Taiwan captured on film (Part II),

A continuation from my previous film post, here are another batch of film pictures which I took during my trip to Taiwan two months back. I really enjoyed snapping these shots, so hope you enjoy getting a glimpse of the rolls I've developed too ♥ 

Formosan Aborginal culture village (Nantou county, 南投縣)

  

Ruei Suei Veteran farm (Hualien, 花蓮市)

Rail along the East Coast (From Taroko, 太魯閣)

Night markets around Taiwan (夜市)

They say money can't buy happiness, that still stands true....that is before you enter the food and shopping paradise of Taiwan. What's going to Taiwan without the shopping and food districts/markets right? Hopped around from Taitung night market (台東夜市), Shinkuchan shopping district (新堀江商圈), Feng Jia night market(逢甲夜市), Shihlin night market (士林夜市) and Taipei 101 shopping mall (台北101) just to name a few. They're all bustling and extremely vibrant even late at night! (when it's really quite skin-biting cold when the breeze comes in brrr) And an amazing discovery would be the hot ice milk bubble tea with pearls (热珍珠奶茶), the perfect beverage to be holding whilst walking down the cold roads - armed with street snacks like sweet potato balls (地瓜球) which are simply little drops of heaven I simply adore! Will share a bit more next time when I upload the digital prints. Missing the good food over there already, gosh there were a couple of nights where we skipped dinner just to try a small portion of everything which was a great experience so you should try it when you're there :)

 

Till my next post, ciao!

Film: Kodak max GC (ISO 400)
Camera: Canon SLR EOS 650 (2nd hand)

Marina bay sands,

16th December 2011

Made my way to Marina Bay Sands the night after touching down from Taiwan for well-spent time with some of my favourite university friends for company ♥ All thanks to Delvin's treat heehee. I've never had the chance to stay at this glamourous hotel so it was a good opportunity to soak in the essence of what everyone has been raving about - the infinity pool and the skypark! Whilst the 2 other guys went to get drinks for later that night, the rest of us headed to the pool before it closes. But us being us, they managed to come back just in time for us to make our first dip.

All photograph credits to Yiting's camera :)

    

   

Lo and behold..... the gorgeous skyline which was literally breathtaking (because of the cold breeze at the top of MBS) Tried swimming around to stay warm but didn't really help hahaha but bumming around the pool was a lot of fun.

After many attempts of pillow snatches and episodes of big bang theory later, I couldn't really fall asleep and we managed to get everyone up to the skypark for a short walk. Talked for a bit, took pictures and caught the sunrise (on a second note, I'm not sure if we did) with our feet soaked in a warm jacuzzi and wrapped in bath towels haha bliss on a whole new level.

So glad for every single one of them to spice up my University life ♥ I'm definitely going to miss Yiting and Mingyi leaving for exchange this semester, it won't be the same without you girls :'( Can't wait for you two to come back and we can hang out like good ole times!

Marina Bay Sands
10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956
http://www.marinabaysands.com

Taiwan captured on film (Part I),

Selected some film pictures out of the four rolls developed to share, quite pleased because they turn out sharper than my Melbourne film pictures here.  I'm also sharing the locations of where they were taken (recalling by memory). I've tons of digital family shots too, but I'll post them after these analogue moments ♥

Travelled from the outskirts of Taiwan to the inner cities, which is quite a mean feat for 8 days in the country. We had to switch hotels every day so had to make sure we didn't unpack too much! The weather was crisp and especially icy along the coastal areas (missing the breeze nonetheless), but I'm missing the good street snacks and friendly people there. The countryside was was blissfully therapeutic, with the breathtaking scenery @ Taroko gorge and quaint laidback culture of the small towns painting the perfect picture of a retiree's dream - which is quite hard to achieve with the hustle and bustle of Singapore city. I'll let the pictures speak to you.

"The Light of the Buddha" mountain 佛光山 (Kaohsiung) 

Fisherman's wharf and Lover's bridge (Tamshui)

National revolutionary Martyr's shrine, 忠烈祠 (Taipei)

Five cent driftwood restaurant (Yingge)

Taroko gorge national park (East coast of Taiwan)           

     

                                    

                     

Taipei city

Film: Kodak max GC (ISO 400)

Camera: Canon SLR EOS 650 (2nd hand)