Devotion, together we walk.

On going to Baghdad I struck a deal:
For a gram of intellect I took a load of sorrows.
The load grew heavier and my goal more distant, but finally I reached it.
It was when I understood essence and attribute, Bahu, that I found divine beauty.

-The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu
in the book "Death Before Dying",
translated and introduced by Jamal J. Elias.

I can write my own as well:
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On going to graduate, I struck a deal:
For a single degree I took a load of sorrows.
The load grew heavier and my goal more distant, but finally I reached it.
It was when I understood essence and attribute, that I found divine beauty.

A long journey it has been, and it is not over yet. See you when our paths make crossroads again ^^;



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First Bento Box

I just purchased my first bento box + a few accessories online at Aramonoya's shop on ebay. I was lucky because this person was having a sale! Plus, they do combined shipping, which is really helpful. It's usually the case that the stuff is too expensive, OR the shipping is ridiculous. I'm sure it doesn't actually cost THAT much to send stuff. Bento boxes should be rather light, right? At least the accessories would be light, such as egg molds, which I have not bought yet.


I'm still hoping to go to Daiso one day. It's like a giant Japanese Dollar Tree... doesn't that sound freaking awesome? Heck yeah. But there are about 3 Daiso's in Northern California. All in NorCal... so must make a trip one day. Geeze, I know I'm just going to go crazy if I do hahah~

Here are some pictures of my bento accessories that I have purchased:

Food separators:

Little Red Riding Hood

Classic Grass Separators

Rice Molds

I already have some cute rice molds, but I couldn't pass this up because they were cute shapes and it was on super sale.

Sandwich/cookie cutters

I'm no good at making cookies, but I can try. But I do make good sandwiches :D And like I said... super sale... Stocking up on cuteness :P

And finally, my bento box!

(inside view) 2 tiered :o

White with Red strap. Sexy.

Woohoo! I can't wait for it to come in the mail. Total cost about $12 with shipping, which is wonderful considering most boxes run around $12 by itself, without shipping. I'm not even kidding T_T


This box doesn't even really fit all of my criteria:

Big.
Preferably white or black insides.
Cute strap or
snap-closers.
Comes with spoon+fork.
Must have cute designs.
Must have at least one separator inside OR
comes with removable compartments inside.

So out of all those "criteria," only 1 thing was met, and that is that it's white. The strap is cute because it's red, but I've seen some that are red AND have a flower or a strawberry... something like that. But like I said, super sale... man, it was so cheap I could not let it go. I'll have to get everything else later on when I go to Little Tokyo or something. :)

But this, my friends, is why I must go to Daiso. Daiso!

Things to get

There are some things that I always forget to buy, but I always want. So when I have money, I should look here and get these things!


Bento things:
Obento boxes.
Egg molds.
Ham+Cheese cutters for obento.
Nori cutters (esp. for emoticon faces.)
Box straps.
In-set bento cups.
Cute paper bento cups.
Sauce bottles.
Mayo containers.
Side Dishes containers.
Bag for bento/thermo.
Spoon-fork set for bento.
Cute food picks.

CDs and DVDs
Azumanga Daioh on DVD.
Hye Sung's CD.
Min Kyung Hoon's CD.
Buzz's CDs.
Sung Si Kyung's CDs.
Se7en's CDs.
Shinhwa Concert DVDs.
Spin Kick on DVD.

Misc.
Tool box.
Min Woo's merchandise.
Shinhwa merchandise.
Packing cubes.





All so random aren't they? I will always randomly update as a reminder to myself. Maybe I should provide links too?

Oooh, new blog!

I've always wanted a blogger... this is rather exciting. Now, I just have to find friends to blog with...

:)