The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
I’m back from a marathon tour of northern and central Taiwan. 
The last five days have been hectic, tiring and one heck of a photography trip. Below, a photo taken from the 89th floor of Taipei 101 of parking areas for cars and scooters.
Just have to submit Tuesday’s op-ed column and a couple of feature articles then it’s back to normal blogging mode.
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Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion. We all love to take photos -- of anything that catches our fancy. It's a family obsession.
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Great to have you back!! Nice photo. Nakakahilo nga lang
thanks, kongkong. yang “nakakahilo”… applicable sa buong trip LOL kaloka.
nakakahilo nga, kung ako yung andyan grabe iiyak na lang ako heheh
Hah, you climbed it just in time for its last week as the tallest building on earth. Burj Dubai just overtook Taipei 101 yesterday. :p
Welcome back, Connie! And yey, tapos na ang spam days ng pamilya mo!
Para akong nalula looking at that top view of the parking lot. Egads, did you say 89th floor?
Ay nalula ako! At ang mga kotse para na lang matchbox!
mae, photo trip. you won’t mind the height pag nakita mo yung panoramic view.
jon, yah, i just read. LOL umabot pa rin.
hi jane, uy, say mo, they only opened two cans of spam ha. nagluto ang asawa ko!!!!
mitchteryosa, actually mas nakakalula if you’re on the ground looking up. feeling mo tutumba ka.
Ohhh! Matchboxes!
Nice shot, Connie! And welcome back!
Welcome Back. Can’t wait to read more all about your trip
Let me guess…you took the Cebu Pacific flight? LOL
Can’t wait to see your photos.
Thanks, Rhodora and Dexie. Photos coming up as soon as they get resized. Kaloka ang dami eh.
Doc Emer, not Cebu Pacific. China Airlines. Dynasty class.
Hey welcome back! I’m sure nalula ka dahil na-lost in translation ka? hehe Did you get to try the bullet train to Kaohsiung?
Hi Chats. Yeah, I wrote a column about the trip. Part 1 pa lang actually.
Wow! Yeah, up close on the ground may seem more “nakakalula” since it would seem like its coming to you. Sus, kala mo naman nakapunta nako. Anyway, glad you’re back home safely.
at nagmamaganda ka pala sa taiwan!
anyway, nakakahilo nga yung kuha… ahihi
Nakakatakot naman. Saka tama sila, nakakahilo nga.
Oh I remember now..is this the Taiwan tourism board invitation? ‘Galing naman!
Personally, I wouldn’t fly business class to a country so near except when its free. Yayain ko nga si soulmate there when I get a break.
nakakahilo… baka dahil buntis ka delish?
yah, emer, that’s the one. di nga na-maximize yung business class kasi 1 hr 40 mins lang. if you’re going, the lantern festival yata is on september.