Dear Mouse-in-the-House, I am mad. Like, really mad. Stark, raving are the adjectives that come to mind. And hence the letter. You must be musing, sitting there on our table, hiding behind the kalash, what I am talking about. But that is what we were taught, you see. Write letters if you have problems – […]
Come evenings (except Wednesdays and Sundays) in Taipei, and this is the tune you start hearing all around. For the Taipei-kars definitely do things musically – even if it as mundane as garbage throwing. If you have seen the video link above, you can see how two garbage trucks come to each of the localities […]
Last week, I wrote about our breakfast Ajji. This week’s post is about our dinner Ajji. This formidable looking lady runs the shop around the corner, which opens late in the day, and stays open late in the night, sometimes well past midnight. The evening Ajji’s place is where we head to, when we are […]
There are quite a few ajjis (grandmothers) that I have adopted here in Taipei. The term ajji actually was bestowed on them by the Scientist (he has known to refer some of his friends by that name too – for these ‘girl friends’ were way older than him, but managed to look years younger!). The […]
And so it was that after spending a bright, sunny Saturday at the Farmers’ Market at Yuanshan, watching the planes take off, and the kids fascinated by enormous soap bubbles, we decided to stretch our legs a bit, and take a walk, to the Shilin Night Market. Now technically this is just two stops away […]
I wake up today, if you can call it that – after not being able to sleep all night, rather late. The Scientist has already decided that I am either calling in sick, or going late, by the looks of it. I haven’t been able to sleep much, I mumble in my sleep. It’s the fall […]
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