Archive for the ‘ shopping ’ Category

Mmm.. America

I went to Costco today for the first time ever, not just in Taiwan. Walking down the aisles and seeing the Fruit Roll-ups and the Apple Jacks was like a kid in the candy store. I was in consumerism heaven full of giant boxes of cereal, penne pasta, and Prego sauce that will last me [ READ MORE ]

And LeeHom Is Mine Forever

We have a new pet! LeeHom the Turtle He is a Red-eared Slider Turtle and named after Lee-Hom Wang, an Asian superstar. How we obtained him is a long story. Yesterday was National Double Ten Day, so instead of doing celebratory patriotic stuff, we decided to go to Danshui for the day. There was unbelievable [ READ MORE ]

A Series of Unfortunate Events

I was just washing the frying pan because I cooked dinner tonight. It was even my first time cooking seafood: clams with basil and red chili peppers, and it was delicious. Unfortunately, I sliced my pinky finger on the apparently razor-sharp edge of the pan. During tutoring today, I had a sudden craving for Taco [ READ MORE ]

Penthouse View

We wandered down to Taipei 101 today. It’s a ten-minute walk to the subway station closest to it, and then you can take a free shuttle from the subway station to 101. It looks so much bigger close up. And the stores in the bottom of 101 are ridiculous. Cartier, Tiffany’s, De Beers, Gucci, Louis [ READ MORE ]

Weekend-ish

Saturdays are tough. I woke up at 8am this morning to be at work to teach my junior high class of three girls from 10am-12pm. And then I had to kill an hour before my next tutoring shift from 1:30-3:30pm. I got home around 4:30 and took a nap. I’m working 8-5 on a Saturday. [ READ MORE ]