collection of experiences and experiments

Category: asia

  • hualien pt 4

    It was another slow relaxed day. Grandma cooked food that I had for brunch. Later that day we met up with a friend and caught up over some douhua. This is something I haven’t had in a while. The shop we went to was an old one that has been serving it for many many…

  • hualien pt 3

    This was a relatively busy day. But first, breakfast. My grandma kindly steamed sticky rice she made along with tea eggs and bamboo soup. 10/10 After this, my mother and I headed to the hairdressers to get our hair done. We had been looking forward to getting it permed for a while. As we were…

  • train bento

    After school I headed home and caught a train that evening with my mother to head to Hualien for the weekend. For the train ride, we bought Taiwanese bento boxes and vending machine drinks as we both had not had a meal yet. The ones we chose we very similar. Rice on the bottom with…

  • duck 3 ways

    On the way back from school, I grabbed a couple fruits and food for lunch. papaya and mangos I bought Taiwan grown mangos. These are smaller than the imported ones, but are very sweet with a strong mango flavor. 9/10 The papaya was also very tasty. 8/10 cuttlefish balls and roasted duck leg I had…

  • typhoon mawar

    With the typhoon being near, the weather was quite rainy this day. After school I just headed home. (>‿◠)✌

  • street food

    This was a slow uneventful day. Just went to school then home. For dinner, I had some street food. peanut bun This is a plain bun filled with a peanut paste. It was a little on the drier side, but the peanut was quite fragrant and flavorful. 6/10 scallion bun This type of bun is…

  • first day

    Today was my first day of Chinese school at SCE Chinese Culture University! I had no idea what to expect, but I was still looking forward to it. To get there from where I am staying, I have to take the MRT and change two or three times depending on which stops I change at.…

  • japanese

    This was another slow morning. Mother and I grabbed brunch in the cafe in the apartment complex we’re staying at. This apartment complex is one of the newly built ones and is very grand. Everytime I walk in I feel like I’m in a hotel. There are a few residental benefits including a gym and…

  • xindian

    This day, we traveled by MRT to visit my great aunt. We met around lunch so she took us to eat first. cold sides: top: tofu ; This tofu dish is firm tofu sliced and seasoned with spices, chilies, and dried anchoveys. I love this style of dried anchovey as they are a little bit…

  • orientation day

    We had another late start to the day as the earliest thing planned was to visit the university I’d be having my Chinese summer classes. It is located in the Daan District next to Daan Park, which is a very beautiful park. The orientation day was just to get our student ID cards, books, and…