tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post5086786680806004852..comments2024-03-28T19:44:01.166-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars -- Nakanaide (泣かないで)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-76741279260110996482015-07-03T23:49:17.265-04:002015-07-03T23:49:17.265-04:00Hello, Noelle.
Ahhh...I see you noticed the S'...Hello, Noelle.<br /><br />Ahhh...I see you noticed the S'Mores donuts. The idea came from the campfire dessert of melting chocolate and marshmallows over some graham crackers on a stick over a fire. Yep, that was a really rich donut there.<br /><br />As for Krispy Kreme, the folks over here were scratching their heads over why it attracted these 3-hour-long lines in Tokyo when it first opened. I think it just came down to the fact that for all these decades, the Japanese were accustomed to cake donuts and never had yeast donuts. Add to the fact that the folks there are big-time foodies and so love being caught up in pop cultural trends. You should've seen the lineups when Burger King returned to Tokyo!<br /><br />Ice hockey is pretty much a religion in Canada, especially in my city, even though our professional team hasn't won a championship in nearly 50 years. I lost a lot of my interest during my years in Japan but returning to Toronto it's come back but nowhere near the levels they were once were.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-29206118824094872502015-07-03T10:47:42.601-04:002015-07-03T10:47:42.601-04:00I saw those donuts from the Hideki Saijo article. ...I saw those donuts from the Hideki Saijo article. The ones with the chocolate top and marshmallows look AMAZING - strongly influenced by the empty stomach I had when I saw it. I don't think I've seen some these "flavours" of donuts here, more specifically that oddly-shaped white one and the one that looks like it has been dunked in caramel. I've tried Krispy Kreme once - probably last year - when the lines finally became almost non-existent. But to me, donuts are donuts, so I couldn't understand the craze during its opening.<br /><br />Y'know, I have heard that when Canadians say hockey, more often than not they'd mean ice hockey, but I just wanted to see for myself if that is indeed true... I got my answer! If you're wondering about ice hockey in Singapore, well, it's not really a thing; we don't have many ice rinks, and those we have are usually for ice skating only. So when you say hockey without saying the word ice before it over here, the locals may probably think you're referring to the one played on grass - still not a very popular sport, but it seems bigger than the one on ice. There is an ice hockey TV channel though.Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-70737712235881235952015-07-02T21:56:37.638-04:002015-07-02T21:56:37.638-04:00Timmie's is pretty much an institution in Cana...Timmie's is pretty much an institution in Canada although the coffee and donuts are not incredibly special. Even though Burger King bought it out several months ago, we still think it's very Canadian. <br /><br />I remember when Krispy Kreme opened up in Tokyo. 3-hour lineups! It took about a year for me to actually enter one when the lineups became reasonable. KK never succeeded here in Toronto since the timing was terrible...there was a very intense campaign against cholesterol at the time.<br /><br />Hockey for us here is ice hockey. It seems like the sport is pretty much on TV 10 months a year!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-67204520122177248852015-07-01T23:21:34.931-04:002015-07-01T23:21:34.931-04:00Tim Hortons seems to ring a bell, might have seen ...Tim Hortons seems to ring a bell, might have seen it on websites from time to time. So far, besides Dunkin' Donuts, we've got a number of other donut joints that have not yet been registered in my head, as well couple of Krispy Kreme outlets in Singapore. Man, people went nuts when they first opened! Queues as long as the eye could see, but the hype has died down considerably over the years. <br /><br />And when you say "hockey", do you mean "ice hockey" or... well... hockey (the one people play on grass)? Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-37576420198249844112015-07-01T22:07:24.891-04:002015-07-01T22:07:24.891-04:00Hi Noelle.
Toronto is definitely a city of donuts...Hi Noelle.<br /><br />Toronto is definitely a city of donuts. We've got a chain called Tim Hortons (named after a hockey player, of course) that sells tons of the stuff. I'm not sure if we still have Dunkin Donuts here but I remember the one that used to be in Asakusa years ago. I actually enjoyed that one more than Mister Donuts since Dunkin had more imaginative donuts.<br /><br />Definitely no donuts wherever the setting is for "Nakanaide". More whiskey.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-10156012236262195152015-07-01T09:19:15.525-04:002015-07-01T09:19:15.525-04:00Hi J-Canuck,
I'm not a fan of donuts, but I d...Hi J-Canuck,<br /><br />I'm not a fan of donuts, but I do enjoy a good chocolate-filled one from time to time; usually get them from Dunking Donuts. <br /><br />Anyway, I've heard of "Nakanaide" a number of times (for example, on the Mood Kayo fest on "Kayo Concert" last year) but didn't really come to accept it until recently... it's one of those songs that need to grow on me. Although the title means "Don't cry", from the way the fellas sing it, it really sounds like someone is going to breakdown in tears at any moment... probably the ill-fated couple being mentioned in the song. And that line "Ashita no ban mo aeru janai ka?" that's filled with uncertainty really makes one fearful that there may be no happy end in sight for the two. But despite its sadness and heavy atmosphere (the steel guitar makes it more forlorn), "Nakanaide" sounds bar-friendly. Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.com