An explanation of my last two posts.

Goya is a bitter tasting vegetable that is eaten regularly in Okinawa. I've seen it sold in the area but it's a little different, both in texture and taste. My mom grows the"Okinawan" kind in the summer in Michigan and asked me if I would like her to send me some. Naturally I excitedly replied yes. The video was taken on my cellphone (hence the poor quality) and is me going on about how good Pat and I's goya champuru tastes. In the champuru, "stir fry or mix", is goya, spam, eggs, bean sprouts, and tofu. By the way goya is also known as a bitter melon or gourd ( think) and in Japanese is called Nigauri.

Goya Champuru

If the video's not working for you, you can go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNHPHsiGcdE

お母さん、ありがとう！昨日、ミシガンからゴーヤが来ました。お母さんがゴーヤを育ちました。

パットと私はゴーヤチャンプルーを作りました。味がすごい懐かしかった。

This is really how it's like :)

MP3 powered by Sugar



Why eat it when you can use it to power your MP3? Huh? I'm talking about sugar (glucose) powering your MP3. It's not the most aesthetically pleasing battery but it's a start. Better than the lithium ion batteries Sony had in their laptops last year. In case you forgot they were the batteries that had to be recalled due to a little problem called fire.

To learn more about the battery, you can check out the
Sony site

This site will give you a chance to brush up on your Japanese also as there's no English.