Month: December 2009

Life in London

Productive Day

I had a very productive day on the other day. For lunch, I met a friend whom I hadn’t met for a while. She is in the exactly same position as I am in (i.e. finished master, switching to psw) so chatting with her is really fun and we can understand each other. She is also a very active woman and stepping forward one by one, so I can get really good affects from her. I’ve heard that “If you stay with negative people, you will feel like nothing works well and eventually nothing works actually. But if you stay […]

Foods

Ohagi

My friends invited me to her place and taught me how to cook “ohagi” (Japanese traditional sweets). It was the first time to cook this for me so I could help only an easy part of it. The smell of red beans and rice when they are cooked always makes me feel relaxed. We cooked normal ones, as well as kinako (a kind of sweet powder?) and sesame. It was soooooooooooo yummy! She also served some other sweets and sake for us… It was such a nice time chatting and eating 🙂 Thanks!