Revenge is a dish best served cold. The famous proverb, which first appeared in Eugène Sue’s novel Memoirs of Matilda, but made a fatal mistake. The thing that is best served cold is a traditional Austrian Brettljause. What is it about? Opposed to the classic dinners I had in Taiwan, which had been mostly hot, hot soup, hot rice, hot noodles, hot pot – I … Continue reading Brettljause – Austrian Culinary Art
„Dearliiiing, what do you want to eat today?“ – “What do you want?” – “I am open for everything. You suggest!” – “Okay, Steak?” – “No.” – “Pasta?” – “Nope” – “Curry?” – “Hmm, nah.” – “Braised vegetables?” – “Ney.” – “Chine…” – “Noo!” – “AHHHHH!!!!!” Who doesn’t know these conversations about the daily meal agenda? Similar to the “I don’t have anything to wear”-approaches, … Continue reading Homo Photosyntheticus
I really love the STUST campus, but there is one thing the bothers me a bit. Such as the JKU, it is far away from city centre or anything interesting. I envied the campus of the National Cheng Kung University a bit, which is located in the heart of Tainan. Three big shopping malls, the main train station und thousands of streets with food and … Continue reading STUST II – The Surroundings
Same same but different. With this statement I could end this comparison of my home town in Austria, Linz and my temporary home in Taiwan, Tainan – when I take a really general look at the differences. But looking closer, there are worlds – or at least 9000 kilometers – between my both home cities. Climate The most obvious difference between these two cities is … Continue reading Linz – Tainan! A Comparison of Two Homes
This article is dedicated to the perception of time. Instead of improving the country via updates, I will talk about a second first résumé. The reason is, that I’ve already spent 2.0 months in Taiwan. Not 1.99; not 2.01; on the day, exactly 2.0 months. In these 61 days, a lot of stuff had changed – such as my phone – and I want to … Continue reading Taiwan 2.0
To increase this article’s pep I am writing in style of Rap. The country itself is my muse, If the poem is clumsy, I have to excuse. For this post I want to give An insight of the costs to live In my new home, so far apart, Taiwan, in Southeast Asian’s heart. To show you how costly living is I provide five common categories … Continue reading Money counts – A Poem
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