Things I want to share. Mainly via my iPhone.
Hello, my name is Roger Gordon. This is my website. I'll put things I make with my iPhone here.
I'm from South Africa, and I teach English in Taichung City, Taiwan in order to study Chinese at a nearby University. I hope this website will help me to remember experiences and practice my Chinese.
您好，我的名字是高延清。這裡是我的網站。這裡要放用iPhone自己作的東西。我從南非來，在台灣的台中巿教英文並在附近的一間大學學中文。我希望藉由這個網站，能幫我紀錄所有的經驗，並且練習中文。
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Tea Tasting Ceremony
I was lucky enough to attend a free traditional Chinese tea tasting ceremony today. 4 other foreigners and I spent the afternoon trying to taste the subtle flavours of a partially oxidized tea repotedly named "Oriental Beauty" by the queen of England (who must have taken quite a liking to it) when she first tasted it. This uniquely Taiwanese variety of tea gets its slightly sweet flavour from the saliva of an insect which eats the leaves. I guess it's best not to think too much about drinking bug spit, and just accept it for what it is. Actually it has quite a pleasant flavour, and would make a great uniquely Taiwanese gift for someone who is into their tea.
In the photos:The tea teacher at work, the uncultured foreigners getting a lesson, a variety of common Chinese teas (each with a different colour due to differing levels of oxidation) and dessert- a dried persimmon, stuffed with a sweet red bean and chestnut paste.
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Only In Taiwan...
Nothing says THRILLER like a European woman in a flowery dress.
Shot at a local KTV, where only the foreigners seen to appreciate the humor found in the awkward juxtaposition of Michael Jackson and Dutch models from the 80s. Please excuse the awful singing. It sounded better after the beer I had just had had while filming this ridiculous clip.Comments [0]
I Can Read This, and It's Funny
This is the first humorous Chinese that I've been able to read and understand. It's the name of a scooter shop, presumably. Literally translated, it means 'very scooter'. In Taiwan though, 'scooter' also has the informal meaning of 'irritating', meaning that this sign also means 'extremely annoying'. Clever name for a shop.
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Making Sushi with Paul
Spent a few enjoyable hours last Sunday making sushi with a new friend of mine. Paul took a 3 month Japanese-style cooking course in the US, so he was eminently qualified to teach a newbie like me how to prepare and make sushi rolls. It was fun and delicious. Thanks Paul!
In the photos: the master chef himself, some of the healthy and tasty ingredients we used (including cooked beef steak, which is unbelievably good on sushi rolls), my first failed attempt at a roll, and some later improvements.
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