Class Dismissed!

November 20, 2009 By: thenhbushman Geotag Icon Show on map Category: Food, leisure, Lifestyle, local cuisine, party, Taiwan

Photos by MJ Klein

I’ve been attending Chinese classes at NCTU in Hsinchu. Recently some of my classmates asked me if I would mind taking them to a place for some good Thai food. They picked the right person to ask! A group (which shall remain anonymous in order to protect their academic career) went with me in my car, another in a taxi following, and 2 other friends met us there. It was an evening to remember!

This was the scene at (what used to be called) “The Blue Sky” (more on this in another article). Against the wall from L to R is Michael Cannon and Michael Turton.

The food was slow coming from the kitchen but that gave everyone more time to talk and get to know each other.

In the foreground is Sang Som and CC Lemon. Yes, these young students were corrupted with the famous Thai liquor.

This is one of 2 food photos I got. In all honesty, I was too slow to get any more – the food was gone by the time I got around to picking up the camera. This is “krapau” a famous Thai staple of hot peppers, garlic and basil.

This is the famous Thai soup “tom yum” and it was delicious.

Michael Turton had the students captivated with stories about Taiwan.

This used to be a pork (or was it beef?) Thai style salad. It sure was good.

After the food was gone we went to another place for drinks. I wanted to show the students another famous Thai restaurant in Hukou:

Shao-hui’s! We cranked up the karaoke machine.

With shrimp cakes on the table alongside songbooks, a few brave souls demonstrated considerable ability with a microphone.

We had just enough food, booze and singing to call it a night. It was a night to remember….

Thanks for reading. Be sure to leave your comments and ratings below!

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21 Responses to “ Class Dismissed! ”

# 1 MJ Klein Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Class Dismissed! | http://tinyurl.com/yd55qdd
# 2 Tracy Lee Carroll Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
RT @thenhbushman: Class Dismissed! | http://tinyurl.com/yd55qdd || Looks like a good time was had by all!
# 3 Taiwanderful Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
(Best of TW) Class Dismissed! http://cli.gs/dmAeU
# 4 filination Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
(Best of TW) Class Dismissed! http://cli.gs/p0U9z
# 5 malcolm Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
MJ, looks like a fun night to me and glad the Thai food was good , it’s always good when the place we recommend does a good job with the food and everyone enjoys themselves. And what would a night out be with out karakoe, enough said ha ha . Malcolm
.-= malcolm´s last blog ..MONKEY TOLL ROAD =-.

thenhbushman reply on November 21st, 2009 1:46 am:

hi Malcolm. yes, the Thai food was very good and just what the guests were looking for. no one drank too much – everything was in moderation and that’s the best way to enjoy things, IMO. the karaoke was unexpected and we sort of fell into doing some songs together. it was fun! thanks Malcolm and take care.
# 6 andre Says:
November 21st, 2009 at 3:59 am
wish i was there!
.-= andre´s last blog ..ethan turns 3! =-.

thenhbushman reply on November 23rd, 2009 6:42 pm:

me too, Andre.
# 7 Jeroen van der Lee Says:
November 21st, 2009 at 11:01 am
Haha. This was a fun night. Thanks again for taking us to the industrial outskirts of Hsinchu. The food was great. And it was interesting meeting some of the old Taiwan hands.
We should do something like this again, soon.
Cheers,
Jeroen

thenhbushman reply on November 23rd, 2009 6:43 pm:

it was our pleasure Jeroen! glad you got to see some of the places in Hukou. take care.

this is Jeroen’s blog URL: http://yaroon.waarbenjij.nu/index.php?page=message&id=3219519
# 8 Martyn Says:
November 21st, 2009 at 4:04 pm
The restaurant looks plastic but the food fantastic and oh what a night….A lot of the students look young but what a grounding they are getting culturally in the delights of Asia.

The impact both short term and long that living in a far different culture must have on such young minds is one which I wish I had sampled during my youth. I’m sure my cynicism and self doubt would never have surfaced amongst such refreshing and culturally different surroundings. Sorry if I’m sounding a little green and jealous.

Fate is fate and then you grow old. Luck is luck but…. “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit.”

thenhbushman reply on November 23rd, 2009 6:44 pm:

Martyn, i’m doing my part to help the cultural development of students that come to Taiwan for study .
# 9 Lord Hakka Johnson III Says:
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:07 am
Looks like a real sausage party

thenhbushman reply on November 23rd, 2009 6:44 pm:

of course, it would look like that to you. you have sausage on the brain.
# 10 Danielle Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Hey MJ, you all look like your having a great time…however..your missing the girls!!! Where are all the women????? Or did you all leave them home on purpose? hmmmmmmmmmmm…well in any case, your evening was fun and enjoyable to read about, wish I could have been there.

Big hugz
Danielle

thenhbushman reply on December 1st, 2009 2:10 pm:

hi Danielle. it would have been nice to have you there to raise the female population index, lol, but it was fun night out for the students in the Chinese language class. you know me and i’m not on the prowl; plus my girl was there so i wasn’t worried about any others not being there. maybe next time we can have a more balanced gathering. thanks.
# 11 Danielle Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 2:07 pm
You know what I lied there are girls, but at first glance I only saw guys..my bad lol

thenhbushman reply on December 1st, 2009 2:11 pm:

Danielle, you wouldn’t be the only one who didn’t see them – they were hiding in many of the photos!
# 12 Carolyn Bakker Says:
January 3rd, 2010 at 1:53 am
I loved seeing your pictures, especially ones with MC and Peichi. MC sent me your website address when he let me know about your trip the end of this month. Sounds like a fantastic trip. May add some more grey to my hair which I blame on him, it cannot be my getting older. If you have not guessed I am MC’s mother in the U.S.

thenhbushman reply on January 3rd, 2010 10:20 am:

hi Carolyn, and welcome to our blog. it was a fun night! we’ll be documenting our trip to Thailand and Laos so be sure to check back with us. nice to have you in our comments section. take care.
# 13 Thai-Lao: Taking In The Food | We Blog The World Says:
September 13th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
[...] unassuming dish was my evening meal. This is “Lao Lap,” a version of “krapau mu” which is a Thai dish featuring basil and garlic. Readers of this blog probably know the Thai version by now. The Lao version was even better [...]