Wandering Fel

"This is not goodbye she said."

That day was the last day we spent in Kaohsiung. After chilling out at J Cafe for a good two hours, it was finally time for us to explore the nearby park, Central Park.

I think a park is a must-have thing in every big cities. A place for the locals to walk around after work, to walk their pets, to walk with their kids, to enjoy the weather or to feed the birds. Ironically, I never have the time to do that in Singapore because by the time I get out from office, I am too tired to even walk around in the park. Plus, the weather is usually so hot and humid, I lose the motivation to walk in the park. Hahaha.

If you are taking the MRT to Central Park station, once you exit the MRT station, you will see a large open area which is also a big fountain. The water will splash out from the ground for every hour.

Good morning peeps! Hope all of us have a great beginning of this lovely Sunday. I love Sunday morning because there are still half a day left before the Monday blues come haunting me again. I just need to go up pretty early to catch the earliest Sunday service today because the rest of the day is pretty much filled. And do you know what's the best thing to do after you have fed your soul from the Sunday sermon? It's to fill your body (after all, your body is a temple) with yummy food. When I was in Jakarta, my mother and I have a habit of immediately hunting for good food after church service because after all, the church is inside a shopping mall named Central Park. This particular Sunday, we went to Paradise Dynasty to have our brunch, Shanghainese style.

Say hello to the lovely xiao long baos. Paradise Dynasty's xiao long bao are quite yummy, and I have to say on-par with Din Tai Fung's version.  

Paradise Dynasty is a famous chain restaurants originated in China. It has now been brought into Jakarta by Paradise Group together with its sister chain restaurant called Paradise Inn. If you are confused how to differentiate them, Paradise Dynasty is the one where you can eat the colorful Xiao Long Bao. You can see the different flavor of xiao long bao on the chopstick cover.  

Penang Bistro is a restaurant specializing in Malaysian food fare in one of the busiest shopping mall in West Jakarta called Central Park. It was so popular up to the point that the restaurant is always crowded especially during weekends. My mum and I, we love to come to Penang Bistro right before lunch time on a Saturday because that's the only way to secure the nice table which is facing the road view. As Jakarta is always hot, it feels really refreshing to enjoy a cold drink like Iced Lemon Tea while waiting for our food to be served. 

The last time we stepped into Central Park in Kaohsiung, we only reached the entrance. So now, why don't we go deeper into the park and see what the park has to offer? For instance, colorful flowers. Aww. #weakagainstprettyflowers

Taiwan has so many parks all around its cities. I quite enjoy walking in the park although I admit I seldom do that in Jakarta, my hometown city (gosh, is that even safe?) and Singapore, the city where I'm currently working at (uhh, by the time I finish my work, I don't even think about park). So I tried to enjoy this activity as much as possible when I was studying in Taiwan.

Kaohsiung has a major park called Central Park (oh hey, NY, you have a competitor here). The park is so big, it even has its own subway station, Central Park KRT Station. Cute mascots welcomed us at the exit of the KRT station (no idea who these mascots are though).

Whenever I go back to Jakarta, I always go into feeding frenzy mode because there are basically so much yummy food to eat in my hometown. Other than those must-eat-when-go-home places like the forever-crowded Sushi Tei and the neighboring Penang Bistro, my mum also likes to bring me try new restaurants opening up at the shopping mall. This time round at Central Park Mall, we were trying out another Japanese restaurant called Sato.