9/18/2005

a Japanese Sweet


According to some non-Japanese I have ever met, Japanese desserts are not so sweet, not enough to satisfy them. This should be one of them. The semi-transparent cubes are agars made from kudzu, which in itself doesn't have any taste and needs flavor from the white soybean-flour-and sugar powder and the raw-sugar black syrup.

9/16/2005

Who caused Katrina?

Some TV programs and websites have let us know Katrina may have been caused by Japanese Mafias. Was it a joke? Even if it was a joke, I don't like it because I know how disastrous a damage Katrina brought to some of the Southern states where my friends are there.

The TV programs and websites has reported how some of Americans blamed President Bush and FEMA for their slow responses and alleged discrimination. But my rough scrutiny of the websites and the blogs conveying the views of some of you on "who is to blame?" has revealed that the damage would have been much smaller if the New Orleans Mayor Nagin, who looks an African American at a first glance, had followed the instructions prescribed in New Orleans Official website, that is currently unavailable unless you are qualified to see it.

I'm confusing and wondering why some of not only Americans but also the world has blamed the President so bitterly. To me, it's like a political teasing, as adopted by some of the persons who belong to minority groups. My study disclosed how the minorities in the US HAVE incurred so much distress, but it seems to me it is not fair. I'm sure that is not the way my American friends will do it.