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[3D2N] July's Taipei Weekend Staycation - Day 01

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After a super super long hiatus, I finally made my way back to Taipei . Thinking back, my last trip was back in 2010, OMG!!!! 15 years ago…. Hahaha sia! I decided to redeem my KrisFlyer Miles for a return flight, as my miles are expiring soon by this October. Thanks god for free tickets! We took a morning flight, and it is scheduled at 0830hrs. I had a pleasant 4hour+ flight to Taoyuan International Airport . We arrived around 1.30hrs local time. (do note that there is no time different) After clearing the customs at the airport, we made our exit to take our pre-booked return transfer online from the airport. It was pleasant and hassle-free. The private car took an hour to reach Songshan District where our hotel was located. We booked our stay in Taipei at Mandarin Oriental, Taipei . I decided to splurge on our accommodation since we didn’t pay for our airfare. I love the room, as it is perfectly beautiful and pretty spacious. It is located in between Nanjing Fuxing Statio n an...

[Jess Baby's space] JPot + XiMenDing

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Yay! I have completed my Hello Kitty SG50 Collection . Baby got me the Samsui Woman plush toy, which concluded the entire collection.   This is the cutest plush toy among all, and thanks Baby, for getting that for me. in addition , I appreciate loads that you helped me complete the collection despite being very healthy/diet conscious!   Claressa's birthday was on August, and I met up with her for a dinner gathering at VivoCity. We settled at XiMenDing restaurant and Baby joined in for the dinner too.     Both the Xue Cai Tofu and Radish (Cai Poh) Egg Pancake tasted pretty good.     Baby ordered Clam Soup which I think, was a regretful choice as the serving is extremely puny for the damage spent!       The food-wise was pretty alright as a whole but the serving portion was too small for 3 people to share. The total damage is too steep for such a small po...