Small eateries I had in Taiwan recently (to clear the phone memory)

This is a sweet potato/barley soup

The size of the barley is HUGE!

This is pearl beads (zen zhu) made from starch with red bean in the middle. It is served with tea, soy milk etc.

This chicken wing taste better than any in Malaysia.

Going back to University

I am going on a sabbatical to study Chinese for  a month. The students in Shanghai University will all be half my age. Yes, I last entered University in 1987.

But I am not going to admit I am old, so my shoes etc has to change :-).

Below is my new shoes to make a statement (RM120.00)

My new slippers to wear around the residential campus (RM10).

Vitamin K2 more important than calcium in lowering risk of fractures

Japanese scientists studied the link between hip fractures and calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D.

They found that there was an association between intake of magnesium, vitamin D, and vitamin K and reduced hip fracture in both men and women, and calcium in women. 

However, the strongest association between nutrient intake and reduced risk of hip fracture occurred in subjects with the highest intake of vitamin K2 in both men and women.

According to the scientists, "Since regions which consumed a lot of vitamin K, especially vitamin K2, showed a low incidence of hip fracture, we considered that vitamin K intake of over 300 mcg/day would be helpful to reduce the incidence of hip fracture.”

Source: Yaegashi Y, Onoda T, Tanno K, Kuribayashi T, Sakata K, Orimo H. Association of hip fracture incidence and intake of calcium, magnesium, vitamin D, and K vitamins.Eur J Epidemiol. 2008;23(3):219-25.

3-inch burger - healthy and only 136 calories

This was a healthy burger that I had when I was in Kaohsiung recently.

Otaku

"Otaku" is a term given to people who are crazy about anime. In this exhibition, the fans dress up as their anime hero. They really take all the effort to bring the animation 'alive'.

Anime was seen as a cult before, but it has now become a mainstream following.

Below is a guy dressed up as a Japanese super-hero; Yes it is a real person and the photo was taken with my hand-phone :-).

Make-up place;

At Cartoon/animation exhibition

I went to an animation exhibition to look for animators for Fussy Eaters & Friends. 

We found 2 college girls displaying and selling their art works and we feel we want them to draw for us, but I won't post them on the blog for confidential reasons.

A big boob cartoon.

Bicycle.

Vespa

make-up artist

Look at the crowd. It was less than US$2 to get in.

Three wise apes (David Liu; David Guru; Victor Chen

San Zhi Zing (3 word riddle)

This is a book I bought in Taiwan and it is a classic that the Chinese used to teach kids moral values and principles.

Hokkien Mee 福建面

Only in Klang Valley (Malaysia) can you get this type of Hokkien mee. The ones in other parts of Malaysia are just not as nice. 

This is a shop in Paramount, Petaling Jaya famous for Hokkien mee (福建面).

It is cooked in charcoal heat to get the best aroma.

This is the mee. You cannot even get it in Fujian province (福建省).

Chinese Crash Course

I bought this Chinese Crash Course series (3 books with Cd's).

It took me 14 months to finish and I highly recommend it to those who want a crash course on Chinese with a business bend. 

Muslim fasting month begins today

This is the decoration at Tropicana Golf & Country Club for puasa.

Japanese dessert

Green tea ice-cream waffle with a layer of red bean

Melon sherbert

Pita bread

This is a shop that serves breakfast in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong.

There are only 3 small tables.

This is what I had and it was yummy! Pita bread topped with ham, cheese and pineapple.