Merry Christmas !!!!!!!

What did I do for Christmas??? Well, Christmas was on Sunday, and my family decided to go out for lunch. What did we have for lunch?? Well, this might sounds crazy, but I am going to say it. We had some Hakanese food and one of their famous food was pork knuckles and their yummy fried noodles. I know it might sounds weird, how do you eat pork knuckles? well, we just grabbed the whole thing and start eating !!!!! hahahahah that is not true !!! I am just kidding. Well, the people chopped the pork knuckles into small pieces and that's how it looks like, (picture) and it is so good !!!! They made it in different ways, so it's delicious !!!!!! You eat the pork knuckles with their special sauce mmmmmmmmmmm it is so delicious. Trust me, just get pass the thought that it's pork knuckles, and just imagine that it's beef or chicken :) and give it a try.  Try something NEW :)

This is pork knuckles chopped into small pieces, and a lot of people love to eat

it because it has a lot of Collagen Protein. It is good for your face

and it is said to keep you young, too. So, their business it's crazy even on Sundays.

All in all, it is so good.

Okay, guys. This is one of my favoirte food, too. This is fried 

intestines hahahahah I know, It looks weird and it is probably sounds

disgusting, too. But, for Asians, this is the most expensive and most delicious food.

 This is fried ToFu and the Hakanese

loves this dish, and I love it, too. They deep fried it and add a special sauce.

Yep, this makes my mouth water just by typing and talk about it.

It's good, this I can promise.

WOOOOO HOOOO, this is sweet potato leaves. 

This is so yummy, they fried it with garlic and chilies. So good, so good.
It's good for you and it keeps your skin

young looking, too. LOVE IT !!!!! GREEN GREEN !!!

This is one of the dishes that my family will fight about, and it is
intestines fried with pickled mustard.

oh my, this looks so tasty. I know this sounds weird,

but this is what Asians eat. :D

This is one of the most famous Hakanese noodles, and it is special, too.
The noodles is wide and thick and 

they fried it different from normal noodles. I have no idea how,

but I can tell you it is magnificent  !!!!!!

Yep, this is another Asian Taiwanese food that is different. This is the Hakanese dish and it's famous down in the south and up in the North. It is various in many ways, like the culture, food, and language, but overall it is worth trying. I promise you that if you ever come to Taiwan, you should give it a try. Just enjoy trying something new and you will learn something new. 

Go Run !!!!!!

These are my new Running SHOES!!!!! I know, I know it's pink. I tried to go for orange color, but they didn't have it.

So, looks like I will have to be pick girl for awhile. Anyway, I love my new running shoes. It took me a long time to found the one that has thin base and light running shoes. My running shoes weight 4.9oz (0.14kg) WOW, right!!!! I know !!!! I ran with my new running shoes yesterday and oh my, I am absolutely in love with my running shoes. Even though, It a weird design, but LOVE IT !!!!!! So, when I wear my running shoes, there is no much support on the heel of the foot. These shoes are my soul mate, I am in love with it. It's light, comfortable, and it's a good training for my future shoes, theeeeeeeeeee TOE SHOES !!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!! GoRun is the name of the shoes. Love it.

This picture was taken from a top view.  Looks good, doesn't it ??? :) I LOVE IT !!!!

You can kind of tell that the heel of the foot don't have much of support.
Most of the support are in front of the foot.
I took the picture too near so it might look huge, but the base of the
shoes are way thin.

Stinky Tofu !!!!!

     DUDE !!!!!! What is that smile???? Dude!!!! oh my, it's stinks !!!!!!!! HAHAHAH That is what I get every time Stinky Tofu, one of Taiwan's famous snack food was bought home and people who don't know or ever eaten Stinky Tofu before asked me what's that smile. Stinky Tofu, actually is one of my favorite snack food. Well, why is it stinky?? well, that is because the Tofu is fermented and the process takes place from two to five months. That is why it stinks !!!!! after the process of fermented, they deep fried it and that's what makes it crispy and delicious, of course as you see, the side dish is the cabbage. The cabbage taste kind of like pickled. Something sweet and sour at the same time makes the Stinky Tofu the perfect and unique taste. Sticky Tofu can be found in the night market and hawker stands. So, ya there you go now, you can go and tell people that you read about and know what Stinky Tofu is now. It taste weird at first but for sure it is addicting!!! My mom said that her first time eating Stinky Tofu was kind of interesting. She said that "It tasted so good but the smell,..... oh I have to plug my nose to eat it at first, but it is so good and the unique tasted makes it worth trying for." Till today she till loves it. So, it's not too bad once you get over the smell but hey this is worth staying up for a midnight snack and hang out with my family :D 

Home Sweet Home!!!!!!

    I am finally home!!! Where is my home??? well, let me think..... hahahah well of course I know my home is. Taiwan!!!!! I am finally home from school and it's being two years since I am home!!!!! It's so nice to be home. Welcome, Michelle.  I have to say I felt weird coming home but hey, it's a good thing that is weird, right? Why do I felt weird, well, there is no snow here and of course hahaha that is kind of weird about, I am so used to going out and feel the cold but it's warm here. But other then that, I miss all my friends back in Rexburg, and of course my lovely roommates. I am so glad that all of them got to go home and spend the great holiday with their families and friends and guess what!!! I am doing the same, too!!!!!  I have to say the one thing that I am having a hard time with is the time change, I have to keep telling myself that it's different. Oh and one BIG different is that, we don't drink out of the tap water here in Taiwan, and so I caught myself so many times filling my water bottle with tap water and start laughing at myself. HAhaha i thought it was way funny and my family laughed at me, too. Looks like I am in a country that produce real, oh I mean REAL Chinese FOOD !!!!! That is the one thing that I miss the most !!! Oh my goodness.....  Lots of Chinese Food!!!!!
    Well, everyone out there, I will be posting what is going on here in Taiwan and share with you all the culture and food here in Taiwan. I will be taking as much pictures as I can and share it with you all. I hope you all will like it. My dear friends, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!!!!!!! Take care you all.

Group date in BYU-I !!!

     Friday December 2, 2011, I decided to do something that I would never do in my life and stood out and be me. I decided to ask a guy on a group date to Jane Austen ball dance, and my roommate did the same thing too. I asked my roommates to ask a guy on a date because it's a girl's choice and they all did. Then I remember the conversation with Jessica and remember that she has never been on a date, so I asked her if should would love to come with us and she love to but she don't have a date, so I called up my friend Mark to go on a date with her. Friday was an interesting and special day to all the girls in Ricks Hall. I don't know how to say this and how to start. I see so many girls heart beating with excited and nervous at the same time. I see them stepping out their comfort zone and take this big step. I see how each one of them glow with their virtue of who they are. Anyway, since it's girl's choice we went to pick up our dates and bring them back to our apartment to have dinner. We had so much fun oh and there was 14 couples in this cool group date.
     I asked my friend Richie on this group date, and my roommate Morgan asked also my friend Ric on this date. The date was fun, I enjoy talking to Richie and Ric they are so fun to be around. That night I didn't do much but watch how Morgan having so much fun and feeling the love, respect, protection, and light coming from her and her date. Seeing how Ric treat her just made me happy, a handsome guy treating any girl with respect and friendship..... that is what I learn the most that night. My date Richie treated me with respect, caring, kind, and friendship. I can feel it coming out from him, even though I was goofing off but inside my heart I was thanking Richie for doing this for me and to all the girls. The girls had so much time and fun with their dates, each one of them felt pretty, special, and loved from this activities. I thank you young men for going on a group date with us, I had a lot of fun and learn a lot just from watching.

Here are pictures:

This two young handsome men are my friend. 

The red shirt is Richie and the other one is Ric.

They are two cool people I know.

 This is Richie and I.

 My roommate and her date ( who I set up with) 

They had so much fun.

  Ric and Morgan. They are such a funny and silly couple.

 This is Jessica and my friend Mark. 

Thanks for doing this Mark !!!!

    This is a message to all the girls out there who don't have the guts like we do. Sometimes in life we need to man up and step up for what we want in life. If we want it then set goals and do it. I know it's scary, but once you do it!!!! You will be treated with respect. I know that if you step out your comfort zone and dream big, You can Do it. !!! You can do it.  To all the single ladies out there, GOOD LUCK !!!!!!