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Okay I admit it, I don’t have many ideas about (or give much thought to) writing in my blog, so I’m falling back on answering memes. >_> Luckily I think they’re interesting or I can write a bit on them, and they’re not stupid. 1. What is your favorite drink of all time? Does it [...]

I was never good at doing Friday Fives on Friday, but here’s the latest one (from Livejournal). 1. What one food most reminds you of your childood? Is Japanese food an acceptable answer? If not, then probably udon. Or maybe homemade chow mein with scrambled egg strips in it, that was how Bachan made it. [...]

I saw a commercial yesterday for Campbell’s that said there is no msg in over one hundred (and twenty? eighty? I don’t remember) soups of theirs. I don’t know if they just didn’t include the soups that I have in that commercial, or if the soups that I have are old, and they switched their [...]

I saw this commercial yesterday for some canned soup. Not sure of the brand, and I don’t want to falsely advertise. (Based on this and the previous post, one would think I’m watching a lot of television. o_O) The commercial was playing, but I wasn’t really paying attention until they mentioned “no msg” in their [...]

I am still surprised, after almost a year, how gross ocha can be if made with tap water here. I’ve probably been spoiled, living in L.A. where water comes from high up in Colorado. Here, it comes from groundwater, where there’s lots of minerals. Although I can tell when I’ve been served tap water in [...]