Travels - Tour of Hualien

In this year I went to Hualien with my children, after divorce the first time I went out with children do 2 days 1 night tour, both of them are very excited. we take the train in morning, along the way, enjoy the mountains and the ocean on both sides with a happy mood.

when reach Hualien, we rented a motorcycle, then go to Hotel , it’s a hot springs of the motel, we remove the luggage, then go straight to downtown, because prior to arrival in Hualien I have Internet to find some information, so the first stop is fair to the famous dumplings store the name called GONG-JHENG Dumplings, the reputation is well supported by fact. and later ate oyster omelets, pork ribs soup fenyuan pearls... ... and so on snacks.

Until the evening we go to stroll the night market, to feel the relaxed atmosphere, until exhausted just back to the hotel to soak in hot springs .

The next morning was a trip to Hualien Farglory Ocean Park. where we see a lot of marine animals, we through marine tunnels, contact with the fish very close, also saw dolphins show, sea feeding show, also take a lot of recreational facilities, including the roller coaster, pirate ship, I saw the children's happy smiles, I’m feeling very pleasure.
Children have no father around, and my work has a great pressure.

If in the future, I can take children to travel 1 or 2 times in a year, this will be very happy thing.

Is Marriage the Tomb of Love ?

Is Marriage the Tomb of Love ?
As the proverb saying, marriage is the tomb of love, this sentence is correct or not, this time last year I just out of the tomb of love, the Chinese have a saying : men fear most is the wrong industry, and the women are most afraid of to marrying wrong husband, this saying is very appropriate to me.

Before I married, I was the beloved daughter of parents , Although I am independent but do not pamper. My parents are very affectionate with each other, and also pay attention to the child's upbringing, so they taught us, we should remember that to be upright, do not to be particular about trifle .

More conservative over the years, so women do not have more chance , and of ethical constraints, It will not be promiscuous friend, until they are married just to find both sides there are too many differences in life, I’m regret marriage, at the time I got marriage is not early, but in those days, if more then 30 years old, do not get married, some people , will look at you with strange eyes, so I married.

I just remember in the 10 years of marriage, my life's not good, Because my husband is very concerned about the money , he is male chauvinism, and very relatively stingy to me, he had an affaire last year, so we are divorced, I did not asked him alimony, just hope he burden of two children's school fees, and I also transferred my restaurant to him,. Many of my friends said I was a fool, I only know that by the time I’m very upset, and just want to leave him away, then get a good peace.

So it’s really for me - marriage is the tomb of love.

Reflections on Seediq Bale

Reflections on Seediq Bale
This year's event in Taiwan's film industry is the director and screenwriter ,who is WEI Te-Sheng (魏德聖) and John WOO - producer of the epic film“Seediq Bale”, it’s spending NT $ 700 million . The film world premiere held at the Venice Film Festiva (Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia）this year，sold-out audience, when the show ends the audience standing ovation,and up to 8 minutes long.
Seediq Bale describes the 1930 case of " Wushe event"(霧社事件) Seediq hero Mona Rudao rate of the tribe against the Japanese bully, swear to defend the homeland and the dignity of the tribe choose the, committed suicide by hanging to pursuit of freedom of the soul .

Wushe event, the historical background of the following (from: wikipedia)

During the Japanese rule of Taiwan since 1895, the Seediq tribe of Taiwanese aborigines were forced to lose their own culture and give up their faith. Men were subject to harsh labor and kept from traditional hunting; whereas women had to serve the Japanese policemen and their families by doing the household work and giving up their traditional weaving work. Above all, they were forbidden to tattoo their faces. And these tattoos were seen as the Seediq's traditional belief to transform themselves into Seediq Bale ("real men"). Mona Rudao, the protagonist, witnessed the repression by the Japanese over a period of 30 years.

"Children! On the tip of the Rainbow Bridge led to home of our ancestor's spirits, there is another beautiful hunting range. Our ancestors are all there! Remember, only brave spirits can enter this place, and we can never lose it. My fellows, let us hunt the heads of our enemies, and we wash our spirits with blood so that we walk the Rainbow Bridge to be always with our ancestors."

Mona Rudao said the the number of Japanese even more than the leaves in the forest, more than the stone in Zhuoshui River (濁水溪) , but I have to resist the determination of Cilai Hill but also a firm!

The film is divided into two parts - the full versions in Taiwan, the part 1 is called "sun flag" (The Flag of Sun), and the part 2 is called "Rainbow Bridge" (The Bridge of Rainbow),I really admire the strong willpower and skill by director Wei, his under the situation ,shortage of funds, loans and fundraising around, but to complete the film, His efforts just want that the Taiwanese aborigines of this forgotten history can be re-understood , it is not only inspiring, but also taught us how to attach importance to our nation's culture.

Who are the prime role play actors, the play only three languages​​, Hokkien, Japanese and Sediq, although not a professional actor, but also played better than professional actors , The film onto the world, also let other countries can be understand the Formosa Taiwan and have such a history, and also has such a great talentand ability to to shoot good movies.

To directors WEI , actors and staff to pay tribute.

Expensive Glasses ~ Orthokeratology (OK) or Vision Shaping Treatment (VST)

Expensive Glasses ~ Orthokeratology (OK) or Vision Shaping Treatment (VST)
My daughter was very fond of reading, therefore, myopia are quickly to increase , doctors said children will read at least to university or institute, so in adolescence we must take care to control of the degree, until the age of 18, the eyeball will have shaped we just can be assured.

So under doctor's advice, I bought the vision shaping treatment glasses for her , it is very expensive, worth thirty thousand dollars, Its principle is that when you are sleeping at night, if you are wearing the glasses , It will correct your eyeball, until the next morning, you drop it down，You will maintain good vision all day without glasses. the year average rate of myopia, will only increase about 50 degrees.
My daughter's classmates started a few years ago wearing this glasses，she felt very good results, so for my lovely daughter 's vision, I think it is worthwhile to do.
Very high proportion of myopia in Taiwanese schoolchildren, this kind of vision shaping treatment so well, but Taiwan is only one qualified import, is now so well-developed science and technology, and market demand is such a large, the government should think about it -how to take care of people's vision, and should also let it to be universal, because a pair of glasses minimum worth thirty thousand dollars ,it’s really expensive!

Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood

My childhood in Chiayi, the most happy thing is riding bicycles to catch the Market with my cousins, whenever the New Year , the temple in the town will be invited the Taiwanese Opera and Glove Puppet Shows or movies performance for the gods. In the market full of people, and everywhere covered with sound of firecrackers, there are many vendors selling the sugarcoated haws on a stick , cotton candy ,roasted corn, meatballs ... ... and so on.

We live about a kilometer away from the town, so after dinner we have a group of more than 10 children will be riding a bicycle straight to the marketplace, on the road without lights jut only moonlight, both sides of the road, planting the large mango tree , mango tree trunks are painted white with white paint , it is to prevent traffic accidents ,we are the younger riding in the middle, the big cousins lead in front , and at behind to protect us.

When the lively voice heard in the distance, and see the light you will know not far from town , in the market, we will purchased snacks, and squatted down Front of the stage watching the Taiwanese Opera and Glove Puppet Shows, lived a carefree childhood.
I’m really miss that period of time, now grown up, and now only seen in a dream.

My Lovely Daughter

 My Lovely Daughter
God gave me a pretty well-behaved daughter, 14 years ago I was pregnant with her​​, because there is No plans to pregnant, at that time was also considered not to be born to her.

When she is in my abdomen are behaved, because I am a good appetite, and I don’t have morning sickness, also to walk with vigorous steps. I remember when she was born, just like a small monkey, but particularly loud crying, because I have breastfeeding to 18 months, So in her 2-year-old had never seen a doctor, and did not bring me any trouble.

In the fetus, I applied prenatal education care, when she was slightly grown, I to carry her on the back and talk to her all the time, when I was doing housework. And I am often telling stories for her, her memory is particularly good, I remember when she was two or three years old , as long as something can not find at home , just ask her, she would find out for you. When she was 3 years old , I began to teach her to recognize words, more than 4 years old she already can be finished a story book alone, and not use the phonetic symbols, in the first grade she already can read the  newspaper , so her temperament is very stable, at the time if I take her go out for business meetings, just give her a book, she did not quarrel nor trouble.
She is now a 8th grade student, we are very closed, before she went to school every morning, she will to kiss me and hug me in my bed. Every time when I watching her studying hard at midnight, I feel very distressed, I know her goal is to enter a good school, then let her grandparents and my feel at ease, because she knew her father and I divorced so she is more sensible more cleverest.

I hope when she grow up, will be finding a good husband can have the ability to take care of my baby ,this is my biggest wish for her.

Gourmet notes~ The Angel Hair Pasta

Gourmet notes~ The Angel Hair Pasta

I like delicious food, and did not distinguish between Chinese or Western, as long as one has time, will be around to eat with friends.

Sometimes, the food program or through the introduction of newspapers and magazines, will eat the good food, but sometimes, exaggerated the food of the media.

I recently passed Changan East Road, I saw a pasta restaurant, They specialized in selling pasta, they specialized in selling pasta, and only use that Angel Hair. In their walls covered with graffiti and signature of the customer, In front of their stores, also posted a winning photos and magazine reports, so I went to eaten with my younger brother, because he is very likes to cooking, so everywhere we often eat and drink, we also have been studying how to cook.

Because that the pasta they use is very thin in diameter, which name is Angel Hair 

, so it is not good to control by cooking . We ordered the Pasta with Chicken Breast in Tomato Sauce, the French Creamed Chicken over rice with Risotto, and Macaroni with Crab Meat in Pesto Sauce, it really tastes good.

Because it uses very fresh ingredients , and the sauces are very palatable, and have a good price, so It attracted a lot of office workers and students.

Visited the Exhibition~ Japanese Anime Artist Tezuka Osamu (手塚治蟲)

Tezuka Osamu 's comic desk

Visited the exhibition~ Japanese anime artist Tezuka Osamu (手塚治蟲)
I believe many people's childhood, along with growing up by Black Jack(ブラック・ジャック)and Tetsuawan Atom(The Mighty Atom) (鉄腕アトム). This year I visited the Japanese anime artist Tezuka Osamu’s exhibition in CKS Memorial Hall Tezuka with my Children.
In the exhibition we see a lot of original hand-painted of Tezuka Osamu,I was very touched, because the computer has not previously, each comic picture are hand draw by artists. In school I majored in design , My first job was in in animation company, At that time, a lot of Japanese animation post-production , are made ​​to Taiwan, so I have been involved in Japan's Gundam animation.

In the exhibition see many familiar comic original, it’s made me feel excited, The above to modify with traces of white pigment , coated with ink brush strokes, these are invisible to the publications.

Tezuka Osamu (1928 November 3 - February 9, 1989) was originally a medical doctor and a doctor, he was Interest in drawing since childhood, in the future he became a Japanese manga artist, animator, and also the founder of modern Japanese animation of one of them.

He is a prolific cartoonist, In his lifetime, drew about 450 comics , In Japan there are many cartoonists, are enlightened by Tezuka Osamu , including the well-known author of Fujiko Fujio藤子不二雄（ふじこ ふじお）, who drew the Doraemon哆啦A夢(ドラえもん) , t hey had been his assistant.

Tezuka Osamu is in the comic desk, holding the brush dead, Although he has passed away ,but he wrote a great chapter in human history . I looked at his lifetime record video, understand that a person must to be persistently and great ideals, it can become a respected expert.
Tribute to Tezuka Osamu .

I Love Detective Novels

I love detective novels
At night, put down the day's fatigue, all family members are asleep , I was alone in bed ,at the most wonderful time, I am enjoy to reading . I like books, because I think the books are lifelong best friend, when you need it , it will accompany you, when you do not need it , It will not bother you, you also can follow your own preferences and feelings, to pick the book which you want to read.
I like to read detective novels , especially the British female detective novelist, who’s name is Agatha Christie, she was born in England in 1890, died in 1976, at the age of 85 years old, during his lifetime issued more than 80 books over, in 1971 awarded DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire).

The Times of London has reported that : Agatha Christie’s detective fiction story compact, great accuracy, twists of fate, and Interesting. In 1977 and 1985 Reader's Digest has twice recommended Agatha Christie. Reader's Digest said : her novels is very attractive, She has a lot of loyal readers, other British writers are lagging far behind. According to the Guinness World Records records and Statistics, her best-selling author in human history, only the Bible and William Shakespeare total sales more than her, so she called the queen of detective novel, even the Queen of England was his faithful readers.

Many of her detective novels have been onto the big screen, the famous are the Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express... ... and so on, even the two people she described role Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marpl have also been adapted into television and Japan's NHK television series and animation.

My first contact with the version, which books are edited by Echo Chen (三毛), but in recent years, the planning under the director Wu Nien-jen(吳念真), has published a new version of the , though her books I have not completely finished, but I am really reluctant to finished it.

Just like Wu Nien-jen said: She is not God, but she really is like God, I really do not know her head structure is not the is not the same with others , her detective novels until the last you will not know who the killer, clever layout, logic, Just as Echo Chen said her detective novels are each century of the maze today, so believe me, or you do not read it, as long as a contact, you will not get away .

Tribute to Agatha Christie.

Gourmet Notes~Oyster Omelets

Oyster Omelets

The Oyster Omelet was one of Taiwan's most famous dishes.Many streets and night markets in Taiwan we can get to eat.

To make Oyster Omelet tasty need fresh Oyster, fresh egg, some vegetables, crispy and chewy batter, and a balanced sweet and sour sauce.The key point to delicious, sauce is important too, it including a little ketchup, soy sauce, bean paste that sweet and sour taste.

I recommend in Taipei to eat oyster omelets at the Ningxia night market, there has a

Well-known snack bar name is 賴記蚵仔煎, it’s selection of big and rich soil yolk eggs, purchased directly from東石Harbor every day, and the boss's exclusive formula about the sauce , it’s used of nine of the material, and must cooked every day to keep fresh and delicious.

Another recommended place is in 花蓮 Downtown , the name called 海埔蚵仔煎,  It was as delicious as 賴記蚵仔煎.

Anyway, if you want to eat delicious oyster omelet, you must choose to use fresh oysters ,eggs, and must have a special sauce.

When oyster from pure sea ,there will be no fishlike smell , this is very important .

It is so delicious you will never forget.