Leisure Farm

TouCheng Leisure Farm

The 'Wishing Tree' ~ Write your wish on the bamboo provided by the side and hang it up on the tree. Hmm....wish you health, wish you well, my family & friends.

( A message to Flora : Thank you for the belated wishes & May your dream comes true! )

There is no wide paddy terrace...
But, still I like this place...simple living...a good experience.
I just like the green so much...haha...

Needless to say...
You will definitely find goat, cow, turkey farm and etc....

Elo babe~~~
=) This pig is SO cute!!!!!!!!!

A Simple Gesture

"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."

Martin Luther King Jr.

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered teh boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first, and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You save saved my life."

John W. Schlatter

More Food For You

Every county and city in Taiwan has at least one famous night market. As well as food, all kinds of products are available ~ mostly cheap clothes, shoes, gadgets and entertainment. Ask a local if you do not know where the nearest night market is to be found!

Above: Jelly Lemon Lime...

Above: Passion Fruit & Lychee Jelly...

Below: Vegetable / Meat Pan-fried Bun (if not mistaken...hahaha)

Hmm...look! They wrapped the meat into the bun, followed by steaming & last step is to fry it on the pan! That's how they got their name I supposed =p=

Below: BBQ...sausage...and hmm...chicken's butt! Hmm.... for those who likes it! Dare you to try!

~~~ Our thoughtful guide brought us to a DimSum Restaurant for local dishes. ~~~

Below: In Taiwan Local Dialect, this dish is called 刈包(gua4 bao1), same pronunciation as 挂包 in mandarin. Way to eat it: Open the folded bun, then put the cooked ingredient (marinated sour vege, meat, chilli, garlic & grounded peanuts) and...enjoy it! haaa.....

Below: Ahh huh....meatball soup, simple & tasty!

Below: "Chang" ~ glutinous rice with meat inside....

Below: Fried spring roll....

There are endless choice of food in Taiwan, so make sure you have enough room in your stomach!

~~~~~~~~~ Bon Appétit ~~~~~~~~~~~

A Blessing For All

This is one of the activity we experienced at TouCheng Leisure Farm, YiLan ~ Taiwan.
The expert/instructor (also the tour guide from the farm) taught us how to make lantern, from rice paper and wire. When the 'handicraft' is done, you could write your wishes on it. Thereafter, the insfructor will propel it by bundles of lighted oilpaper and release it into the sky.


......The Heavenly Lantern.....Sky Lantern......
......Journey begins......

......Wish us healthy at all time......

......Fly as high as you could...... ......Wish comes true as the higher you fly, up into the sky......

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