Contraptions: Puppy-Shaped Puddings

Will you eat these little critters? Rest assured, these Shar Pei puppies are indeed creamy coconut puddings made by a Desert Shop in Pathum Thani, Thailand called Wilaiwan. They caused much controversy when the shop first post them online simply because how realistic they look!

Contraptions: Kaonashi Coin Bank

This time round, I thought I will again talk about an extremely interesting (but not so useful) contraption. For fans of Studio Ghibi, this would come familiar. Yes, this is Kaonoshi, also known as No Face, your very lovable spirit from Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 animated feature "Spirited Away".  Recently, Studio Ghibi released a coin bank modeled on this very character. 

Contraptions: Kanpai! Samurai Whisky

Kanpai! I am not into alcohol but I felt that this whisky bottle is too cool to miss out. The Nikka Gold & Gold Samurai edition was launched as a duty free exclusive. As of May 2016, the whisky bottle has a price of around 5000 Japanese Yen (around 60 Canadian Dollars). However, like any exclusive items that attracts a following , it had since found its way into various auctioning sites.

Contraptions: You Can Eat Your Prayers Literally, "The Sutra Noodles"

A noodle shop  from japan had released their own Buddhist sutra noodles. The noodle shop, Nitta Osamu So 新田乃庄, located in Gunma Prefecture 群馬縣, specialized in producing Okkirikomi おきりこみ, a regional variation of the Japanese udon noodles, cut into thin and thick strips.