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My company gave us a day off on leap day, so I decided to spend the day doing long-dued chores and errands.
Mental note to self: Don’t have unsaved documents opened when you are using the washing machine and microwave at the same time. Or, just leave the laptop battery plugged in all the time.
On my quest to get rid of junk, I found the cellphone I used in Japan. It cost only 500 yen back in 2003 and it probably has a bigger screen with higher resolution than my current cellphone.
Time flies but we are still stuck with crappy gadgets in Canada.
All the data was lost on this phone, so I might just throw it away.
(Or just keep it and use it as an alarm clock.)
It’s not another blog, I promise.
Please don’t let me buy another box of Lindt THINS. Sooo gooood.
I want to purge all the stuff I don’t need, but how can I possibly throw these away? They look freakishly funny.
My mom bought these for me because I was so into the movie.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_a_Diet
Things always look more dramatic in my mind.
The craziest and most guilty thing I did in 2007 was visiting Japan too many times, so here is another belated back-from-Tokyo post.
All Star Don @ 若狭屋 Wakasa-ya
I first learned about this seafood-don chain restaurant from some random TV show uploaded to YouTube. I could not Google for the address because I didn’t know how to say the Kanji name. I was lucky enough to find one when I went to Ueno.
You can order a la carte, or if you are like me and don’t speak Japanese, you can go for the “All Star Don”.
Wakasa-ya is nationwide, despite the fact that they don’t have a website. Here is the one I went to:
大きな地図で見る
Satou Steak House
I went there for menchi-katsu last time, so I knew they got some good beef there.
Magical Pudding @ Ko-men
They used to call this "The Best Pudding in History", but they changed the name to "Magical Pudding" recently. This pudding is the signature dish of this chain ramen restaurant. It really is the best pudding I have had and I go there every time I visit Japan.
http://www.kohmen.com/
Assorted video footage. Enjoy!
Tokyo ‘07 Year-end Trip from Siuyee on Vimeo.
The trip was sponsored by Larry’s generous accommodation. More photos here. I also made a day trip to Hakone (photos).
