collection of experiences and experiments

Category: taiwan

  • hot pot

    Today after school, my mother and I decided to have hotpot for lunch at a place we walked past the other day. What attracted us what their weekday lunch deal which is less that 10£ per person. They had two options, just meat, or for more you get meat and seafood. We opted for just…

  • street food

    Another slow day, school then bought some food. That’s it.

  • temple

    After school, I met up with my mother and we visited a temple close to our house. Taiwan is known for having many many temples everywhere. On the way home we got some groceries Dinner this evening:

  • hualien pt 6

    The only main thing planned this day was for my mom to get her eyebrows microbladed. We first stopped by a chain cafe in Taiwan, 85°C. They have pretty good coffee and lots of different cakes sold by slices and whole. It is all fresh and more of an asian style which means they are…

  • hualien pt 5

    A relaxed day. Started off walking around and getting our hair washed. Grabbed a small breakfast from FamilyMart before. The drink is a bubbly grape drink, supposedly it is chardonnay grape flavor…? It had a slightly alcohol smell but tasted like bubble water with grape flavor. Not like grape soda. The other thing is a…

  • train dinner

    Today was just school then catching a train back to Hualien. At the station, I grabbed a some food as I hadn’t had a meal that day. I’ve noticed that with the heat and higher temperature, I have less of an appetite. Nevertheless, after wandering around, I decided to grab sushi. I also stopped at…

  • snacks

    Another slow and uneventful day. I decided to stop at 7-Eleven on the way back to grab some snacks. In Taiwan, 7-Eleven is one of the convenience stores at every corner. Like the other ones, you can do many other things other than buy food and snacks. You can buy train tickets, top-up phones and…

  • memorial hall

    The previous day, I arranged to go visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall after school with the same classmates. We used Ubike to get there and it was better than I expected. Since I have a public transport card (YoYo card), I can rent the bikes as they are part of public transport in Taiwan. The…

  • buffet?

    Today after school (seems like I’m saying this too often after graduating…) I grabbed lunch with a couple classmates. She took us to what is called a buffet, but the system isn’t like the typical you pay a set price and it’s all you can eat. This one was where you get a plate and…

  • week alone

    This week my mother decided to stay in Hualien. Monday back to school was just a regular day. After school I headed home and made a simple late lunch. My grandma sent me home with tea eggs, corn, and some pig head so I made some miso soup and added some of those in. I…