Tomato

The backyard tomatoes are starting to come in. Last year we had cherry tomatoes. This year, strawberry tomatoes. They're sweeter. And then the same old yellow ones too.
Apparently the strawberry tomatoes are expensive. A bunch costs just under $3.

Candies

It's not even Halloween yet, but Michael's got Chirstmas merchandise on their shelves already. Oops... this Michael's has nothing to do with Mike in the photo.

Chiropractor

Haven't had my fix for 3 weeks because my chiropractor had been on holiday. Oh dear... that was tough. (T_T)

Head size

005 (left) and 010 (right).
The size of the facial features and the head itself are getting smaller. The face of newer Pinkys are shrinking. Are they trying to save plastic? 005 and 001 (maybe 003 too) have the biggest heads and eyes. My all-time favorite is 004. The proportion is just right. It's the only droopy round-eyed Pinky. Well, 012 and 016 also fit into that category, but the smiley face makes it hard to customize.

Calbee Honey BBQ Chicken...

More chips review.
Calbee Honey BBQ Chicken Wing Potato Chips. 55g, 3 for $3.59

Very interesting. It does taste like the Hong Kong style BBQ chicken wings! First impression: too light. There's the base of chicken extract, then sweetness from the honey. Non spicy. I was expecting something much stronger and saltier. Unlike the Gyoza chips, the taste of potato is dominant. Which is, unfortunately, too starchy and lacks a punch. This flavour does not satisfy my salt craving. Will I buy it again? Hmm... perhaps not.

Since it's 3 for $3.59, what did I get for the third bag? Seaweed flavour (also Calbee). It's the one that satisfies my salt craving best. Because I've written a review on my junk food site before, I'm gonna skip it here.

Calbee Gyoza Chips

Oh~ dear, the salt craving started. (I... go into salt cravings periodically, sigh...) Perhaps I'm just taking advantage of it and turning it into a chips craving. Eating salt alone helps a little bit, but chips works best.

So, might as well do a review. Hehehe... I haven't touched my junk food site for at least 9 months. 2 days ago I was trying to do a small update on my toy site. To my horror, I can no longer log in! The control panel page had disappeared and redirected to somewhere else! Aaaaaaargh!! That's it, I'm leaving Byehost. Anyway, back to the subject.

Calbee Gyoza Flavoured Potato Chips. 55g, 3 for $3.59
I've tried it a long time ago, and totally forgotten what it tastes like. The packaging has changed too. So maybe the flavour's different?

As soon as I opened the bag, the strong vinegar smell of gyoza dip bursted out. OK, so it's all about the dip. Yes, it tastes like gyoza dip too. Salty and sour. About 1/3 through the bag, the hot-and-spicy side showed up. My mouth was burning slightly, but it was well withing tolerance. They've done a good job recreating the taste.

However, it leaves an unpleasant oily coating inside my mouth. A coating that sticks. It expires next March, so this has nothing to do with freshness. And then, garlicky after taste that lasted for hours... (>_<;)

Last figs

Last figs this summer. The harvest was a lot less than last year.