il Giardino Romantico

朋友，還真的是跟酒一樣，越陳越香。其實天仙算是很幸運的吧！除了常常有機會可以認識新朋友，也常常有機會可以與老朋友聚聚。其實兩種都給人不同的感覺。雖然老朋友可以很了解你，所以可以隨心所欲地談，但老朋友不也曾是新朋友來著？想一想，這天與我同行的友人原本也是半生不熟的同事來著。但因為當時我們同是社會新鮮人，在戰場上產生了一種革命情感。咱們兩有很多相像的共同點，但也有很大的不同。朋友不就這樣嘛！若兩者之間有太大的差異，會導致個性不合。又如果兩者太相像，那還有什麼樂趣可言呢？進入主題前會說這麼多廢話，其實是因為，我與這位友人，說常見面也不常，但我們卻能夠從出社會到現在都一直保持著連絡（即使在FB成為好友之前）。我想這並不容易。這段緣分也可說是得來不易，值得珍惜。
The longer the friendship, the better it gets. I suppose I am rather fortunate in that while I get a lot of opportunities to meet new friends, I also get  to spend a lot of time with old friends. These two types of gatherings give me very different feelings. Although an old friend may know you well, and you can talk about almost anything, these old friends had once been new friends, too, no? The friend who was accompanying me for this meal used to me a colleague of mine. We were both fresh college graduates. In facing the 'battlefield', we developed a friendship that would last a life time. There are many similarities between us, and many differences also. I guess that goes with all friends. I mean, if two people are so drastically different, they'll never agree on anything! And if two people are so similar, what fun would be in that!? Although we don't get to meet often, we always kept in touch (even before we became Facebook friends). I think that certainly says something about this friendship, don't you think?
其實說要吃飯說好久了。只是每次回台中不巧都是有事，不然就是快閃根本沒時間。終於等到了這次可以好好聚餐聊聊。友人找了餐廳後問我：居酒屋可以嗎？我回說：有酒當然okay啊！友人怕自己不能陪我喝我會掃興，我回：如果你不讓我喝才會掃興！
This meal had been talked of for quite a while. But whenever I was in Taichung, either I was preoccupied, or it had been a very short stay, too short for meal. Finally, we set a date for this long awaited meal. My friend asked if a Japanese izakaya would do, and I said: anywhere with booze would do. She wondered if she'd spoil the fun if she didn't drink with me, and I replied: only if you won't let me drink, will you be a spoiler.
這些都是客人的清酒。買一瓶，然後寄放。每一瓶都會寫上客人的名字。
These are bottles of sake of different customers. They would pay for the whole bottle, drink what they can, then leave it there till their next visit.
招待小菜
Complementary dish.
放縱的啤酒
Lager of indulgence
鮭魚生魚片 Salmon Sashimi
因為友人不敢吃軟綿綿的生食，所以這盤都是我吃的！@@
My friend did not dare to eat raw fish, so I had the entire plate all to myself.
牡丹蝦 Prawn
可是我卻成功地說服他嘗了這道美味的牡丹蝦。
But I did persuade her to try this salivating prawn dish!
也是招待的～ Another complementary dish.
泡菜炒麵 Kimchi noodles
照燒雞肉 Toriyaki (grilled chicken)
串燒香菇 Grilled mushroom
豆腐～ Tofu
茶碗蒸 Chawanmushi 
土瓶蒸 Doubinmushi
馬鈴薯 Potatoes
炸雞排 Fried chicken
Sauce for the chicken. 雞排的沾醬
半開放式的廚房 Half-open kitchen.
這樣的菜色看起來到底多不多啊？我們兩個人而已呢！而且因為友人也是我部落格的讀者，所以縱容我每一道菜都先拍照才開動。甚至還會提醒我要拍照。我很客氣的喝完了第一杯啤酒，他又慫恿我喝了第二杯。不過這裡的菜真是好吃。據說很多日本人都喜歡來這裡。從清酒瓶上的客戶名字就知道這不是亂蓋的。
Would you consider this a lot for two people? My friend is also a reader of my blog, and so she would kindly allow me to take pictures of every dish before we dig in. She would even remind me to take a picture before starting. After I finished my first beer, she also talked me into having another! The food here is absolutely amazing. Apparently many Jappers like to come here. From the last names written on the Sake bottles, I'm pretty sure that's more or less true.
穿和服的服務生 Waitress in kimono
 
拍完這張，我竟然發生了一件超不專業的事情：兩顆電池都空空！算了！還好重點都拍到了。
After this shot, a very unprofessional thing happened: both of my batteries were dead.... Oh, well... at least I got shots of the food! 
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Are you sick and tired of the corn on your pizza? Well, why not try YaoSao Pizza for a change. This little pizzeria might be just the thing you're looking for. Located close to Zhongxiao Xinshen MRT, this pizza place has no indoor seatings. There are less than a dozen seats, and the seating surrounds the kitchen area. You can see exactly what they're doing to your pizza. It's a pretty interesting place for a bite of quality pizza, but when it comes to rainy days and hot mid-summer days, few people might have issues.... 
以前常聽外國朋友抱怨說：怎麼不管什麼口的pizza都會有玉米啊！？今天天仙推薦一間很不錯的pizza店。這間小小的pizza店位於忠孝新生站不遠處。他沒有室內座位。總座位數也大概只有十個。這些座位圍繞著廚房，所以你可以隨時盯著你的pizza看。其實是間很有趣的小店，不過若遇到下大雨或是仲夏的大熱天，可能就會覺得有點麻煩啦！
The day I chose to try this pizzera was on a pouring day. I say people might have issues, but I didn't mean that you'll get wet or anything. Although   it's quite a pain to walk in the rain to get there.
雖然說下雨會很麻煩，但也不是說坐著會淋濕啦！只是路途中擋雨的屋簷少，所以要走到這還得廢點力。我來的這天就剛好下著貓狗雨。
Care for a drink?
想喝什麼！？一目了然～
Are you done yet? Are you done yet? Patiently waiting for each pizza to cook...
好了沒呀！好了沒呀！老闆耐心地等候著每個pizza的完成～
And here it is! My very own seafood pizza. 
終於等到了我的海鮮pizza！
This is a Japanese flavoured pizza! Very tasty, too!
這是日式口味的～也很好吃喔！
Although it doesn't look very big at all, I still don't think I could finish the entire thing all on my own. I don't think I did this time, anyway. (Lucky for my friend who got a few more pieces off me!)
雖然看起來不大，但我想我還是不太可能吃完一整個！至少這次我就吃完。（真是便宜了同行的友人啦！）
 
Great place for a small bite (for those with large appetites) with a couple of friends. Very interesting place!
三兩好友相聚吃美味pizza的好選擇唷！有趣的地方！
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這天的天氣雖然沒有說烈陽高照，但對於北部來說已經算是從一月至三月初以來算是不錯的了！畢竟難得一個沒雨的周末日，對那陣子的北部人來說真的是可遇不可求啊！因此，在我拍完貓咪以後，我決定繼續往下走。從來沒去過平溪，趁著這次就一路順著走下去吧！
The weather had been horrible for months in the beginning of the year. This had been one of the few weekends that did not have rain. It was because of this, I decided to go on with my day journey. I had never been to Pingxi. It was time to take a look. 
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可愛的小朋友在車站外迎接著我
Cute kid welcoming me by the station.
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許個願、放天燈
Make a wish, then set off your sky lantern.
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單車族似乎也喜歡來這裡
Good spot for cyclists as well?
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來點冰淇淋吧！？（這位太太拿著四個小朋友扇著風）
Fancy some ice cream? (Lady fanning herself with $1000 bill.)
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可愛的小街道
Cute little street
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這是放酒的嗎？
Where they keep their wine?
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盆栽
Plant
 09
選個顏色吧
Sky lanterns. Take your pick.
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天燈的秘密
Paper money (used to burn as worship to ancestors and deities) burnt to set off the lantern.
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再見了！我的天燈
Goodbye, my lantern!
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禮車
Sedan for the newly weds
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天燈店面
Lantern shop
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倫敦熊俏皮地坐在眾多小天燈中
London Paddy taking a seat amongst little sky lanterns
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午餐後的解渴飲料（咦？）
Thirst quenching drink after lunch.
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繼續走著...
Keep walking
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我想去這裡
This was where I wished to go.
 18
月台
Platform
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我找到了瀑布
I found the waterfall!
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桌椅與烏龜！？
Table, chair, and turtle?
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最寧靜的聲音 - 水流聲！
The most tranquil noise of all - running water!
 22
蘑菇？
Mushroom?
 23
偷窺
Peeking 
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倫敦熊也來清涼一下～
Here's London Paddy again.
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大家的願望
People's wishes and hopes.
 26
偶遇的小貓咪
An encounter with a random kitty.
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或許是小貓的家人？
Relative of the kitty?
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茫茫人海中
Girl amidst the crowd.
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火車與白花
The train and the flowers
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月亮出來了
The daylight moon.
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壁紙
Wall art.
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火車獨照
Portrait of a train.
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軌道
Tracks
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鐵路
Railway
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累癱了的小兩口（沒拍好所以只好用特效處理）
They must be tired (PS-ed due to its failed original...)
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這是我第二次來到侯硐。第一次與友人相伴來到此地，不料天公不作美，因此根本沒見到幾隻貓。這一次，我帶著和朋友借來的50D，再次造訪貓村，除了跟運氣賭賭看能不能見到更多貓，當然也還想要體驗一下代單眼出遊的感覺。不過其實此行，事實上是為了更重要的旅行做準備。有在留意ＦＢ專頁的朋友應該都知道倫敦熊在三月中旬時曾經來了一趟幾乎是環島的行程。其實天仙是為了此行而與友人借來他的寶貝50D。不過又怕不熟悉就上戰場，失敗的照片比例會佔太高，因此安排了侯硐．平溪行，來讓自己與這台50D培養一下感情。除了以上第一張照片是用我原本的Lumix FP8拍得，其餘都是用我朋友的50D所捕捉到的畫面。
This is my second trip to Houtong. During my first trip, I was here with friends. Unfortunately, very few cats came out because of the weather. This time, I came preapred - with a DSLR and a determination to win the bet on good weather. I wanted to see a lot more cats than I did last time, and I also wanted to get a grasp of what it feels like to travel with a DSLR. However, this trip was only a precurser for an even more important trip. If you had been following the blog on Facebook, you'll know that in March, London Paddy took a trip that could almost be described as a tour around the island. I didn't want to risk taking too many crappy photos with my friend's 50D, so I organized this one-day trip for practice, and also to see cats, of course! The picture above is the only picture in this article that is taken by my DC Lumix FP8, the rest of them are captured by my friend's DSLR, 50D. 
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倫敦熊與貓 London Paddy and kitty
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可愛的立牌 Cute banner.
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第一隻貓 First kitty in sight
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小吃店 Little shop 
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很多黑白貓 One of many black and white kitties.
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很好睡 Sleeper
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日光浴 Sun bather
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不知道在做什麼... Got no idea what this one's doing... 
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周邊商品 Kitty stuff
 10
玩樂的貓 Playful kitty
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吐舌頭 Tongue sticking out
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然後馬上變成憂鬱貓... Then he turns melancholic... 
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貪吃貓 Hungry kitty
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好像迷路了？ Are you lost?
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口渴貓 Thirsty kitty
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搔癢貓 Scratchy
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一定要在這種地方睡嗎？Do you have to nap here?
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潔癖貓（然後躺地上這樣！？）Cleanie kitty
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真的是躲貓貓 Hiding kitty (napping, really)
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貓咪咖啡（老闆不是貓）Kitty coffee shop (no, owners are not kitties)
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你在舔哪裡啊... What are you doing, kitty!?!?
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這是小虎嗎？ Is this Xiaohu?
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熟睡中勿擾 Deep asleep... DND!
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要跳囉！ Here I jump!
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看到喵了沒？Do you see meow?
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伸懶腰 Just stretching
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餵食 Feeding
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享受陽光 Enjoying the sun
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寶座（床！？）Throne?
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更多周邊 More kitty stuff
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吊掛倫敦熊 Dangling Paddy
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壁畫 Wall art.
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貓奴！？Cat slave?
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車站 The station
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這是什麼神！？What deity is this?
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走開啦... Go away... 
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ZZZZzzzz... 
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爪子掉水溝... Paw in the gutter
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人客～ 你要買啥！！What you want buy?
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吃不停啊！Nonstop eating!
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下次再見囉... 哭哭... Goodbye for now.
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越南味是我一直覺得很陌生的料理。不敢輕易嘗試，也是怕若第一次就吃到不好吃的，以後就都別想吃了。剛好友人有推薦的。雖然不是什麼大餐館，但有時這些東南亞料理，店越小，反而會越道地越好吃。其他我不敢說，但針對泰國料理，就的確是如此。
Vietnamese cuisine is a taste with which I had never been acquainted. It takes an effort to try something new for the first time, because you fear that a bad first experience might just ruin the rest of the potential future experiences to come. Fortunately, with a friend's recommendation, it was time to try it for the first time. Some of the best Southeast Asian restaurants are just like this one - small and simple. I can't say about others, but it's definitely true for a lot of Thai places. 
The menu. 菜單
涼拌木瓜絲 Papaya salad
越南是不是真的有這道極似泰國的涼拌青木瓜我不知道。還是為了迎合台灣人愛青木瓜的嘴才改良的？因為對越南料理的認知可以等於說是沒有。道不道地我當然也說不上來。我只能分辨好吃與不好吃。
Is there really something like the Thai papaya salad in Vietnamese cuisine? I don't know. Or is this something adopted to suit the mouths of the Taiwanese people who love papaya salad so much? I know next to nothing about Vietnamese food, so I can't tell you whether it's authentic or not. I can only tell you whether I liked it or not.
甘蔗蝦捲 Sugar cane shrimp
這個真的不錯！我喜歡～
I liked the taste of this! 
雞肉湯＋米線 Chicken soup and rice noodles
咖哩海鮮湯＋河粉 Seafood curry soup with glass noodles.
咖哩海鮮是我點的。其實是很奇妙的一道菜。為什麼呢？因為我既不愛湯麵、又不愛咖哩（你何時看過這裡有貼咖哩的食記了？），可是卻點了一個這兩者的綜合體。其實湯裡有麵的料理，只有兩種我喜歡： 一種泰國北部特有的咖哩麵叫「kao soy」以及有泰式酸辣湯為湯底的海鮮或鮮蝦麵。其實這一天我並不會太餓，所以對於菜單上的餐點對我都沒有什麼吸引力。最後點了這道，其實是期待他未到會有點類似kao soy。結果當然是差很多（哈！），不過還是挺好吃的啦！
The seafood curry was mine. It was quite an odd order, because I liked neither soup noodles nor curry. But why in the world did I order this? The story goes... there are only two types of soups with noodles I can accept: a Northern Thai cuisine called "kao soy" (curry soup), and noodles in tom yam (spicy seafood soup). I was not hungry at the time, and so nothing really striked me on the menu. Thus I ordered this, hoping it would taste somewhat like "kao soy". Well, it tasted nothing like it, but nonetheless, still quite tasty! 
 
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My guests aren't usually very demanding - meaning they'll basically go / eat at anywhere I take them. Only, this group of guests had been to Taiwan several times, and I was running out of tricks! They did, however, give me a keyword - dumplings! And I let Google deal with the rest of the magic. 
其實一邊來說我的外賓都不太挑（我帶他們去哪裡他們就去哪之類的）不過這批客人已經來好幾次了，我已經快要沒有什麼好地點可以推薦了捏！不過還好他們給了我一個關鍵字：水餃！所以剩下的，我就交給Google大神囉！
Of course, I did my share of work, as well. I mean, I couldn't possibly take them to any random dumpling shop. So I searched for one that had pretty good reviews. Sounds like everything's been taken care of? I had even marked the location of the place on Google Maps on my phone, so I know exactly how to get us there. HOWEVER! Half way through our hunt for the restaurant, the battery died, AND I forgot to bring the right plug for my portable battery! How silly of me! We ended up going round and round Yung-kang Street before we finally managed to find the place! 
當然我也有做功課啦！畢竟我總不能帶外賓隨便吃嘛！所以我還找了一間評價不錯的！聽起來似乎我準備的很周全了嘛！我甚至還在手機上將餐廳的位置用Google Maps記錄起來，想說就鐵定不會迷路！沒～想～～到！！！就在我們正在找餐廳的時候，我的手機沒電啦！雖然有帶行動電池，但我竟然忘得帶正確的轉接頭啊！！（欲哭無淚）還好最後還是成功地找到餐廳了！！
Veggies = a must in every meal
餐餐都要吃青菜
Favourite of the night - mapo tofu
當晚最熱門：麻婆豆腐
The star of the night - pork dumplings!
今晚的主角：豬肉水餃！
Scallion pancake
蔥油餅～
Steamed dumplings
蒸餃
One was veggie, the other pork. Can't remember which one's which... 
一籠是素的（我要吃的），另一籠是豬肉。外表看起來都很像，現在分辨不太出來了... 
Steamed fish
清蒸魚
The angle of this picture tells me the first picture of steamed dumplings must be the pork one.
這張的角度似乎告訴我第一張的蒸餃應該是豬肉的
 
My guests were fully satisfied. The dumplings were good, the mapo tofu they liked, and we all enjoyed the Taiwan beer.
外賓們有滿足到！水餃好吃，麻婆豆腐他們有愛，然後大家都愛喝台灣麥茶～
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本年度利物浦校友餐會於民國101年03月24日在臺南大學舉辦。本次餐會由2011年應屆畢業生主辦，校友會幹部協辦，當天並共有31位校友共襄盛舉。
The annual luncheon of the University of Liverpool Taiwan Alumni took place this year on the 24th of March at National University of Tainan. The main coordinators of the event are the fresh graduates of 2011, and the alumni association assisted in organizing. There were a total of 31 alumni attending the event this year. 
利物浦大學校友大使台灣代表Sandy於02月初開始與主辦單位籌備本次餐會事宜。基於本屆會長為國立臺南大學校長黃秀霜校友，希望能夠藉此機會讓各位校友與會長能夠有更貼近的互動，因此將本次餐會地點訂為臺南。籌備過程中，校友大使擔任學校、會長、以及主辦團隊之溝通橋梁。當天活動是由主辦團隊負責，地點、餐點則是由會長負責張羅。
Alumni Ambassador for Taiwan, Sandy, convened meetings at the beginning of Februrary to discuss related matters. Since the President of our Alumni Association, Ms. Huang, currently hold the position of President of National University of Tainan, Tainan became the ideal place for the luncheon this year. The alumni ambassador played the role of bridging communication among Liverpool University Alumni Office, Ms. Huang, and also the coordinators of the event. The new graduates of 2011 formed a team to design activities during the luncheon, and Ms. Huang kindly took care of the venue and catering issues.
很可惜本次餐會由於校友代表，Hannah Stelman因行程上的安排無法配合所以無緣參加，不過Hannah精心準備了一段影片，在餐會上與我們分享他想對我們說的話。
Unfortunately, Taiwan representative, Hannah Stelman, of the International Team couldn't make it to the luncheon this year. However, she did manage to say a few words to the alumni through a pre-videoed clip.
餐會於當天11:30入席，黃會長親切的主動與各位參與的校友們相識。在2011年學生會會長April的開場之下，餐會正式開始。黃會長於開場致詞中表示有意想將利物浦大學校友會向內政部登記為正式的財團法人社團的意願。兼任副會長的校友大使也表示，利大副校長於去年（2011年）底造訪臺灣時曾表達過希望世界各地的校友會最後都能夠成立一個幫助經濟上有困難的學生們一圓留學夢的基金會。若是以基金會為目標，登記將成為校友會首先必須達成的目標。
The luncheon commenced at 11:30. Ms. Huang gave all attendees a warm welcome with her greetings. April, the 2011 Student Association President, annuonced the start of the luncheon. Ms. Huang delivered a few words, expressing her desire to regiest our association as a formal association with the Ministry of the Interior. Sandy, who is also the vice-president of the alumni association, shared in her remarks, the short visit of Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpoool, Professor Michael Hoey, where he had stated his dream of alumni associations around the world, forming funds to assist students in need achieve their dream of studying abroad. If this is the ultimate goal of the association, then formalising the association is an inevitable step. 
各位校友用餐之餘，主辦團隊精心準備了兩種不同的活動。活動設計的宗旨為讓校友回味或重新認識利物浦這個城市，以及促進校友之間的互動。主辦單位為了第一個活動精心準備了許多利物浦城市以及校區的照片製作成投影片，並且在觀賞照片後向各位校友提出各式問題，答對者即可累計分數。
Whilst enjoying the meal, two different activities took place. These were designed to reminisce Liverpool, and also motivate a closer interaction among the alumni. The first activity involved a slideshow of pictures of the city, each team had to answer questions related to these slides. 
在各位校友報到時，主辦團隊也派人為每一位校友拍攝個人照。此舉為第二項活動之準備工作。在第一項活動開始之前，每一位校友必須向大家自我介紹一番。在第一項活動結束之後，投影片撥放出哪一位校友，大家則須搶答，並說出稍早自我介紹中該校友所提供之個人資訊。藉由此活動增加校友之間的互動。
Pictures of each alumnus/a were taken before the commencement of the luncheon. This was in preparation of the second activity. Everyone gave a brief introduction of themselves, and after the end of the first activity, points were given to whoever can tell a bit about the alumnus/a whose picture was displayed on the screen. It was a convenient way for everyone to get to know a bit more about each other.
餐會結束前，會長請各位校友填上資料，為登記為正式社團做準備。另外，因考量到北部校友較多又因目前副會長身兼兩職（同時為校友大使），為有效分工以及提昇校友會團隊的服務，因此會長多指派了一位副會長 – 汪家昌教授。除副會長之外，更指派Shen許璇為秘書、當天表現優異的主持人Jeremy以及Peggy為活動組組長。財務長為April。希望校友會在多了這幾位幹部後能夠更提供校友們更多更多元化的服務。最後，會長親切的與每位校友道別，並且還不忘送上為了本餐會所準備的伴手禮，讓各位校友除了吃喝玩樂，更還能帶著小小的紀念品回家留念。
After the luncheon, Ms. Huang asked the alumni to fill in forms, so as to prepare for formal registration. Also, in consideration of the number of alumni in Taipei, Ms Huang has appointed another vice-president in order to decrease the work load of the current vice-president. Professor Jia-Chang Wang had been appointed that position. Also, Shen had been appointed secretary, Jeremy and Peggy, the MC pair of the day, had been assigned to take care of activity designing for future events, and April had been appointed treasury. With these extra positions appointed, the alumni association hopes to offer better services to the alumni community. At the end of the event, Ms Huang heartily said goodbye to each and every attendee, and also sent everyone home with a souvenir she had personally prepared.  
明年校友餐會擬在臺北舉辦。希望錯過這兩年餐會的校友們屆時能夠抽空參與，讓我們一年比一年還要辦得更好。
Next year, the annual luncheon is to be held in Taipei. Hopefully, those who had missed out on the previous two luncheons will have the time to join us. Please help us become better each year!  
 
校友們合影

*This article is a recipe for sesame oil chicken, and is presented in Chinese (Traditional) only.
*本篇文章無英文。
 
麻油雞可以說是天仙最愛吃的菜了！因為可以補身又可以喝到酒，一石二鳥啊！自己喜歡吃得當然會想要自己學來做。多次經驗累計下來，麻油雞真的可以算是天仙的招牌菜了。雖然天仙會的菜不多，但麻油雞可是每個人吃過都說好吃的唷！
一般我們做麻油雞，大家可能熟悉的做法就是：麻油熱鍋，老薑爆香，雞肉下鍋翻炒過後就下米酒了。不過最近看到阿基師在電視上親自示範，驚覺原來有更好的方式！其實阿基師在節目中就一直強調「麻油不耐炒」。最初聽見這句話的時候就已經在思考：可是麻油雞不用麻油去爆薑，翻炒雞肉，那要用什麼呢？後來看到他親自示範，才有種恍然大悟的feel！
先來看看材料：
1. 去骨雞腿肉
2. 薑
3. 麻油（廢話）
4. 米酒（廢話）
5. 鹽少許
先將老薑洗淨切片備用。再來是去骨雞腿肉。先將皮與肉分離。這個部分不容易唷！因為根據經驗，品質越好的雞肉，雞皮與肉越是難分離。去皮以後將肉切小塊備用。重點來了！熱果以後，首先下鍋的不適麻油！而是...
將～將～～雞皮！
將雞皮都下去，把油逼出來。再將老薑丟下去炒。然後再把雞肉丟下去。
翻炒過後其實就可以將雞皮先取出了！這時候只要滴上少許麻油再繼續翻少兩三下就可以倒米酒了！
等他滾了之後關小火將雞肉悶熟。如果喜歡酒味重一點的，可以在起鍋前再到一點米酒（通常我們家煮麻油雞會用到超過一瓶）[酒鬼世家]。注意！麻油雞這道菜是不加鹽巴的。但如果你嫌雞肉沒味道，可以加幾瓢鹽在小碗裡，再將一點麻油雞的湯汁倒進去攪拌均勻就成沾醬了！（如本篇所呈現：【食譜】麻油菇）
上桌前只要在淋上少許麻油就可以開動了！
不過天仙這幾次實驗下來又發現了一個妙招！有沒有人覺得吃麻油雞沒吃到青菜怪怪的？但要另外準備鍋子無論是炒青菜或是燙青菜都很麻煩？天仙來告訴你！不用另外準備了！將菜洗好，還沒起鍋前就先將青菜丟下去一起煮吧！（再倒起鍋酒以前）這樣燙出來的青菜會有淡淡的麻油香，而且不油膩！非常好吃喔！而且很多菜都適合這樣燙。目前天仙有試過的有：青江菜、青花菜以及金針菇。
 
改天也來試試吧！
後記：因為翻炒完才發現市場阿姨附給我的腿骨頭也可以丟，所以我同時嘗到了有翻炒跟未翻炒過的差異。用雞皮翻炒過的果然超級香的！所以說，阿基師的話真的要聽啊！！

一講到雞腳凍，不要說是東海人，連非東海人第一個想到應該也是東海雞腳凍。在南投混了半天，經過友人的推薦，離開前買了這個回家。前面提到身為東海人，其實雞腳凍他不只是雞腳凍。他是一個回憶。或許有些人會覺得厭煩，但畢竟東海雞腳凍就離我大學住了三年的住所不到五分鐘路程，不是說忘就能忘的。但與友人聊起雞腳凍的不同，似乎許多人對東海雞腳凍最反感的地方就是「沒剪指甲」．．．
Chicken feet. When people come to think of chicken feet, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the famous one near Tunghai University. Being a Tunghai alumna, and the shop being so close to where I used to live during uni, it's quite difficult to get rid of the place that the chicken feet has in my memory. But since it wasn't like we were in Nantou every day, it was definitely worth trying another style of chicken feet. Apparently, the most annoying thing about the Tunghai chicken feet is that the 'nails' are not removed.
那麼我們來瞧瞧這個番薯市的雞腳凍除了指甲有剪，還有哪裡不同吧！
So let's see what else is different, other than the 'nails'...
這次買了三盒回來。
We bought three packs this time.
盒子的容量就能看出它的分量也有不同！
You can tell from the container already that there are more in volume than the Tunghai ones.
倫敦熊被我悶在包包裡面一整天，整個忘了有帶他出門，所以回到家後讓他與雞腳凍合拍一下彌補！
London Paddy had been stuffed in my bag all day, because I had forgotten that he was with me! So I took some shots of him to compensate... 
可以啃得比較多～ 所以嘗起來應該會有比較滿足的感覺。
This was definitely more meaty than the other. I guess it makes one more satisfied in a sense.
 
只可惜當天其實有點累了，食慾也受引響。隔天就要回天龍國所以也沒能太盡情的享受。希望下次還有機會能夠邊吃邊配必魯囉！
Unfortunately we were a bit tired, and thus our appetites were also affected. I was to return to Taipei the next day, so we didn't really get to enjoy it as much as we anticipated. I hope we get another chance to really, really enjoy it like it should be enjoyed!  

這篇又是拖稿拖得很嚴重的一篇。其實這是二二八連假臨時起意回台中發生的事情了。現在都已經四月了！你看看你看看（聽說我2010的英國遊記也還沒寫完啊，這算什麼！）總之呢，這次回去是我老姐他用日月潭一日由來誘惑我，才成功把我騙回家（誤）。老實說另外一個原因也是因為我三月份週末都滿檔，連假不回去，就真的要拖好久才能回家啦！不過不料，難得回台中原本以為可以享受中部的熱情陽光，到了台中卻發現我竟然把台北的天氣也一起帶回去了！真是糟糕啊！
Ok, this article has been put off for a while now. This occurred during the 228 long weekend, and I've only just had the chance to post this now. Well, I suppose, compared to my 2010 UK articles (unfinished, still!), this is nothing! My sister lured me back home with 'a day trip to Sun Moon Lake'. Another reason I decided to go back to Taichung was also because my weekends for March were all filled up, and it would be too long if I didn't take the trip then. I thought that it would be a nice time to catch some central Taiwan sunshine, but who would've thought! I had brought the horrible Taipei weather to central Taiwan! 
老姐與友人以及她可愛的女兒，我們四個人就這樣到了南投。經老姐的有人推薦，我們來到了這間蘇媽媽湯圓。本來心裡有點忐忑，想說不知道會不會有我可以吃的，但我想說，湯圓嘛！大不了鹹的沒得吃就吃甜的囉！
There were four of us - my sister, her friend, and her friend's daughter (and moi!). We came to Nantou, and under the recommendation of the friend, we came to this restaurant, famous for its rice dumplings (tangyuan). I was a bit anxious at first, as I didn't know if there would be any non-pork options. But I thought, well! Rice dumplings! I supposed I could always go with the sweet options! 
 菜單 The menu
最後我點了鴻喜菇丸湯，以及滷豆腐。其實我也不知道鴻喜菇丸子到底是不是豬肉去做的，但算了吧！我當時想著。別讓自己那麼難搞。
I picked mushroom-ball soup and tofu. Not knowing whether the balls were pork-based, I thought: never mind!
臨桌的小北鼻。正在享受美食中。
Toddler next table, enjoying his meal, before we enjoy ours! 
滷豆腐 & 滷蛋 很好吃，但可惜還是有肉燥。
Tofuu and egg. Pity was sprinkled with minced pork. Nonetheless, quite good! 
看起來好像很特別的醋。地址跟電話都好妙喔！
Interesting bottle of vinegar. If you could read Chinese, you'll find the address and the phone number quite interesting. 
肉燥麵
Pork noodles.
埔里米粉
Puli rice noodles.
我的鴻喜菇丸子湯
My mushroom-ball soup.
鮮肉湯圓
Pork rice dumplings.
其實以上吃完我們就差不多七八分飽了，不過在友人的推薦下，難得來了一趟還是想說來嚐嚐看他的甜湯圓。
We were quite full after the above, but since we don't exactly come here every day, the friend recommended that we fill the rest of the space in our tummies with some sweet rice dumplings.
這是養身湯圓
Mini rice dumplings.
這是三寶湯圓
Rice dumplings with fillings.
有我喜歡的白木耳
This comes with the fungus that I'm quite fond of.
一般我不太愛的抹茶花生，嚐起來還真不錯！
This is Japanese green tea and peanut flavoured. I don't usually like this flavour, but this turns out to be quite scrumtious! 
芝麻的也是甜而不膩。
Sesame tastes wonderfully nice as well. Sweet, but not overly sweet. 
從我們進來到離開，一直都是客滿的～
The place was packed from the moment we stepped into it.
後面庭院還有備用桌，一樣滿！
Spare table in the back garden.
池塘裡真的有魚～
Real fish in the pond.
如果開車去南投玩，真的可以來這裡吃吃湯圓喔！
If you happen to drive to Nantou, I highly recommend this place! 
檢視較大的地圖