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Cocktail lab grand opening! FROZEN MARGARITA & COSMOPOLITAN

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Finally I decide to become a dedicated alcoholic (wasn't i already be?!). After collecting some basic liqueurs and ordering equipment on the Internet , the experiments have started! The first trial dealing with two basic basic cocktail: MARGARITA and COSMOPOLITAN Since I didn't have blender at that time, the MARGARITA was actually FROZEN MARGARITA that doesn't need blending. And the products are below: 寄件者 Cocktail lab Comments: First of all, I didn't have a MARGARITA glass, which was essential, and thus my salt ring turned out to be a disaster. For COSMOPOLITAN, my sis said the color should be more pinky rather than ruby. Most important of all, about the flavor...Both of them were overwhlemed by the strong Cointreau, probably because of diluted juice. That reminded me that I should use less Cointreau next time.

有田串燒

決定以後寫好吃的店要寫店名! 上上星期跟某位買了小套房的色X吃飯 在市民大道上晃著晃著不知道該往哪裡去 (原本要去的鼎王前面排了快三百人!) 想說彎進223巷看要不要吃無國籍食堂 不過又想說應該要踩踩雷 (not 采采蠅!) 就走進了這間超級超級小店 門口的超大充氣招財貓都快比店大了 吃了些什麼早就不記得了 但是味道很不賴 是醬燒式的串燒很入味 價錢算一般 很有氣氛的一間店 東西很好吃,美中不足的大概就是人手不足所以要有耐心 但是因為有招待的毛豆加上啤酒 三五好友坐著等等菜也就不知不覺地上了 如果要練習日文可以跟日本老闆切磋一下

踩地雷2

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踩地雷

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Near-death experience

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how to define "independent living?"

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on pursuing a phd

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