Caplico Sweets Sand (Matcha & Chocola)

Caplico's trademark fluffly, light and delicious chocolate now in a Matcha flavor! Sweet Sand is a hearty layer of matcha and dark chocolate wrapped in a crispy wafer sandwich.

I picked this up from Yamakawa Super at Tiong Bahru Plaza when there was a promotion. Similar to the illustration, it is shaped like a chunky big wafer that tends to crumble when your teeth sank into it, making crackling noises. Not a pleasant sight for a lady munching on it.
It contains matcha flavor on one side and chocolate flavor on the other side, just like the picture. A very difference experience indeed.
Its not bad but its not something I would re-purchase. I can't finish it in one go so I kept it for the next day as tea-break.

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O-maccha Float from Tsujiri

I'm loving this. Its delicious and full of flavor. You can basically feel the premium drink and ice-cream melting in your mouth. Check out their extensive menu here, a wide array of choices that will make any matcha fan go back again and again.

Hailing from Kyoto, this little café is located at 100AM and they have a little kiosk at Somerset 313. Their matcha is concentrated and strong which is way above the rest of the competitors on the matcha scene where their drinks can be too sweet or too diluted or too milky. The quality and the consistency are there. If you are a true blue matcha fan, try this place and share with me if you like it.

Update (17th June 14 ) :
I went for a 2nd time on a weekend evening and was sorely disappointed that the Chinese guy making the drink for me, was such a contrast from the one I had above ( where the drink was prepared by a Japanese guy ). I wrote in to them but yet to receive a response after a month. It is really such a waste that the consistency and quality differs.

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Ocha Latte from Ochacha Cafe

 

This Ocha Latte is served hot in Ochacha café for $4.80.  A nice hot drink when you are feeling cold. Its nice but not the best as the milky taste overwhelms the matcha taste.

Christmas Crafts 2013 - Snow Globe

This year, I feel like doing some crafts for my friends. As I searched for ideas on the net, Snow Globe seemed simpler enough for my "less than creative" side. Its really not easy to source for supplies in Singapore.

Supplies
- Glitter $3.55 ( from Popular )
- Miniature Christmas trees $10 for 5 trees ( stumbled upon a booth in Tanglin Mall )
- Lacquer spray $5.95 ( Art Friend )
- Glass Jars $2 for the 3 coloured jars and $2 for another 2 slightly larger jars ( Daiso )
- Distilled water $1
- Glycerin $5.70 ( Watsons )
- Hot Glue gun
- Faux Snow

Disaster strikes when I realized my Christmas trees bleed green into the water. I bought new ones, spray it with lacquer ( to make it water-resistant ) and start again. Distilled water is preferred over tap water as I read that tap water will turn cloudy after some time. Glycerin is added to make the glitters settle more slowly to the bottom.
I made 2 versions - wet and dry, as I realized that some of the trees still bleed, turning the water to green. For the dry version, I made my own faux snow using soft Styrofoam type of material, that are commonly used to wrap your electronic gadgets.

This is the wet version.

(1) Using hot glue, secure the tree to the cap
(2) Pour glitter into the glass jar
(3) Pour distilled water
(4) Pour a few drops of glycerin into the jar
(5) Using hot glue around the cap, twist it tightly to secure the cap to the jar to prevent spillage
(6) Turn it upside down

You can decorate it with ribbons and glitter on the jar but I prefer it simple.
I just hot glue a pearl to the top of the tree to make it feel special.

This is the dry version.

(1) UHU glue is used on the base of the jar and spread it with a spatula
(2) Leave a gap in the center for the tree and do not taint it with the UHU glue
(3) Pour faux snow into the jar and let it get stuck to the base of the jar
(4) Use hot glue on the miniature tree and secure it to the base of the jar
(5) Pour in more faux snow ( this will be loose as there is no UHU glue )
(6) Sprinkle some glitters onto the faux snow
(7) Secure the cap

Do you like my DIY Snow Globe? How about yours? Share your crafts with me, in the comments below. 

Sushi Tei Matcha Nama Chocolate Ice Cream

I didn't like this one bit. The bitter matcha taste is too strong for my likes due to their intense tea powder. Perhaps its supposed to be the perfect matcha between the bitter matcha and the sweet ice-cream but I can't tell because the bitterness is just too much for me to bear.

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