12 Days in Taiwan - Day Two (Leofoo Themepark!)

Woohoo! It is finally the day of ultimate fun, laughter and joy! We are finally going to Leofoo Amusement Park, the famous theme park that boasts itself to be better than the renowned Disneyland! Armed with discount coupons that entitled us to 30% off the normal ticket price, boundless enthusiasm and anticipation that resembles that of small kids fantasising about Macdonalds breakfast, we embarked on our journey to LEOFOO!




See how organised the Taiwanese are! They even bother to queue up while waiting for the MRT to arrive. But hold and behold, they are such hypocrites! The moment the train arrives, things work the Singapore style: CHEONG AH! Before you know it, you are like some squashed tomatoes on the floor. Hahaha...It's sad, but it's TRUE!




Look at how spastic Mr Low is? I mean, his surname just illustrates his character: LOW! He always goes to extra miles to bring out the ugly in people. I was a pitiful, tired traveller. All I wanted was a rest on the bus, yet I still must be humuliated in this way! Somebody help me! :(




Tada! We finally arrived! See how many buses are there! It is truly a magical place where dreams come true! Haha..But life ain't a bed of roses, we realised that our discount coupons require foreign identification but we forgot to bring our passports! What followed were two adults blaming each other and threatening to skin each other alive should we not be able to get the discount! Determined to attain our cheapo goal, we decided to be act kelian, yet another Singaporean tactic. When asked to provide our identifications, we just act stunned and said we didn't bring our passports. Then, we just stood there looking perplexed and disappointed. Touted as TCS's up and coming starlets, we emerged winners! The Leofoo personnel said it was okay and gave us the discount nonetheless! BRAVO! It already sound like a perfect day! :D




Scaryyy! Leofoo actually put their lions out on the loose without a leash! They claim that all their wild animals have been tamed! Look how sleepy and lazy this lion is. Truly amazing man, the things Leofoo is capable of!




This is one of the four worlds in Leofoo! Aladdin land, here we come!




Touted one of the most scary ride in Aladdin Land, it took us on 360 degree turns umpteen times, till we were almost ready to wet our pants! But still, I rate it 3/5 for its adrenaline rush. No kick no kick! ;p


Next up is Safari Paradise!



Look at the camel! Apparently, it's first love is eating tree barks. I dare say that Mr Low is very brave to stand beside the greedy camel. I heard they pretend to laze around you and when you are not on your guard, they will just nibble your ears off! Scary animals I say!




This is the WHITE TIGER! Apparently the Singapore Zoo has cheated me into believing for almost 2 decades that white tigers can only survive in aircon climate! This white tiger before me is living well in the outdoor summer climate of at least 27 degrees? The Singapore Zoo are such childhood liars! Bleah!




Seated on the train for the ultimate safari tour! You see the kuku guy in pink on the right? Apparently, taiwanese love to choose entertainment venues to talk shop. Here this pinkie was, with his friend, complaining about their workplace and criticising about how others should do their work better. I mean, if they got the balls, why comment in a themepark? Do it at the workplace! LOSERS they are!


Now, for the real good stuff:





As our train moves, our guide speaks in a monotonous voice. The taiwanese have a knack for making ultra act cute comments. For instance, the guide, in his monotone voice said: 'Bu yao kan rhino na yang lan san, ta shen qi qi lai shi hen ke pa de o!' [Don't see rhino so nua, when it is angry, it is very scary O!] HAHAHAHA, super act cute right. Classic!




Now this is called the mountain goat. I can truly identify with it. I am invincible and in my position, I am lonely for few are friends but countless are enemies. As the saying goes: Gao chu bu shen han [High area very cold].




Haha, this is what we call billy goat. Mr Low loves to touch anything with fur or hair. In fact, he just loves to touch ANYTHING. Do you know that the shit of billy goats are just like oversized papaya seeds? And they can shit without expression and emotions! Truly billy goats! :)





Now this is the Jurassic Park aka Lost World! But seriously, it is just a small area filled with lame gigantic dinosaurs models. All we could manage was just this "scary" cave pic because two Hongkie gals were kind enough to take a picture for us.




See this ride? The disgusting thing is that people can pay to shoot canon of water at you to make you doubly wet! We wanted to open our umbrella to escape the splash but being Singaporeans, pride was one of our greatest weakness. We decided to just stay cool and be splashed by evil maniacs. :'(




Hah! This ride is evil! Being true adventurers, we managed to siam all rapids that attempted to wet us. But Leofoo is a scheming themepark! They placed a WATERFALL towards the end of the ride. Hence, even if we are skilled, there is NO way of avoiding being wet! Except if we have an umbrella! Which we only realised we have after we got wet! :'(




As if we have not had enough of scary rides, this one beats hands down! Rating 5/5! It is so scary I nearly thought I was gonna die. I never want to jump off a building to commit suicide no matter how desperate I am. Just thinking of it makes my hair stand. :S




A perfect storm hit us when we were departing Leofoo. Suffering the ripple effects of Pearl Typhoon, we were like poor wanderers roaming the streets of Taipei, cold and hungry. Until we saw this shop! Finally! Our long awaited dinner. Just from the look on my face and you know how tasty the steamboat was!

Hee, the end of a fun filled day! Taichung beckons tomorrow! I'm all ready to kiss Taiwanmex farewell and embrace Hero House [Our next hostel]! :D