Day 3: 跨年

09 20: we woke up to buy breakfast for them.

10 00 plus: head to 中正紀念堂..the underground pic gallery at the station is darn nice..same as the station itself..we took lot of pics..coz we got camera crew there..haha..meaniac..the big star is XF..wahaha..darn funny..meaniac kept shunning our shots on her..she paiseh..wahaha..spear suggested to do the jump pose in front of the 4 words..faintz..in taiwan..haha..ok lahz..she wan to do..pei her lohz..but she's gd at the pose.haha..then we saw the 'Taj Mahal' in taiwan..haha..it's juz the construction site lahz..but meaniac did the funny pose..darn embarrasing for her..but i juz cldn't stop laughing..heez..gd weather today..sunny & cold!! spear love it..ok lahz..i also quite like it..imagine we can run w/o sweating..sounds gd right..wahaha..it's still early when we finished at this side..so we decided to go to 國父紀念館, which is supposed to be tmr's program..

12 plus: reached 國父紀念館..can see Taipei 101 building from here..first came into our sight were the cute balloons..which were mascots for various shops in taiwan..i think..celebrating new year..got mascot for 7-11 and mister donuts..but din know for the rest..haha..in the end, we took more pics with the balloons than wat it's in the 國父紀念館..haha..we managed to catch the change of shift of guards..there haf this change shift at every hr..darn pei fu the guards..haf to stand there motionless & cannot blink..well i cant; lohz.i blink so many times manz..din take video coz i feel it's better to see it for urself..haha..managed to take some pics..the girl in front of me quite scared as the guards move towards her.so cutez..they bang their rifles so hard on the tiles tt it shattered lohz..got white powder onez..haha..then saw a plain clothes guard looks quite shuai lahz..but spear dun think so..haha..tt's not the pt..din know he has to do & adjust the uniform of the guards who stood there after the change shift..interesting..

1pm: after watching the change shift, we split our ways..coz JA needs to rest..anyway they were not going with us to watch the 跨年演唱會..so we went our own way..hooray..coz we enjoyed our own company & navigate on our own..so we decided to walk there..since we can see the taipei 101 so it shd be near..台北市政府站..so we took our map & navigate..give my twin more time to see..she can do it lahz..but took a lot more time..wahaha..anyway it was near..juz walk to the next traffic light..we were at the concert place le..coz there was rehearsal going on..

1pm plus: lunch at taipei 101..was thinking who was the one rehearsing..the song sounds familiar..ha..we went to the food court at 101..looks like our takashimaya..we had 寶計: 客家小炒 (NTD 158) and 與葉蚵仔熟: 滷肉飯(NTD 130)..darn big portion at ard 6bucks plus sing dollars..ok ahz..the 排骨酥 is very cripsy and not oily..nice....not too bad..din try the 小南門 desserts..nvm..hope to try another time..

2pm plus: walked to New York New York to get donuts from Mister donuts..as dinner tonight..we gonna queued up from 5pm..so better buy dinner there..we bought choc peanut, double choc and strawberry (all for NTD 80)..

3pm plus: 新光三越..darn big shopping centre lahz..got A4, 8, 9, & 11, all linked onez..diaoz..it's like a maze..we saw the big screen for the new year concert but i think go to 市政府廣場 wld be better..we were looking for supermarket to get more snacks for dinner tonight..it's darn cold..very strong wind..tempt was abt 10 - 11 degree..most cold today..weather forecast predict it wld strike the lowest today..esp those at costal area..maybe like 8..gosh..信義店 at A4..we bought 蛋捲芝麻(NTD 42) & 一定要吃（原味）(NTD 37) as our dinner..looks gd..wahaha..i bought 水果糖(NTD 65) and 一路迷你小書包(NTD 35 each for choc & blueberry flavour) for souvenirs..darn cutez onez..we went to A8 also..bought choc bread(spear) & cherry egg custard bread(me! both for NTD 65) for dinner..ok..we got enough liaoz..still early from 5pm..so we went to mac to take a rest..i also bought mua ji, 水蜜桃 & 綠茶 flavour (NTD 75)..

4plus: rest at McDonalds. bought corn soup (玉米湯) (NTD 25) and large fries (NTD 45)..ate my 水蜜桃 mua ji..it's cold onez..ok lahz..not very fantastic lehz..wahaha..as compared to the big ones that meaniac bought for us..spear took a nap..she din sleep well the first night..then we went back quite late yest also..i took a nap too..besides us sat a family of 3..their only son was quite young..like pri sch..different culture here..they spoke mainly mandarin..listenin to how the kid talk is cutez..haha..

5plus: head to 市政府廣場 to check out the crowd. darn windy & cold..it was like 10 degree liaoz..faintz..the coldest day..nose felt dary dry & not comfortable..i think it bled manz..inside..anyway surprisingly, there was not much crowd yet..hmm..something different in spore where i think most pple already waited here..so we went to queue slight back though there was still some places in front..well this is regret of our trip manz..WE SHD GO IN FRONT, NEAR TO THE EXTENSION STAGE..then we wld get a darn gd view manz..anyway our view before is not too bad as well..quite front..near to the alley actually..now was still rehearsal..the music sounded familiar but i failed to recognise it was 五月天.was hoping tt they wld be here..then our trip here was not wasted..the person rehearsing was quite humorous..the rehearsal went on for like 1 hr plus before the start and he kept HEY HEY HEY..then he said:" 這個HEY HEY HEY彩排有點長" haha..both of us laughed..spear was saying she heard tt the person said this mic is for one of the 五月天 members..which means..they ARE COMIN!! COOLZ!!

7plus: finally the concert commenced..was looking at the watch & the tempt gauge many times..stood still legs aching liaoz..but i remained in this standing position for quite long..so as long as i dun move my feet, i dun feel the acheness..wahaha..it was darn a lot of pple..but it's still NOT HOT..stil darn COLD..haha..very different in spore..spear was saying if in spore, she wld complain abt the heat liaoz..wahaha..pple in front had clappers..but we din get it..finally saw the 工作人員 came to give out..darn scary..pple besides me were flocking & pushing me to the alley to snatch for it..i tot of getting 2 for us..but me not agressive enough lahz..so we din get to play with it..but they got 2nd round..this time round, i tried my best..and...I GOT IT!!! wahaha..best souvenir we brought back for this trip!!! got the "2008台北最HIGH新年城" logo..different from the 1st batch which had the sponsor logo..this made a better meaning souvenir manz..got to play with it.darn high..asked spear to play but she scared she wld dislocate her arm..but tt wld make me feel less cold mahz..

the first to perform is 王心凌...sianz..i dun like her..she's darn fake..act cutez..though rainie act cutez too, but i find her more real..anyway pple behind us also dun really like her..wahaha..to our surprise..next were 星光四少 [林宥嘉(he sings well too)，許仁傑，周定緯(his song is nice..& dancing)，潘裕文(oh i like him..his voice..)]..darn gd..one of them wld beat our spore superstar i feel..wahaha..then got 信..darn funny..once he came out, the girls behind us were shouting: "下台，下台！"..haha..interesting huhz..then haf 楊宗緯(nice songs)，Tanya，丁當(her voice is darn power..she can sing the 海豚音in the song loving you..very gd singer) ，梁靜茹，劉若英(a little joke coz the girls were asking how to say 我很好 in eng..we imitated their way of saying)，Energy, K-One ( i rem K-one right after Energy was darn obvious tt K-one is not popular in taiwan. you can feel the atm went down..haha..)，Style, 陳奕（whom had his rehearsal earlier on in the day），許慧欣，super model contestants..got 白歆恵..大嘴巴與女人幫(aisha is darn good! this part is quite nice..funny thing is when 何篤林 sang 年華似水流..from the big screen u wld know he 對嘴 coz his lips are darn obvious, darn comical..i laughed out when i saw it..haha..)，強辯..

the order i do not rem..heez..but all i rem..was..standing all night long..kept looking at the time..thinking when wld strike midnight..when it reached 9pm..i was like..oh manz..stood for 4 hrs..and i still haf 4 hrs to go..coz the concert wld end at 1am..wahaha..can i tahan or nt? we had our bread there..i think the girls behind were shocked bahz..din know we came well prepared..wahaha..

when it was commercial break for the TV there, sometimes the hosts(藍訫湄 & 何篤林) wld come up to stage to chat with the artiste or sometimes they wld leave the stage empty..emptiness is worse..so i dunno wat to do..but to think of my standing posture..going to stone soon liaoz..wahaha..some breaks are fun..like asking fish how come she can tahan the cold though she wore this little..my gosh lohz..we wore thick clothing still felt cold..she only wore tube dress..really haf to salute those artistes..then got one part asked Aska to crack dirty jokes..then fish to repeat watever the hosts had said during the break when the cam rolls..wahaha..but fish gave different ans..darn pro..haha..tanya was surprisingly popular there..i din know manz..the taiwanese love her..

you cld see spear hibernating le..coz she dun swing the clappers with the music & juz stood there..why she nv grumble? those friends of her wld think..*drum rolls* coz she waiting for 五月天!!! wahaha..if not, i tell u..she might juz sleep there..wahaha..but her nose also not very comfortable..too dry & cold le..she got big blood clots lohz..darn scary..

FINALLY 11plus....MAYDAY HAD ARRIVED!!! you cld feel their popularity there!!! everyone was like mad lohz..darn high atm!!!everyone juz sway their clappers darn hard.now we cld understand why some of their fans cried tt yr tt they wld rest for a yr for the members to go army..haha..they brought a lot of songs..mainly from the 離開地球表面 album..i love the song..阿姆斯壯 ..darn high..they are DARN GD!!! 阿信 is charming when he sings..spear agreed..u cld see she finally smiled lohz..wahaha..enjoying herself here..a duet with 白歆恵..私奔到月球.she cldn;t sing well..but at least she's not tt fake..i feel..so ok lahz..then at the end of duet, she initiated to hold his hand but ashin was darn paiseh lahz..haha..but in the end, i think he might feel 讓女生下不了台..so he went to give her a friendly hug..haha..so cold..but ashin was sweating like mad..haha..coz he kept jumping..too bad..i cldn't take nice pics on him & the rest were so far back..tt's why my regret was tt din get to stay in front earlier on..haiz..but being here in concert is darn gd enough.it was a lot of pple..coz when the camera shot down the crowd..it's like..nv ending..way alot..in the midst of concert..still haf some fireworks setting out behind us..darn coolz..

reaching 12am: sianz.so fast mayday finished their performance..oh manz! but we made up our mind..WE WLD GO FOR THEIR CONCERT IN SPORE!!! wahhaa..they wld be singing in 台大體育館 from 0130 to 0630..which is after here lohz..last yr they had 簽唱會 till dawn if i din rem wrongly..馬英九&歐陽龍 were here too..we saw 白歆恵 wearing her short shorts & top..were thinking if she wld freeze manz..luckily the hosts spotted..but they din offer her to go back..in the end, ashin was nice to offer his jacket..but he was sweating earlier on..ermz..hmmmz..wahaha..

the highlight: fireworks from Taipei 101..din take pics coz i felt..u haf to be there..dunno why..i feel the ones in spore (teams from other countries) are nicer..maybe haf more patterns..these are from the buildings..like the building is exploding manz..haha.,but still not bad..different experience..juz before the fireworks..i got  a hard knock from the clapper behind on my head..darn painful..still aching for a few gd mins..diaoz..they are too excited manz..

12am plus: next were Jolin and 小豬..i was pushed to another spot where i cldnt see the perfect view liaoz..so no more pics of them..but pple still like mayday..coz quite a few left after mayday..then there were pple behind kept shouting for mayday..haha..like they wld come back to sing..how can tt be? 小豬's 當我們宅一起 is quite cutez..haha..nice dance movements from him..his jokes also funn..but there's one i heard he said before.haha..

01 00: end of concert..once pple went off..coldness set in..the tempt is 11 degree..strong cold winds..we haf to get to taipei main station..but we bet got a lot of pple..my shoes were biting my feet..leg aching once i moved them from the 8hr of stagnant-ness..haha..cannot take it..really cold & a lot of pple..of coz..a lot of rubbish as well..everyone flock to taipei main station..we went to the building opp & stand behind a wall..to block the wind..darn tired & hungry..haha..was trembling lohz..was waiting for crowd to clear but it doesn't seem so..so we decided to walk to the next station: 永春站..not very far..shops along the streets are smart to open for business..the youngsters wldn't go back..our inital plan was to stay in some 24 hr book store.but we scared we wld freeze to death & also from tiredness..wahaha..some shops even offered free toilet usage if u buy fruits from them..best right..haha..

still got crowd at 永春站 but not as bad as taipei main station coz it's not moving at all..after a few mins of waiting, we got into the station le..not bad right..& after a few mins, we got on the train..gd regulation by the police there..our train bypass taipei main station coz it simply too crowded..24hr train service today..we heard the mummy before came from taoyuan to here..showed the charm of 跨年 in taipei..

02 50plus: back in hotel. tired. received call from meaniac..they haven sleep? tot they din go to concert..but they did in the end..haha..

04 00: time to sleep..with the 棉被..it was folded in tt we din know it's it..and we were feeling darn cold on the 2nd night..haha..not our fault lehz..luckily went to ask..