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每回快回台灣,就開始努力地看博客來和金石堂網路書店看有什麼書可以扛回星星國的.雖說星星國也有圖書館可以借中文書,但總是沒有台灣的書種類多又新. 再加上博客來有時還有折價卷可以省個20元,也是不錯的. 至於折價卷哪裡拿呢?嘿嘿,利用通關密語吧!! 像是到六月底用cheers當通關密語就可以拿到100元折價卷,不無小補囉!!

Every time before back to Taiwan, I will try to search online bookstore to see any new Chinese books I can buy and bring back to Singapore. Although Singapore Library have some Chinese books, compare to Taiwan it still not as many. You can use the voucher to purchase books on http://www.bookstore.com.tw, save about NT$20, it's better than nothing. But how you get the passcode to get the voucher, you can use some easy guessing tip such as "cheers" before end of June-2006. After all, a penny saved is a penny earned.

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身處在星國，其實很難有機會過生日，不僅因為家人都不在身邊外，有時也不一定會知道對方的生日，通常都是自己草草地過。臨時得知Russ的生日在星期一，周日打完羽毛球後，大家約到東海岸的Food Court幫Russ慶生 (East Coast Lagoon Village Food Centre)。雖然不是大家都有機會和家人朋友們一起慶生，希望不論是在國內還國外的朋友們，都能健康快樂。至於生日，少過一次就年輕一歲囉！

We seldom celebrate birthday in Singapore, not only because family is not with us, but also we may not know each others’ birthdays. This coming Monday is Russ’s birthday, we decide to have a birthday party for him after playing badminton in East Coast Lagoon Village Food Centre. Although not every one has the chance to celebrate birthday with family or friends, still wish every one is health and happy no matter where you are located.

星國髒亂嗎? Singapore messy?

大家常認為星星國真是乾淨又有秩序的地方，但我發現有很多事不能只看表面的。上個周六和朋友約了去高島屋吃鼎泰豐，(說來慚愧，在台灣沒吃過反倒跑來星國吃)，回家時已十一點了。高島屋前滿地的垃圾，和印象中的星國整潔還真是大相徑庭。不曉得這樣的照片拍下來我會不會被列為星國黑名單，希望是不會啦！但不論哪裡的人都請發揮公德心吧，因為真的有礙觀瞻。

Most people will think Singapore is a very clean and low obeying place, but I found not every thing you can view from the surface. Last Saturday I went to Ding Tai Feng located in Takashimaya (very pity, this is the 1st time I went there), after we finished it already 11:00pm. Stairs in front of Takashimaya are full with garbage, it's a different view than I remember. I don't know will I become the black list in Singapore because of this photo or not, hope not.

遲來的端午節 My Dragon Boat Festival

雖說端午節已過幾天，不吃粽子應應景總是覺得怪怪的。在星國買粽子一般都是到中式餐廳或是百貨公司底下的攤位去購買，當然也有專門賣粽子的店，如金珠粽。為了方便起見，公司樓下的家樂福就是我的選擇啦。一個粽子2.1元新幣，在台灣沒自己買過粽子的我，當然也不曉得算貴還是便宜。不過在星國的粽子種類當然不若台灣的多，僅有些廣東粽、福建鹹水粽、娘惹粽和一些甜粽的選擇。買了個廣東和福建口味的試吃，都還不錯，至少還蠻有料，可惜糯米太爛太黏了，有點扣分，整體而言還算可以。

昨天也不忘給樓友嘗鮮一下，再搭上台灣帶的愛之味甜辣醬，看來也深得老外的好評喔！不過台灣的粽子還是最棒的，料多味美，而且還有我最愛的粿粽(客家粽)。

旁邊那碗黑黑的有排骨和枸杞的是四物湯，自己買中藥包煮來喝，不過沒放黑棗或紅棗還真的很苦，為了身體健康還是把它喝光了。小小一包的中藥包就要2.4元新幣，還沒有枸杞喔(那是我自己買的枸杞另加的)，看來下回要從台灣自己帶藥材了。

Although Dragon Boat Festival already passed, I still want to eat zongzi to feel the festival. In Singapore mostly we will buy the zongzi in Chinese restaurants or food stall under department stores, of course there are some zongzi stores you still can purchase there such as gold-pearl zongzi store. For convenience I bought zongzies in Carfour, 1 zongzi for S$2.1. I never bought zongzi in Taiwan so I am not sure this is expensive or cheap. The zongzi diversities in Singapore are not as much as in Taiwan, only Cantonese, Hokian, Nyonya and sweet zongzi choices. I tasted Cantonese and Hokian not bad, but a little bit sticky, overall are good.

Yesterday I steamed them and let my flat mate taste it with sweet chili sauce which I brought from Taiwan, she felt good (this is her first try). But I still feel Taiwan zongzi is the best, you can have so many different kinds of flavors, in Taiwan we also have the Hakka zongzies - my favorite.

Inside the bowl is the suiwu soup, I bought the Chinese herb and cooked by myself, but it taste much bitter because I didn't put Red Dates or Black Dates. It need S$2.4 for the suiwu herb pack and not contain China Wolfberry, I think I will bring some Chinese Herb when next time I go back to Taiwan.