Friday 20 June 2014

Singapore Science Centre Exploration + Human Body Exhibition

Science Centre located nearby Jurong East mrt
In fact, it is within walking distance from mrt station
I had free tickets to these places including the Human Body Exhibition
This exhibition is temporary, so better hurry up!
To check the admission fees, click here
I didn't have the time fot the garden
I might not have interest at all cause it's Physics
I remembered I dislike the second chapter of Physics on these
 My camera just doesn't wanna focus on my ticket ughh
 The entrance of Human Body Exhibition
Read before travelling into dangerous zone
Some of the elderly participants were dizzy
Some rested at the side, exited thru emergency exits
What a pity!
It's a slide at the mouth of the Human Being
Upon reaching the 1meter end of the slide
I smelt something fishy; unplesant
I might be someone accidentally urinated
Owh~ I heard nowadays still smell like urine there
 The lungs section by my colleague
The heart section; it was actually dark with flashing lights
Not so suitable for elderly as they will feel dizzy
It feels like disco down there lolzzz (:
The kidney section; small and nothing to see
Some sexy skeleton posing at the side along the way
The brain section made of air balloon
The neuron in the brain
Like spiderweb blocking the way
The small/big intestine with sensor
Spin in the presence of food (people) that is you
Ahem needless to say this is misleading
Me and the misleading subject hahax
Err this is quite fun I've tried this in other country
But this one so far not bad
Life of Pi, anyone?
Dunno what is this haha
Living with viruses
Actually this is in UV light
But my camera took the picture like it's not haha
Some shadow effects, well not something new
Dinosours at the entrance
The kinetic park as I bid goodbye

Thursday 19 June 2014

Places of Interest In Taipei (for quick references)

Below are my plannings for Taiwan this coming trip:
(correct me if I'm wrong) 

Xi Men Red House
Ximen Station – Exit 1

Cheese Steaks
Address : No. 102, Kun Ming St.
HP          : (02) 23111800

永和豆漿 Yong He Dou Jiang
Address:  No. 30 Hankou Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Ximen Station – Exit 6

Ah Zhong Mee Sua (阿宗面线)
Opening hours: 11am-1030pm
Price: Big bowl NT60, small bowl NT45
Address: No. 8-1, Éméi Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Opening Hours: 11:00 to 22:30
(Mon – Thu); 11:00 to 23:00 (Fri – Sun)
Small bowl: NTD 45, Large bowl: NTD 60

JSP 甲尚宝小吃店
Ximen MRT exit 1 walk abt 3mins along Hanzhong St
Opens from 6am – 12pm
Serves western-style breakfast (sandwiches, burgers, bagels) and Chinese-style breakfast (savoury crepe, fried carrot cake, hot plate noodles, dumplings, hot dog, onion pancake)

Pacific Core City Mall
ZhongXiao FuXing Station > take bus 1062 (5stops) > walk 210m


Modern Toilet Restaurant
Located at Xi Men Ding
Opens from 11.30am - 1pm (weekdays), 11am - 1pm (weekends)
It is advisable to made your reservation online here

维格饼家
Get Tai Yang Bing
Ximen MRT exit 4 (just beside the exits)
Location: 台北市中正區衡陽路105

Opening hours: 10am – 9pm

Mala Hot Pot Restaurant, XMD (Second Floor)
- Address: 台北市萬華區西寧南路622 (No. 62, Xi Ning South Road, 2nd floor)
- Opening Hours: 11.30am to 3am daily
- Tel: 02-2314-6528
- About SGD18 per pax for lunch, SGD23 per pax for dinner, weekends, PH

- Opens 11.30am – 5pm (2hours dining)

NOVA Computer Center
NOVA資訊廣場站前店
台北市中正區黎明里 館前路2
N0. of shops : 120
No.2 Guancian Road (next to Misukoshi department store)
Monday~Friday11:00~22:00
Saturday 10:30~22:30
Sunday 10:30~21:30

Mao Kong 貓空
Mrt        : Take Nangang Line (Blue) to Zhongxiao Fuxing Station > take Wenshan-Neihu Line (Brown) to Taipei Zoo Station動物園站 > walk along the Xinguang Road Section 2 (350 meters) to the Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo Station. [1hours 10min]
Buses    : Green 1, Brown 3, Brown 6, Brown 11, S12, Brown 15, Brown 18, 236, 237, 282, 294, 295, 611, 676, 679, 1073, 1501, 1503, 1558
Open     : Monday: Closed
  Tuesday to Friday: 09:00~21:00
  Saturday to Sunday: 08:30~21:00
Ticket   : NT60 exclude NT60 deposit
To look out for:
Crystal cabin (7-10min cable car)
Taipei Tea Promotional Center
Pothole (not far from Taipei Tea PC)
Zhinan Temple (指南宮)

Shida Night Market 师大路夜市
Mrt        : Take Dansuei Line (Red) to Taipower Building Station 台电大楼站> Exit 3 > turn right, walk along Shida Road towards National Taiwan Uni, spot right side once park is spotted on the left
Open     : 4pm to midnight daily

Wu Fen Pu五分埔商圈
Mrt        : Take Nangang Line (Blue) to Houshanpi Station後山埤站 > Exit 1  > walk
Buses    :
Address               : Yongji Street, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan
Open     : noon – midnight daily (avoid Monday)
Reason being it’s a day for wholesellers to restock their goods.
To look out for:
Clothes, accessories, shoes all approx. about SGD15-SGD30

Raohe Street Night Market饒河街觀光夜市
Mrt        : Take Nangang Line (Blue) to Houshanpi Station後山埤站 > Exit 1  > walk
Directions          : Walk there from Wu Fen Pu (5-10min). Follow Yongji road (永吉路) and cross the road to Formosa Chang. Cross Zhongpo North Road (中坡東路) to reach Wufenpu. From Wufenpu, cut through the shops diagonally until you reach the intersection of Songshan Road (松山路) and Songlong Road (松隆路). Walk towards the Songshan railway station (松山火車站) and you’ll see the night market after crossing Ba-de Road Section 4 (八德路四段).
To look out for:
Hu Jiao Bing (pepper pork bun), medicinal pork rib soup (藥燉排骨), and Mama Lin's Sesame Oil Chicken (林媽媽麻油雞)

Rainbow Bridge
Turn right at the first alley in Raohe, walk to the end. Rainbow bridge is just across the road from a small bento place. Advise: Don’t try the bento.

OR Head towards Zhongpo North Road (中坡北路)and then turn left on Songhe St (松河路), reach Rainbow Bridge(彩虹桥)!
Enjoy night view of Keelung River基隆河

Miramar Ferris Wheel美麗華百樂園
MRT: Take Nangang Line (Blue) to Zhongxiao Fuxing Station 忠孝复兴站> Wenhu Line (Brown)> Jiannan Road Station 剑南路站
Bus: Take free shuttle bus (depart every 15 mins) or 15 mins walk
Location: 7 Xinyi Road, Section 5
Ticket: NT120 (YTC) on weekdays, NT 150 on weekends
Opening hours: Dept store and supermarket: 11.00 to 22.00, 
Ferris wheel: Sun to Thurs 11.00 to 23.00, Fri and Sat 11.00 to 24.00

FE21 遠東百貨
(Baoqing Far Eastern Department Store )
No. 32, Baoqing Road,
Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City 100
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:00-21:30
Friday/Saturday:11:00-22:00
Sunday: 10:30-21:30
Nearest station: Ximen station, Exit 3
To look for:
B1 – Supermarket, F2 – Designer’s Fashion, F4 – Young Laddies Apparel, F7 – Men’s Good, F9 – Home Appliances, F10 – Modern Appliances, F12 – Foodcourt

Shuttle bus to Miramar Shopping Centre 美麗華 at 劍潭站 Jiantan Station
Last shuttle bus from Jiantan Station: 22:15 
Last bus back from Miramar to Jiantan Station is 22:30

Taipei 101
MRT: Take Xinyi Line (Red) to Taipei 101/ WTC > Exit 4 (directly below Taipei 101)
OR Take Nangang Line (Blue) to Taipei City Hall Station 市政府站 Exit 2
Bus: Take free shuttle bus (depart every 15 mins) or 15 mins walk
Location: 7 Xinyi Road, Section 5, Xinyi District
Ticket: NTD500 to Observatory 觀景台

How to get to 35floor Starbuck for free observatory view
1.    enter from the office and not the shopping mall side of the building
2.    go to one of the Visitor Access machines located behind the help desk
3.    At these Visitor Access machines, just key in the 35th floor and it will connect you to
        a call for Starbucks.
4.    A barista at Starbucks will answer, ask how many passes you want then hang up.
        The machine will produce your required number of passes.
5.    right turn out of the elevator, then a small left turn down a short corridor> Starbucks

The famed Robert Indiana “Love Sculpture”  
Location    : Outside of Taipei 101
Dimension       : H366xW366xD183cm, bright red letters and Gold sides

National Palace Museum国立故宮博物院
Mrt        : Take Dansuei Line (Red) to Shilin Station 士林站 > Exit 1 > take bus Red 30
Buses    : Red 30, 304, 255, Little/Minibus 18 or Little/Minibus 19
Address               : 221 Zhishan Road Sec. 2
Open     : 9am – 5pm daily
Extended hours               : 5pm – 8.30pm every Sat (free admission)
Tickets                 : NT 160 for adults, NT 80 for Youth Travel Discount
To look out for:
The museum’s most treasured objects                 – D’Art- Jadeite Cabbage
                                                                                                – Meat Shaped Jasper

Shi Lin Night Market士林夜市
Mrt        : Take Dansuei Line (Red) to Jian Tan Station劍潭站  > Exit 2 > walk 5 min
Address               : Around Wenlin Road文林路and Dadong Road大東路
Open     : 4pm to midnight daily

Taipei Miniature Museum袖珍博物館
Mrt        :
Address               :
Open     : Tuesday - Sundays: 10:00am till 6:00pm. Mondays and public holidays off .
Ticketing : Adult - TWD180, Students/ Youth Card – TWD 150
By Bus:
1. Take bus route 0 east(0), 214, 222, 226, 248, 266, 279, 280, 288, 290, 292, 306, 307, 46, 5, 527, 604, 605, 622, or 642 to Nanjing Jianguo stop (南京 建國站) to reach the museum
2. Take bus route 41, 52, 202, 203, 27, 298 to Zhongshan Girls High School stop(中山女中站) to reach the museum.

Déjà vu Restaurant
台北市八德路一段一號 ( 華山1914文創園區 中四A )
No.1, Sec. 1, Bade Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., taipei city 100, Taiwan.
Tel: +886-2-2396-8296 Time: 12:00 ~ 24:00

Breeze Centre/ Pacific SOGO departmental store
Zhongxiao Fuxing Station