Trekking Jade mountain and Snow mountain

I just trekking Xue shan last Thurs. I am very impressed with the trek. Got snow some more. I will upload more pics when there's opportunity.

Yushan is a disappointment. As the weather is bad, we couldn't get to the summit. sigh....

Kending, Taiwan most southern peak

We drove a few hundred meters from the foot of Yushan to Kending. The road trip was nice. The best part about driving your own vehicle is that you can go anywhere, stop anywhere, eat anywhere.

Took about 30mins to find a suitable accommodation to suit to everyone's needs. Since this is off peak season, room comes cheap. Will be staying here for 2 night. Leaving for Taipei on Friday. I look forward to the east coast highway road trip. I heard that it is very beautiful.

Taiwan, here I come

I am ready to go. Everything's packed.

Deon and Fang are waiting for us at Taipei at our hotel. They went there on monday to catch up on shopping.

23 Nov Thurs- Departs for Xueshan. As the name implies, the mountain has snow capped peak. I'll take some pictures to confirm the snow part. I'll be back in Taipei on Sunday night.

27 Nov Mon- Departs for Yushan. Taiwan highest and hottest mountain. It is so hot that you have to ballot to get a permit to climb this touristy mountain. Compare to Gunung Kinabula, Yushan is easier.

29 Nov Wed- Sight seeing Taiwan. Going to the most southern part of taiwan call Kending. There's so much to do there- Surfing, beautiful beach, nice hiking trail, scenic coastal road.

Orchard Road Singapore

Orchard Road Singapore
Originally uploaded by Jerry Tok.

It's mid Nov and the malls are all geared up for Christmas. Christmas and
new year is a big thing for the retailer. Reports show that Christmas period
earning often amount to 25% of annual sales. No wonder retailers are more
excited about Christmas than christians.

Last supper with my bestfriend

Last Supper with my bestfriend
Originally uploaded by Jerry Tok.

Jonathan fetched me from my place. I recommend him to try this very nice
claypot "sweet chicken" AKA frog meat at Yishun Seafood Village, opp
Sembawang Shopping Centre.

After we ordered our Gong Bao tian ji. The ah beng guy picked up 2 live frog
frog the aquarium, brings them to the basin and... guess how he kill the
frogs??? He simply use a pair of scissors and snip off the head, follow by
the rest of the body. I watch that for 3 seconds and decide to head to the
toilet, not to pew but to pee.

Just when we were talking about how cruel it is to kill the frog, an aunty
came. We forget about the cruel part when the tasty Gong Bao soup touch we
taste buds. The frog leg are fantastic, they were huge man. I think those
are athletic frogs. Got go for training one. Anyway, to add on to the
cruelty, we ordered another pot after finishing the first. YUMMY!!!!

Last Supper with my bestfriend
Originally uploaded by Jerry Tok.

Stanley's birthday

Stanley's birthday
Originally uploaded by Jerry Tok.

At Sizzler restaurant, we had a great dinner that was accompanied by awesome
fellowship

Be with me, Lord

Be with me, Lord
Originally uploaded by jerrytokphoto.

2 more days to Taiwan

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am leaving on 22 Nov 06 by Jetstar asia. I need to be at Terminal 1 at 1100hrs to catch my 1300hrs flight.

Here's an update on my travel plans. These plans are subjected to changes. I might skip, shorten or extend my stay in some of these places.

Nov-Dec: Taiwan

Dec-Jan: Hong Kong

Jan- Mar: Guangzhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, Tibet

Mar-Apr: Nepal

Apr-May: India

As the day approaches, I had mixed feelings. A part of me can't bear to leave my family and my brothers and sister (and of course the comfortable life in Singapore). On the other hand, I am excited about the upcoming adventure ahead of me.

Thank you everyone for your sharing and concern. I appreciated the cards very much. As a family, I would like to share with you that I'll be a disciple wherever I go. I will continue to:

1. Read and pray everyday
2. Share my faith with fellow travelers
3. Downloaded online sermon and listen on my MP3
4. Join the overseas churches for midweeks and Sunday service

On my journey, I'll meet up with our brothers and sisters from Asia. Alvin Fan suggested that I take photos and video of disciples wherever I go. So keep track of my blog with updates of my encounter with the disciple in Asia.

I hope to learn new things about myself and about life itself. I'll try to blog the things I learn, I try to share 1 lesson daily. Also, I want to see the beautiful snow peaked mountains in Yunnan. Submerge in the beauty of Lijiang. Live like a local in Nepal. Practice my limited edition mandarin in China. Ride on the highest train from Qingdao to Tibet. Experience life on the plateau of Tibet….

You can contact me

MSN: jerrytok79@hotmail

Blog: jerrytoktravel.blogspot.com

Online album: www.flickr.com/photo/jerrytok

Email: jerrytok@gmail.com

SMS: 96848101 (receiving for you and me is free)

Please be praying for my safety.

Jerry Tok

Training at Bukit Timah

We are going to trek Taiwan highest mountain Yushan and also 2nd highest mountain-Xueshan. Usually 6 weeks prior to the trip, we'll meet up at Bukit Timah for training.



Today I only snap photos before and after the training.

Oh yah, I bought a new digital camera. Canon A710 IS. 7.1 Megapixel. 6 times zoom. 2 AA size battery. I just found out there's an additional function... Can capture HANTU ah!!! so scary. See to believe.

Sunday is Church day

On my way to church, I bumped into Deon at the bus stop opposite Khatib MRT station.

I am now taking up a project to capture Singapore so that I can bring these pictures along with me and show it to people I meet on my trip.
This is Punggol estate. One of the newest housing estate in Singapore. The houses are so beautiful, it is often mistaken as condominium.

Studying for exam

Ok. So this is the official 'opening' of my blog.

One of the interesting thing about being jobless is that

1. People assume you got nothing to do.

2. People are very curious on how you spend your time.

3. People find it hard to believe that you are really busy.

So here's the proof, I've got this much of stuff to read, just like studying for exams. These books are new and updated, and they are all from the library! I am very impressed with NLB.

Now, my focus is on Taiwan. There's so much to do in Taiwan. So many hotspring, mountains, beaches, beautiful highways, hiking trails.... I'm spoilt for choice.

I am leaving on 22 Nov 2006 by Jetstar asia. Anybody interested to sent me off? It's a weekday though... I assume every busy Singaporeans are working.