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Another test message. Seems like the picture message from last didn't work. This is a plain text message (not an MMS slideshow).

second try

lunch »

• roast beef (10/25)
  
• sweet kernel canned corn - Green Giant brand
  
• Pokka Carrot Juice - finished the AloeV yesterday, back to the CarrotJ
  

I'm sending this blog via email today. Why? Unlike sending via MMS (mobile phone), at least if the blog doesn't show up correctly, I can just cut & paste into the blog form =) But the main reason would be to get blogging to work via MMS. Gathered from the Opera Community forums that the MMS & email blogging problem should have been fixed.

Let's see how it goes!

Oh yeah, wonder if BBCodes work

lunch » chinese style roast pork -- re-roasted and mixed with a bit of cabbage & other chopped veggies. The pork had a porky smell to it (probably as the skin wasn't crispy.) The additional trip to the oven did the trick...mostly.

the featured drink for today is...
Fruita brand Aloe Vera with pulp -- Product of Thailand.
Picked up one can when Sharon & I went to 99 Ranch Market yesterday. I prefer the Pokka brand, as this has added citric acid, making it too sour. Guess that's my sweet tooth talking.

I tried to post today's lunchtime update via MMS from my cell phone. It was a 90% failure. Only an empty post showed up. No subject, picture, or text. One day I'll get it to work, and when that day comes, the world better watch out! ...now if only picture messages didn't cost 25¢ a pop...

Lunch » Leftover chashu gohan (chashu pork over white rice) & baby carrots

Sharon & I went to Yotteko-Ya Ramen at McCully shopping center for dinner with Shawn. It's one of our favorite Ramen places. The ramen (especially the soup) is awesome. That's just one thing. Coupled with a cozy Japanese atmosphere and good service, it makes for an enjoyable evening.

Neato...a score of lanterns
...japanese noodles...


Sharon & I shared the yataiaji ramen, 3 gyoza, & chashu gohan combination and Ebi mayonnaise (Fried prawn w/ mayo sauce).

From the amount of food, I decided to pack up the rice for today's lunch. This was the first time I had the chashu gohan. It had shredded sliced pork over white rice, flavored with some kind of shoyu-based sauce, and garnished with ginger. Nice presentation, simple aroma, and tasty. It exceeded my expectations.

NB: sizeable portion of ramen...and that's after Sharon took her share.

...oh yeah, also had Pokka Carrot Juice

a beginner's game of go.
X black
O white

notation: move# color[XY]

[size=4] _________________
│. . . . . . . . .│ a    3 B[ee]   18 W[be]
│. . . . . . . . .│ b    4 W[gc]   19 B[bf]
│. . O . . . O . .│ c    5 B[dg]   20 W[hf]
│. X O . O O . O .│ d    6 W[fd]   21 B[gh]
│X . X O O O X O .│ e    7 B[ge]   22 W[fh]
│. X . X O X X O .│ f    8 W[fe]   23 B[fg]
│. . . X X X . X .│ g    9 B[gf]   24 W[he]
│. . . . . O X . .│ h   10 W[ef]   25 B[hg]
│. . . . . . . . .│ i   11 B[ff]   [s]26 W[ig][/s]
╘-----------------╛     12 W[de]   [s]27 B[ih][/s]
 a b c d e f g h i      13 B[df]   26 W[hd]
                        14 W[ed]   27 B[bd]
[u]prisoners[/u]               15 B[eg]   28 W[cd]
[b]B:[/b] 2                    16 W[ee]   29 B[ae]
[b]W:[/b] 1                    17 B[ce]
[/size]

[size=4][color=#8080bb] _________________
│. . . . . . . . .│ a     previous position
│. . . . . . . . .│ b     
│. . O . . . O . .│ c     
│. X O . O O . O .│ d     
│. O X O O O X O .│ e     
│. X . X O X X O .│ f     
│. . . X X X . X .│ g     
│. . . . . O X . .│ h     
│. . . . . . . . .│ i     
╘-----------------╛        
 a b c d e f g h i         [/color][/size]

Just put down your move in a comment and I'll edit the board to reflect the position.