Story of mine =Part two=

                                                                                                                                           2016.2.28(Sat)
Before moving to Yilan, we lived in Taipei for about half year.
In this period, I didn't went to school due to the different semester system between Taiwan and Japan; therefore, I was always the oldest student in my class since elementary school.

By the way, I just searched my kindergarten in Okayama, which called 順正保育園.

I found the building is totally different from my memory, maybe it has rebuilt in these year.

The other things is that I found one of my classmates on Facebook, I could not recognize her when I saw her picture.

A strange feeling appeared in my mind, I'm not sure is it kind of missing or yearning, but it is really special.

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Founding  Gu-Dong Club in 2004,  Dad started his career that year, and I went to elementary school that year, either.

Therefore, how many years he have farmed is what grade I'm in school.

This year will be the 13rd year, and I'll be an university student this year.

Each year, there are 3 activities are held, including transplant rice seedlings, harvest and winter solstice. ( I'll introduce it in the future.)

The consumer will join these activities, so that they can take participate in growing rice which they eat.

This will make them understand more about agriculture, which they have a lot of misconceptions.

By this, consumers can also pay more attention to what they buy and eat.

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The former are some description, and the latter will be some of my feeling and thinking.

Some of my homeroom teacher had asked me that if my family need some economic help when they know my dad is a farmer.

The first time teacher asked me this question I was confused.

I should say that my family is not rich at all, it's truth.

However, it doesn't mean that farmers can not backup his/her family and rise their children.

Many people think that farmers is equal to poor.

There is discrimination in gender, and there is also in vocations.

Farmers can also be an ideal job if someone have passionate in it.

Determination is what makes you successful, not your title.

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I do love Shen-gou, and I'm proud of where I live.

I know I'm different from other girls, no matter what I'm fond in or think.

Many people don't like to step into field with bare foot, however, I used to rolling in the muddy field many times.

I think it is because I'm get used to it.

There are two geese kept in my house, and some time I should make them go to where they are kept.

However, they are always swimming in the field (where rice grown), so I should walk into field, and try to make them home.

I have many chance to interact with the field, so I'm get used to it.

I love to spend time to discuss religion, policy or some news happened in the world instead of spending time to study for getting better grade.

I'm a weird student in school I think.

While almost students spend full time chasing better grade or preparing for university entrance exam, I was writing my blog and did something I'm fond in.

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Finally, I want to share how I feel about my family moved back to Shen-gou.

I'm very grateful about it, sincerely.

Because I live in the small village, and my dad serves as a farmer, I got a special childhood memory.

I don't think every children have the chance to play in the field, and pull out the carrot then eat it directly.

Of course, there are and more different experiences I've tried, such as climbing the tree to picking fruits.

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It's part story of mine, and it'll be continuing.

Although it is not the most wonderful story, but I'll make it more and more colorful.

Story of mine =Part one=

                                                                                                                                        2016.02.18(Thu)
The sowing season is approaching; therefore, there isn't too many extra activity held recently.
By this opportunity, I want to tell you my life, my story.
Dad is a farmer, Um... maybe I should describe he as a little famous farmer.
Why he got famous is not because he is an expert in this field or anything about specialty; it's just due to his passion and determination to be a pioneer in this field.
I seldom tell my friends or teachers who my dad is whether they have heard about him or not.
It doesn't mean that I'm ashamed for him, on the contrary, I'm very very very respect on him.
Not only on his profession but as a father of mine.

 Dad & My brother (about 12 years ago.)

Some media had reported his story, however, there is another story exist; the story of his daughter.
No one knows, maybe there is no one desire to know, but I still want to share it on my blog.
Everyone has their own story, most of them are left in the corner.
The following is one of it.
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I was born in Taipei, capital of Taiwan.
Mom is from Yilan, where I live now.
Dad is from Hsinchu.
While I was 5-year-old, my family moved to okayama, Japan, due to my dad's master's degree.
My younger brother was born in okayama in this period we stayed there.

Me and my younger brother (12 years ago.)

As a consequence, I spent my kindergarten life in Japan.
Time I spent in okayama totally changed my view of  the world.
There are many house owners don't allow to rent their house to foreigners.
Consequently, foreigners easily live together in the same community.
For example, the community we lived just like a small united nations.



Picture shows the nationality of the members of our community.
However,I can hardly remember all of them, and just wrote down some that I still remember.

Me & my Korean neighbor

It's been a long long long time that I haven't met her.
I hope she will read this blog in the future.
I remembered that we were always quarrel with each other, but we still played together after that.

I think the reason why I'm always curious about this world is resulting from these two years period I lived in Japan.
As the former mentioned, I spent most of my kindergarten life in Japan in Okyama.
The first half year I didn't said any word at school because I didn't know anything about Japanese.

Fortunately, children can learn anything faster than adult, I could speak in Japanese with my classmates in half year I arrived in Japan.

The following are some photo taken in Okayama.

In my house with neighbors and Mom.

 My are work and me.

 Toy for learning Japanese letters.

In front of my house.

How naughty I was.    :P

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           About kindergarten.


Kindergarten in Okayama.




     My classmates and teachers.



  Birthday.


  School celebration.


 New year activity.


  Singing.


 Letter from my teacher.


 Picking.



 Christmas.

  Draw in kindergarten.
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After 2 years life in Japan, we came back to Taiwan because my dad finished his study.
In fact, professor in my dad's school asked him to stay and study Ph.D.
Nevertheless, he thought studying is not his interest, with a little hesitation, he could't make the choice directly, stay in Japan or go back to Taiwan.

By the way, I think my mom is an amazing woman, she encouraged Dad to chase what he want, no matter what it was.
Farming is what my dad really want to do , however, farmer is not a " ideal job'' in Taiwanese's mind.

Mom said,'' You just do what you want to do, if you have a dream, just pursue it, or you'll regret in the future. Family is not a obstacle on the way chasing your dream, you can't take it as a excuse to escape your rear of the possibility to fail."

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I'll share the story after coming back to Taiwan in next part!

Chinese radish cake (turnip cake)

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There is an old house which used to serve as a rice milling plant in Shen-gou.
This old house have been rebuilt into a restaurant which called Mrs. Cat's dinning hall.
It located in the most prosperous area in Shen-gou.(However, comparing with the Yilan downtown, it is not prosperous at all.)
Many young farmers always go there for eating, chatting, discussing...etc.
As a consequence, this place serve as a base for those young famers.
Moreover, this restaurant take the system as reservation, and it only open on Friday, Saturday,and Sunday.
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Last Friday, some people gathered at there for making Taiwanese traditional food called  radish cake.(蘿蔔糕)
Taiwanese always eat it as breakfast, and you can easily find it on the menu of most breakfast shops.

Following are some steps of making the Taiwanese radish cake.

INGREDIENTS

☞ ONE

RADISH

about 3 kg.

☞ TWO

RICE (在來米 )   

about 3 kg.

These are rice,but had already milling with water into this state.

☞ THREE

Some pepper.

(It depend on yourself!)

☞FOUR

Some salt.

STEPS

First, cut the peel out and mill the white radish into the state like the picture shows.

Second, make the rice as the picture shows.

(This step should via the special machine.)

Third, fried the muddy like white radish until the smell reinforcing.

Fourth, put salt and pepper into liquid rice, and don't forget to stir it.

Fifth, pour the liquid rice into the pot which the radish put in.

Sixth, pour the mixture into the container.

We called it 蒸籠.

Seventh, pour some water into the pot, and put the container onto it.

Then steam it about 1.5 hours.

Eighth, pick it out, and wait for it getting cool.

Finally, fry it when you want to eat it.

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In Taiwan, we always eat it with fried egg as breakfast; therefore, you can also fried an egg if you want.

By the way, the black liquid on the dish is soy sauce; we also add it when eating.

If you're interesting in cooking, maybe you can try making it at home.

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BTW, the following picture shows the traditional chair in Taiwan.

There are some in Mrs. Cat's dinning hall.

Finally, I hope you'll like this article although I cannot express it accurately in English.

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There is a tragedy happen in Taiwan yesterday.

Today is Chinese New Year Eve, it should be a happy time for all family to gathering together and having a great dunner.

However, a serious earthquake happened in Tainan county, which located in southwest part of Taiwan.

It caused large casualties and some people's house were destroyed.

Although there are many earthquake happen in Taiwan every year' however, it still caused a serious damage to Taiwan.

I hope every thing will be okay soon, and I know there are many generous and passionate people in Taiwan are willing to help who suffered in this disaster.

I believe the peace will come back soon.