Never be Without GREAT Instant Coffee
日本語 
I was selected by STARBUCKS


...just to blog about their New Instant Coffee from STARBUCKS VIA. 
Nothing to be proud of...but still happy to be selected

So now I had 2 packets of Starbucks ever FIRST made instant coffee to try




Both were incredibly so-taste like fresh brewed coffee



Was really surprised that an instant coffee made from grind coffee beans and yet not tasting *instant* plus, it melts leaving nothing behind under the cup of coffee...
Isn't this first ever Instant-Brewed-Coffee created?


This is what STARBUCKS says:

This is not instant coffee as you know it. This is rich, flavorful Starbucks® coffee in an instant.
Starbucks has found a way to offer a truly great cup of coffee that you can prepare by just adding water. Other instant coffees taste flat and lifeless. Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew is different - it's full-bodied and flavorful, just like the Starbucks® coffee you know and love.
It's made with the highest-quality, ethically sourced 100% arabica beans. The magic is in a proprietary, all-natural process that we spent years perfecting. We microgrind the coffee in a way that preserves all of their essential oils and flavor. No other coffee company takes this step, and it makes all the difference.
Website: http://www.starbucks.com/coffee/starbucks-via-instant-coffeeJust amazing but of course the price is also double triple the price of normal instant coffee..

(Maybe still not available in Malaysia)
In Japan,
Normal instant coffee : 20yen/packet (1 drink)
Starbucks Via Instant Coffee: 100yen/packet (1drink)5 TIMES






Can imagine how different it would be

Colombia (medium) is more for general coffee drinkers coz it tastes smoother
tasted regular with great aroma 

Whereas,
Italian Roast (Extra bold), I guess it is more for mania coffee drinkers...taste stronger and bold


Recommended for all coffee lovers
who can't live without the aroma of good coffee wherever they are~like..
coffee at WORK.
coffee while relaxing at the BEACH.
coffee after a day in the SNOW.
coffee to bring while up in the snow mountain SKIING.
coffee maybe after a hard day practicing SNOWBOARDING perhaps.
coffee to chill down after a day under the sun SWIMMING.
coffee while having SNACKS.
feeling like a cup of coffee particularly when not into SWEETSWEET stuffs at the moment.
coffee after having oily stuffs like FRIES.
DREAM for coffee.
coffee to help digesting when having a BIG MEAL.
Bring in the aroma while DATING.Anywhere, Everywhere, with EASY true coffee~



*Copied from Starbucks Japan official website*
My Version 
The PEAK of Mt. Annupuri!
日本語 
It has been a while since I last updated my blog..
and I' back in Tokyo now

Today I just wanna update some of my last experiences in Niseko!


about..
me climbing up to the PEAK of Mt. Annupuri!!!




Top lift is the scariest lift! with single lift without safety guarding rail
always feel like falling down from the chair lift..


and the GATE to the PEAK
But..
I started to shiver when we haven't even started to cross the gate..

The platform of the top lift was already so high up, looking so steep..
Seeing the peak from here makes me shiver even more..

Hiking up normally takes 20mins for those who are used to it, and I was being told that I might take an hour to reach the peak..
So, I ended up without hiking up..


coz the run from the top is still for expert level!! 

Love this spot








My video on my adventure to the PEAK! though mission is not accomplished..

Next WINTER *2011* mission : TO THE PEAK FOR SURE



18 Mar 2010 harupi Tenki ! Niseko still SNOWING~
日本語 
Niseko the land of SNOW



still SNOWING a lot even it's Spring
On a day like this, nothing is better than go SNOWBOARDING



Coz the more fluffy snow dumping down, the softer the runs would be! The softer it would be, I'll have more confidence to slide without worrying getting hurt when crash and fall
Fluffy powder snow forms a big cushion


I even hit my head to the ground...and I was OK!

But of course it was not OK of falling and hit the ground...no matter what..

Actually, I just realized that I really need a helmet after hitting my head 3 times to the ground in a week..

die...
Take as in Ta Ke
He is the one who filmed me snowboarding~! Good guy

Megumi, call her Megu
Cute ski and snowboard instructor at NISS
She's cool 
*NISS - Niseko International Snowsports School
NISS Instrustors~!
Megu..












I'm not a coffee addict, but love the scent and aroma of good coffee. 



