this and that

peanut spread with cocoa, apparently this is a new flavor for Nutella and it had been 60 years?! since they had a new flavor

it kind of reminded me of the chocolate JIF (I think they had a peanut version) I had many many moons ago, this nutella did not have much hazelnut flavor (to me)

apparently Calbee will go back to printing the front side of their packages.

not sure but I think sales must be down because of the somber "colors"

tried the pitaya smoothie from 7-eleven...pitaya, lychee and apple...tasty!

blended it is a fluorescent pink! (see the photo above)

setoka, a type of orange

Okagean used this variety for their shaved ice...refreshing.

Yakiniku King is having a Hawaii fair...we tried their garlic shrimp...it was just okay

I didn't know it but they have a "secret menu"...this is their potato salad it is topped with yakiniku meat bits and fried garlic...tasty!

another thing on their "secret menu" is the tsukune...meh!

Went to Single O to try their banana bread with espresso butter

the butter should just be regular butter because I could not tell the difference

I also tried their Killerbee Cold Brew, this was delicious

Asahi's tomato chuhai is delicious

goya amasuzuke...so easy and ono!

huge peach from Shunpachi, a green grocer that I tried back when they had a shop in Gotanda.

They now have a shop in Hatanodai, so I look forward to trying their bento again here

The peach was delicious, the smaller one was a little more firm and not as sweet as the huge one!

tokyo little people...loved his shirt!

reconnected with moto's kitchen's taco rice...mouth.on.fire

Tried Amei Pan's meat floss bread...the meat floss was bland and the bread has a sweetened mayo in it...they sell a lot of taiwan style breads, not sure I would go back but glad I tried this

one day when I went to run errands I got there before the shops opened so I had breakfast number 2...an butter sandwich and iced coffee at Milkstand by Coffee Milk so I could sit in the air conditioned area

I'm glad I tried this shop

On Sunday morning we were shaken up by a rather large earthquake

Actually the earthquake itself lasted a couple of seconds...the alarm was the thing that scared me the most since it was 2 in the morning!

The other week Satoshi had to be hospitalized to do some tests.

In order to watch tv or run the refrigerator, you need a tv card...1000 yen 

When he was released, you put the card into a machine and if you have points still on it, it will refund your money

I had 257 points left on it and was refunded 250 yen...hoping his tests have good results

so hot that we had acai banana and strawberry milk smoothies while walking home one day

hemmed the curtains (by hand!) I feel so much better about them now...ha!

so many natural disasters again...Nepal, Ishikawa & Toyama...sending good mojo

so many things going on, not enough time to post...hope you all are doing well.