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Mixed Plate Friday

Feb20

Mei Mei Chinese BBQ Roast Duck & Ginger Chicken with Rice | $15.00

We had a hankering for some Chinese roast meats and came out to Chinatown to grab some grub! I’m sad to say, Mei Mei seems to have gone down in quality. The chicken and sauce was alright, the duck was super bony and just not as good as before. They used to serve this rice plate with choy sum but this time it was won bok. It was a bit of a bummer but I believe in second chances and won’t give up just yet! But man did this make me want to hit up Kevin’s Kitchen again for some roast duck!

I went to pick up dinner at Asian Mix the other day and of course by 5PM, no more roast duck or roast pork. What shocked me more? They ran out of chow fun! How?? I saw at least 3 customers just walk away when they were told no more chow fun. That’s crazy. Finally after I got my food, I drove out and realized Kevin’s Kitchen was right next door. Doh! I forget sometimes that Times Beretania has the Kinau entrance too. Shucks. Anyway, the Asian Mix food was just alright. The crispy gaugee was super junk with a very dry and mealy stuffing. I don’t plan to return to Asian Mix anytime soon.

Truffle & Pop Original “Cheesy” Truffle Popcorn | $12.99 (!)

I picked up an order from ‘Ili‘ili Cash & Carry which is now also operating with Hoiliili Market By Farm Link. By the way, I don’t know why Yelp is reporting them as closed. They are very much open and you can order on their website for pick-up! Love the local market and produce so I bought some fresh produce and spotted this at check-out. I’m a sucker for popcorn and truffle. Well found out it was $12.99 but hey, it’s a local vendor that makes this. Realized when I got home that cheesy was in quotation marks. LOL, right away I knew that meant brewer’s yeast in place of cheese and I wasn’t super enthused. Well I tried it today and guess what? It is actually super good! Is it worth $13? Well, if you ever find yourself wanting to support local…sure! I’m just here to report that buggah tastes good!

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Mixed Plate Friday

Feb13

Da Island Dragon (16 oz. only) | $11.99
Pineapple, Banana, Vita Coco Pressed Coconut Water, Organic Dragon Fruit Sorbet, Coconut Cream, Nana Sea Moss Gel-Pina Colada, Koko Kai Simple Coconut Yogurt, Organic Agave, Coconut Flavor, Organic Coconut Shreds and Activated Charcoal


Unless you’re living under a rock (ha pun not intended), you would know that Bretman Rock collaborated with Down to Earth to create his own smoothie. We were looking for a nice refresher so curiousity got the better of me. I like that they allow you to order online before heading down. We went on a very off peak time so my order was ready when I got there! So how was it? Well, it’s a good smoothie. That’s about all I got. Sounds like it’s got a lot of good stuff in it – though I could do without the coconut shreds. Would I get it again? For $12? Probably not but glad to have tried something on trend.

The Wrecking Crew Pac | $15.95
Fried Chicken, Portuguese Sausage, Fried Fish, Chili, White Rice and Mac Salad

Wow another trend for Jenny lol. Jason Momoa is doing a special collaboration with Zippy’s for his newest film and he is a huge Zippy’s fan. And you know what? Brada has great taste, he put everything I want into one plate. I always want fried fish and a piece of fried chicken. And for prices today, I think this price tag is pretty good for the food you get (especially for Zippy’s). I would get this again and hope they would consider keeping it on the regular menu!

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Mixed Plate Friday

Feb6

The Only Bean Edamame Beans | $7.98

Trying to find some snacks to chomp on at work that are somewhat healthy for you. Tried this. I’ll be honest, it’s just okay lol. It’s not bad but not great. Do-able. Sam’s Club has it right now if you’re interested.

Jack in the Box Jibbi Set

I never have good luck with limited time collectibles, especially when they are blind boxes! But Chan and I wanted to get all four of these figures (especially the one with the suit and tie) so we had to eat their Double Chicken Supreme Munchie Meals to get them! Guess how many of these meals we had to scarf down to get these 4 charms. FOUR. Yes, you did the math right. We got each charm exactly with the meals we ordered. Miracles! Do we need these charms? No. Was it cool to get all four? Yes. I’m the red spicy one and Chan is the blue icy one LOL.

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Mixed Plate Friday

Jan30

Look! Another first word win! A miracle! I was so surprised! Now I am stuck without a first word guess again. I don’t know your strategies but I like to choose one word I start with everyday and it’s just a word I like. It sets the pace for the rest of the guesses so I am so lost right now. But woohoo!

Just wanted to show you how much I’m winning at Duolingo. I had to figure out what bakkupakku was from the four images they provided for multiple choice. I mean, they made it pretty hard to figure out but I did it. (LOL)

Elvin’s Bakery (from top left, clockwise): Tiramisu, Mango Mousse Cake (2x), Lychee Mousse, Strawberry Shortcake

It was Chan and I’s anniversary so I got us some special dessert to share! Didn’t want to get a whole cake so I got us some slices at my favorite bakery, Elvin’s! I asked if they were able to write a message for me. They said no. If you know their bakery, they actually just write it on a piece of white chocolate and put on top of the cake. I think it was do-able especially for what I paid but what can you do? The mango mousse cake remains my favorite. This was the first time I tried the lychee mousse, it was okay but nothing special. Just has the lychee flavor (artificial flavor?). I will continue to order the mango mousse for future occasions!

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Mixed Plate Friday

Jan16

A familiar sight. Amazon package during the month of December. I ordered three of my moisturizers but they certainly would not fit in this box. Could this be the box of my previous shipment that went missing? That would explain the size…

Yeah, no. They really did just throw these three little things into that huge box to ship. GOOD JOB!

Just wanted to show off a project my baby brother made in school It had broken apart and he just threw it off to the side like it’s nothing. Well, it means something to me. Any arts and crafts being done by others is special so when I found it, I brought it to work and glued the base back together. It’s proudly displayed on my desk and I’ve already gotten compliments on it. Goes to show you that something not special to you can be very special to others.

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Mixed Plate Friday

Jan9

2025 Christmas Seafood Boil

I actually made my family a seafood boil back in late October when it was a brother’s birthday. For some odd reason, I felt like seafood again so I didn’t make my typical prime rib and tortured myself making this. It was expensive and takes a lot of time. My brothers also for some reason were not hungry so my god, the leftovers were crazy. I spent like over a week trying to eat down the leftovers. Talk about first world problems but it’s still a problem okay? It was good but I am off seafood boils for a long while.

Spotify Listening Age: 81 Years Old

Everyone seemed to get a kick out of this when I posted it on my Instagram feed. Did I expect 81 years old? Absolutely not. I was watching people post their ages which was always in the early 20’s. LIES! What are you guys listening to! Anyway, yeah I’m an old fut who listens to old fut music. So wot? Haha, have a great weekend.

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Happy New Year!

Dec31

Did you have your mochi yet? Chan and I had ours early. Chan has been feeling a bit under the weather so I grabbed this pack at Nijiya when I picked up some food for us. Cute yeah the decoration? I learned my lesson from last year, avoid all Japanese markets during this time because of the preparations for New Years! We missed out on mochi making at a friends house this past weekend but I do hope Chan gets better enough for the NYE get-together. Poor thing.

Did you folks have a good year in 2025? I’m trying to remember all the good that happened and the bad (not to be negative, just to reflect on) but I can’t seem to recall much. I remember the big things/memories, like our trips! But gosh, everything else is such a blur. It’s so hard to remember little details and moments. How can I get back to that? My mind is always racing from one thought to another…or stuck in the mundane humdrum of the day-to-day. 2026 is upon us! And surprisingly, I haven’t heard as much firebombs and fireworks this year thus far. Usually I start hearing it around thanksgiving. Perhaps last year really served as a tragic lesson? It’s too bad we can’t even play with sparklers anymore! Ah. Anyway, Happy New Year to you all and I’ll see you with new posts next year (next week)! 🙂

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Merry Christmas!

Dec25

I just wanted to take this time to thank you for visiting my blog and reading my silly posts! I really enjoy interacting with all of you and sharing my eating adventures. I hope you folks had a great 2025 and here’s to an awesome 2026! What have I noticed lately? How fast time passes us by. I don’t know what it is – post-Covid? Anyway, time seems to pass fast and I am not remembering things as much as I used to. Perhaps it’s because of social media/phones – too much information and doom scrolling. I do miss the old days (pre-social media) sometimes. I read something the other day about how sad it is that kids today don’t know how to be bored anymore. That statement stuck with me. I watch my brothers who can’t let go of their phone for a second. They go wash a dish and literally have to have their phone next to them to continue watching a video…to wash ONE DISH. Thankfully I’m not at that point. Okay, I got off track. Happy Holidays!!!

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Mixed Plate Friday (Japan)

Dec19

Another Hawaii related sighting! Blue Water Shrimp! Did I try it? No. I don’t even eat here when I’m home lol. The prices aren’t horrendous but pretty expensive for Japan.

Grape Sorbet Balls | Cup of Ice | Mitsuya Cider

Yes, yes, yes! This is one of the social media trends I wanted to try the most! Add the sorbet balls to the cup and pour in some mitsuya cider…mix it all up and this is what it looks like. It’s super good, super sweet. I loved the taste of it though! If they ever bring these grape sorbet balls to Hawaii, I suggest you try it!

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Snoopy Museum Tokyo – Machida, Japan

Dec17

We always come to check out the Snoopy Museum when we’re in Tokyo. We came two years ago and they were under renovation so we were excited to come back to check it out! We were hoping it would mean a bigger gift shop but shucks, it wasn’t! If anything, I felt like the gift shop was smaller and had less to offer this time around. Boo. If you like Peanuts and can make it out to Kawagoe, I would highly suggest the Snoopy Village there. SO MUCH stuff.

Not much else to post on today, just check out the pictures below!

We’ve only come during Christmas time so I haven’t ever experienced the museum in non-Christmas mode. I really enjoy Christmas so I am okay to keep seeing it in this way!

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