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Hot Sauce Lineup
Posted by: | August 18, 2010
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These are hot sauces I have now.

I put them in the order of preference from left to right.

  1. Blair’s After Death Sauce is my favorite. It’s really hot, but it’s got an exotic flavor. This was the most expensive one ($5-$6)
  2. Castillo’s Salsa Habanera is from Mexico. I bought 2 bottles when I went to Mexico. It quickly became my #2.
  3. Tapatio is my general-purpose hot sauce. This is the cheapest from the lineup ($.59)
  4. Ralphs’s (California Supermarket Chain) hot sauce is #4 but I still like it a lot.
  5. One on the right is the newest one. I don’t like this at all. I think I will trash this.

*I like Tabasco, but I don’t have it (too expensive for what it does). If I had Tabasco, it will be my #3. Tabasco is excellent on pizza.

Hot Sauce. Really Hot Sauce
Posted by: | June 11, 2010
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Finally, I found a hot sauce that meets and exceeds my expectation.

I like spicy food. When I go to a Thai restaurant, I say “Extra, extra hot, please” Then I say “Remember, I said extra twice”. Sometimes I say “Give me Thai spicy, Not American spicy”

Typical hao sauces such as Tabasco, Valentina, Tapatio, for the general population. I don’t find them remotely spicy. Spicy food lovers agree with me.

I accidentally found this, Blair’s After Death Sauce, at Cost Plus World Market. After Death is too hot for me, so I have to put a few drops of this in some other hot sauce such as Tapatio.

Blair’s After Death comes with a skull key chain. I am excited that I found this hot sauce.

 Blair's After Death Hot Sauce

Better Than Costco (?) – SimpleHuman Trash Can
Posted by: | June 7, 2010
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I love Costco. I honestly believe Costco is the best store in history, period.

But, I never stop shopping around. I am poor, and I am savvy.

Costco cannot beat all retail stores and their super sales. Sometimes some other stores will have better deals than Costco. So, it’s up to us consumers to keep our eyes open and maximize buying power.

Here is one example

Costco sells a 35L trash can by Simplehuman.  It also comes with a bonus “mini” trash can. Costco’s price is $79.99

Below is the trash can I bought a few months ago from Bed Bath and Beyond. 

I bought a 30L trash can by Simplehuman, it came with a bonus “mini” trash can. The retail price was $39.99. With a 20% coupon, my final price was $31.99. (Remember. Bed Bath & Beyond takes expired coupons, so keep collecting those coupons.)

So, I bought a similar trash can made by the same company. But I paid less than 60% of what I would have paid at Costco.

Random Pictures and Chat
Posted by: | May 30, 2010
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This instant coffee from Starbucks is very good. These coffees come in handy when I visit my friends and relatives who don’t drink coffee. Costco sells these, but I don’t buy them. They are still too expensive. Also, this instant coffee is a must item if you are taking a cruise. A lot of cruises charge for coffee.

I got these 3 packs as a gift. They are enjoyable.

My friend measured my blood pressure the other day. I do not know what these numbers mean. Anyway, she said it’s good.

Lunch time

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Pancake Breakfast (with SPAM)
Posted by: | May 24, 2010
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I was craving pancakes for Sunday breakfast (with SPAM).

SPAM:

I think SPAM is one of the most under-rated food items.
Whenever people talk about SPAM, they make faces and/or say “Yuck!”. As if they are too good for SPAM.

But the fact is that SPAM is one of the most popular food items. I don’t eat SPAM every day (not even every month). But I have to have SPAM once in a while. I love SPAM.

I eat SPAM raw when it’s freshly opened. And I love it fried.

Finally Opened the Printer
Posted by: | May 23, 2010
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Here’s a printer I bought almost 2 years ago (September 2008). I paid $50.00 with free shipping.

My old printer died this weekend. So, after 20 months, I finally opened this printer. It prints well.

I went online and checked the price of this printer. They still sell this printer for $160 and up.

Update 2021 – I still use this printer. It prints well.

Sign of Getting Old – Flowers
Posted by: | April 16, 2010
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Another sign of getting old

First time in my life I bought flowers to decorate my place.

That’s my dining table. I hate to replace the table. I love my apartment. I enjoy living here a lot. But I don’t feel the need to spend money on this apartment. (update 2021 – I was saving to buy a house)

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