Freezer full of sweet corn
Written by: adekun on 4 August, 2010 8:51 pm - Filed under: blog — 3 Comments »
Sweet corn in the freezer
From upon my perch, I espied a good many crows circling the sweet corn. Perhaps unbeknown to them, worms burrowing away have already started to dine. Bustling in on the love triangle, beetles also threaten. I decided to grab the lot. Without shucking the ears, a few dozen were crammed into the freezer within twenty minutes.
I do wonder the best way of storing food; how to deal with those short-term gluts. How this frozen sweet corn will compare to that just picked?
Desperately seeking sunblock
Written by: adekun on 21 July, 2010 9:57 am - Filed under: blog — 5 Comments »
It might not be the case in the larger cities, but here it is impossible to find affordable sunscreen/sunblock. There seems to be only a few other alternatives: imported Hawaiian Tropic (SPF 0) at ￥1600 a bottle, or bottles (SPF 50) the size of a dental floss dispenser, about half the price. Probably need one bottle of the latter for the front and another for the back. Continue reading
Quadrupled charges
Written by: adekun on 14 July, 2010 4:06 pm - Filed under: blog — 3 Comments »
The children started nursery earlier in the year. As the charges are income based, we had a letter from the city office beforehand. It was a bit of a surprise months later, to get another letter to say the fees have been increased c. 400% and will be applied retrospectively. Continue reading
Sounding out the dying voters
Written by: adekun on 9 June, 2010 8:31 pm - Filed under: blog — No Comments »
Three years ago I posted about the self-seeking election campaigning that pervades all: Waking babies everywhere. I had hoped the politicians would have changed tack to become all the more civil. True to form, there hasn’t been any change during the recent wave. Moreover, they have supplemented their nuisance with impromptu audience free addresses. Continue reading
Hatoyama is history
Written by: adekun on 2 June, 2010 2:55 pm - Filed under: blog — 3 Comments »
The forth consecutive ‘heredity’ Prime Minister has announced he will resign. Although the electorate could be described has fickle, the complete switch in approval is not without reason. In the eight months since Hatoyama took the helm, there has been money scandals, dithering, garish shirts, the reneged pledge to remove the Futenma US base, and the loss of a coalition partner.
Robots not people
Written by: adekun on 28 May, 2010 10:13 pm - Filed under: blog — No Comments »
There was an interesting report on the BBC website, documenting both the rise of the medical robot and the lack of nurses in Japan. Despite the shortage, the immigrant workers face a difficult test to remain beyond three years. The fail rate is 98%.
Japan may pick robots over immigrants is a good question to ask. Almost everybody I put it to ranked robot care/treatment over that of a foreigner’s.
Corrosive chutney
Written by: adekun on 19 May, 2010 10:11 am - Filed under: blog — No Comments »
The extra mature green tomato chutney I was saving has eaten through its lid. Instead of sitting alongside some cheddar it is now sitting amongst the compost. Next time I should have to go belt and braces with a layer of cellophane or wax disc between it and the lid. Maybe a plastic lid would be better than plastic coated? 
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