Happy boxing day.
Its been a long time since i last posted.
Taiwan trip Part 1
Sausage-eating, night-market-loving, and hokkien-speaking Taiwan is a land of treasures (as my tour guide said). Its scenery is dominated by green mountains and more green mountains. Everywhere you turn, there will be a huge mountain looming in the distance. In the countryside, farms seem to stretch on forever, and old, small houses dot the landscape. In the city, most notably Taipei, skyscrapers and revving motorcycles surround you. And no, I am not writing a descriptive essay here.
It gives the impression of a country stuck between past and present.
I love the night markets. Anyone who hates the night markets must be crazy. I visited three of these bustling, chaotic, and aromatic markets. The first thing that hits you is the salty pungent smell of 'chou dou fu'. I absolutely don't understand why its smelly. It smells kinda nice. Maybe people who have noses for durian will have noses for chou dou fu. And then of course, there is the oyster omelette, which is a hot favourite among tourists and locals alike. Its crispy and gooey at the same time, and is served with a dollop of pinkish sweet sauce.
Don't forget the sausages. They are fat, sweet, artery-clogging atrocities. Atrocious in a good way. They come served in a rice bun, or just sliced up for convenience. The most unique one i ate was the sausage coated in bread and potato and then deep fried. It was awesomely good. Good enough for you to want another one though your stomach is already bursting with oyster omelettes, milk tea, and deep fried chicken.
I conclude that their night markets are the place to go if expanding waistlines are of secondary concern. You get to binge on the cheap.
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Monday, 7 December 2009
geek
Today, I had the most memorable meal of my life.
Really.
LT and I worked from 9am to 5pm today at some kindergarten tucked away among a maze of soaring HDB blocks. Without for LT and her 'natural flair' for navigation, I think I would be wandering around in Pasir Ris now.
Time was spent creating new decorations, all of which required copious amounts of cutting, glue-ing, painting, taping, wrapping, brain-juicing and blahing. Blahing being talking about how we regret signing up and would rather be watching our fish (fishville), trees (country story), and restaurants (restaurant city) grow on facebook.
Lunch was perhaps the highlight of the day. I would love to say that everything was fine and we all enjoyed a bowl of fried rice, but no. Ravenous and about to eat up the teachers, we were greeted by a bowl of macaroni with peas and bits of carrot, accompanied by a bowl of cabbage soup.
It sounds ok, but this particular lunch has confirmed my suspicions that teachers cannot cook. Everything was, to put it kindly, slightly (not really) on the bland side. Not that anyone of us expected much of kindergarten food, but I really cannot imagine how the teachers and students seem to able to eat such food everyday.
And to think that when I was in kindergarten, I actually looked forward to going to school for the food (Yes, I was a glutton).
I don't think adding a little salt in their food will cost this kindergarten their 'healthy food award', or whatever it says on their website.
What is the world coming to??? D:
Really.
LT and I worked from 9am to 5pm today at some kindergarten tucked away among a maze of soaring HDB blocks. Without for LT and her 'natural flair' for navigation, I think I would be wandering around in Pasir Ris now.
Time was spent creating new decorations, all of which required copious amounts of cutting, glue-ing, painting, taping, wrapping, brain-juicing and blahing. Blahing being talking about how we regret signing up and would rather be watching our fish (fishville), trees (country story), and restaurants (restaurant city) grow on facebook.
Lunch was perhaps the highlight of the day. I would love to say that everything was fine and we all enjoyed a bowl of fried rice, but no. Ravenous and about to eat up the teachers, we were greeted by a bowl of macaroni with peas and bits of carrot, accompanied by a bowl of cabbage soup.
It sounds ok, but this particular lunch has confirmed my suspicions that teachers cannot cook. Everything was, to put it kindly, slightly (not really) on the bland side. Not that anyone of us expected much of kindergarten food, but I really cannot imagine how the teachers and students seem to able to eat such food everyday.
And to think that when I was in kindergarten, I actually looked forward to going to school for the food (Yes, I was a glutton).
I don't think adding a little salt in their food will cost this kindergarten their 'healthy food award', or whatever it says on their website.
What is the world coming to??? D:
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
holidays
Dumb post today, as always.
Events of note
1) Cheapo watch No.2 died out on me. It has now been relegated to the deepest crevices of my drawer, and is spending quality time with Cheapo watch No.1.
2) PP has managed to break his personal record of baking 5 fruit cakes in 1 month.
3) A cockroach that was stupid enough to fly onto MP's arm is now spending its after-life in the sewers.
4) Left foot has grown to be 2.5cm longer than Right foot.
5) I went out with LT.
6) I went out with LT.
7) I went out with LT.
Events of note
1) Cheapo watch No.2 died out on me. It has now been relegated to the deepest crevices of my drawer, and is spending quality time with Cheapo watch No.1.
2) PP has managed to break his personal record of baking 5 fruit cakes in 1 month.
3) A cockroach that was stupid enough to fly onto MP's arm is now spending its after-life in the sewers.
4) Left foot has grown to be 2.5cm longer than Right foot.
5) I went out with LT.
6) I went out with LT.
7) I went out with LT.
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