Japanese Green Tea

Hubby won in a tennis tournament against some of his Japanese friends and one of the prizes is a $50 gift card which can only be used to buy japanese green tea. I was not familiar of the different favors of the green tea available so i just picked randomly.The order came today this is how one of the boxes and its contents look like. Inside the tea bags are not only tea leaves but they are dried twigs or branches of a tea plant. To me, they are organic and no artificial flavors or ingredients at all. There's no need to use a tea maker though - which is a good thing. I have tried a few already and still i am trying to adjust to this new flavor of green tea.

On A Hot Summer Day

On a 100 degree temperature, a strawberry coolata from dunkin donut is soooo perfect. Never mind the brain freeze! Cool it down!

Starbucks Trenta

Few days ago, Starbucks announced a new size for its iced tea or iced coffee - the trenta, a 31 ounce size drink. The trenta is bigger than the current 24 ounce venti. Initially, the trenta is being tested in Phoenix and Tampa and will soon be availabel at your favorite starbucks coffee shop starting May. The trenta is around 50 cents more money than the venti.

Save the Date

I received a save the date invite from one of my friends that lives in New York state. The wedding is this coming summer in California. Oh, how I love to be in California for her wedding. I am not really sure but it’s just that I missed Orange County so much.

My friend is going to have a bridal shower this April. It is good thing that she signed up her registry at a store that has branches nationwide. I could tell what is on her registry without even checking it online. I know she has a collection of wine glasses and for sure she will need a bigger wine glass racks by this time. I have one wine glass rack that I took from her before I left for the East. It is a small token of our friendship. Every time I see wine glass racks for sale, I could not think of anyone else but this good friend of mine.

I am happy that she found the right guy for her. They have been together for almost five years now and they finally decided to settle down. I cannot wait to see some little munchkins soon.

Instant Ginger Tea

Every time I have a sore throat or cough, I tried not to drink medicine. Instead, i boil fresh ginger, make a hot tea, put honey and lemon. For the past days, I almost lost my voice so I have been drinking my homemade tea. When I got to work this morning, I found these 4 packets of ginger tea on my desk. My co-worker gave it to me and mind you, she is not even Asian but she knows china town in ny. The brand is honsei. Ingredients are: ginger and honey. Just pour it in a cup of hot water and tadaahhh, instant tea for me. I only use half pack for one cup.