Saturday, October 18, 2008
Today I cooked 'goya champuru'. It's a specialty in Okinawa (Japan). 'Champuru' means 'mix of different stuff' in the Okinawa dialect. It's a mixture of bitter melon, scrambled eggs, tofu, some meat, salt, pepper and soy sauce. In my case, I used canned tunas and dried shaved bonitos. It's very easy to make and cheap too. It's my favourite.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
I've been quite bummed out lately since the new MacBook Pro (late 2008) has just come out after buying the early 2008 edition not even a month ago... I've already spent so much money for my current Mac and I don't think it would be a good idea to spend more money for the newer one... but I just love the revamped looks of the new MBPro... So nice... What to do what to do? v _ v
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I've just finished watching the Filipino movie "Magnifico" and it was a great movie. Well written and so touching. I cried a lot watching this movie. The child actor Jiro Manio in that movie was amazing!
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
I've spent all night reading my old entries on this blog and reminiscing... Wow! It's been more than 8 years since I first blogged! June 26, 2000 was my first blog entry!
10:59 PM
My special ballot for the upcoming October 14 Canadian federal elections arrived today from Canada.
I decided to vote for the Liberals. I am not going to say why I voted for them on this blog. I'll just keep it to myself. It's now October 7th and the ballot must be received in Ottawa by October 14th. I sent it rush and I paid 1,200 yen (about CAD 10) to send it. The lady at the post office told me it should take 3 days to 1 week for the mail to get to Canada. I hope it gets there in time. I want my vote to be counted! Why am I too desperate about this? Ha ha...
Sunday, October 05, 2008
My new bag has just arrived this morning! It's a North Face Big Shot and my MacBook Pro sleeve just fits perfectly in it, plus I still have lots of space for other stuff! It's so light, spacious and yet does not look too big! I'm happy. I ordered it online Friday night and I got two days later! This is where Japan excels - a great postal service!
Saturday, October 04, 2008
I will be voting from Japan for Canada's federal election on October 14th. I have already received an e-mail telling me that I have a package soon to be delivered to me. But I'm confused which party to vote for. I have always been a Liberal so there's a big chance I will vote for them again in the next federal elections.
3:14 AM
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
I had been doing some research on the web for a good sleeve for my new baby and I concluded that the Crumpler School Hymn 15" would be the best sleeve for my new Mac. I chose the light blue one. I bought it online from Bic Camera. It was a bit expensive (JPY 7,505, around CAD 75) but I thought it was worth it.
I received it a week after. At first, I was disappointed since it was too bulky! I could still fit it in my favourite North Face knapsack however I really could not put anything else in the bag. I realized after that perhaps the added protection that this sleeve offers would be more beneficial than the slimmer soft sleeves. I bike a lot to my workplace carrying my Mac and so I thought this bag wouldn't be bad at all.
But I think I might still end up buying a smaller, softer sleeve after all. I've been eyeing these two nice sleeves: the be.ez LArobe and the Built NY laptop sleeve.
8:34 PM
