Having brunch in Taipei

On the weekend I met my Taiwanese friends.

We were actually going to a Taiwanese restaurant for breakfast.

But There were a lot of people lined up!

My friend said like I'm really hungry, So I can't wait for it.

So We decided to go to another restaruant.

We decided to go to a brunch cafe which my Taiwanese friend recommended.

This is the restaurant where we went yesterday.

They have many kinds of menu.

I just chose the set menu that you can choose 2 drinks.

Most brunch cafes they provide 2 kinds of drinks in Taiwan,When you order the set menu.

There were a few foreigners from western countries.

This is the atmosphere of the restaurant.

It looks like they sell drinks at night.

You can just stay there for 1 and half hours.

 

I chose this set menu and the dirnks I chose were mango juice and cafe latte.

It's 341NT including the tax.

I liked most of the food, But Only one thing I didn't really like was the bread.

Because It was thin and hard.

But I liked the other things except for that

7-ELEVEN CITYCAFE Coffee in Taiwan

There are some cafe branches in Taiwan.

STARBUCKS, Dante and Ikari ect.

7-11 and Family Mart also have cafe!

Lately I just found out that Their cafe tastes good!

So Thesedays I started drinking often.

I prefer 7-11's Coffee better than Family Mart.

I think the flavor is more stronger.

You can just order at the fromt and just ask the staff what you want to drink.

They have three sizes small, medium and large.

The prices are cheap.

Medium size is around 50NT.

They also have the promotion that you can get cafe and bread cheaper.

If You get them together, It will become cheaper depending on the products.
When you pay for it, You can use The easy card which is Taiwanese public traffic card.

Try it, When you visti Taiwan!

New Year fireworks Taipei 101

Actually It was last year.

I just went to near the place where I could see 101 building.

Every new year They have fireworks.

I had really wanted to see it. Finally I could see it.

So this year I didn't go.

 

When I was on my way to see the fireworks.

There were a lot of people on the street!

So on the day MRT runs until 2 AM.

This picture is just before the fireworks.

101 builng has many colors like rainbow on the day.

There were a lot of people.

I was just waiting for the fireworks.

 

This picture was when It was just started! It was beautiful!

People are taking the pictures and videos : )

But It was really really a short time than i was expecting.

I was a little bit disapointed.

Next year I am trying to see it from much closer place!

Maybe It would be funnier!

Enjoy the video which I took last year!

Learning Chinese in Taiwan

I came to Taiwan to study Chinese in 2011.

I studied Chiense for half a year at National Chengchi University(政治大學) which is famous for languages.

The location is not really good, But I chose there, Because They have dormitories and a Korean major.

So how much My Chinese got better?

When I just got to Taiwan, My Chinese level was level 1.

I studied Chinese for 3 months in Korea, But It was before I went to Australia.

So I only spoke like I know, I don't know, I like~ These kinds of things.

I took a test, Before the class.

Fortunately My Chinese level was at the end of the book.

So I could start studying from level 2 soon.

I could speak and read Japanese. But I couldn't read Chinese.

So when I order food, It was really hard for me at the beginning.

But The environment was really good to learn Chinese. Because I had 3 Taiwanese room mates and Most my class mates were foreigners.

Also It was kind of easy to make Taiwanese friends.

Cause They are friendly and nice to foreigners.

This text book is for level 3.

I studied till this level.

I think My Chinese improved a lot for half a year.

Even though I can speak everyday Chinese, I am still trying to improve my Chinese.

If you have any more questions, Please just leave messages.

January weather in Taiwan

Many poeple think Taiwan is not cold even in winter.

Cause Taiwan is really hot in summer.

I also thought like that, So when I came to Taiwan to study Chinese, I didn't bring warm clothes.

It was at the end of Feb.

When I just got to Taiwan, the weather was nice.

 

Look at the picture!

It was just a few days later, since I got to Taiwan.

But It rains often in Taipei, After raining, The weather becomes colder.

So I was wearing 3~4 clothes, When It's cold.

Especially inside of the buildings is really cold.

Cause usually There is no heater.

Of course Hotels or some kinds of them have it.

 

Recently the weather has gotten colder.

So A lot of people caught a cold like me.

So You need to prepare some warm clothes, If you visit or stay in Taiwan in winter.

At least You should take a jacket, When you go out.

Enjoy in Taiwan and Happy new year!

Taiwanese local food

I caught a cold from a few days ago.

Fortunally I got 5 days vacation in a row.

I slept a lot today and had dinner near my home.

I actually wanted to try Taiwanese food like I posted Taiwanese style ShabuShabu.

But There were a lot of people wating for it, So I just went to another restaurant.

I chose Taiwanese local food for dinner.

I was going to order Luroufan(滷肉飯), But They didn't have it today.

Luroufan looks almost the same as I ate today, If you like meat, You should try it.

The price is depending on restaurants, So It's about 25~50NT.

I just wanted to have something like with rice, So I just order as in the picture.

 

I ordered steamed pork belly(三層肉).

I have really wanted to eat it, But I didn't know the name.

Today when I saw the menu, There was the name I can guessed.

So I just ordered it and That was the right one!

You can eat it with the ginger and the soy sauce together.

The last one is a soup.

Cause I caught a cold, So I thought I need something hot.

This one is also good!

I think I will go to this restaurant often.

I want to try more Taiwanese local food!

The total price was 115NT.

I think It's really cheap, Cause I had a lot of food! : )

How to find a job in Taiwan?

There is a website that You can search jobs.

But You should know Chinese, If  you want to join the website or You should ask your Taiwanese friend.

I also used the website to find a job in Taiwan.
So before I went to Taiwan, I found out some companies to be able to have interviews as soon as I get to Taiwan.



This is the main page.

As you can see there is no English.

But There is some ways you can find a job.



You can just type in English like English teacher or something you want to find.

Some companies Posted in English, So You can find some jobs for English speakers.

Also some companies wrote their E-MAIL address.

 

The other way is that You find on this website.

I also used it before, But it's normally for English teachers.

So When I used it, It didn't work.

But I think It must work for English teachers.

The last one is to go to cram school directly and give them your resume.

I know the biggest one is called 地球村.

They also have Japanese language.

Here's the websites which I introduced.

http://www.104.com.tw/

http://www.tealit.com/