This set is based on the childhood Taipei condo house where I grew up in before coming to the United States. It features two of my favorite food as a child, the Yong He Soy Milk King (永和豆漿大王) and the Taiwanese black sugar shaved ice. The floor above on the left is our house and the one next door (to the right) is my aunt’s house. It also features my mom, who seems to be able to grow anything, on the rooftop garden. My dad, who is pretty handy, is on the roof fixing the mini satellite dish. My aunt (Chef Ahnan) is in the kitchen cooking up a banquet feast and my uncle is meditating in the room above. Also, my cousin (which I call sister) is riding a bike on her way to work in the clinic.

這套是基於我來美國之前長大的童年台北公寓。它有兩種我小時候最喜歡的食物，永和豆漿大王和台灣黑糖刨冰。左邊樓上是我們家，隔壁（右邊）是我姑姑家。它還以我的媽媽為特色，她似乎可以在屋頂花園種植任何東西。我的爸爸非常得心應手，正在屋頂上修理迷你衛星天線。我的阿姨（主廚 Ahnan）在廚房裡準備宴會，我的叔叔在上面的房間裡冥想。另外，我的表妹（我稱她為姐姐）正在騎自行車去診所上班。

The Building

3 floors model set.

First Floor

On the first floor, right below our place is the Yong He Soy Milk King (永和豆漿大王), my favorite Chinese breakfast place.

On the other side of the first floor is the traditional Taiwanese black sugar shaved ice shop. My all time favorite Taiwanese dessert. It has the traditional green ice shaver machine. You can choose from the many different flavors of toppings in the display stand at front.

My sister 顏婉娟 the nurse always on her bicycle.

Second Floor

Our living room with a sofa, TV, and worship stand.

In the back is a small patio where we wash our clothes and hang them to dry. In Taiwan, we usually hang our clothes to dry because we don’t have a dryer.

Across the hall is aunt’s place, aka the Mahjong headquarter.

Next to the living room is aunt’s kitchen where aunt cooks up many banquet meals.

My sister 顏婉娟, chef Ahnan, the family dog pei-pei, and brother’s wife who helps chef Ahnan cook all this.