Taiwan Day 4

Day 4, we started out late, and took it slow. Everyone was still tired from the previous day's packed itinerary.

We went a yummlicious Japanese pork chop lunch. Again, didn't take any photos of the table full of food, so took one of the window display after lunch. The pork chop was super tender and its batter was crispy and tasty. There was free-flow cabbage salad with fabulous dressing. The cabbage was so fresh and sweet that even MaMa, who doesn't like raw vegetables, had several helpings. And it was cheap! Each set, with pork chop, rice, radish salad and free-flow of cabbage salad was less than SGD 10!

After lunch, we went strawberry picking. The kids loved the experience, even though they do not like strawberry.

The strawberries may look small, but they were very sweet. And of course, fresh! 

The farm that we went to.

The farm grows different fruits and vegetables at different time of the year.

After strawberry picking, we went shopping at Costco. It was our family's first time in Costco, and we were so amazed by the super-sizes and super-packs of stuff! Everything's either packed in bulk or are in humongous sizes, and still much cheaper than regular shops and supermarkets!

There were even ready-to-eat food. We bought laksa, roast chicken and sashimi for dinner - all yummy and super cheap!

Aaron had an extra outing that evening. Yi-Ma saw him constantly rubbing and poking his ears, so suggested that we bring him to an ENT specialist. It's cheap to consult medical specialists in Taiwan. So Daddy and Yi-Ma brought Aaron to the specialist that Yi-Ma sees ... whenever she has a flu! Nobody sees a specialist for a flu in Singapore, but in Taiwan, with their medical insurance, everybody can afford to see a specialist.

Turned out that Aaron had 2 enormous pieces of ear wax in his right ear, and another even bigger piece in his left ear, which had probably accumulated since birth. The doctor had to drip a special oil into his ears, and remove the ear waxes carefully. Apparently, the shape of his ears made it difficult for ear waxes to fall out. That explains why his ears are always itchy and he's always asking for his ears to be cleaned! The doctor told Daddy to bring Aaron back to him in 6 months' time. Yeah ..... The treatment may be cheap - SGD 20 per visit. But the air fare is not!