Sri Lankan Coffee

Coffee in Sri Lanka??  People says, Sri Lanka is known for Ceylon tea not the coffee..

But oh yes, before the British comes to Sri Lanka, there grew the coffee tree not the tea plantation.

This is the best coffee brand I had in Sri Lanka, (or it may be possibility of some other good coffee).

Hanza makes Pure arabica, Dark arabica, Espresso, Gold mix, House mix.

Taste is surprisingly good!

Celebrating Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur

Red, Pink, Red, Orange and Pink xxxxxxxxxx

It is so vivid and energetic with CNY decoration.  We feel the Chinese Power!!!!

Surrounding by Red colour , I understand now how people get motivated and feel strong and happy.

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka surfing New Year 2014

One of Hikka's first Singhalese surfer, Sisi

Another Hikka's original surfer, Dunston

Ayurveda herb bath at beach side

When Surf is bumpy,lumpy and ugly, the relaxation at massage spa is the best choice.

Sani-pai in shinghalese means "feel good", pronounce like sunny pie.

The first beach side spa in Hikka opened last month, at the moment they have a threputic Ayurveda

massage and herbal bath. The acupoint Ayurvedic massage by the master is fantastic.

Today I tried a herbal bath, in the near future they will have spa and shirodhara.

Dreaming for the fortune

I want to buy a house, or want to travel often or want to set up a comfy life, money??

Yes people buy lotto tickets for a quick fortune.  Dream is just a dream if you don't wake.

I bought 3 scratchy tickets ,costed 60rp which is 50cent, won 40rp, ha ha ha...

2014 A New Year from Sri Lanka

Nice to be back in a warm water surfing session!! January is a winter here so it sometimes gets quite cool for an early bird surf chick.  Somehow compare to the last year there fewer surfers.

Spending a quiet time in Singharaja RainForest on NYE and NYD was so peaceful, just 2.5hrs bus

trip from Galle.

Summer Christmas Time in Sydney

Summer time! Christmas time!  Holiday time!

Everyone is cheering up.

Swimming in the ocean is pleasant yahhh of course when the sky is blue.

Balla - Italian Italian restaurant in Sydney

Looking over the Pyrmont Bay,  the restaurant is located in " The Star ".

When we asked Australian local beer,  the waiter told us that the beer they have were all Italian.

Well no problem,  As a main dish I chose " Gnocchi gnudi of ricotta and zucchini flower burnt butter and sage "   $26

Does it look like Takoyaki??   The food is rich but tastes so good and four balls of gnocchi made me full !

Sculpture by the sea 2013

       "  Ice berg " is drifted from Antarctic !!!!

                                                 

Bondi Market

Lots of organic goodies you want to try.
Sophisticated but not yuppie like and also quite laid back atmosphere.

The avocados I bought were fantastic, and I need a few more days to try the best avocado (according to the grower.)

This genuine sweets stall was so stunning,  not just organic...nuts they use are active nuts....
Mylabites is so amazing!!!

Sculpture by the sea 2013

My favourite is

Sculpture by the se 2013

Sculpture by the sea

has started.

This head has many
small balls , it is exactly like a head of
Japanese Buddha.

Made by a Japanese
artist.







                                       Bondi Hercules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 Sea anemones and a star fish fashion parade

BUBBLE GUM KID...

MONBETSU, HOKKAIDO SURFING Sep 2013

Ohhhh it was so windy,  so good for wind surfers, yeah!

We didn't miss any riding on a surfboard,  we needed to get wet because we have driven for a few hours.  Actually it was better than a look.

After surfing  of course we went straight to the town for feeding ourselves.
Hokki-gai don ( on the top of the boiled rice Hokki clam cooked with egg) was a very choice, yummm.

YAKUSHI ONSEN (hot springs)

It looks abandoned from outside and it does - It looks deserted inside and it does.

But the the supreme good quality of the springs exists.  this rusty colour water comes from the

bottom of the natural river like pond and see the sparkling  bubbles of the minerals cover around

the body.  Nice , it skin makes turuturu (smooth).

The bathrooms consist of three parts, this is man & woman mixed bath, you share the space with
the naked strangers, can you do it??

 Onsen TARO - Higuma (Hokkaido bear)

After typhoon 18 surfing ( 16 SEP 2013 )

Look at this delicious food!!  Autumn is the season for the salmon , so every coast lines have serious

fisherman watchers or antlers.  But none of us has chosen the salmon somehow.

This set menu is $13 to $15, not a bad deal at all.

We heard that one of the costal road (Oogon Rd) has closed due to the wild weather.

Ummmh, the quickest and the safest way was to take a highway via Obihiro...What a trip...

But we made our day extreme!!

Hokke fish,Hokki shell and Prawn stock miso soup

Tenpura Don

Chirashi (Sashimi)Don

Surf Trip Erimo & Hiroo 2013 by Three Hokkaido Surf Chicks

We, THSC, first met in Australia through the surfing friends living in Hokkaido.

Recently two chicks went back to Hokkaido and I was there for my holiday , so we decided to have
a re-union surf trip to the mid-east coast.  Typhoon 18 was chasing up us but anyway we drove toward the meeting point.

When Miss E & I arrived near Erimo, Miss T already have had one session and by this time the rain and the wind got stronger.   We moved to Funbe , after watching other guys surfing , we decided to
paddle out.  OMG..the  rain got harder and harder.. Raining doesn't mtter as we get wet anyway..

As soon as I got in the water, I felt as if I was thrown down into an ice-full pool.  My brain was frozen
straight away and  stopped its mobility.

We only stayed about 30 min.   Luckily the powerful  rain shower took off all the sands and the salts away,  but we needed something to warm us up.   Of course.. a tucker ...yes a food...mochiron kuimon.

To be continued.