At first when i thought im not going to taiwan anymore, hopes came back. Yah, i asked pple again and yay, im on the track of going to taiwan for tour this december..But hopes dashed when i went down to people's park to check with the many tour agencies there.

Damn.

Yes, a normal 5D/4N tour with Chanbrothers cost $700+ after taxes according to the website and is travelling with China Airline. Or a 4D/3N, totally free & easy tour with any agency will cost around $600+ with China Airline.

But when checked with them personally, we were told ALL flights with china airline to taiwan at december are fully booked! And we were left with Singapore Airline(SIA).

Ok then...... so when we added the price difference and calculated, the same tour with Chanbrothers rocketed to $910. And those free and easy ones are at least $800.. Too expensive to handle. So i guess, it's off again.

Well, maybe next year during off peak season then will go to taiwan. In the meantime, i shall consider to go cheaper countries like bangkok to shop.

The worst scenario is i shall spend my 7.5 days leave in singapore... at least after some planning, i could get 2 different super long weekends - break from wednesday to sunday & thursday to sunday. With just 7.5 days leave, i could get a total accumulative break of 18 days inclusive of off days that is!!!

Some consolation.

I shall look forward to my breaks i've been longing for.