Lunch Time

Lunch Boxes

 I was passing to one of the rooms and I saw this, no one's there :)

Happy Blue Monday!

Reflection from Chinese Culture University

MandarinChinese Culture University, Jienguo Branch

This is where I'm taking my Mandarin Language, it's a private school and yet cheaper than other language schools in Taipei. I like their modern facilities.

Wherever you look in this building wall, reflection is all around...

A lot of mirrors and glass walls

The 7th floor... two weeks ago there's one Japanese student jumped from the 9th floor... sad!

Weekend Reflection

Weekend Food Tour: Taiwanese Spring Roll

April 5, 2011 is Tomb Sweeping Day here ( 清明節/清明节 or Ching Ming Festival) . Literally, Ching Ming means Spring (pure and bright). Spring roll is associated with this festival, it is offered during Tomb Sweeping Day. The story that handed down to this generation~spring roll is the cheapest, easiest,  and tastiest food that they can offer to those who passed away during the war.

 Here are the ingredients~sausage, boiled pork, carrot, cabbage, peanut powder with sugar, eggs, green vege, garlic powder, spring roll wrapper.  The ingredients should be 13 in all, I think we only had 9. The meat was just sliced into cube and boiled. The flavoring was only powdered peanut and sugar or simply garlic powder.

Some students volunteered to do the cooking, while I'm busy taking photos :)

The fun part, all of us wrapped our own spring roll in whatever we want :) 

Eating time...

Souvenir Class Photo :)

Food Trip Friday

Food Friday

What's Going On Lately?

I'm having a cappuccino in a paper cup as usual in Chinese Class. We're having summer and winter in a spring, that's why a lot of people here are getting sick.

I'm feeling alright, a bit excited for the upcoming visit of hubby here next week. I have to lessen my on-line blogging for a while, at the same time it's my finals in Chinese Class.


On my mind is our upcoming trip to the famous Taroko Gorge in the middle of Taiwan. I booked our tickets on-line and haven't received the voucher yet. I hope the travel agent wouldn't cancel it. (Maybe they can't have their quota).

"I've lived to bury my desires,

And see my dreams corrode with rust;

Now all that's left are fruitless fires

That burn my empty heart to dust."

~Model Kate Moss quotes

Tea Talk

Guest Heart Thursday

Taking On-line Review Test

I'm having cappuccino in a paper cup and purple rice. I'm actually in the digital/library room in basement 4 in our school doing my on-line Chinese test. I didn't finish the test since the computer wasn't cooperating this morning. I just have to take test before the deadline on Tuesday. Yes, we're allowed to eat in the room :)

I'm feeling good since Spring is here and that's my favorite time of the year. But it has been raining since Monday and temperature went down (seems like winter again). I did enjoy some of the places with blooming flowers all over.


On my mind, well, nothing much. I don't think much of the future now, I'm just living one day at a time and enjoying the "now".

 For me, Life is too short to be worried with little things...

How about you? Life is too short.....(your answer please!)

Tea  Talk

Almost Chinese New Year

First week of February is the Chinese New Year for this year.
Last Friday, our school had activities for students like introduction
of food  and their meaning, some sayings, and even paper cutting.

I'll introduce more about Chinese New Year in my coming blogs.

Rednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Last Glimpse of White Christmas

In our school, students had their exhibits about Christmas.
I found this really artistic!

And here's my heart share for Guest Heart Thursday!

Christmas Poinsettia's Reflection

"Nothing says Christmas like a red poinsettia."

-Tamara Jensen

Today is our last day of school this semester, yipee!

Weekend Reflections

The Road Not Taken

I'm having hot chocolate in our class, as usual in a paper cup, plus mixed-grain bread for breakfast.

I'm feeling excited, after 8 years of not spending Christmas in the Philippines, can't wait to go home!

On my mind, well, final exams for next week! Can't believe we're almost over!

Here, I'm sharing "The Road Not Taken", I captured it in our school's elevator/lift door :)

Happy Weekend to all!

Come Tea With Me

Just an Ordinary Day

I'm having hot cappuccino in my paper cup, bought in newly open store in the school. They offered 30% discount for a week. This is my routine almost everyday, coffee + breakfast in the class :), We're adults so teacher won't mind.

I'm feeling tired lately, I would try to sleep early and I guess exercise will help :)

On my mind is the midterm exams both written (HSK) and  presentation (Intermediate 1) next week.

“Tell me and I'll forget;
 show me and I may remember;
 involve me and I'll understand."
-Chinese Proverb

Come Tea with Me

Behind The Red Door

How many doors can you see?

"Knowledge of what is

does not open the door directly

to what should be."

-Albert Einstein

Rednesday
View Windows and Doors too