Taiwan Fellowhsip 台北交流会 (1)

I got up this morning at 5:45am. Surprisingly, I slept quite well last night.

I was asked to use Electronic check-in Kiosk at the airport for the check in. The machine sucks!...
I have completed all my check in details but the machine did not print out the boarding pass. I was referred by the staff to queue up at row E for normal check in which I have already done so at the kiosk. I protested to the staff and was brought to a check in counter... sorry, we cannot printout the pass for you, please queue up at the C1 (which is a baggage depository counter).

I have wasted good 25 minutes for my check in... so much for the convenience of electronic check in.

However, it was compensated by the good in-flight service provided by the stewardess on board Boeing 747.

Arrived Taipei at about 2:00pm. A group of us from KL, PJ and Kepong were welcomed warmly by the Taiwan legionaries. Fr. Lucas Ng, who is in Taipei, also at the airport to meet us.

The fellowship is being held at Jian Tan International Youth Centre at Shi Lin, Taipei. It was just opposite the historical landmark Yuan Shan Hotel. The place is clean with beautiful landscaping. From the window of the room, I can see the Taipei 101 at a far distance.... not a bad view.

Immediately upon checking in, we went to the famous Shi Lin night market which was about 10 minutes walk from the centre for our lunch ( at 5:00pm ??!)

There I feasted myself to the renowned Chou Tou Fu and Taiwan sausages....and others..

I am blogging at the cosy lobby of the centre with free wifi access.


我今早五点四十五分就起床了。 出乎意料的，昨晚还睡的不错。

到了机场，马航职员引领我到电子机办理登记手续，听说这样不必排队，比较方便。但这机器不是很听话，手续办好了，但却不能列印登机证，后来还得去另一个柜台，然后再到C1，那是行李收集柜台。我总共花了二十五分钟兜圈子，才办好登机手续。

不过，这个不便，至少在乘坐的 747 航机空务员的殷勤服务，获得抵偿。

大约在下午二时抵达台北。来自吉隆坡，八打灵和甲洞的我们十个人，受到台湾军友在机场热情的迎接。人在台北的黄天赐神父也来欢迎我们。

交流会是在士林剑潭海外青年活动中心举行。这个中心，非常的整洁，有美丽的花木，相当的清幽。它也就坐落在台北老地标圆山饭店的对面。从房间，还可以看到台北101，虽然远了一点，但还算不错。

房间分配好之后，我们马上就到士林夜市去吃午餐（？？五点了！）

当然我绝不放过我最喜欢的： 丑豆腐，台湾香肠。。。。。

我现在是在中心的接待处写这部落格，非常的幽静，还有免费无线上网。

Fried chou tou fu
炸臭豆腐

Taiwan sausages
台湾腊肠

Left:our hostel, right: Taipei 101 at distant
左：我们的住宿楼，右：可以看到台北101

Warmest greetings to Pauline my wife... from Taipei

p/s:
While on the way to the airport on board the taxi, I realised have forgotten to bring my camera. All pictures were taken with my phone camere, a Sony Ericson K750.
在去飞机场的的士上，我才觉察到忘了带我的相机。这些照片都是用我的手机拍的。