Author Archives: 殘編 (Tanya Hsu)
A powerful personal blog on surviving a stroke, relocating to Taiwan, confronting the deceptive trap of comfort, and rediscovering identity and personal growth after life changes.
An emotional and culinary exploration of northern versus southern taiwanese zongzi by i-mei, discover how texture, ingredients, and diaspora memories shape identity through a personal taiwanese culinary courtroom drama
端午節粽子推薦評比!由殘編與媽媽嚴選義美北部粽與南部粽,從一整顆皇室栗子、鹹蛋黃的配料比例,到炒米與水煮的口感落差,深刻剖析台灣南北肉粽的靈魂差異,並在濕熱的夏日裡,喚醒海外移民與中風歸台最深沉的思鄉記憶與味覺慰藉。
A brutally honest and darkly comedic look at living with hemiparesis and phantom limb pain after a hemorrhagic stroke, and the unexpected ghost it left behind.
中風真實故事,中風後的幻肢痛與偏癱日常,殘編以獨特的幽默與深刻筆觸,記錄出血性中風後大腦體感皮質與左手「屁諾丘」死纏爛打的真實悲喜劇。從馬克杯大屠殺到洗髮事件,揭開神經可塑性背後最殘酷的科學原理與心理折磨,看一個左撇子如何狼狽又勇敢地學會為自己而活。
I used to be a financial forest fire in Toronto. Now, I’m a stroke survivor in New Taipei City having an existential meltdown over a humble I-Mei berry ice-cream cake. This isn’t just a dessert review; it’s a raw, cynical, and deeply moving look at identity, Canadian winters, and the terrifying way Taiwanese mothers show love. Read the full story at Fashion Ecstasy.
殘編隨筆, 三十多歲的熟女心境,透過一塊義美食品的六吋「莓好媽媽雙色冰淇淋蛋糕」,勾勒出台加文化衝擊、母女情感與遲來的和解。最真實的台灣母親關心語言,深刻的情感記憶與冷凍莓果香氣的完美交融。
網紅爆款杜拜巧克力席捲Threads與IG,當台灣愛買超市推出平價版「開心果杜拜巧克力風味麻糬」,一位中風十年的前溫哥華媒體寵兒,在結帳櫃檯前看透了虛榮潮流與真實人生的奢華定義。