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

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

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!

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

In the Middle of the hallOween

Automatic Post by iPhone

Trick - O - Treat

Is it Orange or October?

Oh No!

 Just thought of greeting everyOne

happy
hall-OOOO-ween
:)

ABC Wednesday - O

Reviewing HSK at Dante's

I'm having Latte in one of my favorite coffee shops- Dante's Coffee. No sugar added, the way I like it!  

I'm feeling nervous about the quiz (Mandarin Grammar) tomorrow. All the lessons I reviewed previously were gone...

On my mind are the families, relatives, and friends who greeted me yesterday (more than 200s), and I have to find time to reply and to appreciate all their thoughtfulness. For now, I need to concentrate reviewing first :)

HSK is a Chinese Proficiency Test, recognized around the world.

(Just like Chinese as a Second Language Exam)

 I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown.

I am bothered when I do not know others.

-Confucius

Come Tea With Me

Chinese Paper Cutting

The Story of Chinese Paper Cutting

(handed down from generation to generation)

Long time ago, there was a man who lost his wife and he was really, really lonely. A friend gave him a gift, a lady made of paper cutting that sticks to the lamp. When the lamp is on, there's a huge image of a woman, pretending that's his wife. From then on, Chinese Paper Cutting became famous.

Paper cutting was started 2000+ years ago by Chinese, offering it to their ancestors in heaven, or offered to a person who just passed away.

Nowadays, people use paper cutting  as a gift any time of the year, use as a decoration for windows or doors, and even accessories for body, umbrella, bags, and clothes. Artists also may use different colors.

By the way, I made this for the first time! A lot of patience, but worth!

Weekday Photos
Ruby Tuesday