Archive for the ‘How to Save Money’ Category

CHEAP EATS   Leave a comment

We don’t see cooked soy beans for sale in Australia.  These have chili and maybe garlic on the outside of the pods (which I presume, are not eaten). Shell them as with peas, chewy.  Not too bad.  Very cheap food. Compliment these with fresh prawns and a stick or loaf of French-style bread – all [...]

Posted November 18, 2011 by fathomTaiwan in Health food, How to Save Money

HOT-POT RESTAURANT – A popular DIY food   Leave a comment

Vegetables arrive neatly stacked in a bowl – ready for cooking at the table by yourselves.  Cooking is in sunken dishes electrical heated.  Customer controls the heat level. Each person has their own hot-pot. Seafood is one choice.  Various sliced raw meats or chicken is an option. Finally, there is a delicious soup made from [...]

STORE SALE PRICES   Leave a comment

It’s written in reverse to what we are accustomed to in the west.  While we are used to seeing 10% off,  or reduced 30% and so on, the local system is with the shop owner’s interest indicated first. We see large single numerals so what do these indicate I have often wondered.  Here’s the answer. [...]

BEST GUIDE TO TAIWAN – INSIDE PHONE BOOK   Leave a comment

SURF TAIWAN – C I J I N ISLAND   Leave a comment

Eileen (above) is Swiss-German with a Taiwanese mother. She speaks good Chinese Mandarin. Leo is a chef and member of the surf club. Eileen told me a little about the Cijin surf club. 1. Members  can store their boards and can over-night at the clubhouse if they wish. 2. Surf board hire  NT$500 per day. [...]

EATING CHEAPLY – KAOHSIUNG   Leave a comment

I don’t read many Chinese characters so this menu on the wall was a waste of time for me.  I spotted fish and rice at the counter behind glass. The fish cutlets were Spanish Mackerel (OK when the fish is small – avoid large-sized cutlets as this species is a known source of a tastless [...]

FRESH SEAFOOD – GOOD VALUE RESTAURANT   Leave a comment

RESTAURANTS – CLEVER MARKETING   Leave a comment

A clever method of encouraging customers to return.  A 30% discount voucher (based on what you spent today) can be deducted from your next bill.  There is a use-by date. Brother Hotel has FIVE cuisine choices, each with its own kitchen.  Nothing like this exists in Australia. Location near Nanjing Road East MRT station, Taipei.

ROOSEVELT AVENUE, (Taipei)   Leave a comment

There is a building above every footpath in Taipei.  The ground floor has been reserved as a footpath (sidewalk) – a legacy of the Japanese era and of all the Asian cities,  unique to Taiwan. Roosevelt is the name of a former US president of course.  The USA gave $36 billion in aid to Taiwan [...]

FRUIT IN JULY   Leave a comment

Australia exports its top quality fruit – often to Taiwan. Fresh squeezed oranges from California or South Africa as sold near my hotel.  The giant mango is yet to be sampled for taste – I doubt if it will compare with Australian mangoes from Bowen, Queensland, known as Kensington Pride and (I think) Bowen Specials. [...]

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