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Tide to Go

2007-01-26T00:49:00.000-08:00

Hmm. It's been awhile since I've blogged on here. And they've changed alot on here since! Blogspot is no longer beta and they changed the sign in to work with your google account. Interesting. Looks like alot of new features to try out!

Anyways, so about Tide to Go. I've had this sitting in my drawer for awhile. I bought it aside from the fact that I love trying new things, but because I always manage to get food on myself. So after coming home from TGI Friday's, I find a BBQ sauce stain on my Orange Bang shirt. I love that shirt btw. I figured it was time to whip out the Tide to Go.

After opening the package and reading the 4 easy steps, which is blot, press, rub and blot again...then repeat, I noticed the stain to fade. COOL! After a few minutes of rubbing this pen on my shirt, it's hardly noticeable (I think a wash should do the trick). But in the meantime I have a big wet blob on my shirt...so I don't recommend doing this in public. Well your choice really...walk around with a big stain VS huge wet mark.

Overall, it works and gets the job done, but not as quick and neatly as it seems on the commercials.

Wonka Nerds Sour!

2006-09-08T16:39:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love nerds?

This is the newest flavor for these lil guys - Lightning Lemon and Amped Apple. Tart and sweet!

Del Taco's Macho Taco

2006-09-08T16:10:00.000-07:00

Similar to the regular crunchy taco but BIGGER! More meat and it even has sour cream. Cost twice as much as regular taco (~$1.39), but I think the extras make it worth it.

Langer's Enhanced H2O

2006-09-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

Just as the name says. Water with oomph. I got the dragonfruit one and it's very lightly flavored and quite refreshing with a whole bunch of vitamins and minerals. Oh yeah, and it's made with cane sugar, not refined sugar. mMm!

Elephant Bar Happy Hour

2006-07-05T13:57:00.000-07:00

So I just recently found out the Elephant Bar has a pretty snazzy happy hour. I went to the one in Irvine on Culver which had Happy Hour from 4:30-6:30pm M-F. Drink specials and 1/2 off certain appetizers! That comes out to about $3.50-4.00 a piece.

I tried the following appetizers: calamari, chicken lettuce wraps, and fried coconut shrimp, spinach dip (not pictured) and washed it down with some E-Tea (similar to a long island iced tea). Everything tasted yummy...at a price you can't beat!

I'll definitely be returning. Great casual hang out place.

Quick-Fried Soy-Ginger Calamari

Wok Seared Pan Asian Chicken and Lettuce Wrap

Niu, Niu Coconut Fried Shrimp Skewers

Nestea - Peach

2006-06-26T20:04:00.000-07:00

Iced tea never tasted so good!

It hardly tastes like any ordinary iced tea. The peach flavor gives it a nice sweetness. And I'm not the only one liking this. There was a sale on this at the grocery store for Nestea and the Peach flavor was the first one to fly off the shelves.

Found in the refrigerated aisle.

Clif Bar - Banana Nut Bread

2006-06-26T19:48:00.000-07:00

Clif Bar has always been a favorite for me in enegry bars. Reminiscent of a chewy granola bar, they come in a variety of flavors.

They newest one to the family is the Banana Nut Bread. And I gotta tell you, it really tastes like banana nut bread. Mixed with real bananas, walnuts and chocolate chips, this one is surely a tongue pleaser.

This has become a new favorite for me. Other ones on my list are Black Cherry Almond, Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch, and Lemon Poppyseed.

Ice Breakers Sours - Tropical

2006-06-11T21:55:00.000-07:00

I really like Ice Breakers (the games AND the candy!). They've come out with the original flavors (green tin) and the berry flavors (purple tin). I like both varieties so far, with a higher liking for the original green tin (just my preference). And now they have a new tropical one (orange tin).

I'll have to say this is the NASTIEST tasting. Why? Cuz the flavors remind me of fruity tropical shampoo/soap or what it would taste like if I ever ate it. Not to mention leaves a gross after taste in my mouth for minutes after eating it.

Here are the flavors and colors:

Tagerine Passion: purple and orange speckles
Lime Coconut: lime green speckles
Peach Dragonfruit: purple and pink speckeles
Mango Margarita: lime green and yellow speckles

I just had some right now to distiguish the flavors with their colors. Ugh, I feel sick.

Promax Energy Bar - Almond Toffee

2006-06-11T21:42:00.000-07:00

Sometime Minh can't get food. And at these times, this is when she resorts to eating pre-packaged bars for a source of energy. This one was provided by Roger. Thanks for giving me one!

This particular bar was pretty tasty. Candy-like almost. Almonds wrapped in toffee covered in white chocolate (or what looked like it). And it kept me full with all the protein in it (20g). But it was a tad high on the saturated fat (6g) and low on fiber (1g).

Good choice for weight-lifters, but that isn't me. I'll stick with Cliff-Bars. I'll post up my picks for flavors later.

The new vertical cup convertible push-up bra by Victoria's Secret

2006-06-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

This is one interesting bra. It's practically a "half bra", giving you minimum coverage but maximum suppurt. Amazing how lil fabric can give you so much lift...nice!

It's great for those low cut tops and you can wear it regular 2-strap, halter, racerback, and low back (comes with additianal straps). I'm not a big fan of strapless bras, so I think this is a great alternative for halters.

Purpose of this blog

2006-06-07T17:48:00.000-07:00

I love to try new things out on the market. Namely food along with other consumer products. And I would like to share my thoughts about it, so you could try too (or not try!) So I made this blog expecially for that sole purpose.

I'm using a picture uploader program called Hello (http://www.hello.com), which works with blogspot and makes it very easy to load directly from my computer. Hence why I chose this blog site to post.

ENJOY!