A Bento Box is the term used by the Japanese for a home-packed meal. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish. They can be elaborately arranged, some very creatively so. The style of elaborate bento is called "kyaraben."
Here are some of the most creative bento boxes I've found on the internet.
The following pictures are from colourlovers.com
These are just simply too good to eat. :-)
The craziest June ever.
Here we are almost near to the end of the month. I can't wait to say goodbye to June. It has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride. I probably spent more time stressing, crying and feeling bad more this month than any other since the start of the year. What has been happening lately? Well, if you're not in the mood for the longest rant ever then feel free to shift to another post but if you would like to hear me out then read on.
All the blogging excitement.
I've recently became active in the blogging network here. It was exciting at first, I got invited to events and I've made some friends. Blogging has always been a stress reliever for me and when it was also filling up my social calendar, well things became more hectic but at the end of the day I was happy. That was until I became a victim of some serious gossip and rumor-mongering. That was the one thing that I hope I can erase from my memory. I never knew people can be so cruel sometimes, I guess I was just naive. It never occured to me that people were talking behind my back, especially to the point of making up stories.
I got hurt because I wasn't doing anything wrong except be friendly and nice. I live in such a sheltered world. I just couldn't believe that people were capable of doing such things especially people I've mingled with. It wasn't just me, one other blogger was also prey to the gossiping. It was getting dirtier and dirtier so one day we decided to lash out. I don't think it was the smartest move possible but breaking our silence earned us the respect and anger of some people. The whole situation just left me numb. I don't want to care anymore and I'm tired of trying to fix things with people who are very close-minded. The issue has been quiet for sometime now, but the irrepairable damages it has caused will always be there. Me? I just want to go back to the basics, back to just being happy blogging and making friends.Other people are still trying to fan the dying embers but the other camp is quiet now, why start all the ruckus again?
On rethinking my career.
I'm not doing well with my job. I don't know. It has become too stressful emotionally for me to be able to feel passion for it anymore. I'd have to find a way to get this back. Too many bills to pay. (sadly)
On "frenemies"
A new word I've learned, well I can think of one person who sees me as such and I have my guard up. I still can't believe that some people are like this. *sigh* I think I need a crash course on human nature.
