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Book Review: 棕色的熊、棕色的熊，你在看什麼, 從頭動到腳, 變色龍捉迷藏, Brown Bear, From Head to Toe, Chameleon, Eric Carle
Book Review: 蔬菜躲貓貓 Veggies Hide and Seek
Book Review: 誰吃掉了 Who Ate It?
Game:成語接龍 撲克牌 (10 盒) Idioms Playing Cards (10 Boxes)
Book Review: 好忙的遊樂園, 好棒的海灘 Busy Amusement Park, Amazing Beach
Book Review: 親子律動歡樂歌謠 , 小蜜蜂歡樂歌謠 , 卡布利島世界歌謠 , 歡唱世界童謠：兩隻老虎 Children’s Song Books
Book Review: 親愛的動物園 Dear Zoo
Member Post: Super Speed Teaching Chinese (learn 1500-1800 characters in 6 months) 六歲半小男孩在半年內認1500-1800字的心得分享 (by Jon. Lin)
國語日報 周刊 vs. 國語周刊 哪裏不同? Comparing Mandarin Daily News vs. MWM
Book Review: 國語日報周刊 Mandarin Daily News (小一 ~小三)
Author Archives: JLiu
Book Review: 棕色的熊、棕色的熊，你在看什麼, 從頭動到腳, 變色龍捉迷藏, Brown Bear, From Head to Toe, Chameleon, Eric Carle
Age: 0-3 with parent Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Link: 棕色的熊、棕色的熊，你在看什麼 從頭動到腳 變色龍捉迷藏 Everyone in the states has Eric Carle. Case closed. Ha ha… just listing a few that I found in my storage. We … Continue reading
Book Review: 蔬菜躲貓貓 Veggies Hide and Seek
Age: 0-2 Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Link: 蔬菜躲貓貓 Tupera Tupera is an author we’ve been attracted to. For babies, the books are direct and simple and great for babies. There’s humor and cuteness. This … Continue reading
Book Review: 誰吃掉了 Who Ate It?
Age: 0-2 Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Link: 誰吃掉了 This is by a really famous Japanese author and both my kids just loved this book because they loved finding the fruit or vegetable or food … Continue reading
Book Review: 好忙的遊樂園, 好棒的海灘 Busy Amusement Park, Amazing Beach
Age: 0-2 Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Link: 好忙的遊樂園 好棒的海灘 Who doesn’t love books that you can make balls bounce and make people pop up? These are really thick board books and every page is … Continue reading
Book Review: 親子律動歡樂歌謠 , 小蜜蜂歡樂歌謠 , 卡布利島世界歌謠 , 歡唱世界童謠：兩隻老虎 Children’s Song Books
Age 0-4 (with parent) Purchase Link: 親子律動歡樂歌謠 小蜜蜂歡樂歌謠 卡布利島世界歌謠 歡唱世界童謠：兩隻老虎 Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Kids love music and my kids loved loved loved these classic songs that I also enjoyed as a child. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Picture 0-5, Picture Books, Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc.
Tagged 親子律動歡樂歌謠, 卡布利島世界歌謠, 小蜜蜂歡樂歌謠, 歡唱世界童謠：兩隻老虎
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Book Review: 親愛的動物園 Dear Zoo
Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Age: 0-2 Purchase Link: 親愛的動物園 This is a popular book in English. Lift the flaps and voila! I haven’t seen any kids not like this in English or Chinese so I … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture Books, Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc.
Tagged Dear Zoo, 親愛的動物園
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Member Post: Super Speed Teaching Chinese (learn 1500-1800 characters in 6 months) 六歲半小男孩在半年內認1500-1800字的心得分享 (by Jon. Lin)
To learn more, join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ The following is a post from our group member in our Facebook Group. She’s ONE AMAZING MOM but as all Chinese mothers are, she fails to ADMIT THAT. I will try to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Reading (Chinese), Teaching Methods
Tagged learn chinese, learn mandarin, member post
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Book Review: 「查理和蘿拉」系列 Charlie and Lola Collection
Age: 3+ with parent, 5+ independent with zhuyin Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Links: 我絕對絕對不吃番茄 照顧我們的地球 我太小，我不要上學 我那顆在搖的牙齒絕對絕對不能掉 我不睏，我不要睡覺 但我們到底在哪裡? For a Set of Three This is a very popular set of books! It’s translated, … Continue reading
Book Review: 過年立體書 New Years 3D / Pop Up Books
Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Ages: 2-Adult Having Chinese New Years being known to my kids is something I will start working hard on because in the last few years, we haven’t done enough or nearly … Continue reading
TaoBao Agent vs. TaoBao Direct Cost Differences Example
There’s a lot of talk about the use of Taobao Agents and it was brought to many people’s attention that TaoBaoRing or (recent name change to 42 Agent) has been the best one to use. Let’s talk about what is … Continue reading
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Tagged 42 Agent, Taobao, Taobao Agents, Taobao Ring
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How To Navigate 淘宝 Taobao Checkout
This article is written to help people navigate buying from Taobao directly to avoid using Agent Fees. The site will always be in Chinese only but if you follow the below screens, you may be able to save yourself a … Continue reading
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Tagged How to Buy on Taobao, Taobao, Taobao Agents, 淘宝
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CiPu 喜舖 Kids Ergonomic Backpack (3 in 1) – It’s like Tumi for Kids!
Here’s my introduction video: I recently started using this backpack for my older child (6 years old) and she just absolutely loves it! The straps and back are researched and designed to be ergonomic for kids so it redistributes the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Kids, General, Kindergarteners, Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc.
Tagged Backpack, CiPu, 喜舖, 書包
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Book Review: 還要睡幾個晚上才到聖誕節? How Many Sleeps Till Christmas?
Age: 2+ with parent, 5+ independent http://www.MotherlyNotes.com Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Puchase Link: 還要睡幾個晚上才到聖誕節? – How Many Sleeps Till Christmas This is a story about a little bear who can’t wait til Christmas and wakes … Continue reading
Book Review: 閲讀123 / Reading 123 嬉遊民間故事集 – Chinese Folk Tale Collection
Age 6+ Purchase links: 奇幻蛇郎與紅花 – Snake Lord and the Red Flower 一個傻蛋賣香屁 – The Dummy Who Sold Farts 機智白賊闖通關 – The Smart Liar 黑洞裡的神祕烏金 – The Treasure in the Dark Hole This is a set from 閲讀123, Reading 123. Previous posts on other … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Children Books, Chinese Children Bridge Books, 閲讀123, 黑洞裡的神祕烏金, learn chinese, learn mandarin, 奇幻蛇郎與紅花, 嬉遊民間故事集, 機智白賊闖通關, 一個傻蛋賣香屁
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C-Pen 2.0 百科掛圖 – C-Pen 2.0 Encyclopedic Picture Boards
I received C-Pen’s NEW product recently and have been holding off a review until I’ve played with it a little. Uh WOW. First of all, my daughters flipped through every page with 尖叫聲 because it’s well…. HELLO KITTY Even my … Continue reading
Book Review: 寫信給耶誕老公公 : My Penpal, Santa
Age: 3+ with parent, 5+ independent http://www.MotherlyNotes.com Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Link: 寫信給耶誕老公公 – My Penpal, Santa This isn’t a book about adventures of Santa but a book about a little girl who writes … Continue reading
Book Review: 好忙好忙的耶誕老公公 – The Very Busy Santa
Age: 3+ with parent, 5+ independent http://www.MotherlyNotes.com Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Link: 好忙好忙的耶誕老公公 The Very Busy Santa This is a cute book about what Santa Claus does on a monthly basis. Children can learn the … Continue reading
如何加快小孩閲讀的速度? How to Increase Reading Speed (Chinese/English/etc.)
I’m getting this question so often now. Somehow people like to gauge reading level by speed. So many parents are so in a rush to have their child reading faster. You can’t just force them to read faster. You can’t … Continue reading
Book Review: 瑪德琳系列 Madeline Series
Age: 2+ with parent, 5+ independent Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase links: 瑪德琳、瑪德琳的親愛小狗、瑪德琳的耶誕節 – Madeline series of 3 books 瑪德琳+大象巴巴 Madeline and Barbar the Elephant Who doesn’t love Madeline? I don’t think I need to … Continue reading
Member post: Amazing Twin Boys Who Are Reading Chinese and English At Least Two Years Above Grade Level (Sin Yee T.)
Hi Members of Motherly Notes! Once in a while I find a gem in the group and I pester invite them to share their teaching methods with us because I find it truly valuable to the community to know how miracles … Continue reading
Book Review: 魔數小子 – Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Collection – Math Set (25 Books)
Age: 4+ with parent or independent if they know zhuyin, 5+ independent Where to Puchase: 魔數小子 – Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Collection This is a set of math picture books great for smaller kids to an introduction of “concept” of … Continue reading
My Journey in Teaching My Children Chinese (Teaching Children Chinese From Age 0-5)
Note: The above video physically shows you some main points I listed below. I didn’t go over everything in the video but I think it’s the ideas that needed a video. Also, I’m not a professional blogger and this is … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Books Review, General, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
Tagged learn chinese, teach chinese, 學中文, 教中文
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Book Review:刷牙小小兵勇闖蛀牙王國 & 把飯吃光光好棒！Tooth Kingdom Invasion, Finish Your Food!
Age: 3+ with parent, 5+ independent Although there isn’t a whole bunch of technical terms, the message is very strong and clear through the crazy pictures. You should brush your teeth. This book is full of cuteness and at the … Continue reading
Yen 紫艷 at W Hotel －Oh My Duck…
You want duck? Go to W Hotel. Yummy duck and yummy dim sum. Not like crazy out of this world but definitely satisfying as the quality standard is there. Their duck is served wrapped by their servers. Their dim sum … Continue reading
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Tagged 紫艷, Taiwan Eats, W Hotel Taipei, Yen, Yen Restaurant Taipei
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鼎泰豐(信義) The Original Din Tai Fung (Xinyi)
So I always contemplate whether I want to go to another location of Din Tai Fung but always end up going to the original one. There’s always a long wait but the trick is to get there early. We went … Continue reading
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Tagged Din Tai Fung, 鼎泰豐, Taiwan Eats, XinYi, 信義
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思慕昔 Smoothie House Ice
You really really really need to at least drop by one of their locations for snowy ice. Been around and famous for a long time. The first time I went there was the one on 永康街 because it’s conveniently next … Continue reading
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Tagged Smoothie House, Taipei Mango Ice, 思慕昔
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山嵐 拉麵 Yamaarashi Ramen
The ridiculous thing about Taiwan is this… you walk along the small streets and you are overwhelmed with crazy yummy looking places. You walk into one of these and you get knocked out with great tasting food everywhere. This little … Continue reading
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Tagged Taiwan Eats, Yamaarashi Ramen, 山嵐 拉麵
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Royal Thai Massage 泰晶殿
You guys didn’t think I’d leave Taiwan without trying their Thai massage right? So when in Taiwan， you must go massage … why? Because a place like this actually costs around $76 USD for 2 hours… and everything is included … Continue reading
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大道18號 18 Days (熱炒店 – Quick Fry Restaurant)
Taiwan is not Taiwan if you don’t go to a quick stir fry place. This is what they call 熱炒店. This particular one is a cross between a street style 熱炒 and restaurant style. The taste is pretty spectacular. Most … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 Days Stir Fry Taiwan, Taiwan Eats, 大道18號
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饒河夜市 Raohe Night Market Taipei
I was told by locals how this is the night market to go to. I went to Shilin, TongHua, and a couple other smaller ones and I do find I like this one the best. It wasn’t too long, it … Continue reading
Posted in Food, General, Night Markets, Visiting Taiwan
Tagged 饒河夜市, Night Market Taipei, Night Market Taiwan, Raohe Night Market
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態芮 Taïrroir – Michelin One Star Taipei
So I was able to go back and book something here… yay. The decor is nice. It’s more simple than RAW Taipei – Michelin One Star Restaurant for the decoration. Food was however different. Both had Taiwan fusion done right but … Continue reading
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Tagged 米其林, Michelin, Taïrroir, Taipei Michelin Restaurant, 態芮
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老媽拌麵 Lao Ma Noodles
When in Taiwan, it’s so hard to just walk around and NOT eat! Everything looks so good! Today after our 90 minute foot massage, we were walking in the neighborhood and I saw this gem. Um, I love spicy and … Continue reading
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Tagged 老媽拌麵, Lao Ma Noodles Taipei
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KidsAwesome Children’s Museum of Taipei 奧森兒童博物館
This space is called Kids Awesome because…. it’s AWESOME. It’s for ages baby to third grade (max third grade). Most kids in there were about 4-8 and they had great things such as a zipline, ball space, rocket space, etc. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Kids Play, Visiting Taiwan
Tagged Children's Museum of Taipei, KidsAwesome, 奧森兒童博物館
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Moomin Cafe 嚕嚕米主題餐廳
So we went to another cute cafe this time based off of the comic book set! Here’s their facebook page with more of their photos: https://www.facebook.com/moomincafe.tw/ Again, this is for fun and looks… the food was decent and again, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Moonmin Cafe, Taiwan Restaurants, 嚕嚕米主題餐廳
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Rilakkuma Café 拉拉熊咖啡廳
So usually my expression shows a disgusted look when I walk into something that’s way too cute. Before kids and marriage, people would have to strangle me to go to a place like this. Let’s just say… having kids changed … Continue reading
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Tagged Rilakkuma Café, Rilakkuma Taipei, 拉拉熊咖啡廳
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扶旺號 FullWant Breakfast Place
This is the sister breakfast company to 甘妹弄堂 Ganmei Alley Breakfast Stop that’s recommended by a friend here in Taiwan. OMG! YUMMMMMMMM. They have spicy sandwiches for breakfast and the selection is incredible! You can look at their menu online: http://www.fullwant.com.tw/index.php/location.html. There is … Continue reading
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Tagged Fullwant Breakfast, Taipei Breakfast, 扶旺號
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紅玉滿～姐買的不是雞蛋糕，是外剛內柔的心八顆 Hong Yu Man Egg Pancakes ~ Love Pancakes with Wings!
This cute place is located on the Eslite wing of the Taipei Main Station. We love egg pancakes and these years, these have been going on a steroid level! Look at how cute the shape is! This particular store sells … Continue reading
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Tagged 紅玉滿, Egg Pancakes, 雞蛋糕, Hong Yu Man Egg Pancakes
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Sogo Supermarket 超級市場
Sogo’s supermarket downstairs is like a gem. It’s so nice with a bunch of pre-made foods. There’s handmade dumplings of all different colors but we have no time to even cook here… or else I’d buy some to try. Looks … Continue reading
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Tagged Sogo, Sogo 超市, Sogo Supermarket
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Julia Music School 朱莉亞音樂藝術中心
誰說旅遊就要放棄練習樂器？這家我找了好久也研究了好久。就這個地點（復興小學旁邊）裡面的老師就已經超過80位！！！很驚人吧！給我們只來幾個禮拜的遊客很大的方便。租小提琴也方便所以不用自備。如果是練鋼琴，用他們的練習房都免費哦！實在很理想。上幾次課都可以彈性很大。老闆人超好！ http://www.juliamusic.com.tw/ Who said you have to give up practicing your instrument while you’re in vacation? We found this music school with over 80 teachers! They do strings and piano and fits us perfectly. You can even borrow their piano … Continue reading
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Ippudo Ramen 一風堂
I’ve had this ramen in New York. This one I went to was in Taipei Main Station and tastes as good as the one in New York. If you want a decent ramen without guessing whether it’ll be good, this … Continue reading
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Tagged Ippudo Ramen, Taipei Ramen, 一風堂
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Name Stickers Taiwan
So waterproof name stickers are like so DAMN CUTE here!!! Someone shoot me already. I already bought 10 sets of different designs already. Some are reflective and sparkly. They’re in the Taipei Main Station. Website: https://www.facebook.com/funstickers/?hc_location=ufi Each set ranges from … Continue reading
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Tagged Name Stickers Taiwan
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台鐵便當🍱 Taiwan Railroad Lunch Box
Ok, so a childhood memory and obsession of mine that I always dream of… is this lunch box you get on the railroad for Taiwan. It has a special smell from the paper box it’s in and it tastes soooooooo … Continue reading
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Villa Like SPA 悅禾泰式養身會館
This spa was a great choice for us. They’re a chain with three locations. We went to the one in Da’an district. Their company website: http://www.villa-like.com.tw/main.php They specialize in Thai massage and their massages are less than $100 USD for 2 … Continue reading
甘妹弄堂 Ganmei Alley Breakfast Stop
This place is so goooood! They have a really creative menu. Their facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/ganmeialley/ Their breakfast is traditional with a flare and there’s usually a line in the morning but not too bad. You can usually get … Continue reading
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Tagged 甘妹弄堂, Ganmei Alley, Taiwan Breakfast
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Baking in Taiwan – JMI Cookies
There’s a lot of baking in Taiwan. I think kids and moms love to have classes together here in general. We found a place that actually did the cookies for a “soap opera”… ha ha ha. The space is small … Continue reading
Mall Crafts in Taiwan
I used to take home art that looked like a crap when my kids were like two. Then I took home semi looking crap when they hit 3/4. Now I’m okay taking home average looking passing for a well done … Continue reading
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Guest House 請客樓 – Michelin 2 Star Restaurant
This Michelin two star restaurant is easier to book than Tairroir or RAW. It’s been around and is on top of the Sheraton. It’s rather busy for lunch when we went and had a more traditional vibe. Dishes were traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged 請客樓, Guest House, Michelin Restaurant Taipei
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RAW Taipei – Michelin One Star Restaurant
This is a Michelin one star restaurant that combines French bistro with a Taiwan flare. This was a nine course meal and it was heavenly. The decor was very earthy when you enter and you can smell the wood decoration … Continue reading
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Tagged Michelin Restaurant Taipei, RAW Taipei
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煮海 Trésors de la mer
We had an amazing feast of seafood here next to the fish market in Taiwan. This place is a gem. We had a tray of sashimi and seafood hotpot after. We also had their hand rolls made table side, grilled … Continue reading
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Tagged 煮海, Taiwan Seafood Restaurant, Trésors de la mer
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肉食主義 – Meat Love, Mean Love, Meet Love
Ok, so the name isn’t so sexy but their food is. This is a hot pot place with Japanese Wagyu meat and frankly, it didn’t matter WHAT meat we ordered, they were all so so so so tender!!! We had … Continue reading
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Tagged 火鍋, 肉食主義, Meat Love Hot Pot, Taiwan Hot Pot
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台北蒙特梭利幼兒園 Mrs. Lam Montessori
Although we attend a Montessori in the states, I wasn’t expecting to put the girls in one in Taipei but I am so glad I did. This place was recommended by a friend whose child attended here for a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged Mrs. Lam Montessori, Taiwan Summer Camps, 台北蒙特梭利幼兒園
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Mollie’s Bookstore 茉莉二手書局
You can find their store locations here. I went to both NTU and also the underground one. The NTU location was much much bigger. The kids section was about two whole walls and it was … overwhelming… LOL! They had … Continue reading
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Tagged 茉莉二手書店, Mollie Used Books, Used Books Taiwan
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想去台灣照相嗎？ Relaxed Photo Studio
Website: http://www.relaxedphoto.com/ Relaxed Photo Studio Facebook Page Our Photographer (and owner): 大智 (when you book, tell him I said Hi!!!!! ) Most people when they come to Taiwan, they would schedule a photo shoot. Why? Because it’s sooooo good and … Continue reading
阜杭豆漿 – Fuhang Soy Milk
Stars: 3/5 去了，點了，吃了。難忘的：沒有。有點失望其實。早餐不錯可是要我再排一次，就算了。說真的，上次介紹的家蓁早餐店 – Jia Zhen Breakfast Place 比這家好吃好多好多好多倍！！ 還有失望的是樓上竟然沒有冷氣，位子要用搶的。大家搶位子為了吃厚燒餅。到後來覺得 “還好” 而已。反而覺得他們的飯糰很好吃。豆漿也還可以。我們今天排了大概15分鐘而已。星期天早上9：30。大家可以試試看可是我真的吃過更好的。下次再介紹另外一家我喜歡的。 So I went to the famous Fuhang Soy Milk breakfast place where people have to line up for sometimes up to an hour to get in. I have no … Continue reading
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金蓬萊 – Golden Formosa Restaurant (Michelin 1 Star)
Stars: 5/5 We went to this lovely restaurant yesterday and it was sooooooooooo good! A few things to note: Make a reservation!!! Pre-order the Crab Sticky Rice 紅蟳油飯 and also Supreme Abalone Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (帝王佛跳牆）。These need pre-ordering … Continue reading
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Tagged 金蓬萊, Golden Formosa Restaurant
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京華城 Taiwan Children’s Play Area: Baby Boss
We went to 京華城 today and went into BabyBoss. What is it? It’s a an indoor place with about 48 jobs that a person can have when they grow up. From chef to astronaut, children are put into 30-45 minute “work … Continue reading
Eslite Xinyi Food Court 信儀誠品食堂
I forgot to show you guys how big the food court is inside Eslite. If you take the kids to go read upstairs, you can eat downstairs in this food court with a million options. Taste is very decent. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Eslite, Taiwan Eats, Taiwan Food Court, 信儀誠品食堂
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信義誠品店 Eslite XinYi Bookstore
We went to the largest bookstore in Taipei today. It’s more like a department store/ bookstore. Absolutely gorgeous… I was so excited to visit the kid’s section only to find their chapter books… were not complete. I took some photos … Continue reading
永和豆漿 – Yong He Breakfast Chain
3.5/5 Stars This is probably a standard that everyone who comes to Taiwan go by and they’ve been around for a long time. We were going to line up at the other “famous” breakfast place only to find it closed … Continue reading
吉龍糖黑糖紅茶 – JLD Dragon Ji Long Tang Brown Sugar Black Tea Shop
5/5 Stars 在台灣每個地方都是波霸奶茶店，這家排隊誇張，就索性試試。 不能選擇改糖分或冰塊多少是第一次看到。我們叫的是他們招牌厚奶珍珠紅茶。只能說好喝，很香，奶味很重，有特別的厚奶泡沫，茶味能濃，波霸很Q。可以試試看。 There’s no lacking of boba tea in Taiwan but some are better than others. This one had a long line so I decided to try it out. Their specialty is a huge milk foam on top … Continue reading
茗香園冰室 – Ming Xiang Yuan (Dim Sum)
Stars 5/5 因為來的時候那家粵菜實在太難吃了，在家附近找了一家試試（老公香港人一直想吃吃看台式粵菜）。這家沒有選錯，實在很～好～吃～～～～～ 便宜，不油膩，真好吃。叫得每一道菜都很有水準。 We had to redeem’s Taiwan’s HK styled food because our first experience was too horrible. Found this restaurant near our apartment. All I have to say, Taiwan has redeemed itself on HK food. This is authentic … Continue reading
北投溫泉博物館 旁邊的公立圖書館 Beitou Public Library
We visited a library in Beitou next to the museum. If you’re there visiting the museum, might as well stop by this library! The children’s section is all downstairs and it’s an entire level of kids books from baby to … Continue reading
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My 灶 – My Kitchen – Traditional Taiwan Cuisine
Stars: 5/5 大姊請客一向瘋狂，才幾個人點了一桌的菜，哈！ 米其林推薦的傳統台菜。只能說，想吃傳統台菜，就來這裡。有名的是他們的滷肉飯。他們的烘蛋加上鮮蚵仔非常好吃。小朋友一口接一口。最後的古早味刨冰實在是香得不得了。點了太多，自己下面看看。其實點什麼都好吃。 困難的就是訂位而已。好險姊都訂好了。 想來的朋友，最要預約哦！ This is a traditional Taiwanese restaurant and recommended by the Michelin guide. Their Taiwanese stewed pork rice is pretty famous but otherwise, all the dishes have been great and traditional. The shaved ice at … Continue reading
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犁園湯包館 – Li Yuan Soup Dumplings
今天小表妹帶了我們來吃湯包。皮薄，料多，湯汁濃。小菜自取。 我們叫了三種湯包 （上海，蟹肉，生蠔）還有其他小菜 ，小朋友都愛吃。 小菜的豆干特別有味道。 小朋友把一盤都吃完了。最後的芝麻包很特別，做得是南瓜的形狀， 味道是QQ 的皮陪著微甜的芝麻。 小朋友各吃了兩顆。 因為已經吃過鼎泰豐，所以換換吃別家湯包也是很不錯的。 My cousin took us to this soup dumpling spot. We ordered regular shanghai style dumplings, crab dumplings and oyster dumplings and many other dishes like hot and sour soup, etc. … Continue reading
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台灣3房2廁公寓出租推薦- Taiwan 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartment for Rent Recommendation
這次來台灣因為帶著兩個小的，決定還是租個公寓比較舒服。加上想要誘惑我媽跟著我們來，所以就租了一間170平方米的大空間。暑假很熱，如果小朋友不想出去，還可以在家裡玩玩也不會覺得很悶。 既然要來一個多月，決定破費住舒服點。現在發現我的決定是對的，因為外面實在是～太～熱～了！！！！ 每天出去在外面走動都會覺得頭暈。每次回家都有鬆了一口氣的感覺，好像剛打仗回來。冷氣夠強，房東親切，會中文，會英文，還很熱情的一直介紹附近有什麼小吃之類的。 甚至知道我們要送小孩上夏令營還親自帶了我坐了一次捷運，讓我放心到時候上課找得到路！ 真的是很推薦這間屋子。如果想知道房東聯絡方式，可以問問我哦！ 地點超方便，走路三分鐘到忠孝東路復興站，4分鐘到 Sogo , 一下樓全是小吃！！！ Since I am bringing the two little ones, I decided to rent a larger space with three bedrooms and two bathrooms (about 1830 sf). There are four beds total in the … Continue reading
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家蓁早餐店 – Jia Zhen Breakfast Place
4/5 Stars 106台北市大安區大安路一段27號 住在大安區忠孝東路旁真的很方便，一下樓就是一堆吃的。 鄰居介紹這家早餐店。6點開始營業。對於調時差的我很適合。帶了老大去樓下走走就來到了這裡。買了4人早餐回家才 NT260. 雞肉抓餅 實在好吃。雞肉是老闆自己醃的。 辣椒醬一級棒，超辣，超香。唯一不好的就是沒有地方坐。住這裡附近的人都來這家。到了6:30am 就排隊的。看到上班族還是有幾位空姐。不愛吃的老大拿了饅頭一直啃得津津有味～ Food was pretty amazing here. We ordered about five items (sorry some were eaten before I could take a picture – ha!). Each item was only about a dollar or … Continue reading
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Sogo 三合院 – 港式飲茶 （好看不好吃）
1/5 Stars 說真的，有點失望。蝦子炸得油膩，脆皮雞就只有脆皮的優點，牛腩只有嫩可是味道不足，蝦餃是唯一過得去的。 唉～ 排隊長龍，服務一般般。 Disappointed in the taste. Fried shrimp was oily, crispy skin chicken had only crispy skin but not taste, beef was tender but lacking taste, but the redeeming factor were the shrimp dumplings which was a … Continue reading
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Book Review: 湯姆的服裝店，加油！ 熊醫生，Tom Dress Maker, Go Bear Doctor!
Age: 2-5 with parent, 5+ independent Where to Buy: 動物村翻翻書 – 扮演遊戲禮物盒（醫生扮演組）- Go Bear Set of 3 books including the one in video 湯姆的服裝店 – Tom Dress Maker The Bear Doctor book is a book that my kids read over … Continue reading
How I Taught Beginning Phonics and Blending (Up to Age 5)
We started teaching phonics early (yes, you guessed it, beginning before they were one) because I found babies were easy to really teach anything to without reason behind anything. It means they’re great with just memory and not logic (at … Continue reading
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Book Review: 你一半，我一半 , Split it in Half
Age: 0-3 你一半，我一半 – Split it in Half Please visit our Facebook group for more information! This is a cute little book that teaches a bit of math but also teaches easy simple language. It teaches you how to split items … Continue reading
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Book Review: Book Review: 可愛（的）貓熊, 小寶寶翻翻書, 爸爸，媽媽，這是我家, Cute Panda, Baby’s Flip Book Set, Daddy, Mommy, Happy Home
Age: 0-3 Where to Purchase: 可愛（的）貓熊 – 風車出版 – sorry, couldn’t find a link in books.com.tw 小寶寶翻翻書 – Baby’s Flip Book Set 爸爸- Daddy 媽媽 – Mommy – same author as Daddy but about mom (not on video) 這是我家 – … Continue reading
Book Review: 羅北兒故事集 Arnold Lobel Book Collection
Age: 3+ with parent 6+ Independent Where to purchase or for more information: 羅北兒故事集 – Arnold Lobel Collection Whole Set 1. 大巨人約翰 – The Big Giant 2. 明鑼移山 Ming Lo Moves the Mountain 3. 露西兒- Lucille 4. 小豬離家記 – Small Pig 5. 老鼠爸爸說故事 … Continue reading
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