Had a pleasant Sunday. Damien and Leia had invited a bunch of people over for brunch. I had originally planned on going on a hike if Qixhing Shan (mountain) but the weather was crap, and the previous Friday Raquel and Damien had convinced me that the brunch would be more fun regardless. So I went.
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| Some of the brunch food. From 12 o'clock clockwise: Cake, roast chicken, some pickled seaweed and cucumber, beans, 1000 year old egg, and brie and crackers. Then there's a blue cheese salad on the bottom right, and home made scones and jam bottom left (oh and a mimosa!) |
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| left to right: cordie, Debbie, May, Damien, Evan, Yihsin (Nikki), and Raquel |
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| The weather was nice and we hung out on the balcony for part of the afternoon |
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| Damien had a tradition of lighting up a sparkler every Friday night to count down the days until his departure in around 8 weeks. He had bought just enough to count down the weeks. He mentioned that it's a bitter sweet tradition for him. A while back he was looking forward to his trip back to LA but now that the time draws nearer, he starts to realize he will miss this unique experience and all the friends he's made. |
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| The sparkler is handed around and everyone says a little prayer to them self. |
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| praying for Eliza's safe travels on Thursday! |
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| this is the view from their balcony. It's on the 24th floor. You can see Mao Kong and the Taipei Zoo off in the distance (close to that big smoke stack that I found out is a trash incinerator. It's a pretty big landmark and a large giraffe is painted on the side of it. I'm still weary it's an incinerator. I've never seen it on and it's in such a peaceful area...). |
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| After brunch we headed down to the National ChengChi University for some chalk drawing |
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| It had been raining on and off all day. Luckily we'd chosen an under covered area |
Another great way to spend a Sunday with friends! Eliza get over here and meet your new friends! (Friday can't come soon enough!)
dare i ask what 1000 year egg is....
ReplyDeletelol. also known as Century egg. It was recently mentioned on CNN as being one of the most "disgusting" foods in the world:
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This news made some pretty big ripples in the Asian community (http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/great-century-egg-debate-989196).
I've had it many times before and it's really not anything unusual except the visuals. It looks really weird but it's kind of just like egg flavoured jello. I don't know the details but the way they USED to make it is pretty gross (horse urine was involved I believe). Now they don't do it that way (I hope!)
PS - I am excited you get Eliza but sad she is leaving me! (it's bittersweet)
ReplyDeleteIt's my turn! :) But yes bittersweet. You'll see her again soon!
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