On a good note:
• There is only one more day left in this week
• The coming Monday is a holiday and so is the Tuesday of the week after
• Work has been slow (can almost sometimes be a negative though)
• Going on vacation in three weeks for an entire week
• Manunited has been winning, which means I have a very happy footballer at home
• I bought a new pair of wedges for the summer – very cute
• I also got myself a new pair of lens – the 24-105mm Canon standard zoom, which I’ve been planning for a long time
• I started going regularly to the gym
• I’ve made progress on learning to swim
• I (apparently) feel like blogging again – not that I was ever too regular although I did have a few good patches
• There are lots of other travel plans being put in place for the year
• I can feel my birthday month getting closer and closer
• There’s been some good progress on my role in the NGO world.


On the other hand:
• The footballer has been persistently sick since the end of March
• I seem to be developing a chronic back ache
• I have a bad throat and can feel a temperature coming on, which also has resulted in me taking a short break from the gym and swimming
• There is a large pile of dishes waiting for me in the sink
• Hmmm....that’s about it on the dark side….almost surprising

For those of you who know me..

..you know many things about me - like, I don't wear a watch, I like having tea every day at 10:30am, and I was 2 years old when I had my first sip of whisky. Okaaay, maybe you don't know any of that, but here is one thing you most definitely know - I don't cook.

However, this has changed since moving to HK. I now cook everyday... (every other day at least :P). And here is proof:

Breakfast: Sausages, carrots and asparagus

Lunch: Grilled chicken (marinated in olive oil and mint leaves) with carrots, and jackfuit

Dinner: Stuffed Artichoke, and, stir-fried beef with sun-dried tomatoes

There! You know me a little better now. :)

Can't Stop Laughing

We've seen a lot of (and laughed our heads off at) Chinglish/Hinglish signs...almost to the point of it becoming a cliche. But really couldn't help putting this one up - the footballer and I found this on the first page of a menu at a restaurant in Taipei.

Seriously? They really couldn't think of more appropriate ways to manage their non-Chinese speaking clientele?

The footballer talking about a BIG FAT beef burger

Seahorses

I was researching sea horses on google and this picture showed up as one of the first hits under 'images'...isn't it adorable??

Saturday Afternoon in Taipei

An egg with my tea?

Sure, why not? But an egg soaked in black tea, along with soy sauce and spices? Not so much.

It's a common snack here in Taiwan, commonly referred to as the Chinese tea egg. You will find it in every 7/11 you walk into over here. Honestly, the contents don't sound bad at all. I mean it's just tea and spices, with your egg (much easier to digest than some of other food we get around here). It's just the visual effect that puts me off - it almost looks rotten. So it's not for me - but if you are adventurous with food you should surely give it a try when you get the chance.