The protests in Hong Kong have been going on for a while now but I feel like I'm learning something new about it everyday. Just today, I heard a new perspective on the protest which I believe is actually quite true. It is the view that the protests are not just about fighting for democracy but that it is also about fighting for the right to preserve a difference in culture. Hong Kong politics right now is extremely complicated. Its political system and education are not those of "western democracy" (sorry if I'm not being politically correct here ahaha not really sorry). Therefore for those that are arguing that America is trying to push their democratic ideals into Hong Kong, I would tell you that that isn't true for a multiple of reasons. I don't really feel like explaining the basic principle behind the protest again but this new perspective that I heard today emphasizes the fact that Hong Kong people want to maintain not only their independence from China but also their culture. I'm not sure how many people in Hong Kong right now support the democratic ideals of this protest but I know almost all of them want to keep their identity as "Hong Kong" people rather than "China's" people. They want to maintain their own language, their own education system, their own culture and their own political system. I think this is also another reason why Chinese people from mainland in fact are against these protests. They despise this difference that the HK people are trying to maintain. There is a widespread mentality in HK people that they are superior to mainlanders. I don't agree with this mindset but I am not going to deny that this is happening here. There is nothing wrong with maintaining a difference but they should do this independently. Instead of saying they want to be different from China, they could instead say they want to maintain this, this, this or this aspects of their culture. This would reduce the friction between Chinese mainlanders and Hong Kong people and at the same time further the cause for HK people to be unique without having to put down Chinese mainlanders. >>>Here's a song from the protest that I like
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Gawd I have never been so exhausted in my life. >_< After a long day of class that began at 9:30, I went to both dance practice and volleyball practice back to back. It was so tiring especially dance. It feels so good though afterwards. I just love that feeling you get after working hard and knowing you've accomplished a lot. My dancing is improving a lot since the class is so intense. Apparently HKBU has the best dancing association out of all the schools in Hong Kong. They're so good they even have major corporate sponsors backing them. Volleyball wasn't as great because I didn't get to play as much as I wanted to. There's an inherent stereotype against girls and even though the coach knew I had technique, he wasn't as willing to train me as the other guys because I wasn't as tall.... There's nothing better than dessert after practice. It was late but it was a must. Since we worked so hard, we had to get something nice as a treat for ourselves. That's mango sago up there. It's super sweet and the sago is crunchy instead of the soft ones you usually eat. The one on the bottom is sesame filled mochi covered in sesame, peanuts, and sugar. It was the first time I had it but it was really good. It was quite an eventful night because after I came back quite a lot happened that stressed me out. I got so preoccupied that I ended up cutting my finger while trying to open an avocado... Then I screamed because blood was falling everywhere. I ran to the bathroom which kinda freaked JW out. But thank God for her because she really took care of me even though blood made her squeamish. I was pretty tired after all the practice but losing so much blood on top of that made me really dizzy too. So JW and I decided to go to 7/11 and buy some food. I love the 7/11s here. You can legit get almost anything you want. That was how I ended up eating ramen at almost 3am. hahaha....But seriously it was good. I have learned the art of eating instant ramen like a pro. You buy regular ramen, kimchi and tea eggs all packaged at 7/11, add water and then wait. It is seriously the best thing ever. Too bad they didn't sell cheese because that would've tasted even better.
Yet again, I have to wake up early… My dad had called his friends in China that I would be visiting. So the entire time, people were trying to come and meet up with me to treat me to food. I’m not complaining but I wish I could sleep a little more. We got dimsum at Pheonix restaurant near where my aunt lives. Hands down the best dim-sum ever. I may be Chinese but I’ve never seen some of the things they served there. The food was really good and you can tell it was specialty dim sum. The food was good but the entire time I was there, I couldn’t really enjoy myself. I’m not going to say much about the specifics. Just that I learned a lot about people and it disgusts me. We then drove to zhongshan to meet up with another one of my dad’s friends. I knew this guy and his family so it was nice just catching up with them. He is one of my dad’s oldest and closest friends. I hope one day I can also look back and still see my friends in my life. Faith in humanity restored. ^^
Overall, my trip to China was amazing. It was definitely an eye-opening cultural experience as I tried new food and things to eat. I also learned so much about my roots and gained a new appreciation for Chinese customs, traditions and familial values. I would say it was one amazing trip. So today I had to wake up really early in the morning to visit my dad’s hometown, city and province. My dad didn’t want me to forget my roots so he made sure my cousin brought me there. We drove to Taishan at 7am to my aunt’s place. We dropped off our stuff and my aunt joined us as we visited my grandpa’s old homes. We first drove to the closer one in town. It was in an older part of town. The apartments there were built for teachers because my grandfather use to be a principal. It was where my dad grew up but no one has lived there in over 20-30 years… The place was really dusty and even the interior design was that of a different generation. At first I didn’t want to visit but I’m glad I did. There’s something about being there that was really special. It felt like I was a part of history and I was seeing what it was like in my parent’s generation. My aunt went about the Chinese ritual of burning incense and other motions while I just looked around. I found an old wedding picture of my parents. That was really special. We locked up the place again and honestly, I don’t know if anyone’s going to go back there for another really long time. It’s kind of sad to think about how empty it is now and how once it was filled with people. It makes me wonder about how much was left behind, the memories, the places, and the people, when my parents moved to the U.S. Our next stop was in the rural parts of Taishan. Every Chinese person has a hometown and for my dad that was a town named 49. This is basically a little village on the outskirts of the city. Not that many people live there anymore but it’s a really beautiful place. As you drove through the gate of the entrance there was a yellow road through fields of tall grass. If you looked across the fields, it looked as if they extended forever into the mountains. The village itself is really old. A lot of houses were abandoned and left to time. Vines were growing through the rubble of some homes. The whole atmosphere of the place smelled of a past long gone. I would never be able to find my way here but my aunt knew the way so she brought us through the stone streets to my ancestral home. It’s quite a place. I think it was renovated when I was born so unlike the shorter homes around it, the place was 3 stories high with tall ceilings and rooms. But again, it was empty and dusty since no one had been there for a while. When I left, I felt both nostalgic and sad. I want to come back when I get married and visit again. This time not out of obligation to my father but rather for myself. I want to see how much I’ve changed, how far I’ve traveled, and how much I’ve achieved. But more importantly, I want to remember where my roots are and where they will always lie.
Afterwards, we all just chilled and watched some TV while drinking tea. Terry makes tea the more traditional way and he was using high-quality tea leaves. It smelled and tasted so smooth. It was morning so I finally got to look around their place. They had a killer view from both of their balconies.
After an intense day of shopping, my cousin brought us to Gudou hotspring valley. People from everywhere come here to soak in the many hot springs inside. It has legit become a resort town. We were lucky because my cousin got us VIP passes so we were pretty much soaking in peace. It felt really good to sit in the water. It was like all the tension in my body was melting away. Even though it was relaxing, sitting in there for more than 15 minutes made me dizzy. So what we ended up doing was jump from pool to pool. It was really starting to feel like a vacation. Next we headed over to a restaurant that Terry’s friend owns. It’s a local restaurant so again we had specialty Xin Hui food. There was fried noodles, beef and peppers, garlic veggies, fried beans and my favorite, tofu on a hot plate. Dang that tofu was so good… It looked like tofu puffs but it was really soft and silky tofu. There’s no better way to end a day than with traditional Chinese food. After eating a quick breakfast, JW and I caught a taxi to Mong Kok to take the bus to China. We were going to China. Since we had a few days off from the national holiday, I decided it’d be fun to visit my cousin in Xin Hui. I don’t regret going but I regret taking the bus on a national holiday. A bus ride that was supposed to have only taken 3 hours took more than 6 hours. The buses aren’t as stable as the buses in the states so I got car sick half way through. That was just bad. After getting there, my cousin found me. She and her husband took us out to dinner at a western fusion restaurant. It was called Old tree café and it was really nice. The interior was spacious with a grand piano in the center and a grand staircase leading to half a second floor that overlooked the place. It’d been a while since I had western food so of course I ordered steak. Sadly I didn’t know how to say medium rare in Chinese so they ended up giving me rare. It was still really good though just a bit hard to cut and chew. It was the best western food I’ve had in Asia so far. Nomnomnom. It actually tasted legit keke. Later we went to my cousin-in-law’s place. They had recently just gotten married and gotten a new apartment. The place was adorable with the wedding decorations still up. It was so heart-wrenchingly adorable. My cousin is adorable too. So is her husband hehehe. They are both such kind-hearted people. JW and I shared a room and the best thing about it was that they had a hunormous teddy bear on the bed. I would hug that thing in my sleep for the next 2 days XD. On a side note, I’m also really grateful they have a normal bathroom. I might have taken it for granted but toilet bowls aren’t as common as floor toilets in China. Most of the places I would later visit would only have floor toilets. End of day 1. Knocked out as soon as I got in bed.
So today I got into an argument with a friend regarding the reasons behind the protests in Hong Kong now. He kept arguing the fact that America shouldn't be imposing its imperfect democracy on the rest of the world. Though I do have my opinions regarding that, I'm going to spare you any more arguments, and show you my thoughts and ask you to be more open-minded about the protests. Be critical but instead of JUST criticizing what you are against, clarify and consciously state what you believe in and ask yourself whether or not you would be able to defend and fight for your beliefs.
>>> read my final comments to my friend below >>>>>>>> and also for a brief explanation of the reasons behind the protest by clicking >> HERE So lately a lot has been happening in Hong Kong. Starting with the student strike, protestors have through various means, tried to show their dissatisfaction with the new policies from China regarding the 2017 elections for chief executive. There are over 50 thousand protesters everyday crowding the streets of Admiralty, Central and Mong Kok. Students, teachers, organizations and every day Hong Kong people support this cause. My school would be the best example. People wore black t-shirts and yellow ribbons. Everywhere, yellow ribbons would be tied to posts, doors, and banisters. There would posters with calls to action, my favorite being this line from Emma Watson’s recent speech on feminism. So what exactly is this cause that the Hong Kong are fighting for? A lot of people support it or claim they do without really even understanding what it is they are fighting for. International news show the violent aspects of the protest, with the police pepper spraying the crowds and the tear gas bombs. Yes, there are confrontations with the police but what the Hong Kong people want isn’t international protection from the Chinese government. What they want is international pressure on the Chinese government to ensure Hong Kong's right to universal suffrage and right to govern themselves.
What are they fighting for? 1. The right to vote for their own governing officials 2. The right to nominate candidates for election When the Chinese government took over, they promised that Hong Kong would be a special territory. A city with 2 systems. The cause of these protests started when the Chinese government tried to take back their words. They’re still promising the people the right to vote but there are conditions. The candidates that will be nominated are those that have the PRC’s backing. The average person or politician would be unable to participate. Only the elite of Hong Kong are given this right to nominate the candidates. These elites, all or in part, usually claim they support the PRC. This effectively guarantees that anyone voted into office will be representative of the PRC and not the Hong Kong people. The Hong Kong people are fighting back for this very reason. They want a say in their governing body that will ensure their basic freedoms. That’s the really basic version of what’s happening in Hong Kong right now. I also want to talk about the protests right now but I think the media has talked enough about those already. What they report are the confrontations between the Hong Kong people and the police. I want to stress though that the Hong Kong people are trying to keep these protests as civil as possible. They don’t intend to hurt anyone nor do they want to cause an uprising. They just want to share their voice and be heard. I witnessed this when I joined the protest in admiralty. The people were calm and some even brought things to occupy their time with. Students were passing out water, snacks, first aid and other things protestors might need. Other students would be collecting garbage from the streets or directing pedestrian to less crowded streets. They would carry metal fences to block off traffic but do this without bothering pedestrians. Their operations were efficient, clean and civil. For a protest of this size, no stores were broken into, no cars were burned and no vandalism was caused. Even though the police are in a difficult position, they did have a choice in using violence against the people. Though they may not be allowed to take the side of or even protect the citizens, they could have chosen not to use the pepper spray, tear gas, nor attack the people. The police should have known better and acted differently. These confrontations drew my attention to the cause and really pushed me to learn more about what they were fighting for. Even though personally I might not be able to do much, I still want to do as much as I can to spread knowledge of this movement for Hong Kong’s right to universal suffrage. Last night, as the protest escalated through the night, the police shot tear gas into the crowds in order to clear the roads. Before this, I was still fairly indifferent to the strikes and protests that were happening. I admired the protectors for fighting for what they believe in but as an outsider, it was not my place to take a side. After witnessing this unfold though, I stand with the Hong Kong people. For their future, they are fighting for democracy. A lot of people still stand with the status quo believing that it's best to leave things as they are. Things will only get worse though if we don't make a stand today. Slowly the media is being censored and soon even the democratic government in place now, will be replaced. I fear for such a future for Hong Kong even if I am only an exchange here for a semester. That's why I too will go and make a stand. It might not mean much but I want to show my support for the Hong Kong people.
Out of the 5 classes I am taking here, one of them is Creativity and Chinese Painting, I really wanted to take ceramics but I wasn't allowed to, so I decided to take this class instead. I know I'm supposed to be majoring in business and everything but I also want to try things here that I won't have an opportunity to try elsewhere. I am so excited for this class. I've done a bit of calligraphy when I was small but Chinese painting is something new to me. Today I went to buy the supplies for class. Some of this stuff was actually quite expensive. I had to get 3 different types of brushes. The most expensive one was HKD$170. I can't remember but I think the tip was made of rabbit fur. Point is, even amongst brushes, there are so many types and sizes. That's just one row of the many brushes that I saw today. Below are my art supplies. The white tube holds rice paper. The bamboo roll that looks like a sushi roller is used to hold the brushes. The white package is a goat fur blanket used to soak up ink. The black box is this fancy Japanese imported ink that's supposed to be easier to use. There's a flower palette and more colored inks. The last 3 are different types of calligraphy brushes.
So these pictures are actually from the Orientation night the first week I came here. I just couldn't find them till now. That's almost everyone in my hall. And underneath are the girls from my hall. I've grown to really love these people and Soong
With barely any sleep, we got up really early in the morning and JW and I started our adventure to Lantau Island. We were really tired but also really excited at the same time. This would be our first legit Wednesday series exploration. We transferred trains 3 times and finally made it to Tung Chung. There we headed to the cable car station. We bought the sky-land-water package. So basically we got to go up the mountain on a glass floored cable car. The package also included a bus ride to Tai-O Fishing Village and a boat ride there. It was actually kind of scary going up because it was really foggy. This would later turn out to be a good thing because the sun seems so much hotter in Hong Kong. We were so excited looking down though. The landscape view was gorgeous and there were two baby toddlers sitting with us in the same cable car. Mehehe, first picture of us in the cable car. I'm not scared of heights but I avoided looking down at the water for too long because my head started getting a bit dizzy.
This is going to be a long post so click over there to read more >>> After a long day of class on Tuesday, Holy decided to bring JW and I to Tin Hau for ramen and dessert. Tin Hau is pretty close to Causeway bay and it is literally filled with amazing restaurants. Just walking down the street, I was determined to come back and try as many as them as I could. We went to get ramen at BB Ramen. I love ramen. Not the instant ramen, but the real japanese ramens. This place was seriously awesome. When you went in, you had a sheet and you could basically construct your ramen, from the broth to the toppings. I chose the pork shoyu because I like the traditional taste. and it came topped with pork, scallions, mushroom, and japanese styled egg. Mine was so rich in flavor. It was a bit heavy on the palette but since I was starving it was perfect. I actually like the richness of the broth because I have a tendency to lean towards more savory dishes. Holy got the squid ink which was surprisingly light and refreshing and JW got the black pepper which was really spicy (at least for me). I love this place. Next time I'm coming here, I'm going to try the pesto ramen hehe :D
It was intense because the instructor went so fast and he spoke only in cantonese so I was having a hard time following along sometimes. It felt good to move though and by the end of it, I had worked up a good sweat. I can't wait for future dance classes. XD
Motivated partially by the hall dinner and mostly by our growing disgust of canteen food, JW and I have decided to start making some of our meals by ourselves. Another reason, is actually that minor case of food poisoning that I got from canteen food but that's another story. We wanted to eat healthier so we went to the market and bought fresh veggies, fruit and eggs and cooked! The dish on the left is chinese kale, pork and scrambled egg. The one on the right is stir-fried onions, eggplant, tomato and mushroom. It was so simple but we were so happy because the food wasn't oily or fatty and we were actually eating vegetables. I didn't know I missed veggies so much till today. So happy, full and clean-feeling~
Everything here is dorm-made by us. One of my favorites was the scrambled eggs with prawns. It was really flavorful. Another one I really like was the chopped up pork meat with salted duck egg. We actually bought pieces of pork and chopped it ourselves. The coco-cola chicken wings were also amazing because we bought tofu-puffs and put them in to soak up the sauces of wings. There was even a korean fushion dish, dukbokki. We were all so full and happy by the end of it and there was still so much food left. Shoo happy X3
Overall I had a great day and night with my floor mates. Everyone is so friendly and open. HKBU is definitely a very inclusive school. The culture here is amazing because people are so willing to go out of their way to make you feel at home. Like I tell JW all the time, I'm so glad I chose HKBU.
I am in so much pain right now.. I can't even...OTL My muscles hurt so much from my fingers all the way to my feet. I worked out way too much these last few days. On top of that, there was dance and volleyball practice too. It hurts even to walk now. All I want to do now is just lie on my bed and stare at the ceiling. I did go out though. For lunch and dinner lolz. JW wanted sushi so we walked all the way to Lok Fu for it. What I learned was that, I was in no condition to be outside and that walking downstairs actually hurt more than walking upstairs. But we got sushi and tea eggs YAY~ I love Hong Kong just cause takeout sushi is so cheap here. A box of sashimi costs like USD$3. In the states, a box that size would cost about maybe $15-20. We come here so much that even the cashier recognizes us. But then again, a lot of people seem to remember us when we buy food there. HAHA We also got tea eggs from a legit herbal tea place. If you went into the store, you could see bowls of herbal tea sitting everywhere. The tea eggs would be simmering in a pot of tea and other herbs. They're soooooo good >_< I've always loved tea eggs but they just seem to taste better in Hong Kong. The cashier was really nice to us. Again.. I think she remembers us cause we've come to her store a few times already. The food was def worth the walk, even with all the pain. So this is actually a food post if you haven't realized yet.
For dessert, we had the cake we bought this afternoon from the canteen. Weekends are our cake days. We really wanted to get cakes from Panash because they're so good. But we took a risk and bought them from the canteen. We got the mango mousse cake and the german cheese cake. The mango mousse was good but I hated the german cheese cake. There were raisins in it... That's just wrong... I wouldn't go back to the canteen for cake. I don't regret getting it though because it's fun to try new foods. Sometimes there are hits and sometimes there are misses. That's just how life is. XD YAY TO VOLLEYBALL. Okay, so I might have a slight obsession with volleyball. I wanted to join if there was a team but since there wasn't a girl's team for this semester, I joined the next best thing, which was Hall Volleyball. It's kind of like our intramural vb back at home because guys and girls play together. Instead of playing as a club though, you play with people who live in the same hall as you. I met a lot of new friends today and it was nice playing again after so long. I wish we played some more though. Sometimes I hate being a girl because that means people just assume that you're small and weak. RAWR. I need to be more active.. Honestly it wasn't even much of a workout for me today...
Last night was the first dance club meetup. It didn't help that I was late because of a gym introductory course (which I'm actually sore as heck from right now). I rushed over there as soon as I could but they had already begun. It was fun though. Something really common here are O-Camps & O-nights where you build friendships and team bonds with people in your group through games and other activities. For me though, it was the first time I experienced something like this. I had a really great time during the games and the group dance. Our group danced to Timber and it wasn't a hard dance to learn but my chinese wasn't as great as I thought.... When they said right left right left left in Cantonese, I got so confused because I couldn't remember which word was right and which word was left.... OTL moment. I seriously need to fix up my Cantonese. (on a side note, I also need to learn to read and write Chinese hahahha....) But overall it was a great time. I met a whole bunch of new local friends and that was pretty amazing. Just dancing together with them felt awesome. Can't wait to dance with them again.
I can't even describe how much I love this song.. especially at this moment...
So today we went exploring in Wan Chai. It's a stop on the blue line of the mtr and it's 2 stops from Central. JW and I had no idea where we were going and we thought we'd just walk around. We saw a lot but it felt kinda pointless because we were just walking around in circles without any idea of what we wanted to see or find. We passed by an underpass where we saw aunties hitting pieces of paper. It's the chinese equivalent of the voodoo doll and it's supposed to bring bad luck to the person you "hit."
I was so happy to get out of the wet market, I was literally gleaming with joy. We decided to continue exploring the smaller streets and we found a street food shop. The waffles looked pretty good so we ordered one and we also ordered 2 skewers of shumais. I have never tasted shumais like that and honestly they tasted pretty floury and without much taste. The waffle was pretty good. The guy was really nice and made us a fresh one instead of giving us the ready made ones. So that's the waffle up there and inside it's filled with a peanut sauce, condensed milk and sugar. It was so sweet and rich. It's definitely one of the heavier waffles I've had. We were so tired at this point but we decided to check out toy street and a restaurant that was recommended by Holy, 鳳城小食. It's a pretty famous local restaurant around there. There was no english menu so I had to actually order in cantonese. They're famous for their porkchop buns so we ordered that and we ordered soup noodles. It would've been nice if there were seats there, but since there wasn't we just got everything in takeout and came back to chill in our dorm. We were almost back when it started pouring. By the time we were back, we were drenched but it was fun running through the rain with the food. Good times.. =3
Then we headed over to LKF, the expat bar zone. We went at around 8pm and the place was the cleanest I'd ever seen it. It wasn't terribly crowded and we could actually talk to each other without yelling. We were headed up the street towards this restaurant and bar called Lily and Bloom. They were having a wine tasting and we just wanted a nice place to sit down and have a drink. I absolutely loved this place. Everything about it was just perfect. The lighting, the ambiance, the music, and even our server. She was from Germany and she was the friendliest little woman ever. She also suggested some really great wines for each of us personally. We started off with a sparkling wine before moving on to the white wines which are my favorite.
It was an eventful night and definitely one of my favorite nights here. It was nice and relaxing just sitting and chatting over a drink instead of hitting the clubs on the lower levels like the other exchange students. Cheers to a night of good food and company~
This is the first typhoon I've witnessed since I got here. Right now it's a Number 3 Warning Signal but it's supposed to get to Number 8 by 11 tonight. Hopefully what that means is that there won't be class tomorrow. Though I would be kind of sad because I haven't had a single Tuesday class yet since I got here. The only class I'm actually looking forward to is tomorrow, Creative Chinese Painting. At the same time though, I'm kind of lazy and I just want to sleep in all day tomorrow. But anyways back to the sushi. At 7, I had the most random craving for sushi and I definitely did not want canteen food again. So I made my way over to Lok Fu plaza to buy sushi. I also bought these cold chicken wings and some grapes. Ironically, the grapes were more expensive than the other two combined. By the time I left though, the wind had picked up. It was pouring pretty hard and the gusts of wind were erratic and heavy. Walking back, I was just praying I wouldn't get hit by lightening because I really wanted the sushi. Not sure if the sushi was worth walking into a typhoon for though. Right now the wind is howling like crazy and I hear a lot of people screaming outside.... and I'm bundled up nice and cozy in my bed.
10:50 pm : Typhoon Signal 8 is officially hoisted After we saw the monkeys, we moved on to Sham Sui Po 深水埗. It is an area in Hong Kong known for its electronics market. Everything was so cheap and anything you will ever need or anything you didn't even know you needed can be found here. There is an underground mall filled with stores like this. You would see phone chargers, adapters, cables, sound systems, and even tvs just dangling from the ceilings. There would be multiple models and colors to choose from and best of all, everything here is considerably cheaper than prices in actual stores. Normally tourists wouldn't come here because there aren't any famous sites in 深水埗. Since only locals come here, prices are always extremely cheap. I needed to buy a portable charger and there were so many to choose from. I ended up getting this pink one for 99HKD$ which is dirt cheap by American standards. It's pretty and it holds a 10,400 mAh charge which means my phone won't ever die from now on.
OHHHH and we also went to a really local store called Wai Gay. They're most famous for their noodles with pork liver. Since I couldn't bring myself to eat that, we ended up just getting waffles with gaya and milk tea. Even those were pretty good. I'm still finding the whole sharing a table with random strangers thing a bit strange. But then again, when we're in a local place, we do what the locals do. They must be really famous for their noodles because they have 3 stores open almost right next to each other on the same block... After we finished shopping at 深水埗, we went back to Holy's place near Lok Fu to have dinner. We had hot pot!! There was so much food on the table that we couldn't even finish. The best thing though was that everything was extremely fresh. The prawns were still alive and jumping and so were the clams. The meatballs and fishballs here are so much better than in the U.S. The texture is more bouncy and the flavor is so much sweeter. I even tried things I've never had before. I had deep fried fish skin which is exactly what it sounds like. You can either eat it as it is or soak it in the hot pot soup for a bit before eating. I also had these rolls of bean curd that you soaked in soup for 2 seconds. I didn't even know they existed before but they were so good. They were so soft and flavorful after soaking in the soup base. We were so full by the end of the night and there was even soup. Homemade soup is still the best thing ever. Yet again, we are so grateful to Holy and her family for their hospitality. They are seriously the most friendly people alive and their entire family is so warm and inviting.
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