Cable Car Ride To/Fro Huangshan via Yungu Cableway

To get to Huangshan, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in China, it's essential to take a few modes of support, from a shuttle bus to the yungu cableway; operational in 1986, rebuilt in 2007 and said to be one of the earliest in China! 

Let's start with the journey that was about 2,666 meters in length, and across an altitude difference of 775 meters. It might pale in comparison to Sapa but back in 1986, I bet this installation would be considered as technological feat.

Photographs along the way. I don't know why but the photographs taken using my iPhone didn't do justice to the actual sights, which were a lot nicer.

The kind of scenery that my dad loves. 

Landscape looked almost unreal, especially when we neared the other end of the cableway. It's like towering blocks of large rocks, peppered with strips of greenery that creeped up to the hilltops, yet without the capability to envelope them. 

More photographs before we reached the end of the cableway! 

My return cable car ride back to Huangshan City was nothing exciting as the whole place was just foggy and I can't see shit! Nevertheless, the above was more to show the checks required for all foreigners; using their passport to clear admission! That's unheard of in most other countries.

Not that inconvenient but which means you have to keep your passport with you at all times. And this is dangerous for careless guys like me.

Bye! 

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OMEGA Pork Noodle 猪肉粉 @ Northpoint City Mall in Yishun [Singapore]

猪肉粉 is a Chinese term that's seldom heard of in Singapore and is actually more common across the causeway. However, the words just meant pork noodles and a popular Malaysian chain had set up shop in Singapore, with its second branch near me at Northpoint City Mall! 

Called OMEGA Pork Noodle; the first question that came to mind would be the rationale for the use of omega as its brand name. Turned out the pork they used was said to be high in Omega-3 fatty acids when pork was typically known being low in omega 3.

Nevertheless, this new branch had generated plenty of interest among Yishunites, and the queue was so long! Thankfully, my mom and elder sister was already in queue and by the time I arrived, we were just third in line! 

Aside from their signature pork noodles, beverage guzzlers would be happy to know that with just S$3.90 per person (with a meal), you can get unlimited drinks from the above, including fruit tea, honey lemon, lemongrass, lime jasmine green tea, ginger tea, barley, red dates tea, chrysanthemum ginseng herbal tea. 

I am focused on food only! 

Ordering via QR code! 

Omega Signature Pork Noodle Dry - Three steps to ordering; choosing the kind of soup, choice of meat combo and selection of noodles. I went with dry tossed noodles, with meat patty + meat slices + meat balls (A2), and mee pok for my noodles.

There were actually nine types of noodles to choose, including mee sua, wanton noodle, plus options for some mixes. My mee pok was fine; with a dash of spiciness and just a tad dry, which a scoopful of soup would help to moisturize and enhance the slurpiness. 

Stars of the show would be the soup and the pork ingredients, said to be high in omega 3 fatty acids. On the soup - there was just a slight whiff of porkiness swirling between my taste buds yet delicious with touches of flavourful garlic bits! Cabbage soaked in the broth and texture was perfect with a soft crunchiness! 

In summary, the pork was indeed in another class; the sliced meat was tender, not hard and overly cooked like many other sliced pork I had. Meat patty and meatballs were as nice, not overly flavoured with a desirable tinge of natural sweetness; good enough for me to even consider buying them if I ever have steamboat at home! 

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First experience of 猪肉粉 and I am sold! While I enjoyed what I ordered, I wouldn't be keen to queue up for too long. Should the queue be manageable and I am craving for noodles in Yishun, this would be one of the top few choices! 

Address

930 Yishun Avenue 2, North Wing,

#B1-52, Northpoint City Mall,

Singapore 769098

Map

As above.

Website

https://omegaporknoodles.com/en/home-english/

Menu

As above.

Pricing

Omega Signature Pork Noodle Dry (A2) - S$8.90

(Subject to Service Charge)

Last Day of the 11 Days, 10 Nights Taiwan Trip 2025

<<< Day Ten

Detailed Postings for the Day

• Breakfast at Morni莫尼 (Meichun Branch) 
• IPPUDO Ramen @ Xinwuri HSR Station
• Smart Green Energy Waiting Room @ Taoyuan Airport
• Pili Puppet Legend Waiting Room @ Taoyuan Airport

Last day in Taiwan and I was gearing for a jog only to hear the pitter-pattering of raindrops at the window. A cold 10 degree-celcius day, that was supposed to feel like 3 degree celcius! Back onto the bed and doom-scroll while waiting for Alex to wake up. 

Time to pack up and check out from Tea Way Hotel. For my review of the hotel that's superbly near Taichung Train Station (even though we didn't take the train throughout the few days at Taichung), click here!  

Another advantage staying near Tea Way Hotel; the sheer amount of Southeast Asian eateries in the area, although I don't understand why you would want to seek out Southeast Asian food when you are not in Southeast Asia. 

With no particular eatery I wanted to to try, a search on Google Maps brought us to Morni莫尼 (Meichun Branch) cafe, supposedly a chain serving typical Taiwanese breakfast fare. 

Breakfast was alright but I am most impressed with the service standard of the young boys who were likely helping out their parents as it was already the school break then given the proximity to lunar new year. 

After returning our rental car at the Ho Ing counter conveniently located within Xinwuri HSR Station, it's time to worry about lunch even though our breakfast was just a mere one hour ago. To be honest, I was so keen to get a bento and then indulge on the train! 

Sadly, I wasn't craving for rice. Instead, the IPPUDO Ramen restaurant at Xinwuri HSR Station caught my eyes, and without much hesitation, I was seated and before long; I was hungrily slurping down strands of ramen! Shiok! 

Still have an hour or so to go and there were plenty of shops within the HSR station where my shopping continues, despite the lack of luggage space! Frankly, you can leave your souvenir shopping (food and non-food) to the very last day as there were so, so much to shop! 

Time to take the high speed railway! We have pre-booked our seats via the official HSR website here so that we would be guaranteed seats. Necessary especially when we have so many pieces of luggage with us.

We had to resort to placing our cabin luggage in front of our seats! p.s. we booked business class tickets; at my age, comfort is much more important than saving money.

Time to speed towards the special municipality of Taoyuan! 

Alex preparing to eat his Sukyia takeaway in the train whereas almost full me would make do with the snacks that were given as part of the business class experience. I just read that the snacks were unlimited! Not that it matters much to me though. 

Weather got progressively better as the high speed train went north, with the clouds slowing clearing up. You may wish to consider buying seats on the right side since you would be granted views of the mountain range in the middle of the island. 

Arrival at the Taoyuan HSR station and I saw there appeared to be a number of malls here, including the Gloria Outlet Mall! Next time, maybe I should stay at Taoyuan for a night or two! 

And instead of taking the train to the airport; maybe a cab ride instead since there were hardly enough space for our luggage! Not to mention that the train operates more like an MRT in Singapore, where passengers flow would be much higher than a high speed train. 

Checking in to Taoyuan International Airport! The queue to check in for Singapore Airlines was super long; thankfully, it cleared pretty fast. All airports should consider going to full force on self check-in and baggage check-in...

Time, to, shop, again! 

Last beverage in Taiwan; and rightfully an authentic Taiwanese bubble milk tea from Chun Shui Tang; the founder of bubble milk tea, which has a branch within the airport.

One commercial outlet I would recommend all outgoing passengers to visit; the Taiwan Museum shop! This might come as a surprise as I have never visited the National Palace Museum at Taipei, although I have been to Taiwan three times! 

There were a ton of beautiful things I wanted to purchase for my home! They were so unique, many of which have a modern twist, like the frog with a coin jutting out of its mouth. Prices were a bit high though.  

Checking out the two themed waiting rooms at the airport; the Smart Green Energy Waiting Room and the Pili Puppet Legend Waiting Room. Changi Airport should consider incorporating this for their check out gates for terminal 5! 

Boarding the plane soon!

Departure timing: 5.35pm.

Boarded the Boeing B787-10 plane and was allocated the bulkhead seat! So much legroom for me, but to be fair, I am short so it might not matter that much for someone who is six feet tall. 

Setting sun! 

Airplane successfully took off at about 5.51pm; slight delay although not a problem for me as my heart would love to remain in Taiwan for as long as I could. This post took almost 18 months, meaning it has also been this long since my visit to Taiwan. Time to plan for another trip!

Our meal in the plane.

No complaint; loving the ice cream. 

First thing to do after clearing immigration at Changi International Airport; free duty alcohol purchases and helping a friend to buy Kavalan Whisky. So expensive; beer for the win. 

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Click HERE for 11 Days, 10 Nights Taiwan Trip: Summarised Itinerary for Chiayi Alishan (嘉义阿里山) - Kaohsiung (高雄) - Tainan (台南) - Taichung (臺中)