Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Fun Taiwan

Just got back not too long ago from this beautiful country.Got to travel to the 'less urban' areas like Hualien,Taidong and, i forgot the other city, sorry =) From Ah Zhong Mian Xian to Taipei 101, Taiwan is blessed with spectacular scenery, colourful people ,an unending list of unique,yet delicious street food and of course,for shutterbugs,countless photo opportunities! Here's what i'm talking about.
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Check out the flowers!

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We also got the chance to visit the Ah Mei Zhu tribe, one of Taiwan's indigenous tribes.Don in colourful costumes and some feathers,they danced and sang in a language which sounded like baby talk,it was a nice performance nevertheless. Enjoyed it =)

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During the Taiwan Lantern Festival(臺灣燈會), thousands of sky lanterns light over the township of Pingsi (平溪). Got a mere taste of what the festival is like by lighting up 2(how pathetic) of the lanterns at one of our resorts.It was truely a sight to behold as we lit them ourselves and watch them rose into the heavens.

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Taiwan has nice streets! And they look really stunning at night.Imagine,you're standing at one end of the street and the whole stretch in front of you is lined with bright and vivid lights with people walking around and running their errands.Nice

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Got to visit the big 101! This remarkable skyscraper looks its best at night.Didn't get to scale to the top though,no time! But I've got to go there on a new year's eve! It's fireworks display is second to none.Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004. It has been hailed as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World (Newsweek magazine, 2006) and Seven Wonders of Engineering.(Discovery Channel)

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Did i mention the Taiwanese? They are probably one of the friendliest bunch of Asians around! Everyone i met,be it stall owners,taxi drivers,waiters and even the policemen were very courteous and welcoming.Last but certainly not least,what's a trip to Taiwan without visiting their night market? In particular,their famous Shilin Market.You name it,they have it.Clothes,accessories,toys,games,souvenirs,displays and,of course,a myriad of delicacies.My favourite part of the whole trip was actually photographing the people and their food!

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If you're travelling to Taiwan,just remember to bring your camera =)

13 comments:

Aveline said...

First here! Haha. I like the people shots and children shots.. you have a eye for photos of people! Great angles too. See your photos will get hungry!!!

Anonymous said...

haaa... i wanna buy a DSLR!!!! sian lo... i went there so many times and din take photo... yea!! nice pics jool!!!! keep it up!!!!

Anonymous said...

eee Im the 3rd! =X hahaha.. I like the vastness of the mountains and the close-up potrait shots of the people! (eg. the kid and the old man) The series is very detailed! Somehow felt like i went taiwan already after looking at the pictures! From mountains to cultures to city to food and also to the seaside area! Nice tally of events! Nice one JOEL! =D The night life seems quite bustling and the food... *drools* =P

Wolfox said...

Great pictures my man. Friendly people letting you photograph them and all, awesome.

Anonymous said...

eh nice pics!
but why i dun see you in any pics hahas.
should have include yourself in some of the pics (:

Anonymous said...

i like what i'm seeing ;) keep it going!

Anonymous said...

Dang, why is there a picture of a butt??


Hmmm...


haha, this time Im posting at the right place! haha
How do they put their names down...

yew leong said...

hey hey joel! nice pics here man. can c u really into photograhpy from the pics u take. these pics looks sophiscated and meaningful. but some if the macro shots lk blur blur one. maybe u will do sth bout it in future? haha the nite shots are cool too. overall really impressive for an amateur photographer. yeah continue with ur work and im will be looking forward to ur new entries!

Anonymous said...

nvr post my sister's picture!

BUDDIE said...

nice pics you have buddie! :D
when will u ever bring ur dslr out when we are out huhhhh.

ALLE said...

hey joel, youve got really a flair for photography... very spirit-led shots :)
thats the struggle of artists sometimes when you struggle to perform, but neglect the natural flow~

but u seem to go w the flow pretty well :)

welldone~

Anonymous said...

huiping: OMG..taiwan will make a person grow fat n broke.. but worth it.. hahaha.. now super hungry!

u r good in taking photos keep it up! :D
hahahah i praise u so u muz feel happy.. ;D

joel said...

alina: hey thanks for your comments! :) much appreciated :) im only an amateur photographer, got lots to learn from pros around me :) are you into photography as well?

huiping: hahaha yeah yeah im happy :) thanks! please visit more often k! :)