09/2015 - 10/2015 - Hi5 the world

ILENS TAIWAN

ilens September 27, 2015

I love to visit Taiwan's drugstore. I am surprised to know that we can buy contact lens at the drugstore like Watson and Cosmed. It's common for them to purchase contact lens at drugstore. For us, we normally buy contact lens at optical shops. I bought this contact lens at a shop called 86 shop. We really went crazy when we entered the shop. All the cosmetic stuffs were so cheap! 3ce products were really cheap. I spotted lots of contact lens were displayed on the racks. The contact lens' pattern looked very interesting. I bought this daily disposable contact lens with affordable price. 10 lens for only NTD 180. I tried it and it was good. It was very comfortable and easy to wear.

Pattern that blends well with our eyes.

Brown colour.

Nice pattern.

Without flash.Looking natural.

With flash.

Verdict: It does not really look like brown colour after I wear it.Natural big dolly eyes effect compared with x brand's big alluring eyes effect. I will definitely repurchase this brand.

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HOUTONG CAT VILLAGE, TAIWAN

taiwan September 23, 2015

The Houtong Cat Village is famous for its cat population. When we reached there, we saw lots of cats there. The cats are not stray cats. They're well taken care by the residents there. Houtong was once Taiwan's largest coal mine, but now the visitors come here to see the numerous cats living in the town.

The cats were very tame.

The railway station. We ought to cross the bridge from the Houtong Railway Station in order to go to the Cat Village. Free admission. There is a coal mining museum in front of this station. Do visit the museum.

The cats are kinda like the guardians of the town.

Cat lovers must visit this place.

Choo! Choo! The cat awoke every time the train passed by. Such a cute little creature.

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JIUFEN, TAIWAN

taiwan September 22, 2015

Jiufen is a mountainous attraction situated at the Rui Fang District in New Taipei City. We went there by cab.

Jiufen Golden Waterfall. It was called Golden Waterfall because the fall has a yellow hue from the copper and iron deposits. These deposits were passed through Jinguashi's old mines.It's so beautiful and we saw some couples came here for their wedding photoshoot. When we travel to Taiwan, I saw many people had their photoshoot at different tourist spots. The first outdoor photoshoot that I saw was at the Rainbow Village. There were a group of graduates had their graduation photoshoot at the village. It was cool. It also inspired me to have my own special graduation photos too. Lol. The second one was near this Jiufen Golden Waterfall.

Random sinages

Jiufen Old Street had lots of incredible snacks, food and traditional homemade snacks. We didn't try the local food at Jiufen Old Street because we had taken our lunch after we visited Yehliu.We felt so regret when we came here because we were so full we couldn't eat anymore. We just bought wintermelon tea. Lol. Fortunately, some shops provided free snacks for the tourist to eat. So, we didn't spend much money here.

Panoramic view of Jiufen. We felt so calm and serene when we were here.

I will definitely come here again for the night view. When you go to Jiufen, you must visit A Mei Tea House, get a nice seat and enjoy sipping cups of Taiwan's tea. It's like one of your to-do-list when you go to Jiufen.It's very bad because we didn't have the opportunity to do that.

Source: Google image

Such an incredible view right? We could not enjoy the beautiful night view of Jiufen town due to our tight schedule. This can be another reason for me to revisit Taiwan again. *grin*

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CING JING FARM, TAIWAN

taiwan September 11, 2015

I notice that the more I blog about Taiwan, the urge to travel again is getting stronger. I can't wait for the year end holiday to come. I am actually on for something. Stay tuned. :P It's like a little motivation for me to end this hectic semester. Hope everything goes well.

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The second place we went after the Rainbow Village was Cing Jing Farm. It was indeed an enjoyable nature trip to Cing Jing Farm. There were many tourist spots in the farm. These tourist spots are Green Green Grasslands, Small Swiss Garden, Strolling Trails, and Recreation Center. However, we just went to the Green Green Grasslands. At first I thought I could see Llama there. Hmm...but I couldn't find the animal. I was quite disappointed because my main purpose to go to the farm was to see Llama.

The entrance. We went there during weekday so the fare of tickets was NTD 160 per person.

After we entered the Green Green Grassland, this mesmerizing scenery was on my left hand side. Fresh air. Magnificent view. Once I entered the farm, I noticed that the farm was not only filled with birds' chirping sounds. I constantly heard the sheep's baa sounds either. When I walked down a small path, I was so excited to see lots of sheep moving freely around the farm.

Do not disturb.Lunch time babe..baa......baa.....baa....

Fatty.

The sheep at the farm are really friendly.

We didn't watch the show.

Standing at my favourite spot, where the mountain meet the sky. It was windy but it's really hot up there. It took me two months to recover from the sunburn.

Happy faces.

On my way to buy some food. The building on my left was a shop selling various kinds of farm products. We were so thirsty so six of us bought one ice-cream. The ice-cream was the cheapest thing that we could find from the shop, NTD 60. Mmm..The goat's milk ice-cream was really tasty. However, some of my friends didn't like the smell. For me, it's nice!

Apparently the sheep refuse to take photo with us because we didn't give them food. Tip: Purchase the food from the counter to feed the sheep. Thus,they won't run away..lol.

Standing at altitude 1,750 meters above the sea. What a great experience! The tour guide suggested us to come here during winter because it will snow.I'd definitely go to the farm again to see snow and enjoyed the snow-covered mountains' view.Yes, it does snow in Taiwan, but only up in the high mountains.

For more information, visit their official website Cing Jing Farm.

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CARTON KING, TAICHUNG, TAIWAN

friends September 04, 2015

After we went to Cing Jing farm, our next destination was Carton King creative park. Entrance fee was NTD 200. My birthday is on June so I didn't have to pay for the ticket. So lucky! I just showed my passport to the girl and I entered the park for free. This place was really worth the visit because I really liked all things displayed inside the park. All things inside the park are made entirely out of card boards. Very creative.

I was surprised to see these paper shoes. The shoes were quite expensive. NTD 2000++. However, the shoes were very colourful and unique. There were tote bags and messenger bags made from card boards material too. I wonder whether they will produce clothes made from card boards in the future.

Cute packaging.

Paper shoot cameras. These were real cameras! The sale girls told us that the paper shoot camera had a usb port so that we could transfer our photos to the computer. Besides that, it's 4GB memory hence it shouldn't be a problem to take lots of photos. It's just that we could not view our photos on the camera. She just laughed and added that 'We feel nostalgia when we use this camera. It will surprise you after you view all the photos on your computer.'

Caps. NTD 300++ if I'm not mistaken. The instruction which was written inside the label of the cap was 'the caps will look like leather after several wash'. We were quite amazed by this new innovation of cardboard. We were like 'Wow! The caps can be washed.'