Wednesday February 20th, 2013
A beloved cheese, egg toast sandwich for breakfast made by
host grandmother. You’ve seen/heard of this before I know. Nonetheless I love
it so much that it calls for another picture! It’s something I definitely would
like to make when in America. The egg is easily enough, just fry it in a pan.
The other two components are trickier. Square cheese not a problem…that is if I
can figure out what the heck type of cheese it is. XD Which *ahem* I haven’t
been successful with. America cheese maybe? I don’t know. The bread is uncommon
to me but very well may exist in abundance that the local American grocery
store. Notice how it’s squared shape? Well I’m used to mushroom shape (square
bottom but curved top). Overall the goal is just to recreate its taste again by
experimenting with difference ingredients. Breakfast toast sandwich rant end.
:P
Canned coffee morning! It’s been, what, a month? Nice to
taste you again. Its reason for purchase was both for tasting and caffeine
assistance. One, I had library book entertainment and would rather read than
struggle through sleep. Two, sleeping at school is unpleasant because it causes
back and neck pains from hunching over on the desk as well as stomach pains
from being squished together for such a long time. Yep, a cup/can of coffee now
and then is good helping friend. ^_^
So the book! I began with “Peeps” by Scott Westerfield and
read for the entire day. Oh my holy guacamole! THIS IS FANTASTIC! That comes
from both a severe lack of fiction reading and being a well-written work. Also,
the writer is Texas much to my surprise and pleasure. YEE-HAW TEXAS! :D If I
say this book is about vampires, does your mind bring up the Twilight file?
What if I say this book is about parasites and viruses? Now combine the two!
What do you get? Peeps! Cute name huh? The book cover ain’t so cute though, not
with yellow eyes blazing a hole into your soul with white skin surrounding it.
XD But yes, this book is fascinating! It can be disturbing as to be expected
when talking about parasites but is so well done. The chapters follow a pattern
all the way through the book. One chapter is the story, the next is a little
lesson over a parasite or virus, then back to the story, then how little
microscopic buggers could kill us, more plot, oh this parasite can actually be
helpful, etc. Sounds intriguing, no? Well it is! All day I was clutching the
book, not once getting bored and nearly finishing expected for maybe a
remaining seventh fraction. No spoilers will come from my mouth/typing fingers
but I recommend reading this book!
Did I ever mention the “Pirates” book I borrowed? The
beginning was captivating as it throws so much foreshadowing at you and then
your mind brainstorms what each to spiral into. My brainstorming was a lot more
interesting than the entire second half of the book. Seriously, so much dark
foreshadowing of something terrible to happen ends up being a one page quick
solution that leaves you saying, “…that’s
it?!” Hence why I’m so pleased with “Peeps” because so far it’s been
interesting and not letting me down as the other book did. Ok, book rant done.
:P
Hehe, my classmate made me happy! We had a seat change for
the second semester and I’m now by a girl whom I’m acquainted with, is very
nice and is brave enough to talk to me (remember, most Taiwanese are like super
shy when it comes to foreigners). She asked me how to pronounce a couple
English words in her textbook and I helped her sound them out. I just love it
when they ask me for English help because I really want to assist them in anyway
I can. So yay! ^_^
Brought from America, I used a homemade bookmark of a
beloved character named Motochika to hold my place in “Peeps.” A classmate
noticed this and recognized him surprised I watched anime. At her recognition
my attention was captured in amazement at someone knowing my favorite anime
“Sengoku Basara.” See, it’s not very popular in any country but I adore it. So
meeting a fellow fan is exciting! This girl asked if she could borrow it later.
Confused but happy to share the Basara-ness, I agreed happily. To be continued…
;D
Goodness have I got a hankering for night market stinky
tofu! That’s not easily accessible for me so I took the alternative route.
Lunch today was bought at the B1 floor cafeteria in the buffet line, which
offered a hunk of stinky tofu. Though not really stinky it was nonetheless
delicious. An egg, a couple of sweet potato fries and veggies enhanced the
lunch even more. Yummyness!
My class had P.E. yet again today and yet again I played
basketball with some fellow chica classmates. We were supposed to run but for some reason was postponed until next
week. Gosh darn it! I specifically chose my (normal) clothes today just for
that reason! Oh well, the basketball was just as fun and bondful as yesterday.
Andrea really likes! ^_^
The Motochika bookmark subject returns! What happened was
the classmate who asked to borrow it brought her friend from another class to
see it. Once I showed it to her, I done found myself another Sengoku Basara
fan! DOUBLE SCORE IN ONE DAY! That’s a record by the way! I’ve only been a
converter to the show and not someone who runs across other fans. There’s
excitement in that aspect but also knowing there’s something these girls and I
can bond with. No I don’t think our love for the show is on the same level
(mine is above and beyond XD) but we all like watching anime. It’s a future
connection maker therefore a friend maker! Whoo-hoo! I’m so glad I used my
beloved bookmark otherwise this would’ve never happened. Thank you Motochika!
^_^
On Wednesdays we have a two-hour class at the end of the day
that’s supposed to be an elective. The exchange students don’t get to chose the
class but rather go where we’re assigned. The choice doesn’t matter because we
only attend half of it then are released early. Last semester I was in a class
for a game creator/animation program called “Scratch.” After a month of
unsuccessfulness, I gave up on trying to learn because it was taught in Chinese
(couldn’t understand), would never see the program again in my life, missed
half the class every time and wasn’t exactly Dreamworks quality if you get my
drift. Second semester holds yet another computer class but for something
unknown. I think it’s a software called “ez-8+” and looks very strange. The
whole hour was spent logging on and creating an account for some purpose I
don’t know. Why so long? Because it took fooooooooreverrrrrrr to load even a
single page. In all seriousness it took several minutes for one page to load
even for just getting on the Google main page. Yeah, that slow. The teacher even was saying how slow it was who was a
man I haven’t seen before btw. He seems nice but smells of cigarettes. That’s
only a first impression. Other days will have to prove or disprove that. That
is, if I have this class anymore.
FYI, we (the exchange students at my high school) are
scheduling to hire a Chinese teacher to come and give lessons to us perhaps
three days a week in the afternoon. We are doing this because we want to learn
more and the exchange students not in my district don’t have University class
this semester. They ran through book one in one semester while my district is
covering the same material in two semesters. I wouldn’t say if one is better
than the other because one may cover more but may not be as in depth as the
other. Either way we want to learn more and therefore shall pay to have a
teacher come. We’re just not positive what days and when that’ll be, hence
explaining the previous paragraph’s last sentence.
It’s been awhile since I’ve last shown a picture of the
day’s dinner eaten at my host family’s house. Well here ya go! That dish on the
left is a hot pot and quite tasty. I think the components are bought prepared
and you easily just boil them. My favorite is the white ball, which contains
fish eggs inside. Quite tasty as is everything else.
I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! My return flight has now been set in
stone after waiting weeks for Taiwan Rotary to debate and give me permission to
depart on a requested date. Though a month earlier than usual, my feet shall
lift off this country on May 27th! I asked for such an early date
because my sister’s college graduation takes place on June 1st,
which I wouldn’t miss for the world. Factor in flight time, a day or two of
rest from jetlag then driving to Georgia, May 27th is the latest I
can stay in Taiwan.
With that being said that only gives me three months left in
my exchange. That’s like being hit in the head with a hammer. It’s going to fly
by! There’s still a lot left on my to-do list. Some of that includes food I’ve
been ignoring due to trying to stay thin. That dream was shattered as my round
belly now proves. I’ve excepted that my digestive system just can’t metabolize
Taiwan food nearly as well as the Taiwanese and therefore stores fat up the
wazoo even when eating half the amount of food or healthier choices than the
locals. I’ll whip my body back into shape in America where exercise resources
are easily accessible and plentiful. That doesn’t mean I’ve lost any care for
limiting weight gain because that’s certainly not the case. What it does mean
is that I’ll give some controlled leeway for foods not available in America
that I would like to try. So you will be seeing more new foods adventurously
tasted very soon and more frequently than before. This’ll be fun! :D
Starting with this! A “Kinder Joy”/Kinder egg. For those who
don’t know what Kinder chocolate is…oh my gosh convert NOW! This stuff is
sha-mazing! Seriously! (I recommend Kinder Bueno Bars for first timers) Totally
oblivious to what this Kinder dessert egg thing was, it became my experiment
for the night. First it opens in half
with each section being sealed in plastic. There’s a side with “Kinder” all
over it, which will be the sweet scrumptious side. The other side is covered in
“?” That’s sure what I felt like when lifting the plastic. Inside of chocolate
it was a crappy cheap toy. Hey! I wanted kinder chocolate dude! What the heck?
XD Ah, I suppose it was a good thing since it limited calories. :P
Concerning the consumable half, a thin milk chocolate laid
at the bottom coated in white chocolate and topped with two balls. The balls
are very hard to explain as are the ingenious invention of Kinder’s flavor.
There’s like a wonderful combination of crunchy wafer, chocolate (or caramel)
filling and hard shell with sprinkles embedded in. Really, really good stuff. Though personally I prefer Kinder Buenos. ;)
I’m happy to finally try Kinder Joys that have been staring at my face every
time I walk into a convenient store. XD
Last but not least of the night is mass ripping of
aboriginal CDs. My host family bought a bunch during the performance at Sun
Moon Lake (my aboriginal dancing debut :P) and leant me them. One CD stood out
to me above them all, which happened to the only one specifically of the same
performers at Sun Moon Lake. My tribe! :D It had a little book with pictures,
lyrics and everything. And I guess whose picture was included? My favorite guy
of the group, Mr. Dolled-Up-In-an-AWESOME-tassel-drenched-outfit! He looks so
different without the colorful, swishy gloriousness but still handsome. The
dude I hugged was also in the book. That whole book just brought smiles left
and right out from me. Ahhhh, I miss my tribe. XD
That’ll be all for tonight. Sweet dreams everyone!
Nighty-night!
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