Happy happy new year! 新年大快樂！

大紅燈籠高高掛

（媽媽的新玩意兒）

大家昨天開工，
我今天真正開始休息，
大掃除。

因為有事情忘了做，
這兩天還是得進公司，
都怪我的大豬頭。

祝大家，
新年快樂，
身體健康，
一切龍龍厚！

我要繼續去當阿桑了。

家裡的舞獅

（也是媽媽今年的新玩意兒）

城中區

媽媽的地盤

過年少不了過度的吃吃喝喝，

這是有半世紀歷史的「添財」台式日本料理店

黑輪

（還是習慣媽媽做的）

肥美的生蠔

這個印象深刻，好吃！

前菜吃完後面就忘了拍了。

心理算一算，

以當天的料理，

食材，

和服務品質，

一人最多最多一千二吧。

沒想到五個人吃了快一萬。

（（驚））

繼高玉，這是一個月內讓我（（驚））的第二家餐廳。

結果當天晚上和爸媽回到淡水吃「鮮流坊」

感覺一人大概吃了兩千，

但三人總共三千九。

還是覺得鮮流坊物超所值，

老闆阿迪的態度也令人讚嘆。

Japanese restaurant Xianliufang really has great food and service for the price.

Two thumbs up.

Here are some pictures from dinner.


鮮流坊 Facebook fan page
新北市淡水區中正路34號之1
#34-1 Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui, New Taipei City
+886 2 2623 5398

And here's someone fashionable enough to stop traffic...

喜氣洋洋

Stop! and look at the fashionista.

Here's Mom on TV over the holidays. She threatens me to take her pictures off my blog and Facebook but always happily accepts TV news interviews. Why? I'm not taking this off.

http://youtu.be/IoRby_MM1-4

And where was I? On assignment at the zoo, in the rain. Not complaining, just giving some contrast to the picture. :D

Shing-Peng-Lai 興蓬萊 really is a tasty restaurant. My favorite is the fried taro ball 酥炸芋頭丸. But it's usually so packed that there are people practically spilling out the windows. I highly suggest bringing along more family members and friends, and get a private room when going. We never do, and I always end up wishing that we did. Maybe we never get a room because there are always VIP's like former President Lee Teng-hui in there. This is one of his favorite restaurants, for good reason.

http://youtu.be/Gqu3FjB3Lrs

興蓬萊 Shing-Peng-Lai

台北市士林區中山北路七段165號1樓

#165, Sec 7, Zhongshan N Rd, Shilin, Taipei

+886 2 2877 1168

Happy new year, everyone!

Homemade soy milk 自製豆漿

Where do you get hot, freshly made organic soy milk chock full of fiber, no sugar and in the middle of the night? My kitchen. I ♥ my soy milk maker.

三更半夜去哪裡找有機無糖全纖香淳濃郁豆漿？我家廚房。我♥我的豆漿機。

I bought a Sampo DG-PA12 from PChome for TWD3998 and so far so good, but too early to give a recommendation.

Walking the dogs 溜狗

Off leash near the golf course up the street.

Dad wants to play too.

Uncle King and a flash of yellow and brown behind him.

Everyone (including Boxers) happy, ready to go home.

Douhua 台南修安豆花

Douhua is very soft tofu, often eaten as a sweet snack or dessert. Can be hot or cold. One of my favorite foods. You can have it with just brown sugar water or with toppings as well. Here I have stewed taro and peanuts. Yum yum yum yum yum!

台南水仙宮市場的豆花

芋頭加花生，超級無敵好吃

修安豆花
台南市國華街三段157號
+886 6 226 1069

Chinese New Year vacation start!

Yes! Finally some time off!

Hanging out with parents and dogs for the remainder of their Chinese New Year holiday while attempting to strategically avoid big long dinners with extended family.

Miaoli's Hakka rice ball soup 苗栗的客家湯圓

苗栗的客家湯圓  比小湯圓還要大，但裡面沒有包餡，所以吃起來特別彈牙，也嚐得到加了爆香過的油蔥，蝦米，香菇，豬肉的雞豬骨頭高湯裡面豐富的好滋味。

123飲食店
苗栗市北安街123號
+886 934 119 138
休：週日

Canon Kiss X3
EF 35mm f1.4 L USM
Aperture

Tunnel adventures 2 隧道探險2

What do you think crawl out of the holes in the tunnel at night when everyone's gone?

晚上沒人時，覺得洞穴會有什麼東西爬出來呢？

The mineral crystals left by water dripping down the sides of the tunnels created some interesting lines and patches, which was what caught my eye in the first place.

苗栗功維敘隧道

Gongweixu Tunnel, Miaoli

Canon Kiss X3

EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM

Photomatix Pro

Aperture

Tunnel adventure 隧道探險

Journey into the Unknown. Who wants to come?

敢跟我一塊去探險的人舉手！

苗栗功維敘隧道
Gongweixu Tunnel, Miaoli

Canon Kiss X3
EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM
Photomatix Pro
Aperture