Comments on: The best roast suckling pig in the world http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/ because criticism isn't an armchair sport Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Living Abroad: 5 tips on helping you avoid going crazy | OzSoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12815 Living Abroad: 5 tips on helping you avoid going crazy | OzSoapbox Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:32:02 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12815 [...] the amusement of other expats living here I’m quite happy to eat a rotation of beef noodles, suckling pig and pork belly [...] [...] the amusement of other expats living here I’m quite happy to eat a rotation of beef noodles, suckling pig and pork belly [...]

]]> By: Bushrat http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12201 Bushrat Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:41:25 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12201 I think the problem is in the top heavy way it is all run and the entrenched "but thats the way weve always done it" dogmatic and inflexible attitudes that prevail. Australia's health service is cursed with being funded and regulated by TWO echelons of government,with a third (local govt.) snapping at its heels. Given that government is a group of poorly cross trained people elected on promises that are rarely kept, that is clearly a recipe for disaster. You can bet that the "minister for suckling pig" (I'm sure we would have one somewhere....) has never eaten bloody pork in his entire life! There is nothing wrong with the concept, just the operating parameters. One could get a real good blog going on this one! However, I remain optimistic. I use alternate stuff to help myself, I do a lot of research on the net, and what the hell, I know that I'll either get better or die, it can only go one way or the other! :-) Bushrat I think the problem is in the top heavy way it is all run and the entrenched “but thats the way weve always done it” dogmatic and inflexible attitudes that prevail.

Australia’s health service is cursed with being funded and regulated by TWO echelons of government,with a third (local govt.) snapping at its heels.

Given that government is a group of poorly cross trained people elected on promises that are rarely kept, that is clearly a recipe for disaster.

You can bet that the “minister for suckling pig” (I’m sure we would have one somewhere….) has never eaten bloody pork in his entire life!

There is nothing wrong with the concept, just the operating parameters.

One could get a real good blog going on this one!

However, I remain optimistic. I use alternate stuff to help myself, I do a lot of research on the net, and what the hell, I know that I’ll either get better or die, it can only go one way or the other! :-)

Bushrat

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12198 ozsoapbox Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:51:47 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12198 Sorry to hear your in a bad way mate. You've kinda got to wonder what with countries like the US wanting Medicare and us already having it, where else do you go short of massively raising taxes and going the Europe/Canada route. Sorry to hear your in a bad way mate. You’ve kinda got to wonder what with countries like the US wanting Medicare and us already having it, where else do you go short of massively raising taxes and going the Europe/Canada route.

]]> By: Bushrat http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12197 Bushrat Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:45:38 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12197 Sounds like a fair enough thing, I've got so many things going wrong and breaking at the moment you wouldnt believe. The standard emergency treatment now seems to be panadiene forte, and go on your way rejoicing. The health systems nice way of saying "suck it up, baby!" So much for big Kev's "the buck stops here" with the health system, All piss and wind like the barbers fucking cat! Maybe I'll take a job over there and try and get fixed up! Sorry for getting off topic, pain blurs one's direction..................... Bushrat Sounds like a fair enough thing, I’ve got so many things going wrong and breaking at the moment you wouldnt believe. The standard emergency treatment now seems to be panadiene forte, and go on your way rejoicing.

The health systems nice way of saying “suck it up, baby!”

So much for big Kev’s “the buck stops here” with the health system,

All piss and wind like the barbers fucking cat!

Maybe I’ll take a job over there and try and get fixed up!

Sorry for getting off topic, pain blurs one’s direction…………………

Bushrat

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12194 ozsoapbox Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:33:39 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12194 I haven't had anything go wrong yet so I'm not 100% sure but from what I gather healthcare in the towns is a bit hard without Mandarin. That and of course there's always the traditional medicine options available. If you work in Taiwan you get access to the national healthcare system from which I believe is similar to Medicare over in Australia. Not sure exactly what it covers though. People come to Asian countries because medical treatment is cheaper so if anything does go wrong I figure it can't be too expensive even if it's not covered. I haven’t had anything go wrong yet so I’m not 100% sure but from what I gather healthcare in the towns is a bit hard without Mandarin. That and of course there’s always the traditional medicine options available.

If you work in Taiwan you get access to the national healthcare system from which I believe is similar to Medicare over in Australia. Not sure exactly what it covers though.

People come to Asian countries because medical treatment is cheaper so if anything does go wrong I figure it can’t be too expensive even if it’s not covered.

]]> By: Bushrat http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12190 Bushrat Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:54:06 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12190 Yair, thats true. Tell me, I was told they have a lot of alternate medicine stalls and practitioners over there, very good and cheap, is this right? Since I cant get any meaningful health care in Oz I might just check it out! Bushrat Yair, thats true.

Tell me, I was told they have a lot of alternate medicine stalls and practitioners over there, very good and cheap, is this right?

Since I cant get any meaningful health care in Oz I might just check it out!

Bushrat

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12187 ozsoapbox Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:39:19 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12187 <blockquote>Aah, dont take this the wrong way old mate, but I was referring to the highly likely weight gain of the rider</blockquote> I haven't noticed any physical changes but I also haven't weighed myself since I left Oz either :). I think once I stop fitting into my clothes the alarm bells will start ringing. Mind you it's not like I've seen any diet options here. There's vegetables but how do you eat steamed veggies with all the delicious meat on offer everywhere?!

Aah, dont take this the wrong way old mate, but I was referring to the highly likely weight gain of the rider

I haven’t noticed any physical changes but I also haven’t weighed myself since I left Oz either :) .

I think once I stop fitting into my clothes the alarm bells will start ringing. Mind you it’s not like I’ve seen any diet options here. There’s vegetables but how do you eat steamed veggies with all the delicious meat on offer everywhere?!

]]> By: Bushrat http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12182 Bushrat Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:16:04 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12182 Aah, dont take this the wrong way old mate, but I was referring to the highly likely weight gain of the rider, wot with all that grouse tucker over there, I am so friggin envious! ;-) Specially with all the shit food we get here now (yuk) Bushrat Aah, dont take this the wrong way old mate, but I was referring to the highly likely weight gain of the rider, wot with all that grouse tucker over there, I am so friggin envious! ;-)

Specially with all the shit food we get here now (yuk)

Bushrat

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12175 ozsoapbox Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:27:22 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12175 Ah I'm sure the trucker is up to the task of hauling a 200-300kg suckling pig around! Ah I’m sure the trucker is up to the task of hauling a 200-300kg suckling pig around!

]]> By: Bushrat http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12173 Bushrat Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:36:21 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12173 Your gonna need a bigger bike!.......................... Your gonna need a bigger bike!……………………..

]]> By: yi http://ozsoapbox.com/taiwan/food/the-best-roast-suckling-pig-in-the-world/#comment-12144 yi Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:10:26 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4812#comment-12144 that looks good. you should buy the pig's head. the cheek and the neck muscle area of the pig is meant to be the most tender parts. which area of the pig did they give you? surely some area of the pig is more expense than other parts. that looks good. you should buy the pig’s head. the cheek and the neck muscle area of the pig is meant to be the most tender parts. which area of the pig did they give you? surely some area of the pig is more expense than other parts.

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