Happy Chap Goh Meh
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Its was a working day yesterday even its Saturday... replacement for last Friday... I didn't know that and only went to lab after lunch.., no wonder so many people in the lab and institute, i thought everyone became hardworking after the long CNY holiday... :)
Yesterday i went to Daan Forest Park with Sunny after work... There were trees all around with children having fun with their parents... we then walked to Yongkang Street for dinner... There were many people waiting to be seated at the "Ding Tai Feng" restaurant, it was one of the top 10 restauramts in the world.., and of course the dishes are expensive and delicious, however, we didn't eat there. We went around the Yongkang Street and there were many stalls around... i have been there with Chee Wai last year, but we went there in the late morning, so not much shops were opened at that time.., now i can tell many different kinds of Taiwanese foods are available there...
After that, we walked to CKS Memorial Hall... Sunny wanna took out his camera to take photos, but then he realised that there was no battery inside... :s Wow, again there was very crowded... Night stalls were set up surrounding the area in conjunction with CNY and Lantern Festival (Chap Goh Meh)... We saw many boar-themed hand-made lanterns arond there, people were crazy taking photographs... It was like the hand-made lantern competition during Mooncake Festival in Malaysia. The stalls were selling chinese delicacies, games, handicrafts, toys and etc. Tourism board of Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philipines and Macau were setting up there booths and performing some traditional dance. This was the first time i watch Malay Traditional Dance in Taipei. The showcase of Visit Malaysia Year 2007 was displaying lanterns of orangutans and some pigs... Yes, there were five pigs lantern, aren't we are not allowed to display any pig-related icons in Malaysia?? Haha... Of course the backdrop is the famous Twin Towers, Sepang F1 track, Putrajaya and some scenery pictures... We went into the CKS exhibition hall showcasing his gallery, belongings, history and etc. There was a parade for the army guarding the CKS statue at the main hall.., people gathered there to take photos as the guards were marching into the hall. Three armies marched into the hall like changing the shift, later another 2 army who were guarding there marched out of the hall together with them... Haha.., the hall was about to close and the armies looked serious without blinking their eyes. There were stage shows at the plaza in front of CKS Memorial Hall in front of the National Musical Hall and National Theatre Hall... a big pig lantern together with MRT, Taipei 101 were displayed at the centre of the plaza.., light shows were shown every 30 minutes... Actually it was not nice... Some hand-made around the plaza are nicer.. :p
We then walked to Ximenting to have some food... We walked for so long yesterday night...
Today is Chap Goh Meh, i think people here will not throwing mandarin oranges into the river for love matching... Hahaha...
I went to have buffet steamboat again with Teik Hui and Cheong Wei... So full...
Bought some Tang Yuan and will cook at night after coming back from lab... Enjoy...
Labels: Chap Goh Meh, CKS Memorial Hall, Taipei, Visit Malaysia Year 2007
posted by teopag @ 12:44 AM,
