Of Japanese Food and Kracie's Poppin' Cookin'

While having lunch at Kaneda with my sister today, she told me that I should get her some "sushi-making-candy" for her 21st birthday this year.

She showed me a picture of it and it looks like this:

credit: berrysprite

At first I was like... Whaaaaa....t??? =____= 

She wants that as opposed to... I don't know.. nice silver jewellery, like the ones that come in a turquoise box with finishing touches of a white ribbon?! *sigh* 

I found out that they are available at amazon.co.jp, maybe I might just get her some. Just so I can play with it too! hehe :)

So the "sushi making candy" pack is called Kracie's Poppin' Cookin'. It's an instant candy making kit in which you can DIY your own sushi lookalike candy. It's actually pretty interesting how they are made:

credit: berrysprite

Watch the video below and you'll get what I mean:

I'd be thrilled if I grew up in Japan with all these DIY candy kits to play with. It's a dream come true for kids. Instead of fake teas or cakes for barbie play time, you get edible miniature sushi in which you can DIY!

Anyway, pictures of our mini lunch date : 

Kaneda; Chinatown, Melbourne

oh hello there!

My lil sis who's camera shy

My beef shogoyaki bento set

On a sort of related note, the after effect of the recent the tsunami earthquake in Japan is devastating. Looking at the picture below, it made my heart sank.. 

The world might just come to an end sooner than we think. 

Scary thought ain't it?

Whirlpool near Oarai City, Japan:

credit: guillee

Folks, live life to the fullest starting today.

Eye trick

Found this gif image via tumblr:

Click on the image

"If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color - pink.

However if you stare at the black “+” in the center, the moving dot turns to green. 

Now, concentrate on the black “+” in the center of the picture. 

After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see only a single green dot rotating."

Interesting huh? I stared at it for a good whole minute, it's kind of hypnotizing. 

The reason why you should keep coupons

A friend showed me this video and after watching it, I feel ripped off!

Watch it and you'll get what I mean:

Supermom or just plain stingy?

Stingy or not, I gotta give it to her for being able to spend less than a dollar for $200 grocery list.