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It's so nice to get home just before 8 o'clock and to not have to do any preparation for supper except dump some noodles, vegetables and an egg into the vegetable stock that's waiting on the stove. I had dumplings in it last night, so the broth has a bit of meat flavour now, which is an added bonus, especially considering that onions in Japan are milder than what I'm used to in Canada (I can even cut them without crying!) and so don't make as rich a stock as I'd hoped. Still, tasty! I was also very proud of the salad I prepared today, even though it was just cucumbers and grated carrot. I didn't like cucumbers when I was a kid, probably because of the seeds -- it's not as though there's really much taste to them, after all. And the salad dressing I used was from the 100 yen shop, because that's where all the cool people shop*. Pretty decent dressing, too!
I'm pretty much done moving things into my new apartment, there are only a few more things I want to have with me. But first, I need another set of shelves, so I'll be looking into that this week. Surprising, what I've already managed to cram in here, this place is 8.5 tatami mats + bathroom, which is about 22.5m square.
You know something funny? Since I've gotten to Japan, I don't think I've eaten a single piece of Pocky! I've been too busy investigating other snacks, such as the little milk cream sandwich crackers I'm currently addicted to. Oh, and of course, the Crunky. And what could be better than a chocolate bar called Crunky that also comes in ice-cream bar form? Not much, I'm tellin' ya!
For any interested parties, I've resumed updating my Travelpod, so hie thee to www.travelpod.com/members/gadelle for lots of talk and pictures of plum blossoms, my new other favourite flower.
* Eating in Japan can be incredibly inexpensive, or incredibly expensive, it all depends on where you go and what you eat. Meat isn't all that cheap, especially beef and pork (certainly much more expensive than in Canada) but you can get reasonably-priced chicken breast and vegetables, and 10 dumplings for a dollar. Fruit is not so cheap, but it's so good it's worth it. And for all packaged things, such as instant noodles, instant rice, soup mixes and the like, the 100 yen shop is your friend.
I'm pretty much done moving things into my new apartment, there are only a few more things I want to have with me. But first, I need another set of shelves, so I'll be looking into that this week. Surprising, what I've already managed to cram in here, this place is 8.5 tatami mats + bathroom, which is about 22.5m square.
You know something funny? Since I've gotten to Japan, I don't think I've eaten a single piece of Pocky! I've been too busy investigating other snacks, such as the little milk cream sandwich crackers I'm currently addicted to. Oh, and of course, the Crunky. And what could be better than a chocolate bar called Crunky that also comes in ice-cream bar form? Not much, I'm tellin' ya!
For any interested parties, I've resumed updating my Travelpod, so hie thee to www.travelpod.com/members/gadelle for lots of talk and pictures of plum blossoms, my new other favourite flower.
* Eating in Japan can be incredibly inexpensive, or incredibly expensive, it all depends on where you go and what you eat. Meat isn't all that cheap, especially beef and pork (certainly much more expensive than in Canada) but you can get reasonably-priced chicken breast and vegetables, and 10 dumplings for a dollar. Fruit is not so cheap, but it's so good it's worth it. And for all packaged things, such as instant noodles, instant rice, soup mixes and the like, the 100 yen shop is your friend.
