7/3 Lady Gaga will come to Taiwan

Zuoying on Flickr.

The five most prevalent words running through my mind while in Taiwan: Oh shit, I’m gonna die.

- Asian drivers everywhere.
- Street food = unsanitary preparation.
- Mysterious asian food. People keep telling me, “oh it’s just like chicken.” like hell it’s chicken.
- Smokers everywhere
- Mosquitoes
- Hot, muggy weather 

next photos: food porn!




asian corn on a cob


different flavours to add to the taro


sweet taro treats on ice


lady making the taro all day




mushrooms!


the yummy fried calamari


tofu with (forgot) but it smelled nice

Well..

sky sky cry.

sunrise on the pacific ocean.

Hands down the funniest looking fish I’ve ever seen, with its open mouth and buck teeth. This was in an aquarium park in Taiwan.

Taken using my Canon Ixus.

but I can’t go with it let me cry the fucking river!

Pile Flower Again by ?

We took one of those swan boats and paddled all the way to the middle of the lake.

We stayed for a while, lost ourselves in the serenity of being there but not really anywhere.

I don’t think I would like to settle down in a small town, at least not yet, but having a peaceful moment like that, away from civilization and away from people, it was perfect.

(by xiuxiu_sh)

Five-Spiced Stewed Pork ??

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. Belly pork, 4 cloves garlic, 1 leek

SEASONINGS

1T cooking wine, 1C soy sauce, 2T sugar, 3 star anises, 4C soup broth

METHODS

1. Blanch the whole belly pork in boiling water to remove the blood, then remove to clean water and cook for 20 minutes until done. Remove and cool, then cut into large square pieces.

2. Heat 2T of cooking oil in wok to stir-fry garlic cloves until fragrant. Return pork and add seasonings to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook for 30 minutes until the pork is tender and soft. Remove to serving plate and sprinkle with shredded leak. Serve.

[POINT]

1. Select belly pork with tight, square layers for this dish.

2. During the cooking process do not let the pork stick to the pan. When the pork starts to soften, turn the skin face up because skin sticks to the bottom easily.

Peter:

This is probably one of my favorite Taiwanese dishes right now. Not only from what we cooked, but just in general. I love this dish. And the longer you stew it, the softer the meat gets. Mmm. Even the fatty layer is so delicious. Especially when it has soaked up all the juice. YUM!

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December 28, 2010 - Hualien, Taiwan

People who are sitting and reading book are the most intriguing people I can ever meet in streets or parks. Especially if they are quite old because they’ve got a lot of stories to tell. =P

I’m painting (Taken with instagram)

Taiwan coastline.

traditional beef rice

Tree Lights.

Some books and magazines I bought yesterday #taipei (Taken with instagram)

Zhongxiao east Rd. #taipei (Taken with instagram)

???? (feat. Soft Lipa ??)

taiwanese style nujabes for ya

I’m so fed up with living in europe, please someone take...

????? - Pick up and Drop off area

However, the HSR decided to transalte this into: Car Kiss and Ride for some reason?

flower owl by Ernesto JT on Flickr.

?? (by susan8098)

I’m so fed up with living in europe, please someone take me back to Taiwan? I don’t belong here.

"What’s the matter? Haven’t you ever seen a sexy nurse in the men’s toilet before?"

beware of…

Quiet Night Life

Day 4

This has been the temperature for the past 10 days INDOORS.

Day 14

????kiss!kiss!kiss! by ??

Responding to emails has been the vast majority of my day. By this moment I have written or replied to 23 emails, not to mention several handfuls of facebook posts and personal messages about when/where I’m meeting with who and a further litany of information. I still have 4 IPMP emails to respond to but alas I’m just going to write this and go to bed and deal with those tomorrow.

Highlights from today include:

• Wandering around Taipei, bought tea and a meat bun, walked thru a NOVA looking for a cover for my Sony Ericson (still no luck)
• Missing the train I needed to be on time to meet Orophin and her mum, having to borrow the cell phone of a guy on the train (See below), and getting a Sim card for my phone with them
• Dinner at Mos Burger and riding back to Orophin’s house just so I could make sure I knew what I was doing when I will have to go there alone

The guy on the train features as my best “Conversation with a Stranger” for today. After I borrowed his phone to call Orophin and tell her that I’d be a bit late to reaching Taoyuan, we talked all the way to my station. Turns out he also attended (and graduated from  ??) but he graduated in 2004. After the normal introduction of why I’m here, we discussed trips to different parts of the country such as Hualian or Kenting and he agreed that since I haven’t been to Hualian yet I should go. He even had pictures on his phone to back up his statements.

Since I’ve gotten my phone card I’ve finally solidified plans to hang out with: Peter, Kiki, Amber and Angel. I have to drop off my suitcase to Orophin’s house tomorrow after noon. I will be quite happy when I no longer have to wash my underwear in the sink. 

Vacationing in Taiwan Food Frenzy Epi 12. Sushi Platter.

Sashimi over a bed a shredded daikon radish with an escargot salad side dish and a sweetened black bean side dish.

“What’s the matter? Haven’t you ever seen a sexy nurse in the men’s toilet before?”

- Hana Kimi, Taiwan