il Giardino Romantico

*This article is in Chinese (Traditional Only)
小虎葛格認真K書中
懷孕至今已經24周。想起來真是有點不可思議。肚子漸漸的一天比一天大，原本不知道我有北鼻的人現在是想藏也藏不住了。這期間遇到的好心人越來越多，但也有遇到那種根本不把妳放在眼裡的人（跟你搶路搶電梯搶座位的人還是大有人在）。所以孕婦還是要自己多注意些。
每次產檢醫生問我有沒有哪裡不舒服，我的回答都是「沒有」。除了開始很難翻身，躺平後很難爬起來之外，也幾乎沒有什麼特別不舒服的地方。聽聞身邊很多孕婦都有很多不舒服的地方，我就在想，是不是我去年底為了控制體重瘋狂的運動，加上這一兩年來很勤著每次好朋友結束後都乖乖喝四物才調理好的身體。讓這個雖然是個計劃之外但不意外的寶寶有個健康的環境可以安心成長？
因為一直都有在做瑜珈，而剛開始不知道自己已經懷孕，什麼高難度動作都有在做。而且我是那種很拼命的瑜珈學員。有時候老師甚至還會勸我不用那麼賣力（因為本身骨頭硬啊！想練軟一點啊～）我只有初期那一陣子下背腰很痛的時候休息，其他時間都照常繼續在練。不過因為我們的課程並非孕婦專屬課程，所以老師會適時告訴我，可以用那些動作替代。而因為自己也練了好多年了，基本動作幾乎都有大概的認知，現在老師甚至都可以不用個別指導，只要遇到趴在地上的，或是需要用到腹部的力量的體位法，我就自己選其他的體位法練習。這一陣子我發現我在練瑜珈的時候北鼻也會跟著在裡面動。不知道是不是跟媽咪一樣喜歡瑜珈呢？媽咪很期待以後可以跟你一起做瑜珈喔！
我記得很久以前曾經跟一位長輩聊天的時候說過，如果萬一真的不小心懷孕了，我可以不要爸爸，但孩子我是一定要生。（當然這個真的是指意外中的意外發生的前提下！）長輩跟我說：單親媽媽是很辛苦的！不只是扶養過程，就連懷孕期間少了爸爸這個重要的角色真的會辛苦很多！後來好在這種意外是沒發生啦！不過即使是孩子的爸可以在身邊陪伴、幫忙，我都還是覺得有好多不方便。我只能說，下次看到未婚媽媽或是單親媽媽，真的會更尊敬她們了！真的很辛苦！
在知道懷孕之後，我就去準備了一個小筆記本。我將每次的超音波照片都貼在裡面。有事沒事也都會在筆記本裡寫一些想對比鼻說的話。其實有書上建議可以寫下產檢之間所遇到的不適，這樣產檢的時候就不會忘東忘西（孕婦很健忘）。不過孕期幾乎沒有什麼不適，所以就只記錄著我跟北鼻說的話。有一天我給我家教學生看北鼻的超音波照片，他剛好看到我寫給北鼻的開頭幾乎都是：hello, darling！從此之後，他就開始稱呼我的北鼻叫：hello darling！XDDDD
隨著肚子變得越來越大，表示原本苗條身材可以穿得下的衣服都要先收起來了。好在我還曾經胖過！胖過的衣服這時都可以再度派上用場！（所以舊衣服別急著丟掉！）不過我原本沒想到的是，孕婦就連內在美也是需要重新添購的。原本的內在美，到了大概四個月得時候就變得超級緊的！每次回家後發現勒痕一堆。原本不想傷荷包，但最後還是妥協了。不過孕婦裝我是不敢買太多，我都盡量買入秋後坐月子時或是身材還沒恢復時照樣可以穿的。因為懷孕期間剛好是最熱的時候，但是生完又開始要變冷了，所以我都盡量買那種加個內搭褲入秋還可以繼續穿的，或是夏天可以單穿，入秋後只要在裡面穿上長袖的還是可以繼續穿的款式。不然只穿一季實在好浪費喔！
至於飲食方面，其實也有辛苦的地方。畢竟娘家婆家都在中部，所以平時如果太累或太晚下班，外食的機率還是比較高（而且最近天氣這麼熱，要在小套房裡煮東西實在是很痛苦啊）。我們只能選口味比較淡的自助餐。如果一兩天沒注意到飲食的均衡，就會選一天去吃火鍋，把蔬菜量補回來。而以前回娘家都會想要大家一起出去吃飯，現在每次回到娘家，我都會苦苦哀求天仙媽要在家裡煮一頓家常菜。吃來吃去，真的還是自己家裡煮的最好吃啊！

雖然還有好多食記／遊記還沒刊登，不過孕婦難得頂著大太陽以及中暑的風險跑出室外參加活動，所以就先讓我插播這一篇吧！
話說，我們都知道7/4是美國國慶日。但應該比較少人知道加拿大的國慶日是7/1。而這天在台灣的加拿大人都會舉辦一場大型活動慶祝。往年好像參加過一兩次。除了有喝不完的啤酒（要付錢的），還有吃不完的美食！少不了的也有音樂，當然，也有加拿大籍的帥哥美女一飽眼福！
There are still a lot of articles pending, but I feel obliged to post this one first.
We all know that July 4th is the American Independence Day. But a lot of us don't know that July 1st is Canada Day! The Canadian expats in Taiwan held an event celebrating their day this past weekend. I'd been to one of these before. It seemed to be an event filled with food, booze, and music... of course cute boys and girls to look at as well. 
天仙一直覺得跟加拿大的朋友比較投緣。雖然我的學位是在英國取得的，當然對英國愛是無庸置疑的。不過從小時候開始就認識許多加拿大人。就連去英國念書交到的好姊妹也是加拿大籍的。因此幾年前曾經參加過一次他們的慶祝活動。記得當年的活動似乎比較偏向年輕人為主題。不過今年走的卻是全家大小都可以參與的活動了！
I've always seemed to get along quite well with Canadians more. There is no doubt about my love for anything English, but it just so happens that I have more Canadian friends! My best friend in the UK was Canadian! So, years ago, I attended one of these celebrations before. The trend seemed seemed to have changed, though. Whereas previously, it was just an excuse for young people to get drunk, this year, the event was actually designed so that your entire family would have something they'd enjoy doing! 
首先我們到了舞台區欣賞了一段表演，接著就到處晃晃。有些攤位只要完成一些小小的任務就有贈品。其實那些贈品很微不足道，不過值得一提的是天仙最愛的冰淇淋店竟然要來台灣了！（後來才發現天母店原來已經偷跑半年多了！）
We sat down on the grass for a show or two, then walked around. Some of the stalls had some simple games. If you participated, you get a free something. Most of these free somethings are so tiny they aren't really worth mentioning. But the one thing worth mentioning is that Dairy Queen will be in Taiwan! (Or so I thought at the time! Apparently a location had already been opened in Tienmu for more than six months!)
晃了一圈之後發現天啊！每一攤的食物都是我想吃的！雖然孕婦的食量是不可輕忽的，不過吃太撐也不好吧！只能挑個幾樣解解饞囉！
After walking around, I realised that I wanted to try all the food there! Although it is not wise to underestimate the appetite of a pregnant lady, still, it was not a good idea to devour too much food. So we had to be careful with our choices.
這裡充滿了刁嘴的加拿大人，想必隨便點都會有他們家鄉的味道吧！仔細看看掌廚的幾乎真的都是外國人。台灣人在這裡真的只能當助手而已～
The place was full of picky Canadians! We could easily assume that all the food here would taste somewhat authentic. If you look at all the people in charge of the cooking, indeed, all Canadians. 
第一道挑戰的是nachos！雖然這道自己做並不難（dorritos撒上乳酪絲然後放進微波爐加熱）不過一看就知道跟自己隨便亂做的不一樣！裏頭還有加肉的！雖然這樣一份不便宜，不過來都來了，就別想那麼多了！盡情享受吧！
So, in the end, our first choice was nachos. Yeah, I know this can be easily rendered at home, but look! It's got jalapeños and meat! I couldn't possibly render taht at home! Mind you, it was a little pricy, but we're out having fun! So let's not dwell on that.
不過天仙最想吃的還是這道魁北克的名菜 - poutine！原本想說吃完nachos晃一圈再回來，沒想到回來之後竟然大排長龍！嚇死人了！不過這份poutine真的有排隊的價值！真的太好吃了！
The one thing I really wanted to have was the poutine! We thought we'd walk around and digest the nachos a bit before we get our poutine, but when we came back, there was a long line waiting! But oh, it was so worth it! 
乳酪絲夾在剛炸好的薯條以及熱騰騰的gravy中間，兩邊的熱度剛好融化變成會「牽絲」的乳酪絲！好吃極了啊！
The cheese melted from the heat of the freshly fried fries and gravy! It was simply delicious! 
接著，老公說sausage dog都沒人排隊，去買個來吃吃看吧！反正孕婦的胃已經是無底洞了，當然okay！至於芥末為什麼會擠成這樣？那是因為天仙不愛芥末，但老公想要搭芥末。所以就事先交代老公，如果要芥末就只能淋一半～ XD
Once we devoured the poutine, the other half suggested that we might as well get a sausage dog. So we did. I couldn't see the bottom of my tummy anyway! And as for why the mustard looks like that? Well, since we were splitting the sausage dog, and I didn't want any mustard, the other half had to squeeze his mustard on only half the dog! 
光泉在這裡也有擺攤（感覺超不搭的）。無奈孕婦也只能喝這個。只是大概因為是真的很不搭，銷路很不好，所以拿了兩瓶又送了兩瓶。這兩瓶我們決定帶回家去啦！
A soy milk stall was there as well, but judging from the fact that it was more of a 'booze' event, no one was really interested in the soy milk. So after we had already gotten two of these, they gave us another two! So we took these home! 
既然都已經吃了垃圾食物就垃圾到底吧！反正這些東西我懷孕之後就幾乎都沒碰過！放縱一下（孕婦保持開心比較重要啊）！
Since beer was out of the question for me, at least I could have some ROOT beer, right!? I don't have these junk food very often, and since I was in such a jolly mood, let's not kill the fun. 
最後，囂張的老公還是決定要當著酒鬼孕婦面前喝上一瓶啤酒。真是可惡透頂啊！
And finally, the other half had a lot of guts to have his beer right in front of me! 

 
是的！經過了好幾次的撲空，吃到了莫凡彼，也吃到了Ikea... 只差還沒吃到Hooters... （還有幾次根本都懶得紀錄了）這次終於被我們吃到了！
讓我來解說一下為什麼會撲空這麼多次吧！第一次剛好店裡在裝修。在公車上查資料的時候不知道是哪個豬頭輸入的錯誤訊息說這間公休日是禮拜二。等到他裝修完工後，我們周末一有空就會去。歷經好幾次撲空之後，我覺得事情越來越不對勁！因此決定還是查一下網友們寫的食記應該會有比較精準的消息！後來果然發現，這間店公休日根本就不是禮拜二，而是例假日都公休啊！（難怪我們每次都撲空啊！！！）
不過這次我們可是有備而來的！為了確保食記的正確性，我還特地查了食記刊登的日期！（是最近的沒錯！）因此就抱著給他最後一次機會的希望，來到這裡！心裡想：要是今天在撲空，那老娘我以後就都不來了啦！的心態... 到了慶城街，轉角灣過去... 有！開！
實在太感動了！
After a number of visits in vain, we finally made it! 
So let me explain why it had taken us this long to finally make it to the shop (while it's open!). The place was under refurbishment during our first visit. So we went to Movenpick instead. We checked on Google that time, and somehow the data showed that they were closed on Tuesdays. So afterwards, we would come during the weekends... and it was closed EVERY SINGLE TIME!! So I started to realise that there might have been a glitch somewhere. Finally, I started checking recent food blogs posted by random users. Eventually, I found out that there was, indeed, a glitch! The place is closed on all holidays and weekends (not Tuesdays!). No wonder all our previous visits were in vain!
This time, we came prepared. I made sure the blog post I saw was a recent, up-to-date article, before we made our next move. Then, when we arrived, and was about to turn around the corner.... THANK GOODNESS it was open!! 
I cannot tell you how glad I was to finally see the place open and thriving with people!! 
等我們抵達已經有人在開始排隊了。不過因為店裡賣的種類不多，所以效率很快。不用等太久。
The queue had already started forming upon our arrival, but since the shop does not offer much variety, you know that they are capable of being very efficient.
點餐完畢之後，領取餐點處有兩種醬料可以選用。蔥花是他們手工製作的，很值得一試（不過我怕蔥所以就跳過）
After you make your order, you are to go to this window by the side and wait for your meal. Meanwhile, you can help yourself to the sauces. The spring onions are chopped by hand, and is a signature sauce of the place - worth trying. I skipped it only because I've never been a fan of spring onions.
以上是2號餐 - 配菜比較多。
No. 2 meal comes with more veggies on the side.
這是1號餐加上半隻雞腿（加點的）
No. 1 meal, with an additional half-portion leg. 
海南雞飯如果好吃的話，其實根本不用沾醬。但因為沒吃過，所以還是挖了一點到小碟子裡。沒有直接淋上去是因為1. 天仙不愛蔥（不能夠再更強調！）2. 我更愛原味（除非他本身沒味道，那就表示很失敗啦）
The deal with this chicken rice, is that if it's done right, there is absolutely no need for these sauces. But since it was our first visit, we were willing to give things a try. I didn't pour the sauce over the chicken for two reasons. 1. I don't like spring onions (can't emphasize enough!) 2. I love the original taste even more! 
當老公把這一盤盤的雞肉端過來（我先去找座位），我感動到快哭了啊！（孕婦的哭點是很低的）
吃了一口之後，跟老公直呼：這跟我以前在清邁從小吃到大的海南雞飯味道一樣耶！（去年去清邁的文還沒生出來請耐心等候）
When I saw the plates of chicken, I almost cried (mind you, knocked up women are more sentimental!)
After trying a bite! I told the hubby: this tastes just like the chicken place in Chiang Mai!! (speakign of which, the article has yet to be published, please wait patiently)
一口雞肉一口飯，吃下肚後覺得這一切的等待都值得了呀！
連飯都好好吃！根本不用沾醬啊！
A bite of the chicken, and a mouthful of the rice - it was well worth the wait! 
The rice was terrific! No need for sauce at all! 
店裡還有湯可以無限量免費取用。
真的不枉費我們撲空這麼多次。期待越來越高，以為會很失望。沒想到他真的沒讓我們失望。
老公說他已經忘記我們在清邁吃的那間的味道，不過因為天仙可是吃了十年，永遠都記得那間的風味。能夠在台北找到一間可以替代的，實在是太好了！
The soup is free of charge (all you can drink).
I had expected the place to be a major let down, after attempting to come so many times. It was good to know that it lived up to its fame! 
The hubby said that he had forgotten what the Chiang Mai chicken tasted like, but I would never forget. After all, I had eaten there so many times during the 10 years I was there! It was a flavor difficult to forget. It's comforting to know that this place can serve as an alternative. 
你們看！好吃到兩盤都吃得精光！老公也把蔥花解決得很乾淨！
Look at how clean our plates were after the meal! 
用餐結束後記得幫忙店家回收餐具，這樣店家才可以更有效率地繼續認真做出好吃的海南雞飯喔！
Remember to clean up after yourselves once you're done. It's one way the shop ensures that all its employees are efficiently working on our scrumptious chicken meals! 
檢視較大的地圖 

自從嘗過了小塊／小片的牛肉之後，天仙覺得可以開始挑戰整塊牛排了。這肚子裡的孩子真不愧是他老爸的孩子（證明不是偷生的XD），當我開始吃牛肉後，就讓我常常很想吃牛肉。不過我們小資夫妻可是吃不起太貴的牛排。那種醬料很多蓋住原味的夜市牛排，我又會怕肉質本身不好，吃了對北鼻也沒好處。所以這天想到之前發現的這間CP值超高的平價牛排。為了凸顯這平價牛排的CP質，還特地帶了單眼來拍！
So! After I'd had a small nibble of beef, I decided it was time to upgrade! This time, I was about to challenge an entire chunk of steak! I have the baby really takes after his/her father - I've been craving for beef ever since I'd had a bit of it! However, steaks at posh steakhouses were way beyond our budget. The night market cheaper steaks were covered in so much sauce that you can barely enjoy the original taste of the beef. So, we decided to go half way in between! We remembered this place that we had come across one time that had pretty nice quality beef at a very affordable price. And to really show its quality, I even brought my DSLR! 
這間就位於美麗華旁的平價牛排，是我們第二次造訪。第一次因為根本沒有多大的期望，因此出餐之後讓我們非常的驚艷！這種價格竟然吃的到這種品質的牛排！不過我們本來以為是我們太不挑剔，直到上FB打卡聽到朋友說，他也有聽說這間CP質很高。這才相信不是我們要求太低，是他CP直真的很高！
The place is located right next to Mirarmar. We didn't expect anything upon our first visit, and that is the more reason why we were surprised by the food here. At first we thought perhaps it might be because we weren't picky enough. But then, after sharing the experience on Facebook and discussing it with friends, we realised that it was, indeed, quite a highly recommendable place!
他是一個簡單的棚子。春季或夏季來其實滿舒服的。不過還沒試過炎熱夏天去吃，不知道有沒有空調（有的話也不知道效果好不好）
Just find a simple tent beside the shopping mall. We've never tried eating here in the heat of mid-summer, so I can't be sure if they have AC, or even if they do, whether their AC has the capacity to keep everyone cool. 
菜單很簡單，就這幾樣給你選。看了價錢之後，是不是覺得這個價錢真的很"夜市牛排"！
The menu is quite simple and straight forward. After taking a look at their prices, don't you think whatever you're getting would be a good deal?
還沒點餐，就先送上可樂。我一邊小口小口喝，一邊跟北鼻說：請好好享受！因為這種東西媽咪不會太常喝！（最後我只喝了半瓶，剩下的就給老公了）
They would serve you each a bottle of coke as soon as you sit down. Whilst taking tiny sips, I kept telling the baby to enjoy the moment, as mommy does not intend to drink this too often. In the end, I drank only half the bottle, and gave the rest to the baby's dad. 
點餐後送上麵包。他沒有夜市牛排的那種厚重味道。其實以這種價格算滿好吃的。
After we had ordered, came the bread. It was quite nice. It didn't have the heavy garlicky and over creamy taste of the bread you get at the usual night market steak places. So I rather enjoyed it. 
麵包上了以後換湯上桌。味道雖沒有餐廳等級的濃郁，不過少了一般"夜市牛排"附贈濃湯的那種不太美味的feel... 這碗湯我有喝完喔！
Then came the soup. Please do not expect it to be as creamy as the soup you get at proper steakhouses, but it most certainly does taste better than our usualy night-market steakhouse soup! 
趁這次帶著18-135mm的鏡頭，趕快抓下我們牛排炭烤的過程！這可是手機食記沒辦法拍到的啊（近距離去拍怕會影響他們）
Since I had a proper camera, I took the opportunity to take this photo of the guy handling our steaks. This was a shot that the phone camera would be incapable of taking! (Being too close to them would probably distract them)
噹～噹！牛排登場！這是紐約客。（我跟北鼻的）
And voila! There's my steak! (New Yorker)

杭州小籠包店算是小有名氣。記得第一次來，是天仙媽帶著泰國來的遊客一同來品嘗。當時還沒開始吃豬肉，因此並沒有嘗到這裡有名的小籠包的真正滋味。不過天仙媽畢竟也是聽人家推薦，才會帶著遊客來這兒品嘗。天仙心裡想：應該還不錯吧！之後因為懷孕初期食慾不振，看到平常愛吃的雞肉就覺得反胃，然後又加上書上都說海鮮多吃北鼻容易過敏，因此就漸漸地開始吃豬肉。於是，這天有事來到附近，與朋友相約在這兒，終於可以好好品嘗小籠湯包了！
This is no Din Tai Fung, but I reckon it's still pretty famous. The first time I was here with my mum and some Thai friends. My mum heard about the place from her friends. At that time, I still didn't eat pork, so I didn't know what their xiaolongbao tasted like. After I found out about the baby, I started to lose interest in my favourite food - chicken. The books said that too much seafood might cause allergies, so I had to start eating pork for a balanced diet. So I had an errand to run in the neighbourhood, and asked my friend to join me this time, to finally get the chance to taste some yummy xiaolongbao.
餐餐都要有蔬菜，我則是選擇了兩盤翠綠的青菜當小菜。
So for a balanced diet, I took two plate of green veggies! 
今日主角：小籠湯包上場。
Voila! Today's main dish - xiaolongbao.
趁熱的吃，真的很好吃！
因為不愛薑味，所以只有沾醋（醋真的是孕吐食慾不振的好幫手！）。每顆都好好吃喔！（不過得小心燙口喔！）
You must try it while it's still hot (though you must be careful not to burn yourself). Indeed, it tasted fabulous! It is recommended that you dip it in some ginger and vinegar for best taste, but since I don't like ginger, vinegar itself did the job!
 
接著還有鮮蝦燒賣。原本猶豫要點蟹黃燒賣還是鮮蝦燒賣。後來決定點鮮蝦燒賣（想說只有少量蝦應該還好）。配上酸溜溜的醋，一樣很美味。
不過，兩個女子竟然被這兩籠K.O.～ 實在有點可惜。（此時的我還是有點食慾不振）
天仙要提醒的是，這間的餐點一定要認熱吃。像是鮮蝦燒賣，冷掉之後皮就變硬，沒那麼好吃了。所以，大家可以考慮吃完一籠再點。這樣就可以保證吃到熱騰騰的美食囉！
And then, there was some shrimp xiaomai. We were wondering whether to order shrimp or crab, and decided on shrimp. I reckon there couldn't be that much shrimp, so should be okay. Again, while hot, it tasted superb! Especially with a bit of vinegar! 
However, us two girls found it a bit difficult to finish all this food (keep in mind my appetite wasn't that good at this point).
I feel obliged to remind you again, that you must eat all these steamed goodies while hot! Once cold, the flour bit will become hard, and the taste won't be as good. So I suggest that you order one thing at a time, to ensure that each and every item you order can be eaten while hot!
檢視較大的地圖 

前一晚跟姊妹們閒聊真的很開心。其實當時很希望可以聊一整晚，不過由於當時已經知道肚子裡有北鼻了，加上我雖然很想但是身體已經很疲憊了。所以無奈只好早早就寢。經過了一晚好眠，隔天早上起來就要來準備"迎戰"了！大家都知道，新人在婚宴中根本就吃不到東西的（尤其是新娘）。所以這天的早餐比任何一天的早餐都來的重要呢！簡單梳洗過後我們就到了樓下，來瞧瞧早餐有些啥東西吧！
Well, it had been a fantastic night with my girlfriends, chatting away. I really wished that we pull off an all nighter, but at this point, I already knew about the little life growing inside me. Plus, even if I wanted to, I was physically incapable. I needed sleep! Anyway, after a good night's rest, now it was time to prepare for the big day. To start the day, we headed downstairs to see what the hotel had to offer for breakfast. It is known to all of us that the bride does not get a chance to eat anything during the reception. Therefore, this breakfast was even more important than the usual breakfasts!
飲料區 Milk, soy milk, and juices.
各類麥片 All kinds of cereal
選擇還有很多，這種普通的就先跳過吧！ 
Well, there are plenty of other choices, so let's skip these first.
港式點心～ 這拿來當早餐嗎？有點心動，不過還是跳過了！
Dim sum for breakfast? Not for me, thanks. Although I was a little tempted.
早餐吃這個也太威了～
A bit much for breakfast!?
沙拉吧～ 這才有點像話
Salad bar, now we're talking. 
各式麵包 
Assorted breads
甜點區 Dessert.
這根本就是午餐了嘛！ 
Seemed more like lunch to me!

Traditionally, there are two receptions to every wedding - one which the bride's family would host, and the other the groom's family would host. Initially we planned to simplify things and just have one big recpetion. But after a few disagreements between me and the parents, we decided to take the advice of one of our elders, and hold two receptions instead. Surprisingly, my parents were thrilled to be able to make the major decisions and deal with all the trifles, which we had thought would be better if we handled everything... Anyhow, there came another problem! My other half and I had so many mutual friends that it was difficult to decide who should come to which reception. In the end, we decided to leave the bride's reception exclusively to my parents' guests, and that all of our guests would go to the groom's reception instead. 
Thus this blog post is about the experience of holding the bride's reception at Hotel National. A room was given complimentary to the banquet the next day. I had also booked an extra room for my bridesmaids-to-be, since they had kindly agreed to come and help out (and also for support, what would I do without them!)
The rest of the article will be in Chinese (Traditional) only, but you can still enjoy the pictures of the rooms and get a feel of how comfy the accomodation is. 
終生大事總算是告一個段落了！不過天仙早就想好要在所有的事情都落幕了之後，再找時間來好好地一一分享天仙的經驗。原本呢，天仙跟天仙ㄤ的想法是男女合辦一場就好（然後可以辦得大一點這樣），不過初期跟娘家長輩討論的時候有許多不順利。後來有長輩建議，不如分開辦！只是天仙跟天仙ㄤ的共同朋友實在太多了，怎麼分都覺得不太對。於是最後才會決定，文定場就完全交給娘家的爸媽全權處理。
沒想到這下竟然就皆大歡喜！爸媽開始興高采烈的安排一切，而我也不用在煩惱自己想要的跟爸媽想要的不同時該怎麼取捨。因為我還有結婚場可以主導（婆家跟我老公幾乎都沒有太多意見）。只是，才要過個年，就接到原訂的飯店通知說：年後可能就會歇業不做了！這下可好！又要重頭來過。最後透過朋友的介紹訂到了全國。
起初我們只抱持著有總比沒有好的心態接受全國這個婚宴場所。不過經過試吃、新娘房的招待、以及婚宴當天的每個細節，我真的得說，這裡真的很不錯！
一進門看到這小客廳我就開心的叫起來了！其實在這之前還鬧了一點小插曲。加上我這天剛好下背非常的不舒服（當天早上也才從台北下到台中）。抱持著很負面的心情來到這裡看到這小客廳，我完全忘了所有的不愉快！只是此時我已經知道北鼻的存在，看到香檳，實在是想笑又想哭啊！！
然後一轉個身看到這個床！天啊！！可惜老公晚上沒有要跟我同房耶！
因為天仙找來的三位幫手，也都是要從外地趕過來。因此我就只好請老公委屈點回家睡，然後把床位讓出來。不過這張床拍完照我還是捨不得動。硬是要等我姊妹們到了，看過了才捨得毀了他。
衛浴設備也是很齊全。
以綠茶作為主題的沐浴用品。
可以泡澡
或是只想淋浴～都行！
書桌上還貼心地準備了各種雜誌。
電視也早就換成平板的。這一晃下來就知道雖然大學期間就覺得全國"舊舊的"，而且原本天仙心理不是很滿意這裏唷！不過經過這新娘房的洗禮，真的徹底打破了我對全國的偏見。
接下來這兩張單人床的房間是要給好姊妹睡的。這種重要的場合，少了好姊妹，我可真的是會不知所措。為了感謝她們願意奔波，當然希望讓他們也好好地睡一晚囉！
這間格局比較小，但是該有的也都有。而且原本不敢承諾在隔壁間，但卻真的安排讓我們就在隔壁！真的很貼心！
窗外就是草悟道。
也是小一號的浴室。
這是早餐券。之後會介紹～
參觀完之後回到我的新娘房發現：原來還有一間廁所啊！！
嚇了我一大跳耶！不過這間只有馬桶，沒有沐浴設備。應該是方便訪客使用的（就不用進臥室這樣... 所以約人來飯店房間真的可以只談公事不上床的是嗎？XDDDDDDDDD）
接著就是等待好姊妹們的到來。而我獨自一人，先享受這個超大的豪華新娘房吧！(拜託！這要是平時天仙哪住得起呀）
 
隔天還有場硬仗要打呢！
 
當晚入寢前，我們一票人馬偷偷跑下去宴客廳看看會場！呦～～～好興奮喔！！！

來到清邁不可不吃的就是這道出了泰北以後就很難吃到道地口味的咖哩麵（khao soi ข้าวซอย）！Khao soi（又稱泰北金麵）真的是一道泰北的特色菜。有朋友曾經告訴我，他在曼谷吃過，但味道跟清邁的完全不一樣。而這道khao soi也是你在台灣不可能吃的到的泰北菜。
Khao soi is something that you will not find once you leave Northern Thailand. It is a signature dish of Northern Thailand. A friend once told me that he had tried khao soi in Bangkok, and it did not taste the same at all. This is also a dish that you will not find in any of the Thai restaurants in the streets of Taipei!
除了看似跟一般麵條沒什麼兩樣的雞蛋麵條之外，上面還有炸過的麵條。口感絕對讓你驚豔。
Other than the ordinary-looking noodles, there are also crispy noodles on top. The taste will amaze you! 
天仙特別介紹這一道，因為其實天仙平時很討厭吃湯麵，也不喜歡吃咖哩。不過這道khao soi，卻是很莫名其妙地讓我常常思念它！
I highly recommend this dish, because as someone who does not really enjoy soup noodles nor curry (and this is a combination of both!), this dish has completely conquered my taste buds. I think about the dish every now and then!! 
通常賣這種khao soi的店也會賣這個沙嗲烤肉串（satay）。這道其實台灣有些餐廳有賣（香米 Home）。不過當然還是在當地吃最道地。
Sometimes, these shops also offer satay (barbeque skewered meat). It can be found in certain Thai restaurants in Taiwan, but still can't beat the local flavor! 
沙嗲烤肉串記得要沾醬吃（重點是醬）
Remember to dip it in the sauce! The sauce is what matters!
這次地主帶我們來的是我以前未曾光顧過，但據說是現今最著名的khao soi店。除了khao soi，還有其他泰北道地的美味。
Our lovely host brought us to this shop because it offered other kinds of Northern Thai goodies as well. In fact, it was my first visit to this place. Apparently, it's the most popular khao soi place now.
這一袋一袋包裝的就是之前（Ban Rai Yarm Yen บ้านไร่ยามเย็น）一文中介紹過的酸生肉。
These bags of meat are naam. I've previously mentioned this before. It's a kind of fermented meat dish, normally served in the form of sausages. 
其實很想買一包回去就這樣啃著吃... 不過這天行程一路坐車其實沒什麼胃口。所以就捨棄了！
Oh, how I wanted to buy a bag and just nibble on it. But we had been on the car all day, and will be continuing our day in the car... So, my appetite wasn't exactly behaving its best.
當然也有大家所熟悉的涼拌青木瓜（som tam ส้มตำ）。
And of course, the well-known papaya salad is also available.
不過今天的重點還是khao soi。上面這些盤子裝著的就是要放進去麵裡的！等等介紹！
But the main point is still khao soi! Don't forget that! The stuff on these plates have to go into the noodles. 
別忘了今日配角沙嗲。
We also ordered a plate of satay.
每一串都是這樣現烤出來的。沙嗲很多地方都有賣，而且很莫名其妙的梅什麼雷！（就是什麼地方賣的其實都蠻好吃的）
It was too good to resist. These can be found basically everywhere. And honestly, I have not had a bad satay before! Apparently they're all quite good!
沾點醬吃，就是最道地的美味！
As I had mentioned - dip the sauce for best taste!
不過還是回來看看這篇的主角吧！
Finally, let's return to our protagonist! 
先淋上檸檬！
Squeeze the lemon juice into the bowl.
洋蔥跟酸菜也都丟下去（但天仙不愛洋蔥就沒加了）攪拌過後就是美味的泰北金麵了！
Put the onion and pickled cabbage into the bowl, too. Mix it all up, and prepare to be amazed by this wonderful Northern Thailand dish!
如果你已經吃過了（也吃膩了 <-- 不太可能啊！）也可以點其他粿條來吃啦！
If you're tired of khao soi (which is impossible, but anyway...) You can still order the other types of noodles. 
 
這次回來天仙頭一次注意到有店家會戴手套料理。
This is the first time that I see people wearing gloves while preparing our food.
一碗一碗的配料備好，湯淋上去就可以上桌。這是泰國店裡面少見的效率！基本上要有規模的店才會有這種效率的。
All the ingredients are placed into the bowl. Once an order arrives, all they have to do is pour in the soup. Quite efficient. But only popular shops have efficiency like this.
本文結尾前，天仙還是要提醒一點辣都不能吃的朋友們：這道料理沒辦法做到完全不辣。天仙會知道是因為小時候天仙一點辣都不能吃。每次點不辣，最後都還是會吃到吃兩口就吃不下（丟給家人吃）。直到後來學會吃辣，才漸漸可以接受。不過別擔心，前面提到，他還有其他種麵條料理可以選擇（不辣的）。
但來到清邁，還是要吃一碗khao soi！否則，真的別說你來過清邁啊！
A finaly reminder, though, for people who can't bear even a tinge of spice! Do not expect this to be entirely spicy-free. It's not. I know, because as a kid, I was one of those people who couldn't bear even a slight pinch of pepper! I would order a bowl, have two bites, and let my family eat the rest... It was not until I had grown accustomed to spicy food, that I began to be able to complete an entire bowl! Of course, there's no need to worry. There are other types of non-spicy noodles you can choose from!
But again, how can you come to Chiang Mai, without ever having a bowl of khao soi?
檢視較大的地圖 

勞動節這天（是的！天仙是很會拖稿的）因為難得老公也放假，於是就選了離我們比較遠的地方用餐。聽長輩說，牛的營養價值其實比豬肉還要高。一心想要餵北鼻高營養價值食物的我，於是就想要開始練習吃牛肉。只是如果一開始就讓我吃一大片牛排，我恐怕沒辦法適應。畢竟都過了這麼多年沒碰一口牛肉，突然間要我嗑完一份牛排真的有點勉強呢。後來逛逛食記發現這間非吃到飽的燒烤店。雖然離我們遠了點，不過看完之後真的想來吃吃看。
Seeing it was Labour's Day, and that we both had the day off, we chose to dine at a place that was quite a distance from our comfort zone. I heard from others that beef offered more nutrition than pork did, so I wanted to try and learn to have beef in my diet again, for the baby. It was difficult! It had been so many years since I last tasted a bite of beef. I couldn't really start with a massive portion of steak, so after seeing this place from a blog article, I decided that this kind of barbeque would be the right place to start. It was not the kind of all-you-can-eat place, where you'd feel obliged to fill your tummy up to 120%! I thought it was a good choice to begin my beef diet. 
 
其實他並不難找，只是我們一開始走錯方向，還一直想說怎麼都找不到。捷運出來後，面對景美夜市的方向，要往左手邊走。走個幾分鐘就可以到了！店面坪數不大，今天算下來一共也只有三四組客人。這種溫馨的小店，一進去就覺得好期待了呢！
It was not difficult to find at all. Except we went the wrong way at first, and couldn't seem to locate the place. Turned out, if you face the direction of the night market, turn left, and it would only be a few minutes walk away. Including us, there were only three sets of customers. It was a tiny little shop, but I was looking forward to the meal already!

*This article is in Chinese (Traditional) only.
當初因為2013年10月底安排要跟當時還是男友的老公赴泰國。而重要的任務就是參加摯友的婚禮。天仙爸擔心我們去了他的地盤，遇到那邊的長輩們不知該如何交代我身邊的男伴是誰，因此建議我們赴泰國前先完成簡單的交換戒指訂婚儀式。這樣一來就可直接以"未婚夫"的身分介紹身邊的男伴。因此早在這個時候，天仙就開始尋找適合自己的婚紗工作室。
打從一開始，天仙就沒有考慮大規模的婚紗公司。花大錢是小事，天仙最怕的就是花了大錢還得受氣。由於聽說過太多跟婚紗公司合作時新人無法過於主導的事件，因此著手開始做功課時，就打算只找工作室。
當時天仙物色了兩間，一間【攝Ｘ小子】另一間就是【露露花園】。【攝】原本是天仙的首選，因為網路上評價都很好。雖然毛片不會全給，但風格真的很不賴。只是當天抵達工作室洽談的時候，我們還在猶豫不決，小姐就一直慫恿我要馬上下訂。這點讓我覺得非常的不舒服，也因此徹底地將【攝】列入黑名單（這樣的作法對我來說根本就跟婚紗公司沒兩樣！）
最後還是選擇第一次碰面就很談得來的【露】。最令我訝異的是，在選擇包套的時候，露露會依照我們的需求，推薦適合我們的包套，而不是一直慫恿我們選擇比較貴的包套。
第一次碰面，露露就像好朋友一樣跟我們分享很多她自己的經驗。一點壓力都沒有！讓我很認真地覺得：就是這間了！
【露露花園】是造型師露露開的工作室。規模不算大，但是你完全不用擔心禮服的品質或是樣式不夠！而且任何包套，只要符合你的需求，絕對是物超所值。跟老公討論決定跟露露合作之後，我很迅速地就把訂金會給露露，然後安排檔期！深怕好日子被搶走啊！
第二次來到工作室，是跟攝影師溝通。我們合作的攝影師是小碰。除了露露本身，小碰也是很尊重我們的要求。不過天仙的個性很奇怪，遇到這樣的攝影師，天仙反而沒什麼特別要求了！只希望將重任完全交給他！
與攝影師溝通完之後，緊接著就來挑禮服了。工作室的一樓全都是拍照用的。攝影師小碰聽了我們的故事以及想要拍攝的感覺之後，建議我不要選太重的禮服。所以花俏、華麗、壯觀的禮服我都直接跳過！（因為我們要拍的青春洋溢）選完禮服之後，接著就是期待拍婚紗的當天了！
上圖是露露為我準備的捧花束。
我們一直在祈禱這天不要下雨。結果我們運氣還不錯。雖然有點冷（其實很冷），但至少天氣不差（偶爾陽光會露臉）。我們八點抵達工作室，開始上妝。我覺得造型師真的很重要的一點就是要跟你談得來。否則幫妳化妝的時候還挺尷尬的！露露剛好跟我就滿多話可以聊的。而且上妝過程，露露也會問我對各種細節的滿意度。不滿意就換別的。
還有露露讓我很欣賞的一點是，他不會過分的要求你前一天一定要做什麼。除了最基本的：洗頭除了洗髮精清洗別的產品一律不要用以及前一天晚上要早點休息，不能喝太多水還有敷面膜之外，我最擔心的安瓶... 露露說想用就用，不用也沒差！
於是... 我們就像一群好朋友一樣，一起出去玩了一整天！
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拍完之後約兩周，照片出爐！雖然毛片全給，但是天仙發現，要挑片還是有點難度！天仙選擇的方式，是先將喜歡的全部都選出來。最後再一一淘汰。我把照片全部都貼到Word檔，這樣還可以看到造型的比例是否okay。以免最後白紗造型挑太多，便服沒選到... 若等到本子出來才發現就囧了！
終於等到取成品的時候了！以上這個漂亮的盒子是露露拿來裝謝卡用的。
實在是太精緻了啊！
這個包套內容除了謝卡200張（應付兩場宴客綽綽有餘啊）還有50張邀請函。
另外附贈的還有毛片＋修片（粉紅色的隨身碟）以及天仙提供的隨身碟。
這些是包套內容附贈禮俗盒裡的內容。
親家帖，紅包袋，名條，以及到現在都還是不知道做什麼用途的粉！XD
禮金簿、簽名綢、扇子（還有很貼心地付了一枝筆）
最好把他藏好永遠都不要用的拉炮！
結婚書約，一式兩份。找證人填好，登記的時候用。也可以在宴客的時候當作儀式一部分！
除此之外，還有宴客當天要用的新娘捧花、胸花（六個）以及車綵！真的幫新人減去很多煩惱！！
不過最令人興奮得當然還是這本宴客完以後就會拿來生灰塵的 - 婚紗相本！
上上圖可以看到箱子外還有一層防塵套。這樣的設計真的很精緻。
打開以後發現，裡面又有一層防塵套。這樣要拿來生灰塵好像有點難度。XD
封面！特別選了沒露臉的（免得多年後自己拿出來嚇到 XD）
以上簡單分享幾張天仙最滿意的幾張大篇幅的婚紗照（都是翻拍）。
沒有過度的修飾，但是還是有把天仙的肥腿跟肥手臂稍微修的好看一點。這就是天仙要的自然風。把人變得漂亮些，但是還不至於認不出來是自己。多年後再拿出來看也不會有：當年可真三八啊！這種感覺～ 哈哈！
最後還有一副天仙冒著被長輩唸的風險選的無框畫。不過後來是沒被念，因為天仙有解釋，低調的天仙想要把它當成藝術畫，未來是真的可以掛在牆上觀賞用的！於是長輩們就沒念了！
露露花園合作優點：
1. 價格透明化
2. 價格合理
3. 禮服量足夠
4. 禮服品質優
5. 造型師攝影師好溝通
6. 包套內容豐富
7. 包套內容多樣化（現在還提供孕婦照、親子照等）
8. 可選擇單租禮服
9. 可選擇只雇用婚攝、新秘
10. 成品物超所值（CP直非常高）
露露婚紗造型攝影工作室：
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**貼心小提醒：工作室是在小巷弄裡，新娘開車技術若不是挺好，記得請老公開。原則上只要有跟露露約好時間，工作室門口都是可以停車的（不然附近其實也都有好找的停車位）

日前在探訪食記的時候發現這間。一知道是泰國人開的，心裡就想說：應該很道地吧！於是有次回台中就找了個機會來一探究竟。
I discovered this place while browsing through food blogs. Apparently, the owners are Thais! I thought: this could be it! Real, authentic Thai food! 
落落長的菜單，價錢還算合理。
A long list making up its menu, and reasonable prices.
看到這四個調味料罐，就覺得應該還經得起考驗吧！
These four seasonings made me really believe I was in for a real treat! 
這天剛好只有一桌人跟我搶著用這罐料。我跟老公說：那桌一定是泰國人！老公問我為什麼？我說：你看其他人都沒有想要跟我搶這個！XD 
另外一個線索就是，整間店裡面除了我們這兩桌會用湯匙跟叉子吃，其他桌全部都是用筷子食用餐點！
On the day, only one set of guests tried to take the seasoning from me. I told my other half: they must be Thai! He asked me why! I said: well, look at all the others! They don't even know this exist!
Another clue was this: we were the only tables that ate our meals with fork and spoon. All the others were eating with chopsticks!
不過打拋一上桌就讓我有點失望了。洋蔥跟其他間的一樣好像不要錢似的！
But then, when krapao chicken arrived, I was disappointed already... Not unlike the other Thai places, it seemed like they get their onions for free! There was too much onions!
把洋蔥挑掉，這才像道地的打拋啊！
After picking out the onions, it looked more like authentic krapao!
之後想要外帶（老媽有指名打拋不要洋蔥，店家竟然說打拋就是有洋蔥不肯去洋蔥）但我們在泰國吃得確實都是沒有洋蔥的啊！而且店裡面的人經我確認，確實都是泰國人喔！這才奇妙。
We had another serving to go, and we asked for no onion, but they insisted that it was an inevitable ingredient... But none of us remember having onioned krapaos in Thailand! And the amazing thing was that after I confirmed... the people at the place, were, indeed, Thais! 
酸辣雞湯。這是老公點的。味道普普，我覺得尚可。
My other half ordered this spicy chicken soup. I thought it was okay. 
不過看到有涼拌冬粉（yam woon sen  ยำวุ้นเส้น）心裡又燃起了希望。嘗了一口，覺得還是我自己以前亂做的比較道地。

When I saw that there was yam woon sen (spicy glass noodle salad), I got excited again! After having a taste, I realised that I make even more authentic yam woon sen than they do! 
雖然第一次去沒有很驚豔，感覺照樣是改良過的，才有可能這麼受台灣人歡迎吧！但我們還是給了他們第二次機會！
Despite this first disappointing trip, we decided to give it another chance.... 
第二次去，照樣給了打拋一次機會。這次洋蔥好像又更多了！天啊！
There seemed to be even more onions this time! Crickey!
上次有幫老爸點這個，但我沒吃到。所以這次點來嘗嘗看。泰式炒河粉（pad thai ผัดไทย）。太水了啦！
We had this pad thai to go for dad last time, so I didn't get to try this. That's why I ordered it this time - gee... it's way too soupy! 
這道摩摩喳喳倒是還有點像樣。料很豐富，感覺很泰國～ XD （但其實他又不泰國 XD）
The dessert bur bur cha cha seemed a lot better... (but technically, it's not even "Thai")

As it is almost Dragon Boat Festival, this post is a review of two types of rice dumplings that can be found in Nanmen Market. There are many kinds of rice dumplings, but no matter how much ingredient they try to stuff into the dumpling, I only fancy one kind - Huzhou rice dumplings, which has simply a chunk of meat (sometimes yolk). Another type of rice dumpling introduced here is one with red bean paste as its stuffing. Both of these were quite good! But be forewarned that as the festival comes closeer, it'll take a longer wait in line to get what you want! 
隨著端午節快到了，天仙難得有篇應景的食記。雖然說是在辦公室用手機拍的，不過因為真的很好吃，所以還是分享一下囉！
這幾年來，到處都可見各種店家發明各種不同口味的粽子。可惜無論是南北粽，或是五星級飯店出的頂級食材肉粽，天仙一律都不感興趣！不管裡面加了多麼高級的食材，天仙只想吃從小吃到大的「媽媽口味肉粽」。不過因為包粽子費工，天仙媽還要上班，很早就跟天仙說明沒辦法包。於是就有請姑姑代勞。不過比肉粽更費工夫的，就是豆沙粽了！姑姑不想這麼累，我們也捨不得她這麼累。於是就講好，豆沙粽就吃外面買的（反正豆沙粽不會有多少變化），而肉粽就享受姑姑的手藝就好！
於是天仙媽就派天仙&天仙ㄤ來到南門市場。指名了要「南園」的粽子。因為隨著節日也快到了，排隊的人真的很多。雖然要排很久，不過店家很貼心地拿了板凳給我坐著等。而終於輪到我們的時候，天仙ㄤ誤會了我說的數量，少買了兩顆我們自己要吃的豆沙粽。總不能叫我們重新排隊，只好就選另一家的買來吃看看。
而這篇食記會出現南園的湖州蛋黃肉粽，純粹是因為好奇心作祟。天仙也想吃吃看，外頭包的到底如何。如果也跟家裡人包的口味雷同，下次無論是天仙媽或是姑姑，都不用這麼累了！
這天把粽子帶來辦公室當作午餐。畢竟是糯米，晚上吃怕消化不良。單眼又放家裡，只好懇求大家加減看看這用手機拍的食記。
大家（店家跟天仙的姑姑）都說，最好是用水煮，水要蓋過粽子！這樣拆開的時候才不會一半還黏在葉子上。不過天仙在辦公室有電鍋就不錯了，哪還有功夫給你用水煮哩。蒸出來發現其實也還好！只有少部分還黏在葉子上。
天仙不喜歡用葉子包著吃，因為天仙習慣的吃法是淋上醬油（天仙不喜歡甜辣醬）。
用湯匙對半切開，發現肉很大塊！蛋黃也很結實。淋上屏科大的薄鹽醬油，把整顆肉粽的味道都提升到最高點！
其實起初很怕肥肉會太多，不過吃完發現只有一點點。那一點肥肉帶有潤濕的效果，但是不至於讓整個肉粽吃起來油膩膩。真的不輸我姑姑做的家庭肉粽！口味真的很接近！
 
再來就是因為誤會而錯過南園豆沙粽的「立家豆沙粽」。
原本天仙隔著葉子聞呀聞，分辨不太出來到底哪科才是肉粽哪科才是豆沙粽，不過還好猜對了！吃完肉粽就把豆沙粽當甜點來吃。
豆沙粽拆開就挺完整的。樣子很漂亮！
切開以後看到料也挺扎實的。
不過不知道南園的豆沙粽是不是比較好吃呀！希望下次回娘家，豆沙粽還有剩！這樣天仙才能完整的比較囉！
最近想要去南園購買粽子的朋友（目前已經不開放電話預購了），請注意囉！外部（地下一樓）跟內部（靠門口左手邊第二間）都是南園的。平日我不知道，不過我們當時去的時候，店員一直大喊：「湖州粽、豆沙粽」都要等超過一兩個小時以上。會去南園買粽的人幾乎也都只是想吃這兩種口味！當天我們很幸運，只等了約半個小時就等到了。我們前頭的大哥就沒那麼幸運了，據說是已經等了一小時。另外一個小提醒就是，端午節當天就會漲價囉！
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