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I have been able to roam around for about 2 weeks in the Taipei area, but there aren't many places. That is why I decided to visit Taoyuan night market in Taoyuan City. It is a special place to me as this is the first place my wife brought me to in Taiwan. Then you can see the breakfast that I love to eat in Taiwan. A rice ball with different items in it. Excited to let you see what I have been eating here in Taiwan. #taiwan #taoyuan #taoyuannightmarket #taiwanriceball #delicious.

Been out of quarantine for a couple of days and decided to take a friends advice and visit the night market. Man has it changed. It was almost empty. COVID really destroyed this place. I hope that it can bounce back to its former glory. #taiwan #taiwannightmarket #COVIDTaiwan #sadtaiwan #nightmarket

First time in Taiwan experiencing the COVID regulations. The contact tracing policy is very Very impressive. You can collect and store each person's location through an SMS program. You don't even need someone to download an app. The mask mandates are stupid through. How do you swim, play sports, or just enjoy life outside with a mask on? #taiwan #taiwanmaskmandates #taiwanCOVID #Taiwancontacttracing #Taiwanlife

When we arrived in Taiwan and entered the quarantine hotel, the government provided us with a package of items to assist us in the quarantine. These included instant noodles, snacks, and products to monitor our health and wellbeing. #taiwanquarantine #taiwanquarantinehotel #quarantine #taiwan #taiwansnacks #taiwanCOVID #taiwancovid19

Here at the quarantine hotel in Taiwan, they won't let us do any laundry or send our clothing out to wash. As such, I have no choice to be wash my clothes by hand. It feels like I am in a village washing my clothing in a river. I don't really have anything to wash with so a body wash of some sort is the best way to do it. It isn't ideal, but it is what it is. #laundryintaiwan #laundryinquarantine #laundryquarantinehotel #quarantinehotel #taiwanquarantinehotel #hotelquarantinelife

It has been 4 days since I entered quarantine. I wanted to show you a little bit of the food I got from the government/hotel. Basically, this is what they are providing every day. The food is actually not really good, but at least I paid for it right? I would not recommend anyone quarantine. It feels like you are in jail. #quarantine #taiwan #taiwanquarantine #quarantinefood #taiwanquarantinehotelfood #taiwanbento #taiwanquarantinehotel

My mom has been sick for the last month or so. Because of this, we have decided to go to Taiwan to get more medical attention. This is our departure video. Man, everything was bad. The flight was empty. There were about 50 people total in the flight. I couldn't get that video as it was too dark. Duty free in Taiwan was closed, no one was around and they sprayed us with alcohol when we went into a taxi. It was crazy. #quarantinetravel #travel #taiwan #Personairport #torontoairport #taoyuanairport #taiwanairport #evaair

cooking food on a campfire.

My dad is taking care of my grandma, so we showed you our trip to Canada's wonderland.

It has been a shitty day today so I thought I would treat myself to reflexology; a fancy word for food massage. I would highly recommend it for anyone who has sore feet. #reflexology #footmassage #relax

Today, I wanted to make a traditional dessert soup from Asia. I got some swallows bird nest to make into a dessert. It is actually VERY VERY easy to make. You only need three ingredients. Birds nest, Rock sugar, and water. It is something that my kids love. #birdsnestsoup #traditionalchineserecipe #chinesedessert #foodie

My first time ATV at our cottage. We have had these machines for the last couple of years, but I never tried them. It was more fun than I thought it would be. It was a great experience and I almost got stuck. Thank God I wore boots. It was really muddy out there. #ATV #cottagelife #firsttimeatv #drivethroughforest #cuttinglogs

Sorry for the late post. This is from our cottage trip last weekend. We tried our paddle boards for the first time. It was exciting but harder than I thought. Especially since all the kids were jumping on the board while we were trying to have fun. It was overall a great experience. #paddleboarding #cottagelife #muskoka #ontario #paddleboard #newexperience

We had a lot of fun at the cottage this weekend. There was so much that we did that I decided to break it into 3 parts. Part one is the campfire that we did. We roasted marshmallows and hotdogs. It was delicious. I honestly think that roasting a hotdog over a fire is the best way to cook a hotdog. Thanks Zack for teaching us how to start a campfire and cook hotdogs. #hotdogs #campfirecooking #campfire #cottagelife

It is early July, and it is CRAZY cold right now. It is 18 degrees C and we just need something warm to drink. What better than Daikon Spare Rib Soup. A traditional soup that warms up the soul and tastes amazing. The kids loved it and we finished it quickly. #coldsummer #soupforthesoul #daikonsoup #daikonspareribsoup #traditionalchinesesoup

What I hate most about the quarantine and the lockdowns is the fact that kids are always at home. They are always on the phone or on games playing; especially if we are at work. This is something that, as a parent, I have to try and fix. Thank to #jordanyeohfitness for the workout videos. It is the perfect video to get kids working out. #quarantine #ihatequarantine #workingoutwithkids #workout #ihatelockdown #ontario

Today was a good day. Not only was it Canada's Day, but it was also my daughter's birthday. We went out for food, and went out for a driving lesson with my nephew. For all you parents out there. You are brave. It was scary looking after my nephew as he drove. Now I know why driving instructors have a brake pedal on the passenger's side. Overall, amazing day. I know my daughter loved it. Happy Birthday honey. #Canadaday #youngdriver #goodday

Kids always want to eat something sweet, and parents want to give them something healthy. Thus, I made a traditional Chinese dessert. White fungus soup with goji berries and lotus seeds. Sweetness is what you want to put in, but overall, the kids like it. Ignore my son. He didn't want to be on video so acted like he didn't like it. But he finished the bowl. #whitefungussoup #traditionalchinesedessert #healthydessert #dessert

Life is finally getting back to normal in Ontario. Went to the cottage with the kinds to try and bring everything back to normal. I can't believe it has been over a year of lockdowns and closures. Finally able to get things back to normal. As you can see, the kids are happy to be out and about, in the lake swimming and whatnot. Everyone missed life outside. #Ontario #cottagelife #summerlife #lockdownover #kidsfinallyoutside #loveoutdoors

Happy Father's Day everyone. I hope you guys had a better time then me. This year, it was a cosmetic warehouse sale and kids that didn't do the house work. Overall....either I am a bad father or Father's Day just isn't that important. FYI for those of you asking, I couldn't take any videos inside the warehouse sale. I was informed that it was not allowed so I couldn't get any videos in. #fathersday #happyfathersday #terriblefathersday

Sorry for the low quality video. I am still learning how to edit my videos to make it look more seamless. Here is a video I made with my #buydeem pot. #preservedmeatrice is something that we mad that was delicious. The perfect portion for 2, my kids used the recipe the next day and loved it. it is easy to use and kid friendly.

This is the opening of my new Buydeem pot. I am sorry, but I am still learning how to video edit. I was going to also include a cooked recipe where we made preserved meat rice with the pot, but I still don't know how to do it. You will have to wait for the next video. This pot is perfect for couples or small families. My kids put the ingredients inside, set it and forget it. It will automatically shutdown when the cooking time is complete. It is good as an electric kettle, tea pot, soup maker or rice maker. Again, many different utilities for it. #buydeem #buydeempot

Decided to start a vlog. The first video is from my trip to the traditional Chinese herbal market. It was an interesting experience, but there weren't a lot of people.