Another cut form old Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen - 2.06.2007

Just to further affirm that otters are super cute, even grown-up ones.

This time Aoki met Jiro, the otter that was afraid to swim!



....now I'm off to finish my Religious Fundamentalism presentation....

A while ago, Nan bought me some matcha ( Japanese green tea powder). I'd been dying to use them in my desserts...
First, I made matcha panna cotta---it didn't turn out so good. I used Gordon Ramsey's panna cotta recipe from his book, Just Desserts. I don't know why but the texture was too rubbery...and I swear I didn't even tweak the recipe.

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Here is the second clip of the 2 sweet little otters in Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen.


OMG! Look at  them drinking milk!
I'll definitely get one of those!

Thank you very much, MUM!!!!

Yesterday mum woke me up with a phone call saying that my aunt was coming to Bristol in the afternoon. She wanted me to take care of the aunt and her family--like, ( Read more... )

Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen

I came across this show unintentionally....Now I'm hooked! Thank God for Youtube!
Even though I don't understand what they are saying, I still enjoy the cuteness of all the animals in the show...(oh! how I wish I could understand Japanese)

Now I'm officially in love with otters! Take a look and I dare you to disagree with ( Read more... )

My baby bought me this Ayaka's single from Japan!!!! I'm so so happy. He said that the CD looks cool....
I can't wait to see it!

Anyhow, here is the subbed PV

Te wo Tsunagou--(Let's hold hands) by Ayaka


The romanji and translation is by the lovely
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This is my current favourite song.

Ayaka is such a great singer! Her voice is so powerful and beautiful.  Not many artists are good at singing live but she is one of the very few exceptions!
All her live performances are solid! Not even a bit pitchy.

Here is the subbed video
Te wo Tsunagou --live on Music Station 080307

Big thanks to the awesome
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Yesterday I made carrot cakes from my new Claire Clark's book- Indulge. OMG!!!! It's so so good! It the best carrot cake I've ever had!
Carrot cake has been my new found love since last year. Before that, I couldn't even think if eating it so baking it was absolutely out of the question.

Before yesterday I thought Pret A Manger's carrot cake was the ( Read more... )

It snowed in Bristol today ! Why!!! It's spring already. We suppose to have sunny days and some warmth!
I guess the climate change is more severe than we want it to be!
I watched the snow though the window and singing Matchbox20's 'Let's see how far we've come'....

" I believe the world is burning to the ground
Oh well I guess we're gonna find out
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My baby is in Japan now.... so envy him....I wanna go to Japan.,too!
He found  and bought me the book I really want --Hidemi Sugino's The Dessert Book!


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It's 5 in the morning and Go has just called 10 minutes ago to tell me he loves me and misses me.....( the whole conversation lasted like 45 seconds)

I know,babe.....I appreciate that ......but it's 5 am!! 5 am!!!

I love him to death but I really want to strangle him right now....  I was frightfully awaken by the phone ring. And now  that I'm fully ( Read more... )