Partie du Champagne.,.+*

[  跟著大廚的腳步就對了! ]  Follow the Chef !!

There is a place named Morisaka. It's a place deep in the tall mountains and perfumed by fresh and living pine trees. We went from deep in the mountains to the bustling sea port in the afternoon where chefs from restaurants flock to returning fishing boats for... (continue reading...)

這次意外的發現了林田山林業文化園區. 林田山又名森坂 (Morisaka),早期為日本人在台灣開採原生紅檜和扁柏的林場. 現在是個讓人會想再去拜訪的山中小鎮. 在回家的路上, 本來單純個 "什麼都不准買的"漁港吃海鮮之旅, 卻巧遇宜蘭知名餐廳的主廚 (有客來....

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[ 充滿了泡泡的季節 ]   但人生 ＆ 夢想不應該是個撐大的泡泡.

Christmas time is my favourite time of the year. There are lots of warm colors, cozy music and colorful decorations. The photo above is in the luxurious Bellavita Mall in Taipei. Thanks to... (continue reading...)

最近某人發明了一個新形容詞. 說有人是很大的泡泡,就是已經像水泡大到一個程度,一搓就會破的那種. 也有些人是小泡泡, 泡泡的直徑雖小,但會像癌細胞一直擴散. 其實說一個人是泡泡就是讓人覺得不踏實, 或是少了哪根現實世界 reality sense 神經的人. 遇到這種人真不知道該幫他們把泡泡顧好.. 還是該怎樣. Anyway.. 前陣子托遠從 UK 來的朋友的福, 從許多...

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[ 地牛大翻身時第一件要做的事]


Earthquake is just a matter of life in Taiwan. There are hundreds of large and small earthquakes happening all the time. When we were in elementary school, we've been "programmed" to react or plan our escape route when a large earthquake strikes. Most of the time, we just shook the earthquakes off. But this time, things were a bit different. Some 28km from our oceanview window at the Hualien.... (continue reading..)


本來是一趟延遲了兩個月的逃離城市之旅，成了一場充滿 surprise 的另類奇幻旅行。這次的花蓮給我們看到的是冬天的顏色，連太平洋都很平靜的過著冷氣團壟罩的心情。我們一路開過地震與颱風後仍在重建的沿海公路，到達孤坐在海岸山上的休閒飯店... 熱鬧的度假勝地，滿滿的異鄉旅客. 沒想到地震也...

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[ 小孩與成人的願望真的有差]


Last time we visited Jingtong we took some funny photos of the wishes on these bamboo. This time we're back to Jingtong for food and Pingxi for the street and caves that...(continue reading...)


我覺得看這個很精彩...繼上次來時看到的竹上的另一段話爆笑的願望後, 這次我們又到了菁桐, 繼續完成之前沒走過了路, 吃沒吃到的鐵路便當, 走張君雅小妹妹在平溪小巷奔跑的街, 鑽黑暗又四通八達的...

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[ 在南園, 講的是 "風 花 雪 月" 的事 ]


Hidden deep in the mountains with narrow winding roads leading to the estate, this private ground was closed to the public for decades and still remains a private property of the founder of a large media group in Taiwan. Here, we shared a day in Hsinchu to follow the footsteps of the designers who,decades later, re-packaged the... (continue reading...)


這個過去不曾向外人開啟的私人莊園, 在邁入歷史古蹟的旅程中, 被很前衛的設計公司包下, 以東方柔美的性格, 打造出一個...

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[  宜蘭的歐式莊園 ] 
A cozy European style bed & breakfast lodge in Yilan, Taiwan. (continue reading...)


與其說是個莊園, 我覺得它比較像是一個美/歐式的獨立屋, 而且是很有家的溫馨感覺的那種.
這次換了地方住, 因為聽說這間不錯, 很有..

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[ 幾米星空特展 ]  Jimmy's The Starry Starry Night Exhibition


"Even though everyone is torn, our stories can be connected, pieced together an explored." - Jimmy Liao.  Jimmy Liao is a very well received Taiwanese artist whose colorful, imaginative and wonderous drawings always... (continue reading)


"每個人都很殘破, 故事卻可以不斷勾串, 彌補和追尋." 
我們穿過了一道又一道的門, 從藝術家的顏色和形狀中, 找尋著可以開啟...

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[ 牛軋糖夢見地中海 ]  牛軋糖博物館


"為什麼我們的朋友都這樣 '流來流去'?" C 說.
台灣真的是個轉運站, 總覺得回來這裡的朋友像候鳥一樣, 來的一種是分季節性的, 夏天或冬天才會回來. 另一種是定居下來的, 這些不是... (觀看全文)


"Why are our friends always shuffling around the globe?" A friend asked.
This is especially true in Taiwan. There are the ones who come here on seasonal basis (winer and summer break) and there are those who moved back but are never really here most of the time because they're always sent... (continue reading)

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[ 朱銘與海味的對話 ]


Juming Museum is one of my favourite museums. 80% of it is outdoor because its collection consists mainly of large bronze works made from foam molds. While wooden and other works that cannot withstand the variation in weather condition are displayed in the...(continue reading...)


我們這次的公司教育訓練, 來到了位在金山的朱銘美術館, 這個 80% 在戶外的大型藝術館, 是個下雨天來和晴天來有著不同情調的地方. 眺望著金山下的海岸, 這個...

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[ 在這裡, 我們頓時變得安靜 ] 
Here, we all became quiet. You wouldn't expect to find one of the last remaining Japanese Buddhist temples in Taiwan here, in ... (Continue reading...)


上次場地探勘時就有照了值兩篇 blog entries 的景, 這次正式 event 就要來點不一樣的啦!
好比說動作照.. 發現新大陸.. 新朋友照.. 下次再來些 movie still shots 好啦!  這次除了上次去的景點外, 也有....

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[ 水草文化館 ]  Seaweed Gallery
有時候人生就是要來一個 "去他的 XYZ". 這樣才能退一步-海闊天空一下.  
總算暫時解脫考試的夢饜. 親愛的夏天我來啦! (雖然 technically 我已經沒有 "暑假" 這種東西了 *sigh*)


I managed to escape to the other side of the Central Mountain Range (中央山脈) of Taiwan to experience what we would call the "country-style" of living. Thanks to the ladies and gentlemen that made this trip enjoyable! :)  Although I pretty much have to travel to I-Lan (宜蘭) at least once in a week,  I hardly get a chance to see the places in that area. So this time, we are off to I-Lan to the most-talked about Whisky Distillery (金車威士忌酒莊) and....

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[ 誰來了??   校長耶!!!  ]
UBC President Professr Stephen Toope 看起來夠年輕 夠帥吧!
好久不見的校長 和更多好久不見的 Tomodachi!


Last time our president of UBC visited Taipei was in the later half of 2007. Can't believe it has already been almost two years since he visited. It felt like it just happened last year!  We had a pre-event lunch before the official event in the evening with VP of Development & Alumni Management & Executive Director of UBC Alumni Association. It was so exciting meeting them and we even...

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