Tuesday, March 13, 2007
5 Cent Driftwood House dinner in Neihu
It has been THREE MONTHS. Sorry.
I'll go backwards. Today is Jessi's sixth birthday. SIX. She's almost 50 cm. We measured her today at 49 and a bit under 1/2 inches today. So today was the birthday dinner. We took her friend India
and our friends Louise and Alexander out to dinner with the family to a restaurant called the 5 cent driftwood house (Wu jiao Chwann Ban). It was spectacular. The food was good and the kids were amazed. Jessi has been admiring this building for a little less than a year. Here's my story. We drive by this place on the way to Costco (one of two in taipei!). It is a giant welded steel building with some large twisty shapes on it. To a number of grownups, it looks a bit hideous! On first passing, Jessi's lovely imagination introduced us to the two dancing women - not just giant twisty metal shapes, but women with big skirts and flowing hair. http://www.taiwanfun.com/north/taipei/dining/0608/0608Fivecent.htm for an obvious photo of the women (it is NOT that obvious from the road, really!) So I checked it out Monday and I was a bit teary-eyed, as I was sure she would think it was amazing and would never want to go back to chili's again. We had a great dinner. The band played some mozart. 
The white koi swam in the giant pond next to our table. The 3 year old boys danced hip-hop while the band played more classical tunes, and BOY did I get to practice my mandarin. Did ok! Jessi was smiling the whole time, and enjoyed her birthday, but was ever so Jessi when it comes to celebrating her birthday, as she very peacefully sat and soaked it all in. photos below:
It was taiwanese food. We had spicy chicken with soy beans and peanuts, fried rice with teeny tiny dried shrimps, squid pie (the kids loved it), pork with miso sauce, and a lovely shrimp and veg dish. Ooh, and the cake that Jessi picked out was full of ripe strawberries, whipped cream, and Jelloish pudding. One of the owners is an artist HsiehLi-Shiang. This is not the first of our other-worldly experiences this week. Check out the other entry tonight from Yehliu!
And daddy came too! 
He got to leave work EARLY today!!! Yippee daddy!
It has been THREE MONTHS. Sorry.
I'll go backwards. Today is Jessi's sixth birthday. SIX. She's almost 50 cm. We measured her today at 49 and a bit under 1/2 inches today. So today was the birthday dinner. We took her friend India
and our friends Louise and Alexander out to dinner with the family to a restaurant called the 5 cent driftwood house (Wu jiao Chwann Ban). It was spectacular. The food was good and the kids were amazed. Jessi has been admiring this building for a little less than a year. Here's my story. We drive by this place on the way to Costco (one of two in taipei!). It is a giant welded steel building with some large twisty shapes on it. To a number of grownups, it looks a bit hideous! On first passing, Jessi's lovely imagination introduced us to the two dancing women - not just giant twisty metal shapes, but women with big skirts and flowing hair. http://www.taiwanfun.com/north/taipei/dining/0608/0608Fivecent.htm for an obvious photo of the women (it is NOT that obvious from the road, really!) So I checked it out Monday and I was a bit teary-eyed, as I was sure she would think it was amazing and would never want to go back to chili's again. We had a great dinner. The band played some mozart. 
The white koi swam in the giant pond next to our table. The 3 year old boys danced hip-hop while the band played more classical tunes, and BOY did I get to practice my mandarin. Did ok! Jessi was smiling the whole time, and enjoyed her birthday, but was ever so Jessi when it comes to celebrating her birthday, as she very peacefully sat and soaked it all in. photos below:It was taiwanese food. We had spicy chicken with soy beans and peanuts, fried rice with teeny tiny dried shrimps, squid pie (the kids loved it), pork with miso sauce, and a lovely shrimp and veg dish. Ooh, and the cake that Jessi picked out was full of ripe strawberries, whipped cream, and Jelloish pudding. One of the owners is an artist HsiehLi-Shiang. This is not the first of our other-worldly experiences this week. Check out the other entry tonight from Yehliu!
And daddy came too! 
He got to leave work EARLY today!!! Yippee daddy!# posted by 4intaipei @ 8:43 AM 
