It's kind of getting a habbit for me to wait a long time before posting anything here. My sincere apologies for this. But maybe it is just because I live a normal live here, without too many things going on. But as I know there are really people out there reading my stories, it is time for an up date.
Well, life 'as a married women' is not any different from normal life. I can still enjoy a couple of beers once in a while. Go out whenever I want. I still don't have to do the awfull cleaning jobs at home, which many Taiwanese daughters-in-law have to do. So basically I am just picking up where I left.
I am really in to trying all the food here. And trust me they have so many and at every hour. I went to the Dazzling cafe in Taipei lately with Dewi. It is a really girly cafe, where you can have a nice lunch or dinner, or even afternoon tea. They have delicious honey baked toast. And trust me it was wonderful. The presentation was very beautiful, the atmosphere very relaxing and the food and drinks very delicious. I would say a 100 points. Although the waiting time is really long. And what was confusing to us is that there are two branches just one block away from eachother. And as some may know, Taiwanese streets work with lanes, alleys etc. So the address is the same road, only a different alley. We ended up like me waiting for Dewi at one branch and Dewi waiting for me at the other. Not knowing we were waiting for eachother! Well all good in the end. For others it's def worth trying and not that expensive. Remember though on the 16th of every month you are able to make reservations. Don't ask me why? That's all I know.
Furthermore Dewi took me to this lovely zen-restaurant up in the mountains (with the name 5 finger mountain according to Dewi). It was really fabulous. If you are having busy times at work or at home, just take some friends here and it will totally calm you down. The area is so peaceful and so is the restaurant. No staff bothering you during the dinner, just doing their job serving. And the food was Yuuuuummmmiiiiiieee! The lay-out was also taken care of. Terrific small details were made which were appreciated. And even the toilet was a blessing to go to. A clean warmed seat, just a pleasure to go to! Thank you heaps Dewi, for showing me this place.
So now for people who think all I am doing is trying out restaurants. No no no. I am actually very busy with teaching. It is actually still parttime. But I think if you count up all the hours I do, it would fit in a 4 day working week. But mine are spread all over the week. I even ended up working on Saturday and Sunday. But this will only be until the end of the (lunar) year. About February. But I am still trying to find a school that can give me 5 days of work, so I don't have to go from one school to another school. I am not in a hurry though.
I had a wonderful performance with my students just a week ago. The youngest were singing nursery rhymes, such as Inchy Winchy Spider and If You're Happy And You Know It. The older ones did an Aladdin play. They were all dressed up which made it real fun for us and them. They did great and I think parents liked it as well. And ofcourse most important, my boss could see what they have learned. I tried to make clear that the children have to open up, don't be shy! Everybody can make mistakes. Go crazy once in a while to get rid of that shyness..... I saw some parents nodding hahahaha...
Well just a quick post, as I am sctually in class (internet class), but no students showed up. So I had to sit here, but could do some blogging.
Speak to you next time!
