Whine like a baby, now with 500% more drama!
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Pretty good overview there. Some thoughts:
1. Stinky tofu can definitely be an acquired taste. I personally don't like it. Andrew Zimmern once came to Taiwan for his Bizarre Foods show, and he ordered a plate of stinky tofu, and couldn't finish it.
2. The night market they went to, Shilin Night Market, is probably the most famous night market in Taipei, but it's actually considered an inferior one these days. That's because all the stalls and vendors used to be above ground, but recently the operators of the night market moved everyone to a facility underground. As a result, a lot of the history and atmosphere from the old night market was lost. There are better night markets to visit these days.
3. They didn't mention what the dude was eating while the girl was getting her hair done. From what I can tell, he had some steamed buns (probably meat buns, based on the shape), and beef/pork pancake rolls.
4. The boba tea restaurant they went to, 春水堂, is actually one of two restaurants that claim to have invented bubble milk tea. Both of them are awesome though. I'm meeting an old classmate for dinner this Saturday, and I wanted to reserve a table at 春水堂, but their food selection tends to be more snacky, and not quite suitable for dinner. So we're going to a different restaurant across the street from 春水堂 instead.
5. THEY DIDN'T HAVE BRAISED PORK RICE! That's the most delicious Taiwanese food EVER!!!
I didn't want to do the Power Point for this group project, so I said I wasn't good at it. Tonight we gave our presentation. I wish I had done it. The presentation was so visually unappealing.
Pretty good overview there. Some thoughts:
1. Stinky tofu can definitely be an acquired taste. I personally don't like it. Andrew Zimmern once came to Taiwan for his Bizarre Foods show, and he ordered a plate of stinky tofu, and couldn't finish it.
2. The night market they went to, Shilin Night Market, is probably the most famous night market in Taipei, but it's actually considered an inferior one these days. That's because all the stalls and vendors used to be above ground, but recently the operators of the night market moved everyone to a facility underground. As a result, a lot of the history and atmosphere from the old night market was lost. There are better night markets to visit these days.
3. They didn't mention what the dude was eating while the girl was getting her hair done. From what I can tell, he had some steamed buns (probably meat buns, based on the shape), and beef/pork pancake rolls.
4. The boba tea restaurant they went to, 春水堂, is actually one of two restaurants that claim to have invented bubble milk tea. Both of them are awesome though. I'm meeting an old classmate for dinner this Saturday, and I wanted to reserve a table at 春水堂, but their food selection tends to be more snacky, and not quite suitable for dinner. So we're going to a different restaurant across the street from 春水堂 instead.
5. THEY DIDN'T HAVE BRAISED PORK RICE! That's the most delicious Taiwanese food EVER!!!
Stinky tofu is so good. I so sad when I couldn't even find any when I went to NYC.
What??? Stinky tofu is all over the place! ...unless you stayed in Chinatown, which is more of the tourist food. You want the real stuff, go to Flushing.
Next vacation I plan on staying in the same neighborhood. But with a bit more research on what to eat there. [emoji3]
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Next time you stay there I'll take you to the restaurants myself, especially the ones with the secret mahjong dens. Bring cash, a live chicken and an alias. Don't ask questions.
Do you get a free frozen yogurt?Next time you stay there I'll take you to the restaurants myself, especially the ones with the secret mahjong dens. Bring cash, a live chicken and an alias. Don't ask questions.
I'm being asked to donate for a gift for and attend a going away party for the abusive chick at work who said all those terrible things about my health.
How do I delicately tell the guy planing it that I would rather be slowly burned to death? And if he tells me that I should be the one doing the planning?
How do I delicately tell the guy planing it that I would rather be slowly burned to death? And if he tells me that I should be the one doing the planning?
Why be delicate? It's okay to tell them a firm no w/o drama. Tell them you have other important matters that need your time. It's not a lie, and it doesn't drag in the drama llama.
Are you humming Ding dong the witch is dead?
Are you humming Ding dong the witch is dead?
Something akin to "there's personal reasons why I'd rather not be involved in their going away party, can we change the subject?" should cover it, no? Prodding further would be rude of him, unless it's to show concern/empathy.
Select one of the following:
"I won't be contributing toward the gift, nor attending the party, but thanks for notifying me."
"Thanks for the information, but I'll be conveying any thoughts and wishes for her future endeavors privately."
"I appreciate you thinking of me! The less I hear and see of her, though, the happier I am, so please move along."
"Few people are aware of how she has mistreated me this last year, and I'm not going to explain it other than to say that I will not be attending the party, nor contributing to her gift."
"If the gift is feeding her slowly, feet first, to a wood chipper during the party, I'll contribute, attend, and plan the whole thing, otherwise it's probably better for everyone if I'm not involved in her exit."
I'm going to go with "I'd rather slowly burn to death in a fire than do anything to help this abusive bitch who made my life miserable. She can eat shit and die."
People will get the message and know not to cross you in one fell swoop.
last Friday, my girlfriend decided to have people from her work (some of the "inhabitants", the mildly-mentally-handicapped people she works with) over at our place to celebrate one year of work there and getting a full contract. This will happen tomorrow. Last weekend was pretty full and the time we did have, she spent dusting and I de-fungused and de-calcified the shower and bathroom.
Because the week was all full, she intended on cleaning the whole house this evening, after work.
I had a day off to recuperate (I worked 50+ hours and changed from night to day and slept horribly, lying awake all night when I was meant to transition from night shift to day shift). To surprise her and help her, despite, you know, actually not being all that okay with these people suddenly coming over, I spent all day cleaning the whole apartment from top to bottom - vacuuming, mopping, folding clothes and putting them away, putting stuff back in the cellar, blahblahblah, and I went shopping for her party and dinner tomorrow.
When she gets home from work, I get a perfunctory "oh thanks" and then get chewed out for making her feel bad because I'm implying she doesn't do enough around the house.
FML.
Because the week was all full, she intended on cleaning the whole house this evening, after work.
I had a day off to recuperate (I worked 50+ hours and changed from night to day and slept horribly, lying awake all night when I was meant to transition from night shift to day shift). To surprise her and help her, despite, you know, actually not being all that okay with these people suddenly coming over, I spent all day cleaning the whole apartment from top to bottom - vacuuming, mopping, folding clothes and putting them away, putting stuff back in the cellar, blahblahblah, and I went shopping for her party and dinner tomorrow.
When she gets home from work, I get a perfunctory "oh thanks" and then get chewed out for making her feel bad because I'm implying she doesn't do enough around the house.
FML.
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You get a brofist from me, because my wife does this stuff to me all the time. Oh, you just did a bunch of things for me? I'll somehow find the worst in it...last Friday, my girlfriend decided to have people from her work (some of the "inhabitants", the mildly-mentally-handicapped people she works with) over at our place to celebrate one year of work there and getting a full contract. This will happen tomorrow. Last weekend was pretty full and the time we did have, she spent dusting and I de-fungused and de-calcified the shower and bathroom.
Because the week was all full, she intended on cleaning the whole house this evening, after work.
I had a day off to recuperate (I worked 50+ hours and changed from night to day and slept horribly, lying awake all night when I was meant to transition from night shift to day shift). To surprise her and help her, despite, you know, actually not being all that okay with these people suddenly coming over, I spent all day cleaning the whole apartment from top to bottom - vacuuming, mopping, folding clothes and putting them away, putting stuff back in the cellar, blahblahblah, and I went shopping for her party and dinner tomorrow.
When she gets home from work, I get a perfunctory "oh thanks" and then get chewed out for making her feel bad because I'm implying she doesn't do enough around the house.
FML.
I too have experienced this oddity from the lady of the house. Strange phenomenon.
gift idea:
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That's classic! I could ship it anywhere across the country!!
You know, you kind of expect holiday drama. The crazy drivers, the shopping madness, the family members going crazy or getting drunk or getting drunk and going crazy at the same time.
This year's holiday drama is for the birds. First, my great niece's rush to the hospital last week. Then tonight I had to give one of my pups the doggie heimlich because that dumb fucker doesn't know how to slowly eat his food.
Can we bring back just normal holiday drama, please?
This year's holiday drama is for the birds. First, my great niece's rush to the hospital last week. Then tonight I had to give one of my pups the doggie heimlich because that dumb fucker doesn't know how to slowly eat his food.
Can we bring back just normal holiday drama, please?
Amazon sells boxes of bees. Just throwing that out there... you can have bees delivered to anyone's door you want.
Thanks for the support on this one guys. I have tried to take the high road on this but participating in this party is more than I can do.
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You've gotta draw a line somewhere. We were "invited" (translation: you'd better attend) to a meeting at work with a chiropractor. It was supposed to be a brief lecture about proper posture and how to stay healthy and active when you spend a lot of time at a desk. It turned out to be a Dr. Oz special turned up to 11 and a 45-minute advertisement for his clinic...oh, and a reminder that we all need to quit being so fat. Just such a ridiculous waste of time. I could have gotten all my week's planning done in that time. A thank you card for the guy was left in the break room for 3 days, and only about half the staff signed it. We were pretty annoyed.
That's so rough!
I'm just glad for the support here. My mum thinks I am being hard on this chick and my new boss. Maybe I am, but if I don't stand up for myself when I'm not treated well, who else will?
Especially with the new boss. She's intense and I need to set limits now.
I'm just glad for the support here. My mum thinks I am being hard on this chick and my new boss. Maybe I am, but if I don't stand up for myself when I'm not treated well, who else will?
Especially with the new boss. She's intense and I need to set limits now.
Honestly with all the internet shopping I have delivered to work, no one would blink at a box of bugs.
There's simply no way you've been too hard on that chick. Nothing you've told us about the situation points to that. You look like you've been taking the high road with her.
and your boss? Making you work outside of work hours and then bitching about an email. Idiotic, self centered and oblivious.
When they're all over the place, flying around inside your kitchen and office?