Carp's January in 2016

January 3 ( By Jia-yi Chen )

      Today, Jia-yi and I went to a hot pot restaurant.  The restaurant was near Jia-yi’s school, and the restaurant was called “Fu-Yuan.”  The hot pots there were delicious.  There were many people in the restaurant on the holiday, and we had to wait for a long time.  However, the meals were not expensive, and the amount was huge.  Besides, we could order extra rice and take a lot of sauce for free!

      After that, we also went to another restaurant—“Tai Jon Hot Pot.”  The soup in the second restaurant was so clear that we drank a lot of soup.  The dishes there were great, but they were more expensive.  However, we could order extra drink and ice cream for free!  Today, Jia-yi and I ate a lot and felt very full.  What a happy and satisfactory holiday!

January 8 ( By Ariel Lee )

        Today is January 8.  I celebrated Christmas with Ariel and her friends.  This was a belated Christmas dinner celebration.  Originally, we wanted to celebrate Christmas Day on December 25, but there were too many things that caused this delay.

This was the second Christmas that Ariel and her friends celebrated together.  But this year, the celebration was special because of me, Carp, a friend from Japan joining them!  We ate spicy hot pot in the Xin Temple restaurant.  It was located near the Songjiang Nanjing MRT station, Taipei.  It was a famous restaurant.  I thought this restaurant was very good.  For us, Christmas was a day full of gratitude.  We usually helped each other and encouraged each other.  Christmas was the best time to express gratitude.  I hope that after Christmas, we can celebrate together every year!

January 12 ( By Jane Xu )

      Today, I studied with Jane after school because she had a big exam this Friday.  After the study, I went home with Jane.  I met her mother, and she is beautiful and kind.  We ate dinner together.  The dinner was delicious, and I was very grateful for their hospitality.  After dinner, I sat on the couch, and Jane started to do a report at the computer desk.  Jane paid attention to her report, and I didn’t want to interfere with her report.  I noticed that she was very serious.  After she finished her report, she got so tired that we took a break.  I hoped that Jane would get great good grades on the final exams!

January 16 ( By Mei-yi Ju )

      Today is a rainy day.  It’s raining very heavily.  Mei-yi went to work in the morning, so I stayed at home and watched TV.  I spent a boring morning on my own.  In the afternoon, Mei-yi came home from work.  She looked tired.  After her shower, she felt that I should took a bath because I looked as if I hadn't taken a bath for a month.  I agreed with her, so I decided to clean myself in a hot bath.  No doubt, I looked better and cleaner than before.

  

January 17, 2016 ( By Denny Chen )

      On Saturday, Denny, his friend and I went to Keelung and saw a temple where there were many stairs nearby.  We counted the stairs, and I took a photo with Denny on the thirty-second stairs.  Counting the stairs made me very tired, but I felt very happy because I could stay with my friend and played with him.  Denny also took a cool pose with me in the photo.  I thanked Denny for inviting me to the temple, and this made me a happy day.  I thought I would never forget today, and wished I will have another chance to hang out with Denny again.

January 2, 2016 with class 503

I’ve been her in Taiwan for a few months. At the end of December, I gained some experiences from several festivals in Taiwan. For instance, December twenty-second is Winter solstice, the longest night of the year. I ate a bowl of sticky rice ball soup.  Some of the rice balls had black sesame filling.  I love the food because it is very chewy and yummy. December twenty-fifth is Christmas day.  On that day, we exchanged gifts.  Everyplace is full of Christmas atmosphere. There are many Christmas trees and poinsettia. School also held a series of activityies; for example, singing, dancing and wind band performances. It’s a joyful festival! New Year's Eve is coming, which is the final day of the year. I found many people watch or let off fireworks with their friends. As time passed by, I followed everyone to  count down……five, four, three, two, and one. I have a New Year resolution: I hope I can make many friends in Taiwan.

        

January 5, 2016 with class 503

        The temperature in Taiwan is higher than that in Japan.  However, I feel it’s colder.  Maybe it’s because it rains a lot here, which makes me feel it’s colder than in Hiroshima, my hometown. 

        Today, I know a new cuisine---hot grass jelly, which is also one of the famous snacks in Taiwan.  People here make jelly out of a kind of Mesona grass.   They boil it for hours and then add a little cornstarch into the soup, which then becomes black grass jelly after cooling down.   It’s good for health.  If it’s eaten in summer, it can prevent heat stroke. 

        In the winter, people here like to eat “hot grass jelly.”   They like to add red beans, green beans, peanuts, tapiocas, etc.  It’s delicious and it makes me feel warm. 

December 27, 2015 (By Andy Zheng)

RUN WITH US! 2015 CHRISTMAS MARATHON WITH CARP

December 25 ( By Jay Ma )

Today, my best friend Jay and his friends took me to the Sanchong city park to watch a marathon.  It was a pity that I could not run, but Jay took me to many places and we took a lot of pictures.  If I went running, I would have joined this Christmas marathon to celebrate this wonderful festival.

At night, Jay and I took the MRT to the San-ho night market.  I never went to the night market, so I could not wait to enjoy Taiwanese foods there.  There were many delicious foods, and we ate a lot.  When we went home, I was very full because the foods in the night market were super yummy!  Today, I was very happy that Jay took me to Sanchong.  I will go there again to eat special Taiwanese foods.  If I have a chance, I will try to run the marathon, too.  Wait for me!

( By Zhi-Ting Chen )

On Sunday, I went to participate in the Christmas running event with some students from Class 506.  Before the event, we went to dine at a sukiyaki restaurant.  In the restaurant, we could order extra dishes and meat without limit, and we were offered desserts after our meal—very delicious!  We ate in a rush.  After our meal, we only had half an hour left before the running event.  So, we took a taxi to the event location.

      In the running event, two classmates and I acted as cheering members.  We saw thousands of people in red running around a big park, and that was very magnificent!   In the park, we also found many signs which prayed for peace and happiness.  We hope that everyone will be safe and blessed in the future!

 

 

( By Sean Lin )

     Hello everyone.  Sean took me out again.  I was very nervous because today we were going to race with more than five thousand people.  The main purpose of this game was to help migraine rural children.  When we arrived in Taipei, we ate the lunch first.  We ate slowly, so we were late.  But we still took part in the game.  In the race, I felt very cool and refreshed because the weather was cold.  We took a picture in the end of the race.  Although I was so tried, it was a nice day.

( By Vivian Lin )

     Today, I went to Taipei with Vivian.  First, we went to have lunch at the Ben-fan restaurant.  It's an all-you -can-eat restaurant.  I felt very full after we had the meal.  Next, we went for a marathon at Sanchong.  We ran eight kilometers. Although it made me very tired, I still felt so happy.  It was my first time to run a marathon.  After the race, we took many pictures there.  There were many beautiful things along the marathon route.  After the marathon, we went to a department store to buy some bread.  The bread was delicious, and I like it very much!  By the way, today was Christmas, so I took a picture with a tall Christmas tree.  It's so bright!  I enjoyed this trip in Taipei.  If I have more opportunities, I will visit Taiwan again!!