Archive for January 13th, 2006
Japanese Innovation
Received coffee as a souvenir from Osaka from Peiwen. Thought I had to use my french press in club but looking at the box it seemed that the Japanese has thought of everything.
From looking at the pictures on the back of the box, it seems that each sachet comes with its own filter holder. Tearing one open confirms it.
And when you’re done, just stuff it back into the sachet packet and throw it away. Hassle free. That is if you were careful not to spill any grounds on the table.
Only problem is the flow is too fast so I had to tarik it a second time. And drip coffee aren’t very strong but I guess that’s still ok for most people, but this is really a novelty. =P
面白いですね. Peiwen-さん、ありがとうございます.
Rainy Rainful Raininess Raining Rain
It has been raining every day since last year. Literally.
Ubin outing planned last Tuesday was cancelled due to the bad weather in the morning. Was itching to take my bike out since I returned Dongxi’s bike on the 31st. Parents were bugging me to return it months ago and I did promise I’d do it before the new year. Heh.
Wet weather plan wasn’t so bad after all and we got to watch “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D” in 3-D. It really is a kid’s kind of show but somehow it ended up with us “bigger kids” hogging the 3D glasses and watching the entire show while the small ones were just playing by themselves in the room.
Wanted several times to join the “old froggies” outside watching Batman Begins on the big screen but somehow the need to see how “ridiculous” the story can evolve kept us with SB & LG. And the occasional 3D effects like snow and water splashes brought out the childlike awe in us. Plain old kiddish fun.
More rain these days. Back then we would be catching tadpoles in puddles and sailing paper boats down drains. These days it’s just school and work. Decided to go around in shorts and slippers to avoid the discomfort of wet shoes. On the other hand it’s already cold enough to want to cover up, but knowing how much colder wet shoes would be, slippers is a better choice.
Not that I’m complaining. Cold and dry weather is much better than hot and humid. The rare times when I can actually sleep with my windows closed through the morning, only to oversleep and miss the weekly hyp meetings with my supervisor.













