Taiwan Hash browns and Randomness

January 17, 2009 Posted by Chris

French fries (Freedom fries if you like) and Hash browns, or just plain potato foods are sometimes hard to find in Taiwan. Although french fries certainly gained popularity from western influence, hash browns have yet to make much headway. After seeing how much oil they use on basic foods like Chow Fan and Chow Mien, [...]

Posted: January 17, 2009 under Personal 2 Comments

Staying Awake & Sugar High

January 12, 2009 Posted by Chris

One thing about living in America is that you quickly learn how necessary coffee can be to get started in the morning and to keep going throughout the day. The only other backup we have from coffee is sugar and sugar doesn’t keep you awake for long (Energy drinks are a good mix of both [...]

Posted: January 12, 2009 under Personal 3 Comments

A Random Purchase At The Night Market

January 8, 2009 Posted by Chris

One of the cool things about night markets in Taiwan is that there is a never ending supply of things to look at, each store/vendor with something unique and different from all the rest. To show you exactly what I mean, I picked up this little gadget from a store in the night market. It’s [...]

Posted: January 8, 2009 under Personal 1 Comment