Many Failed Yodas

Been trying to make this origami yoda for my good friend for quite a while, I have.  Many failed attempts, there are. Because of my jet-lag, this morning at three and continued working on it and finally finished!  Tough and it seems that there are many little subtleties that could make it perfect, it was.  The most difficult part to figure out, the hand was. I do some more origami want to!

The diagram and instructional videos, this is where I got.

Many failed yodas here, there are.  

Most complete and best crafted, these two are.  

Orange Yoda

Speak like yoda want to, hmm?  

Steel Cut Oats Adventures

When we returned, we found that my dad had replaced the Country Choice Multigrain Oatmeal with Country Choice Steel Cut Oatmeal. That stuff that you have to cook for half an hour and is very chewy.

My mom: How long do you have to cook this?
Me: Half an hour..
My mom: We're going to starve to death!
Me: yeah, or else the oats are going to be very hard
My mom: We're going to have indigestion!
Me: ... some dangerous oatmeal this is.

-Country Choice Steel Cut Oatmeal

-Some kind of O's cereal

-cinnamon

-Some kind of square cereal

-honey

.. I may be jetlagged..

Leaving the Beautiful Island

So I left Taiwan a few days ago and ate quite a lot in the last few days before leaving. We ate with a lot of people at once and so there was a looooot of food. On the airplane back, I peeked out the window again to see the most beautiful layering of mountains I have ever seen. I don't think my photographs quite capture it, but I tried.

One of the last meals on the island! Some of the dishes were bought
from the market and some were cooked by my family.

so many layers of blue mountains! I did not even +saturation

the very northern edge of the island meeting the sea

Sunrise Spa

My family took a trip to the spa on top of the mountains! It was pretty nice and cool, so the warm water was very warm. After a while, my cousin and I would jump into the cold pool and freeze so much that I could feel my hairs standing up. 

Interesting statue

the view from the spa 

water massage thing

going home

And More Food..

We went to the mall alllllllllll day long.

grilled stuff!

fried tofu with green onion and radish soaked in soy sauce

xian cao, a type of jelly made from grass

Xue Hua Bing!! Like the kind at Cool Ice Taipei in Pittsburgh.
a mix between shaved ice and ice cream. Peanut, red bean and mango flavored.

Xing Yue Tian Kong

We went to this place called Xing Yue Tian Kong (Star Moon Sky) on top of this mountain. It was basically a touristy resort like location with both food and things for people to do. But most people go there for the very broad view from atop of this mountain.

This little piggy likes to play push with your hand

the piggy's home

day view. there's more to both sides, but I haven't yet made the panorama

Sunset view

night time view

really interesting bathroom. in front of the urinal is a glass pane
and behind it is a small sculpture garden

what the restaurant is like

a cat thing that is native to Taiwan

and of course there is food!

cross off pig! and interesting toilet!

Food Food and more Food!

So much food! After seeing the Snake Kiln, we went to this famous Pineapple Cake place.

pineapple cake: an essential Taiwanese snack

 Then we went to this Vegetarian Western Style Restaurant. They used a lot of cream and cheese and it was sooooo good.

Soup with puff pastry on top.

Rice baked with cheese

Then, another day we went to this other restaurant called "Under a Coconut Tree"

tomato and beef stew + rice

vinegar drink. sounds weird, but it's both sweet and sour

This was the most amazing dessert I've ever had
It's called: "Nai Lao" and it's like pudding but also very creamy