Back in Japan, upon telling Kazu when my birthday was, she exclaimed; “Your birthday is Pocky day?!”
I nodded; “It’s also Remembrance Day in the UK… Pocky-poppy-birthday!”
You know what Pocky is right? Japan’s favourite chocolate dipped stick snack. It’s known as Mikado in the United Kingdom (but the chocolate tastes more like Dairy Milk, the original is darker).
Different types of Pocky
Wikipedia history entry goooooooo;
“Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin (ポッキン). The original was followed by “Almond Pocky” in 1971, with an almond coating, and “Strawberry Pocky” in 1977. Today, the product line includes such variations as milk, mousse, green tea, honey, banana and coconut flavoured coatings, and themed products such as “Decorer Pocky,” with colorful decorative stripes in the coating, and “Men’s Pocky,” a dark (bittersweet) chocolate and “mature” version.”
November 11 is ‘Pocky Day’ in Japan, since 11/11 kinda looks like four sticks of the snack lined up, so the Glico company will be dominating with some sales today (they have TV adverts promoting the day and everything).
Since it’s now November 11, 2011 (11/11/11), which won’t be seen for another century, and I’ve turned 30, I wonder if the universe will implode. Nope, we’re all still here. I’m gonna look out for other anomalies in space-time instead. I’m totally buying some National Lottery tickets.
Can’t think of anything particularly profound to say now I’m 30… don’t particularly feel that old either, so that must be a good thing ^^;
My parents got me a funky USB fan-assisted fold-away laptop table so now I can type on Maiko and use a mouse comfortably in bed. Thanks again mum and dad!
Ouh! Just applied for tickets to the filming of an episode of Red Dwarf X *crosses fingers*
Fav tweet from yesterday;
“Tomorrow is 11/11/11, not 11/11/11. Bloody Americans.” – laurenme0w (I don’t know her)
Fav birthday message from today;
“Congratulations on the completion of your 30th solar orbit since your first unassisted contact with the Earth’s atmosphere.” – Ven