Almond Wafer Roll

Taiwanese product, got it as a gift during Chinese new year. (Yup, this was written a little while ago.)

It doesn't look too special or expensive, but actually surprisingly good! A box contains 8 individually packaged roll. "Wafer" may not be the best description, as the shell is closer to egg roll with prominent egg flavour. Non greasy, very light, crunchy, and flaky. The chocolate filling with bits of almonds... is chocolate-flavoured alright, but doesn't feel like real chocolate. Because it's a gift, I have no idea how much it is. Estimated... no more than $4? If it's around $3 I'll buy another box.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Eat lots of chocolate! (^_^)

Pool/ shower etiquette

This is whining, so I'll be sounding mean. Sorry about that.


Could not believe my eyes tonight.

Went to the Y. When I was soaking in the hot tub, there was a middle aged lady, who's mid & low section resembles the Venus of Willendorf, wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts, was also soaking in there. It's not uncommon to see people wearing stuff on top of their swimsuit. I understand not everyone wants to show too much of their body, but I do question the cleanliness of that shirt, though. Do those people wear that when exercising in the gym, and then come into the hot tub to "rinse" their sweat-soaked clothes? Or am I just feeling uncomfortable because I'm showing my body while they hide theirs?

However! Tonight I was totally grossed out by this lady.

In the shower room there are 4 stalls with shower curtains (i.e. "covered") and 5 without (i.e. "in the open"). I usually use the "open" ones because they have railings for putting swimsuit. This lady, in the beginning, used an "open" one. I didn't pay attention at first. But at a certain point, out of the corner of my eyes, something caught my attention. It was her beige lace bra!!!! There was no swimsuit under that t-shirt!!! Aaaargh!!! She wore underwear instead of swimsuit!!! I wish it wasn't her panties under the shorts! Of course I can never find out because I didn't see that part. Yuck!! I was soaking in the hot tub with her underwear!!! (T_T)

Then, for whatever reason, she switched to one of the "covered" stalls, which happened to be the one directly across from me. The ones on either side were empty. Why did she have to choose that one? It wasn't a problem if she didn't use the handicap chair to put her stuff on, and positioned it right in the middle of the room! When I washed my hair, I had to take one step back to get the most water. That chair got in my way. She moved it slightly to the side without a word. Not towards her, but to the side. OK I wouldn't bump into it, but it's still in the middle of the room. Oh, and all this time, she wasn't inside the stall, but standing just outside. Curtains weren't used of course. (Then why use that stall???) Together with the chair, no one could get through. Luckily people were coming in through the other door. I would absolute hate having to dodge around with my eyes closed.

Well, did that lady think she's saving money by not buying a swimsuit? Has she considered how much bleach is in the hot tub? Does she know bleach eats elastics? Does she know bras and panties are mostly elastics? Bras aren't cheap. Let's say, mine are more expensive than my swimsuit.

Sigh... sorry, whining too much lately. But I can't help it. Currently under stressful situation. Actually, it's only gonna get worse. (T_T)

Good Friday

March 21st... isn't it a bit too early? I'm used to Easter being in April. Actually this year is especially early. I think in 2012 (or is it 2010?) Easter will be on April 24th.

Finally got a chance to get some cream puff at... what's their name? Something Papa... Every time I go to Aberdeen Center, there's a line up at this Japanese style bakery. The employees seem to be Japanese too. Their main product is cream puff and it's not uncommon to sold out before the lineup disappear. The cream puffs? Awesome! I can see why there's always a lineup.

So, my brother and his gang went to the States for this long weekend. According to the radio, line up was up to 4 hours.

Spring equinox

Apparently it's spring equinox today somewhere between 10 pm and 11 pm. So spring is here. But the weather hasn't been spring-like. The fluctuation's been putting me in agony. It's bad enough to have a deadline during this time. To make things worse, my chiropractor takes spring break off. A a a w w w w w... (T_T) I've been inside the "shower curtain" again, grumpy and can't think.

St. Patrick's Day

Don't have enough energy left to write what I wanted to write. Sigh... Maybe tomorrow. Meanwhile, here's a life size Haruhi Suzumiya doll. 380,000 yen... that's about $3,800. Looks more like a manikin, though.

Bakery Flat Style Melon Pretz

Another one from Sora, thanks! (^_^) This is bazaar! Who would thought of a melon-flavoured pretzel? (To be precise, it's "melon bun flavour".) It does smell like melon, and tastes like melon, yet doesn't loose the feeling of Pretz. Yes, this would fall into the "sweet Pretz" category (as to salty). Since it's "flat style", the cracker stick is twice as wide. More crunchy and lower density than regular Pretz, this is probably fried, not baked. Without knowing the price, I'd say it's pretty good judging purely on quality. The only down side is, I'd like Pretz to be salty. It's just me, though.

Notice the "melon buns" on the top left hand corner. It's a pastry unique to Japan and the inspiration of this Pretz.