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