REALLY??

You gotta check this out...........

In a world where people appreciate good design everywhere, cool mini hotel rooms are the latest ‘it’ trend. In Tokyo, the Capsule Inn exemplifies the bare-essentials hotel rooms for brief use, and similar concepts are popping up at airports, train stations and downtown's around the world, replacing and mimicking the “day rooms” already existing at many airports.

Drinking in Japan

My two favorite drinks in Japan.

This one is Hot Lemon Tea that you can purchase out of the vendor machine for 130 yen. Oh my gosh, it's the best thing to drink when you want something soothing and relaxing to the soul. I usually drink this while I'm on the platform waiting on the train to go to work in the cold.

Now, this drink is the bomb also!! It's by Minute Maid, but I have never seen it in the States. It doesn't taste like grape juice it taste more like .....hmm....I can't really describe the taste, but it is good. The added bonus to this drink is the gelatin cubes of aloe inside. Oh my gosh, this is absolutely to die for. Loves it!

What was in your lunch box?

Can you remember when you were in Elementary and your mom would make your lunch for school? Do you remember what would be in your lunch box? I can!! Most kids at my school had things like potato chips, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cookies, an apple, and maybe some carrots in their lunch boxes. And everything would be wrapped up in foil, cling, or zip lock bags. Do you remember? Well, here in Japan it's a little different (maybe a lot). I don't think any of the kids have seen a lunch like ours.

For Japanese, presentation is everything. The lunches our moms made us would be frowned upon. When I first started teaching here and lunchtime rolled around my jaw dropped. I was so fascinated with the kid’s lunches. All the moms put so much time and effort into preparing their kid's lunches it's unreal. Everything is so detailed! It would make anyone want to eat their lunch. You know what, just check out the pics for yourself.

Above is one of my student's lunches. Cool Right? I told you it's all about presentation!

These 2 pics I found on the web of Japanese school kids lunch. Presentation is key!!