collection of experiences and experiments

Tag: fruit

  • 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…

  • 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 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…