Month: July 2021

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Healthy Food

Rice Porridge… while others have DIY sushi hand rolls

  • My simple dinner
  • Spinich Shiro-ae
  • sashimi
& nori and sushi rice for hand rolls for others while I had my … rice porriage – actually really yummy too with spinich brown rice enoki mushrooms and white miso in chicken broth … anti-inflammatory foods good for my esophogus fix. Hand rolls with assortment of sashimi were enjoyed by others:) It’s all good.
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Beautiful People Beautiful Rituals

Best Meditation Music Ever … Unless …

You are Japanese or understand Japanese …

A friend once said he preferred listening to foreign language songs/music because he will just tune into the sounds itself and not think about the meaning of the lyrics… so he will seek out whatever sounds most beautiful in the realm of human sound instrument – awed by the human voice. The soundscapes of pure sounds not formulating any words. At least to the foreign ears.

In my case, the words to the lyrics in this case is beautiful but … then, soon images of the words take over my mind and as beautiful as it is … you are in the world of imagery and memories … finding meanings and morals and lessons … the mind endlessly searches for meaning …

To not to know is a bliss sometimes.

Then, our curious great minds take over. Then words come alive and … we find that meaning we are so desperate to find always. Then, the mind is busy. The sounds evoke a certain feeling here … regardless of the words. Sometimes in not knowing, we know.

So … knowing each word, the meaning of the lyrics- she thinks – this is not my go to meditation music but … soothing relaxing beauty. I am in love with her voice.

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Anything Cute

Castella

Probably originally from Portugal but now much loved Japanese cake every Japanese would know… it’s the egg rich, no butter, Castella. It’s so good and yes, absolutely no butter. Soft like angel cake but rich, moist and fluffy:)

Kyushu originals are lined with raw sugar for the lovely crust but Tokyo’s uses ample honey 🍯 some like one over the others but to me … it’s all good for family with a pup named “Honey”:)