th birthday in Taipei, Taiwan together with a crowd of 170 guests and friends. Off course not forgetting the nice foods and Tiger beer. Cheers.

NORA, ISSAC, JENNY and KC at the National Day lunch hosted by the Trade Office, Taiwan.

Bingo draw, the fifth prize - SQ A380 jocket cap and A380 model airplane.
Yes, Hainanese Chicken Rice is on the Menu every time. Couldn't miss it, also the chilly and black sause.

September Trip back home

Taipei to Singapore
- September 21, 2010 Tuesday
- Leaving taipei at 7.30pm flight, cleared Singapore Immigration after mid-night.

Singapore to Taipei
- September 26, 2010 Sunday
- Leaving Singapore at 7am, cleared Taiwan immigration after launch. (Jetstar has changed the flight time)

Things to do while back home :
1) Taipei Camping Trip invitation, planning and co-ordination works.
2) LASER sailboat, Tacktick and rearlight product issues with KAH SOON.

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Jan 30-Sunday, Taipei to Singapore Flight

Jan 31-Monday

Feb 1-Tuesday

Feb 2-Wednesday, Reunion Dinner

Feb 3-Thursday, CNY 1st day

Feb 4-Friday, CNY 2nd day

Feb 5-Saturday

Feb 6-Sunday

Feb 7-11 Monday to Friday

Feb 12-Saturday

Feb 13-Sunday, Singapore to Taipei Flight

Senja Getaway @ Bukit Panjang

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10321p.nsf/w/BuyingNewFlatYourAppl?OpenDocument

4 room Indicative Price @ S$242,000 to 306,000
Estimated completion date: 3 quarter of Year 2014

(Satellite Map)

(Location Map)

In addition to being conveniently close to the Kanji Expressway, commuting to other parts of the island will become a breeze with the upcoming Bukit Panjang MRT station along Downtown Line 2.

(Layout Map)

> Bus stop is about 3 stops away from Proposed Bukit Panjang MRT station, near 10mile Plaza.

CHUA Family Visit 2010

Schedule:
Arrival in Taiwan - December 11, 2010 (Saturday)
Arrival in Taipei city - December 18, 2010 (Saturday)
Departure from Taiwan for Singapore - December 25 or 26, 2010

Travel arrangement
Plan A : Three days tour of iLan County
Plan B : Taipei City International Flora Expo, see Expo layout plan.

http://www.2010taipeiexpo.tw/

Plan C: LonMen Camping site , http://lonmen.myweb.hinet.net/

Makan Plan: 1)Soya breakfast @ ShanTaoMRT 2)HakanBreaf

Resources:
1) Vehicle for six adult
2) Sleeping bags
3) Bicycle

Reference website or blogs: 1) http://colemantw.blogspot.com/

Note: Contribution needed from all parties.

Invitation to Camping @ Taiwan

We would like to invite CHUA family for camping trip in Taiwan, either up in the mountainous terrain or by the beautiful riverside. Hiking up the hills and slopes. Getting to know the nature's flora and insects, breanth the fresh air in the nature.

Click the image twice to see larger texts for reading.

Not forgetting the Taipei International Flora Expo starting in November 2010, lastly till April 2001. The area covered over many hectares and importantly just within walking distance from our house. Do make the time to visit us in Taipei City, where you can very warm people around.

Waterway Terraces @ Punggol

Punggol's Preimum - Waterfront address, my home.
http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10321p.nsf/w/BuyingNewFlatYourAppl?OpenDocument
Waterway Terraces commands a prime location next to the proposed town centre, near the Punggol MRT/LRT station and right along the waterway. This landmark waterfront development consists of three 18-storey blocks, joined together in a hexagonal arrangement to form three intimate courtyards. Choose from 1,072 units of 3-room, 4-room and 5-room Premium flats. The application is now almost 12times over-subscribed. WAH! I am just lucky to be one of the almost 7000 applicants. The wide range of facilities within Waterway Terraces include an eating house, a supermarket, shops, a Residents’ Committee Centre, a student care centre, a child care centre and an education centre. With the development’s unique interlinked block layout, residents can enjoy sheltered connection to all these amenities. Drivers will also appreciate the convenience of having direct lift access from all blocks to the basement car park Head over to the landscaped common green along the waterfront promenade to use the range of playgrounds and fitness facilities there. You can also choose to enjoy a breezy riverside jog or a leisurely stroll. Besides these, there are also intimate hexagon-shaped courtyards framed by the residential blocks. These courtyards offer garden spaces where you can relax and unwind. The 4 rooms layout is the best of the two layouts without odd corners. Take in splendid views of the waterfront as you relax at you four room flat's balcony facing the river and amid the lush green surrounds.

Prioriy in Life

Top Health 健康及生命
Second Family 家庭
Third $ 事業

Another year passed

The second week of May, a memorial day for many and a sad day to remember too.

MAY 2010

I missed the special trip back home.

CNY 2010 - Year of the Tiger

Family being the priority

Must Visit New Icon@Singapore January 2010

Relive it's former glory of colonial past.
Site 1:
Former Queenstown Remand Prison, former jailhouse off Margaret Drive - Fashion show
Site 2:
Former Central Police Station in Beach Road - now a School
Site 3:
Former Traffic Police headquarters in Maxwell Road - now a museum
Site 4:
Former Bukit Timah Fire Station, now an entertainment venue

Sometime in Nov/2010 @ Ophir Mountain

Revisit sometime in November 2010 @ Ophir Mountain.

Tapei Car Show, December 2009

Concept Car by Toyota
Showgirl, a very important factor to draw the crowd and camera.

VW, Caddy with THULE Bike rack system

One-sided dices - Good game for CNY

How to play the game

Equipments: 6 dices, each with only one side printed with dot (numbering from 1 to 6). One reasonable size bowl. Plus many fun loving players.

Fund: Each player provides $$$, Multiple of 21 (cents, ten cents and dollar). Try to contribute in loose coins for ease of playing. These will be a consolidate FUND for the game, put in a visible and reachable location for all players.

For the purpose of explanation: One point of the dice counting will represents one coin (cents, ten cents and dollars).

Game start selection: Organiser will throw the 6 dices to select who starts the game. The dices total number, counting clockwise from the Organiser, he/she will starts the ball rolling.

Starts: The First person to start the game will throw the 6 dices, count the total points for all the six dices ( could range from zero to 21 points). He/she will collects the same number of coins from the consolidated pool of fund.
Then proceed to the next players (clockwise) until the fund is in-sufficent for collection.
Example, if the consolidated fund is left with say 5 coins and the throw dices shows a total points of 7. The player instead, has to contribute 2 coins to the fund pool. Next player will throw the dices. If dices' points is less than in the bowl, the player will collect coins, else put in coins (dice points minus number of coins left) as forefeit.

How the game ends: The game will end only when one of the player strike the same total dices points equal the number of coins in the fund pool. That's when the fun of the game. Each and every players, beside the winner has to contribute to the winner the final points (in coins) in the bowl.

Forefeit: If the dice/s goes out of the bowl, the player has to pay a fine of coins(depending the points that appearing on the dice/s).

BBQ with Sunny Low @ 龜山

BBQ session with Sunny Low at his place GuiShan village.

Nice patch of Sun flower, just perfect for photoshoot.

Nice patch of green green paddy field.

Linking KinMen island with Singaporean

The above photograph was taken at a single storey former primary school in ShuiTou水頭 village. It was converted into a museum by the Taiwan National Park Authority. In fact, the whole of KinMen island is in fact, gazetted as a National Park. Due to its historical warring bakground, much of the OLD facades are retain in its original condition.

Exhibits showing migrating pattern of past generations moving southward to南洋. How migrants live in their new home, setup schools and collection of donations in support of KinMen. How migrants remit their hard-earned money back to relative ("widow" wife) back home in KinMen using the Chinese Medicine Hall as remittance bank. It also stressed the "Widow" life when their husband away in a foreign land and hope to come back home one day. The peom written on the wall is beauty and touching.

Part of the exhibit includes the daily life in typical home, with fire wood stove and old-style wooden bed. Life is so comfortable in modern day Singapore. One cannot imagine the life with so little foods or selection to eat. People used to greet each other "Have you eaten", it has its reason behind. Food is hard to come by in KinMen where only peanut is farmed in early days. KinMen now has a golden goose, their county-owned Liquor Factory. All KinMen citizen above 60s is given NT$6,000 per month for just being a KimMen resident.

Year 2010 Chinese New Year Flight Schedule

Jenny and myself will be travel back in Singapore.
Note: total check-in luggage weigh is 20kgs (one person only). Things to remember: Gadget Cup, KinMen DVD, 6 Dices game.

A short Video, our Young Lady on Horses.

Managed to recoved the short video of Mavis and Megan while in Taiwan's Disneyland, riding horses. They enjoy it very much. Hope they will visit us again sometime.