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Life Style: Brown rice bread bakery in Taipei.

Ever since I started Dr. Frank Lipman's detox diet, I finally realized my stomach is sensitive to "WHEAT". After I finished two weeks of detox drinks by Dr. Frank Lipman, I also learned that there are lots of food that I think they are healthy but they actually are not.  And that's the reason of no matter how much or how little I ate, my stomach hurts and I feel bloating after meals.  Now Dr. Frank Lipman's eating choices becomes my guideline thus, mostly Gluten free diet.  I promote healthy eating and healthy life style to all my friends and I know some of them benefit from the same good result as me.  Still, there are other friends of mine joked that they think I am going to be starved in Taipei cause' it seems almost impossible to stick with a diet of no wheat, no egg, no milk diet. Obviously, they are so wrong. In fact, Asian diet is considered to be low fat, and low cholesterol thus healthier.  I even found a tasty brown-rice bread bakery in Taipei. Wo...

Vincent's Foods and Drinks in Taipei

What's better than friends gather back together at our hometown, Taipei, while talk about our childhood memory?! I embrace life, and I embrace every bit of change in life, that is what makes us grow, doesn't it?  Yesterday evening, Irene, Judy, and me tried French restaurant in a lighter/simpler version style in Taipei: Vincent's Foods and Drinks .  Everything is decent.  I even brought over a Champagne to celebrate Judy's upcoming birthday and the restaurant is kind enough that they didn't charge us the corkage fee. Read here about "What's the rules for bring your own bottle of wine to a restaurant") Happy birthday, Judy!! We all had a prefix menu from appetizer, salad, entree', dessert and drinks.  (The pork in appetizer tastes a bit bland to us.) Appetizer (crunchy toast with cheese/butter spread) Tomatoes thick oxtail soup  One of the main course: FIsh Fillet The abundant flower arrangement displayed...

‎2011 Summer 台北遇見张韶涵 (Angela Chang) !

偶像劇- "soap opera is so popular in Asia especially love to watch those young and handsome/beautiful actors and actresses acting in it."  Today Irene and I are lucky that we stumble into one of the young actresses, 张韶涵 (Angela) , [ the one disguised in big frame glasses and hat ^O^] at Breeze Center. We took couple pictures with her and had a very short conversation. Pic. Red Carpet Fashion Awards {Now I am crazy about her songs...and happen to like the same skirt!! ^^} {Mine is size Medium and it needs some alternation as it's kind big around waist!} My ODJ 1. Top:  black tie-back low cut bustier  2. Bottom: Helmut Lang frequency print maxi skrit 3. Accessory: Hermes Rubis Lindy 30 4. Shoes: Converse leather sneakers with "designer DIY studs" The skirt is pretty long.... without high heels, I have to pull it up a little while walking around in Taipei!! Count down our trip to Korea in 2 days. Enjoy your summer to the max!! xoxo Rachel 

Mother Tongue - Mandarin!!

Yes, summer is the best time for kids to really focus on speaking/studying their original mother tongue!! For my kids, it is Mandarin!! We couple friends signed kids up in Taipei Fuhsing Private School for its Chinese Summer camp, yesterday is their first day at school!! The big difference compares to the regular schedule? Like my friend, Isabel's son commented: There is no recess in between classes!!!!!!! lololololololol,.....Their schedule is really intense in 4 weeks but full of fun activities which is not just academic curriculum but swimming, field trip....etc. I am sure they are learning a lot everyday and enjoy every min. of the challenges!! ^O^ A long time no see friend, Fiona!! For me, it is def. more fun to do every activity with friends!! {Thanks to Isabel who told me this educational summer camp so all of us can have a great time in Taipei too!!} I still packed 4 pairs of shoes with me for this trip.... heels, espadrilles, flip flops and sneakers.  Well, I...

Live, Love, "EAT"!!

Let the day begins with a informative tour!! No, in Taipei, I don't wear HEELS that much compares to living in USA.  It is just I walk too much that I don't want to ruin my precious heels. ^O^ Yesterday, every place we visited is delicate for children. They are the hope in the future after all.  1st Stop!! 兒童藝術館 2nd Stop!! 國立臺灣科學教育館  National Taiwan Science Educational Center 3rd Stop!! We made reservation at " 味留.壽司.割烹【美味日本料理】 “ Japanese restaurant in July as they are fully BOOKed for tonight's dinner already!  台北市士東路336號 電話:02-2836-8595  4th Stop!! Saffron Fine Indian Cuisine:  The best fine Indian cuisine in Taipei!!  {pic. credited to http://flyingtama.pixnet.net/blog/post/22067343} I love the spanish chicken the best... you really can taste the full aroma and texture from the dish.  We totally wiped out after 9 PM.  But considering this is the 4th day after we arrived in Taipei, I think we are doing pret...