Travel Tips onboard!

Good morning Ladies and Gentlement! Welcome onboard Chase Your DREAM! I'm Jennifer, your host today! Seat back relax and hope you get some travel tips onboard from me! *winkk*


1. Cabin luggage with the dimension 55cm (L) + 40cm (B) + 20cm (H) 

I'm pretty sure most of you know about it but please ensure that your cabin bag do not exceed 10kg. The reason why is because you are the one who suppose to carry your cabin bag to the overhead compartment. If you can't even manage to carry it yourself please do not expect the cabin crew carry for you. Cabin crew are only allow to assist you.

Besides that, its better for you to bring maximum 2 bags onboard. You didn't want to stress yourself to look for a space for 5 hand carry during boarding while the rest of the passenger are waiting for you right? For certain airline each passenger are only allow 1 handbag and 1 cabin bag. I ever seen a lady forced to stuff her hand carry to her check in luggage(She had 3 hand carry). She negotiated with the staff but he just gave her the "I DON'T CARE" face. Honestly, I doubt she felt so embarrassed as so many people looked at her, trying her best to stuff everything in her luggage.

Don't have much thing to bring onboard? Then just a school bag will do!

You will never know if others have the same cabin bag with you. If your cabin bag do not have sharp colour like mine. Tag your cabin bag. It's easier for you to look for your bag during disembarkation too!

2. Neck pillow

If you are travelling more than 2.5hours. For your own comfort, I will suggest you to bring a neck pillow. Otherwise just get a pillow from the cabin crew. 

3. Moisturizer!

You need to hydrate yourself not only from drinking water but to moisturize your skin too! Normally I will bring face mist and lotion onboard because up in the air everyone's skin get really DRY. Do note that your face mist/lotion not exceed 100ml!

4. Chocolate bar/ sweets

Bring chocolate incase you feel hungry because the meal provided onboard wasn't enough for you. Bring sweets incase you feel earache. If sweets doesn't helps. Press the soft part of your nose and BLOW! 

5. Toothbrush/ refresher spray

Not sure about you but I feel bad when I have bad breath. I bring refresher with me 24/7! Trust me, you will need it especially after sleep. The people next to your seat can smell it one hor.

6. Ipad/ Samsung Tab/ books! + earpiece

Just incase you are flying with budget airline they do not provide inflight entertainment! So do yourself a favour. Bring your ipad along, download some movie before you fly! You didn't want to stare at the ceiling thru out the whole flight right?

7. Water bottle

If you loves to drink water. Bring a water bottle onboard to avoid pressing the callbell every 30 minutes only for a glass of water. Either you fill it in the holding room or you may ask the cabin crew fill it four you whenever they are free.

So far these is what I have in my mind. Last but not least there's one question most of the passenger ask when the board the aircraft. "May I use the washroom now?" Yes! You may! :) As long as the aircraft haven't push back you may use the lavatory. Don't hold your pee! 

Goodbye and HAPPY FLYING everybody! :D

TAIWAN trip Day7 - 15.03.2015

Schedule of the day

台北101 TaiPei 101  >  士林夜市 Shilin Market

TaiPei 101, is a 101-story skyscraper in Taiwan. Formerly known as Taipei World Financial Center. 

Was craving for Taiwan Mc Donald's since the first day. So elder sis allow me to 大开杀戒! Yay! :D  The Fillet-O-Fish just taste the same but the do have a menu which SG and M'sia don't have. Honey BBQ pork! Yum! So delicious! But the bad thing is Taiwan Mc Donald's do not provide Chilli sauce.

Randomly walk around in the mall, Taipei 101. Never intend to buy anything but end up I lost control. I gave up. I spent about $2k for product. But who cares. The amount can last me for 2 to 3 years! Worth la hor? Haha.. Aiya. Go travel must enjoy be happy ma. :P

Pic with the hand sign "101" then my younger sister suggest why not we be abit cheeky and cute? Which like the picture below.

I was like "OMG, not for me thank you!" Because I'm a shy person. But still, end up kena force by both of them.  lol.

Please don't laugh okay. I tried my best. :P

After a long day shopping at Tai Pei 101 we went to Shi Lin Market haunt for dinner! 

 Almost every night we crave for 臭豆腐! It's my favourite since young! Besides that, we got some fruits to detox because we been having so many unhealthy food for few days(instant food from 7-eleven).  **Please compare the price of fruit before buying. Different stall sell different prices. The stalls I bought 3 kind of fruits for NT600. Which is around RM53 SGD24.60! LOL! Kidding me?  The most expensive fruits I ever eat in my LIFE!**

Actually we got a MISSION POSSIBLE on that day. To bring the cute duckie cotton candy home! (Erm.. i mean hostel) Younger sister saw alot people holding the cotton candy in MRT on the past few days. So my elder sis and I tried really hard to search it on internet. Then we found the stall is located at ShiLin Market. When we was at ShiLin Market. We unable to find the stall and it was quite late. Was about to give up but younger sis really desperate to bring the cotton candy home. Haha, how cute.   I'm not sure how to guide you to the exact stall. But you may ask around as this cotton candy is quite popular at Shi Lin Market.

This is how happy the moment she got it! My cute sister. :)

Duckie started melt from the top. (Weather turn warm at Taipei)

LoL. Cute duckie became like this. :P

The next morning about 11am followed both of my sister to Tao Yuan Int Airport. We took different flight with different timing to different country. They were going back to Kuala Lumpur at 3pm yet I was going back to REALITY (to Singapore) which depart at 8pm . How sad. :(   Waited at subway for half day. Thanks for those who talk with me on the phone. Appreciate your company. <3

See you Taiwan! Will be back in 5 years time! Thanks for giving us such precious and  priceless memories. :D

TAIWAN trip Day6 - 14.03.2015

Schedule of the day

忠烈祠 National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine   >  十份老街 ShiFen Oldstreet  >  九份 JiuFen 

Three of us laze on bed surf our social network til late morning. After breakfast we went to 忠烈祠 National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine by taking bus 208 (you may also take bus 247, 267 and 287 ) from 圆山站Yuan Shan station. **special info: Remember to tell the bus captain that you want to alight at the Shrine. otherwise he will never stop you there**

Martyrs' Shrine was build on 1969. The shrine was built to honour about 390,000 Chinese soldiers who died during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Civil War between Nationalist and Communist China, and the First and Second Taiwan Strait Crises. Entry is free, open to all.

What makes a visit to The National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine most memorable is the changing of the honor guard every hour. The ceremonial changing of the guard attracts a large audience.The slow and solemn 30 minute ceremony is marked by incredible military precision.The military officers of the guard**young and good looking!** undergo extensive training. Once a shift is changed, the soldiers stand solemn and still before the shrine until they are replaced in the next hour. The ceremony instills in visitors a sense of honor for the monument and the guards who protect it.

Such a fruitful afternoon we had. Absorbed some knowledge about history and watching those good looking guy change of duty. **Worthy!** 

Next, we went to 十份ShiFen to 放天灯!  We took 台铁TRA train from Taipei Main Station to 瑞方RuiFang (2way tix NT121 = RM 10.70 SGD5.33) Reach RuiFang about in 1.15hour time. After that you have to take 平溪小火车 to 平溪火车站. It took us less than 30 minutes to reach.

Shifen Oldstreet is mainly filled by Sky Lantern, 台湾小食, souvenir shops on both sides of the railways. The old railway environment makes for a pleasant family stroll and romantic day trip! Basically, most of the tourist who goes to ShiFen only for the Sky Lantern. So do I. **Besides because of time limits we gotta rush to JiuFen. :( **

Most of the lantern shop have the same price. NT150 for basic colour NT200 for  multi colour. So what you gonna do is just to choose the best location that you want, to take picture.

Write your wish on the lantern and ready to send your wishes to the sky! :)  **Tips : Please think what you wanna write on the lantern before going to ShiFen. Save your time! You have to go so many place!**

Just nice after we release the Sky Lantern. The train towards RuiFang Station arriveddd! So we boost all of our energy to run towards the train! Because so many tourist is grabbing the seat already!!! XD

In order to save the time, we took cab from RuiFang station to 九份JiuFen. You may take 基隆客运Keelung bus to JiuFen too, it takes half an hour time! 


There's a cute story behind JiuFen. There were only 9 families living in the area.There were no roads serving it, goods could only be delivered by ship. Due to the inefficiency of transport to the region, the families would reserve 9 portions of each household good to be delivered at one time. Hence, the name Jiufen,9 Portions, has been the name of the town ever since.



By the time we reached JiuFen the sun was about to set. We quickly ran to 阿昌芋圆专卖店 which recommanded by one of my friend. We can watch the sunset there. But... I didn't see the sun but a beautiful view of dawn. Seems like somebody poke the egg yolks(sun) then the yolks spills all over in the sky.

I swear that they have the BEST TARO BALLS I ever taste! Their taro balls is seriously amazing! So chewy and sweet!! Yummm. I'm craving for it again. Somebody please bring me back to Taiwan~~~ I wouldn't care if I gain 5kg or 10kg! :P

 **This is the interior of 阿昌Taro balls. Sorry I only remember to enjoy the taro balls then forgot to take pictures of dawn. :( **

While exploring the JiuFen Old Street we spotted a shop full of people with weird costume. So we decided to go into the shop and have a look on what's going on.

The shop is full of different background and scene which allow you to take picture. Costume and props provided. So you be the model and be your own photographer. Due to hygiene problem we didn't wear their costume they provided because all of them were kinda smelly. Mostly "kediak smell" Alamakkk.. No choice la they got so many customer plus no aircorn inside confirm kediak sweat one right?

JiuFen steamboat Ho Ho Jiak!

Got no idea why we pose like that but sis caption this :"肉肉放过我的腰，有种冲我的胸来" hahha. **shyyy**

大胆奴婢!见到本宫还不下跪?! 

Took TRA back to RuiFang. Tiring day but well spent. :) Hapiness level x100000.

**special info going to JiuFen & ShiFen : If you are a person who doesn't like to rush and squeeze in the public trasport. Kindly hire a driver to these two places. In order to save your time too. Weekend crowd is so scaryyy. So better choose to go on weekdays! Goodluck!