Taiwan Working Holiday Day 3-6 ("made" in Taiwan)

Day 3 & 4:

Day 3 was started at 7am again. I woke up at 630am to wash up and we started cutting the fruits and cleaning the living room and kitchen before breakfast. I cannot hold a knife properly, there is a way to cut apples nicely, slanted in a v shape...But my apples mostly end up ugly.
 (By the way, i do not cut apples at home, usually i just wash and eat it on the spot. My dad or my twin would take the time to cut apples nicely for me. That is when I realised how pampered i was at home!)

We had breakfast with the guests, chatted with them before cleaning the rooms up at 10am. There was only one room to clean but with all the teaching and instructions, we only managed to finish till 4plus.
As a matter of fact, i was quite overwhelmed. I am there on working holiday, that is if i finish my work at 3 or lesser, i should have free time to travel around, but looking at what i have been doing for the past few days, i felt like i am being overworked. That is why i posted this like almost a week late. There are so many things to do. (screams!!!)

The bedsheets and covers need to be changed, the rubbish need to be cleared, the water need to be replenished, the floor need to be vacuumed, the toilets need to be washed, the visible areas like switches, television, window sills, tables and chairs etc etc need to be wiped by a wet cloth, the floor need to be mopped, the towels and books need to be arranged and lastly, to put the new bedsheets and pillow cases. I need to bring the covers to be washed, air them up to dry and lastly to mop the whole place from 4th level down.

After all the cleaning, the rooms looked as good as new, all ready for the next guests!

The guests would have a wonderful stay, but the cleaning ladies (which is me and Fish) seriously had a hard time. Maybe not for her, but for me, my working holiday turned out to be like an almost full time maid from 7-430...that is not my objective for going on a working holiday! I tried to convince myself, maybe i am just learning the ropes and i am still slow. I went out of the minsu to get a breather, as usual, i went to meet Mskmouse for dinner, food still makes me happy. :)

We walked around the Creative cultural Park, 文创园区，it is near this roundabout along Zhonghua Road. As it was after dinner, the area is quite quiet but would have been a romantic place to walk around. That night, i actually got used to my cozy little room and slept really well, and not only that, Youzi and Fish told me there is no breakfast to prepare the next day! Upon hearing this good news, i said yeah! LOUDLY!

文创园区

It was supposed to be more relaxed on Day 4. I only need to clean two to three rooms however i really do not know why, i started at 10 and finished near to 4ish again. I had slowly adapt to many things. But if my chores had to be like that for the rest of the weeks, it will defeat my purpose of being there. Halfway through my skype time with twin, i actually cried, part of me wanted to quit the job, another part of me tells me, i should deliver what i have promised and discussed with Youzi. That day, i looked very frustrated. I went to the beach, to enjoy the view of the Pacific Ocean which really calms me down alot. Not only that, a trip to 法彩 to taste mskmouse and Ah Yang's homecooked spaghetti has liven up my spirits too.

Day 5 was supposed to be more relaxed! We do not need to prepare breakfast and clean the rooms as there were no guests checking out. However, i was instructed to clean up the common areas :( , the living room, underneath the drawers, the big door, the staircase railings! 天哪！不让我做东西，会心理不平衡吗？When can i have my very own quiet time? Every night, i prayed for strength, that everything would be alright. I tell myself, it is ok, i will help out, i am a 小帮手, isn't it? The whole morning on Saturday, i am still as busy as a bee. What makes the Saturday better was a family trip out to the fishing port for lunch.

花莲渔港 is supposed to be a tourist spot but it was pretty empty that day. However, the air is fresh and the view is still pretty scenic.

Lunch was simple but good. The raw fish is nice and fresh and i heard the price is cheap too.

After lunch, i bought the 花生卷加冰淇凌. It was good!

When i was back, i went up to the minsu rooftop and realised, it has a little bit of beach view. By the way, whenever i walked to find mskmouse, i always go past this cultural park which is also supposed to be a tourist attraction too.

It was raining again that day, and there goes our plan for a run along the beach. Mskmouse came over to my minsu, we ventured into another street and decided to have this. It was supposed to be grilled 排骨 and 鱿鱼, and the pork ribs are fantastic! We were pretty full and the meal is only NT135 about $6 dollars per person!

After that, we ventured into the "Old railway walking path" (旧铁道行人徒步区）

and decided to check out this supposingly cafe. 

 It was supposed to be a more westernised cafe but it had a red lantern with a live singer in the background who is mostly out of tune! The whole theme of the cafe is so mis matched. However, we still had a good time, drinking tea and chatting the hour away.

That night, when i was back, i prayed that i would have a better stay, for more free time to really enjoy Hualien. I decided to try get to know the hosts more and treat myself as one of them.

As usual, i woke up at 630 for the usual breakfast preparation. I decided to find interesting things around to entertain myself and be happy. 

Here is a preview of our guests breakfast! 

We made the bread with the machine and soya bean drink ourselves. After which, i started my cleaning. Day was pretty ok, ended as usual again :(. The weather was always very cold in the evenings, there is no way i can do my runs outside too. I stayed for dinner at youzi jia, chatted and try to bond with the family. Xiao Luo is really a good cook, he can come up with various dishes very fast, this whole minsu of women cannot be compared to him. Actually, Youzi did try to ask me and make me feel at home. In fact, they are all nice people, but it is just the workload is not what i have expected. I give myself two weeks, to make the decision to leave if i really cannot take it. 

Gambate! Aja aja fighting! 加油！

To be continued...