Meal Plan

規則

部分宿舍會強制要求 meal plan，需要另外付費，包含早餐和晚餐。供餐時間大致如下：週一到週五有早、晚餐，週六只有早餐，週日只有晚餐。早餐供應時間 7:00-10:00，晚餐 17:30-22:00。

The meal plan is compulsory in some dorms and costs extra, covering breakfast and dinner. Service times: breakfast and dinner on weekdays, breakfast only on Saturdays, dinner only on Sundays. Breakfast runs 7:00–10:00; dinner runs 17:30–22:00.

你會有一個 app，登入後可以看到自己的點數。早晚餐點數分開計算，每餐掃一次 QR code 扣一點。雖然可以多掃拿點，但每餐上限 3 點，通常已經夠用。點數用完後可以在 app 直接加值。

You get an app to track your credits. Breakfast and dinner credits are separate; each meal scan a QR code to spend one credit. You can scan multiple times up to three credits per meal, which is usually plenty. You can top up credits in the app when they run out.

食堂提供 vegetarian、halal、non-halal 等選項，菜色重複率不高。可以用 app 事先查看每日菜單，方便安排。

The canteen offers vegetarian, halal, and non-halal options with low repetition. You can preview the daily menu in the app for planning.

除了點數（credit），meal plan 也包含一部分 F&B cash，官方說可以在校內餐廳使用。不過目前多數店家因各種原因不收，我還沒用過；之後會再更新可使用的店家清單。

Besides credits, the meal plan includes some F&B cash, supposedly usable at on-campus eateries. Most shops currently don’t accept it for various reasons, so I haven’t used it yet; I’ll update the list of accepting stores later.

早餐

早餐通常會有一個主食（炒麵、炒飯）、粥（海鮮或肉絲）、麵包（漢堡、三明治、熱狗堡）、麥片，偶爾還有腸粉、薯泥、豆花等。每天都有烤麵包無限供應，果醬口味會換（草莓、咖椰、花生、奶油）。飲料有 milo 或豆漿，咖啡和茶每天都有。一點就是選一樣，想多拿就多掃，單餐上限三點。

Breakfast usually includes one main (fried noodles or rice), congee (seafood or shredded meat), bread options (burgers, sandwiches, hotdog buns), and cereal, with occasional extras like rice rolls, mashed potatoes, or tofu pudding. Toast is unlimited daily with rotating spreads (strawberry, kaya, peanut, butter). Drinks include milo or soy milk, plus daily coffee and tea. One credit picks one item; scan more to add up to three credits per meal.

有時候去得比較晚，大概 9:40 才到、吃到 10 點左右，叔叔會讓我們把剩食分掉，不然就要丟掉，等於多拿的不用扣點。這學期我遇過三次：兩次多拿一個熱狗堡和三顆蛋；一次是最後一批，拿了四個三明治和九顆蛋，手快拿不動，還剩三個三明治最後被丟掉，挺可惜。我通常把這些當天午餐，超方便。

When I arrive late around 9:40 and eat until about 10:00, the staff often lets us take the leftovers so they don’t get tossed, meaning extra items don’t cost credits. This semester it happened three times: twice I grabbed an extra hotdog bun and three eggs; once I was in the final batch and walked away with four sandwiches and nine eggs—my hands were full and three sandwiches still got discarded. I usually turn these extras into lunch, which is super handy.

每天早餐都可能出現隱藏版美食，大多在第一小時、也就是 8 點前被拿光。熱門的有炒蛋，還有我最後一天才發現的格子鬆餅，平常去太晚都沒看到，是聽同學說才知道的！

Breakfast sometimes has hidden gems that disappear within the first hour (before 8:00). The crowd favorites are scrambled eggs and, on my last day, waffles I only learned about from classmates because I was usually too late to see them.

晚餐

晚餐一般選擇較多，有時是兩個配好的套餐二選一，更多時候是主菜三選二、配菜二選一、青菜二選一。每天都有湯和飲料可續杯，偶爾會有水果（香蕉、橘子、蘋果）。特殊節日會加菜，平日偶爾有小饅頭，想拿要多掃一點。

Dinner usually offers more variety: sometimes two fixed sets to choose from, but more often pick two of three mains, one of two sides, and one of two greens. Soup and drinks are refillable daily, and occasionally there’s fruit (banana, orange, apple). Special days come with bonus dishes, and on some weekdays there are mini buns that cost an extra scan.

有一次週日我去得晚，約 8:40 抵達，叔叔們準備收攤，請我幫忙關燈，還幫我加餐。原本一份只有大約四條雞肉，他直接又添了兩大匙，變成約十隻，還加了一勺東坡肉，越吃越多，超級飽。

One Sunday I arrived around 8:40 as they were closing. They asked me to switch off the lights and generously upsized my plate: from about four chicken strips to roughly ten, plus a ladle of braised pork. I kept eating and was absolutely stuffed.

遇到特殊節慶或活動會有加碼餐點或套餐：開學時有冰品，期中時有蔥餅、雞胸肉，中秋節有月餅，印度節慶也會出特別的印度餐。

Special occasions come with bonus dishes or sets: ice cream at the start of term, scallion pancakes and chicken breast around midterms, mooncakes for Mid-Autumn, and Indian dishes during Indian festivals.

總結

老實說我蠻喜歡這個 meal plan，真的很方便。早上走到食堂就有早餐，而且幾乎不用排隊。餐點不難吃，份量夠，有時還會遇到特別好吃的，價格也算合理。

Honestly, I like this meal plan a lot—it’s convenient. I can walk to the canteen for breakfast with almost no queue. The food is decent, portions are generous, and occasionally there are standout dishes, all at a reasonable price.

聽說更貴的 meal plan 有沙拉和點心，但要其他宿舍的同學帶才能進去。整體來說，我非常推薦 meal plan：省時間、省錢，也不用每天煩惱吃什麼。唯一要注意的是時間限制，早餐 10 點前就結束，也算另一種「強制早起」😆

I’ve heard pricier meal plans come with salads and desserts but require friends from those dorms to bring you in. Overall, I highly recommend the meal plan: it saves time and money and spares you daily meal decisions. The only catch is the schedule—breakfast ends at 10:00, which is its own form of “forced early wake-up” 😆