Tamagotchi - part II

Two weeks since I received my first Tamagotchi and it has died thrice. It’s the 4th I’ve raised from the start 😂. I do better as a mother not a Tamagotchi-mama, at least my kids didn’t die on me 🤣. I did accidentally murdered one tho coz it wasn’t on the screen, so I thought it decomposed and I wasn’t aware. I resetted the tamagotchi by removing the battery and putting it back. It happened in one of the angelgotchi in the next next new baby and I ignored it, it came back on. It went for a walk I read 🤭, so I kindda murdered one by mistake. MURDERER!

A review of this angelgotchi it seems like it dies 💀 faster than the normal tamagotchi as the angelgotchi is the dead tamagotchis, this is what I read. I can’t compare coz the girls’ tamagotchi always never survive long enough 😂. Che-che’s comment after I told her what is angelgotchi was “so lousy. should have bought the Osaka one, so much nicer.”

Nice meh? 

Generally how I take care of all the angelgotchi is to feed it at once, play with it for 2-3 rounds of the game, run one round of ‘toilet checked!’ altho there is no 💩 and lastly praise it a few times. After that I ignore it until I’m free. So if I’m doing housework or busy, it’s basically alone. I don’t pay attention to it praying. My “Deeds” is always low bar coz I don’t have the time to keep my eyes on the gadget. Good thing is this thing sleeps early 😂, and when it wakes up the next day I can’t hear it calling me coz I have my earplug on. 

My angelgotchi only survived until Oyajitenshi 🤣, today I killed Takoten 😂

Pic taken from ilovetamas! Credit given with thanks coz I only kill angelgotchi, I don’t steal 😉

Hojicha n matcha

Busy busy again 🤣

20th Sep (Sat)

Bought this hojicha powder I found in Meidiya and tried to make hojicha latte using the same proportion for matcha latte. 

* note : I don’t think this is a good hojicha powder coz found it in baking section 😬

Feel it’s too sweet, maybe coz the nutty taste adds extra sweetness? 

I will consider buying a better hojicha powder as che-che likes hojicha next time, after I have some space in the ‘tea’ cabinet. She bought two huge packs of hojicha from Uji and Nagoya and hasn’t even opened it yet. 

Differences between hojicha and matcha

Matcha is generally considered healthier than Hojicha due to its higher concentration of beneficial compounds like EGCG and L-theanine, which are preserved because the whole leaf is consumed after a prolonged shading process that enriches nutrients and caffeine. Hojicha is still healthy, but the roasting process reduces its antioxidant levels, though it does have lower caffeine and contains pyrazines which may aid digestion and provide a calming effect.

Picture taken from yunomi.life website 

More information from the website, click HERE

Just incase you do not know

21st Sep (Sun)

My stuffs arrived from JPN. Had to replace my wonky weighing scale which has been giving me erratic numbers. I bought a cooking thermometer coz I needed a more accurate water temperature to make matcha, been doing my agar-ation which is not a good idea. Using a wrong temperature for making matcha alters the taste of the pure matcha. Fortunately I haven’t been using that super expensive matcha powder otherwise money down the drain for spoiling the tea. 

BUT ! Whilst cooking the peach gum I recalled there’s a kettle function in the German machine 🤦🏻‍♀️. Means I can boil the water to the desired temperature. It only took slightly less than 5mins to work up to the temp.

This time a little smarter, I did 5 portions in two batches. Lessened the sugar. 

Wanted to make usucha for myself but was so tired and needed to clean the messy kitchen after cooking peach gum. Left the last bit of matcha powder, I will have to open another bottle soon. Before I do that, I’ll have to get a new whisk as I saw some broken prongs 😬. Where did they go? I didn’t swallow any broken prongs at all 🤣 or maybe che-che did. 

Follow the steps, Ms Thermie

First time using Ms Thermie with their step by step guide after owning this for almost 3yrs.It even goes into the weighing scale for you when instructions tell you to put “xx grams of yy”. 

Though I was cooking my third or fourth peach gum dessert

During my free time since I had 45mins for it to slowly cook, I was looking at the recipes. So many things I want to bake and cook, but ……. I only like to daydream. Feel tired just to get down to action. 

The cons of 盛り付け

On Sep 4th, I blogged about 盛り付け. 

Today, I proved that all I needed to wash is one item - the spoon 😂. 

It’s only ..

 100 days to Christmas ! 

Omg! The year is flying by so quickly. 

Probably the year in how many years (?) we are finally in Singapore for Christmas. 

Another day of whisk whisk whisk

We all know that the quality of milk make a difference in taste. So my question is - is there any difference between this よつ葉　

and this milk? 

I thought it doesn’t taste as creamy when I made it with this milk. I bought a small pack to try and also coz I didn’t want to force myself to finish up the carton of 1litre milk, each time each cup I only use 60ml of milk.  

We saw this too in Donki and NTUC. And it’s also よつ葉 but coz it’s difficult to keep it sealed so decided not to buy this to try. Bought back the first よつ葉 milk. 

At che-che’s suggestion, I decided to make a few portions. Made x5 portions which means I had go use 15g of matcha powder. 

Quite a challenge to whisk 5 portions in the chawan 😂, had to split into two portions and whisk. 

Into the fridge

When lil’ one saw that I had prepared matcha latte asked me if I’m going to make one for myself. I offered to make it for her. Only to have requesting “can I have a little bit of sugar?” 

“Who drinks usucha with sugar?”

Made me think how matcha has evolved to keep up with times. People who heard about the benefits of green tea jumped into this matcha bandwagon and make various combinations. Soon you have blueberry matcha latte. Huh? But I cannot blame anyone. Just that why bother to buy expensive good matcha when end of the day you are going to spoil it by adding milk sugar and all? Why bother to drink matcha in all its good benefits when you are adding calories, sugar and fats in your drink? Most matcha latte recipes proportion has more milk than the plain tea itself 😢. 

Matcha in my conservative old fashioned simple mind must be drank on its own. 

🤣🤣 I talk as if I can taste any difference. Haha! 

Honestly I think this is why few generations people die faster or have health problems, cancers etc… In my ah-ma time when food is eaten as it is, no preservatives no enhancers etc..no wonder they tend to live longer than people now. 

Drink more usucha and maybe I can live longer. ✌️

Verlangen nach

Pics from Mr Google

Suddenly craving for currywurst and … 

Yup! I’m still missing Germany. Been 7 years. Missing Christmas Markets where strong glühwein permeate the air. Adults drinking laughing and talking. Oh! How can I forget my gebrannte mandeln ? 

Aw I think I should go down to German Market soon for that short quick immersion even if they only have not that much German and Netherlands products compared to Lidl or Kaufland. I think that will make me happy right? 

Think coz it’s only 15 Mondays nearing Christmas 🎄so I’m starting to get into the Christmassy mood. 

I really need to drop by German Market, I need to get my curry powder. Please take note and I hope I remember to come back and edit my blog to see if I really went to buy just curry powder or I returned back with 10 other rubbish things I don’t need 🤣. 

Coz I needed to find my picture. Found my FB post 11th Feb 2021, it wasn’t the last time I had currywurst prepared at home but certainly I didn’t have this for 2yrs at least. 

Sprinkle with curry powder bought from German Market

CURRY POWDER

Isn’t all curry powder just curry powder and the same? Nope. It’s different. I bought the curry powder from German Market donkey years ago and it tastes different from Indian curry and Japanese curry powder. In terms of ranking the subtle to ‘sweet’ from gentle to extreme I would rank Indian, German followed by Japanese.

This tune

This tune just keeps playing in my head the whole morning, infact it’s just a few notes. All I can remember is che-che singing this song into my phone recording before. Now where is the recording?

The lyrics starts with “first light” but can’t figure what song it was. Thankfully AI is able to capture my humming and turns out it is an NDP 2012 song - Love at first light. Ahh….that makes sense. She was a 10 yr-old 冬菇头 so obliging and self recorded the song herself. 

Not buying this anymore

Finally finished this bottle. I used to like this but after I bought another >>

>> This one

I decided that I prefer this smell more, that’s why in my solo trip I bought the refill pack. Haha! I’m a sucker for cleaning stuffs. Was using both concurrently in different toilets. But I will use up all the Method brand toilet cleaners first before I use this Japanese brand. I left this green bottle 3/4 empty back into the bomb shelter box and stuck a note not to throw the bottle away 😬. 

How long will it take me to finish using all the Method toilet cleaners? I absolutely have no idea coz I have a lot of cleaners in the huge Toyogo box. But it will not stop me from buying the refills for this and other cleaning stuffs I use in my future trips to Japan.

Suddenly craved

for Moonlight cookies when we were having dinner at Sushiro.

Went upstairs to Donki to grab what I wanted and of course majority of other things (che-che’s snacks) that we weren’t there for 😂. 

Moonlight cookies - used to be available EX-NGO if I remember correctly. We would usually uplift for the return sector crew. 

I saw the grape jelly beans and had to get it. Che-che lamented that they don’t have mango ones - the one that she bought in her recent trip. Suddenly exclaimed “I want to go back Miyazaki again.” I also in my heart wants to go back Japan. But hor….. the world is so big there are many places countries I haven’t been to yet. 

Couldn’t find the milk I wanted. Managed to find it in NTUC, I took the last pack. Then will hv to try to finish it asap once I open it. 

Anyway talking about Japan, while waiting to be seated in Sushiro I made a count on the number of prefectures I’ve been to. 

Not a lot 😢 covered. Need to 頑張って

Matcha II

Took me so long to finish the first post on matcha and now I’m drafting my second post. Will see when I’ll start opening these coz I’m still halfway thru my previous purchase 😂. 

¥20756 price after tax-free. Think the most expensive one is the one and only organic

Oono kakegawa, Shizuoka ¥1620/can with tax

This is a canister of Rikyuen Matcha, a Japanese powdered green tea.

• The text 初昔 (Hatsu-mukashi or Sho-mukashi) likely refers to a specific grade or type of matcha from Rikyuen, a company with a history dating back to 1626.
• Matcha is made from shade-grown green tea leaves, ground into a fine powder, and is known for its vibrant green color and rich umami flavor. *
• Rikyuen matcha can be purchased online through various retailers, including Shopee Singapore. ®
• Different grades of Rikyuen matcha, such as Mukashi-kyo, Mukashi-ima, and Mukashi-rikyu, offer varying flavor profiles, from balanced to rich and umami.

Review from someone 

Based on the photos she sent me, I saw one and requested to get one organic matcha from Kagoshima. But when I checked, it’s from Uji. Maybe she picked up the wrong item? Maybe the signages are misleading? Whatever it is, mai hiam, just drink. Gives me a chance to find excuses to go back Japan. 

Supposedly from Kagoshima ?? But it says here Uji. Oh well! There goes my chance of trying matcha from Kagoshima and even Saga, Yame etc..

Ok, time to post this as I have too many unposted posts in my draft folder. 

Tamagotchi

I really wonder what happened to che-che’s last Tamagotchi, the P’s, where I bought a few pierce attachments. It’s coloured and so pretty pink. She kept saying I threw it away but I’m sure I didn’t. I’m pretty sure I gave that back to her after her PSLE.

I went to find in my FB on my past entries. 

Then, they were only allowed to play with it during school hols which explains the demise of so many pets 😇 when school term commences. 

7th May (Sat). I checked Easter Sunday was 24th Apr (Sun). Easter hunting at home was on 22nd April. Read blog HERE. It was in the fridge for 15 days!  

Bought this in Tokyo. In Harajuku? where there used to be a Tamagotchi shop. 

The Aikatsu アイカツ is so colourful. Then they were into Love & Berry and then アイカツ . They would bring their cards whenever we went to Japan, and start collecting newer cards in Japan. 

You may think that che-che forgot about this. But she was really happy when she saw it in Canal City, she remember their names! 

Saw this when che-che and I did our 2nd mother-daughter trip to our favourite city. 

FAST FORWARD TO 2025

8th Sep (Mon)

I think che-che wants to keep her mom busy, as if I'm not busy enough 😂 . Does this give me the excuse to starve my kids and leave the house in a mess to take care of this?  🤭

I don't think it's that bad right? I don't have to deal with fur flying around the house, no asst books or Shichida to go thru, no PSLE. How hard can it be?

The most die then I re-start lor which most of their Tamagotchi went thru last time 😬

Then …busy and was keeping the luggage in bomb shelter when che-che came to me with a smile on her face "your tamagotchi is making noise." So fast?! I barely left it for 20mins. Wah this one is more 麻烦 than lil' one Aricia Ting.

Named it Aricia the 2nd coz i think this is going to be as noisy and nottie as her.

#childrearing#

Named it Aricia the 2nd coz i think this is going to be as noisy and nottie as her.

#childrearing#

This sleeps early. I noticed it at 9pm. Good! And it woke me up at 9am the next day. Not sure if it woke up earlier than that but coz ah-nia is still Zzzzzz so I don’t care. 

9th Sep (Tue)

Woke me up at 9am. Realised it didn’t poop, is this Tamagotchi constipated? How come no shower buttons? Don’t understand this new one that I had to google search on how to earn “Deeds”. And someone said technically we need to watch it 24/7 every second. As long as you see something appearing, you need to quickly ‘praise’ it. Wah….where got time to keep watching this? I only feed it when I’m happy and free lor. 

 

At 5.53pm, suddenly I heard a funny noise and this transformed into Tako-ken. So ugly 嘴凸凸 like baby Aricia likes to do last time 😆

When I looked at this at 8.09pm, it was already Zzzzz

There are so many kinds of Tamagotchi that one is spoilt for choice in Japan. This Gen 3 I have is really small but it comes in black and white. I wish they have eye appealing coloured ones.