Individual packets and tooth brush.

Thanks Jo for recovering my old friendster blog "My 365 Time Capsules"

The piece below was written in 2005 in my Shanghai lane house. It could well be considered as one of my many favorites.

individual packets and tooth brush

I’m very into buying two things: individual packets and tooth brush. I like individual packets of everything. sugar, butter, honey, jam, cookies or chips in lunch-ready-packs. I think its efficient to get everything prepared. so when I pack my lunch, i can throw every individually packed goodies in a bag and be ready to go. except for cheese. indivisually packed cheese is always bad. how come no one has thought of packing real cheese that way? it’d be a big hit. instead, all the good cheeses are in boxes or messy plastic wraps.

tooth brushes are fantastic. whenever I spot any on sale, I get them by the dozens. you never know when you will have some unexpected guests over. Because being a good host is important. when you must invite them to spend the night, I hope to have everything handy and ready. although I dont really like to have guests over. They are also great for cleaning. Tooth brushes are everywhere in my apt.. Kitchen counter, bathroom sink, livingroom. Before I discover about this greatness of tooth brush, i used to clean old mascara wands and use those to clean. the bad part about using old mascara wands is it takes forever to clean off the clumps before you can use them to clean.

talking about mascara wands, I remember my old friend from work used to say "men come and go, but good mascaras are forever." she’s still single. I bet she has alot of mascaras at home. and they are probably some damn good mascaras.