i never thought that i could make pizza n bread from the dough. it just seemed so complicated n troublesome, a process that takes lots of time, many different ingredients, a very big oven, and hours of clean-up work. but Sachiko-san of Heart N Tree (my Hokkaido WWOOF host) showed me that cooking is easy, [...]
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Yan Can Cook
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Japan WWOOF Host – Heart N Tree
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
when i think of Heart N Tree, the love in a family and the passion of cooking are the two things that come to my mind right away.
this is Heart N Tree, a restaurant, with very beautiful scenery on days with a clear sky, in the countryside called tsurui (鶴居).
origin of the name [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Obon Festival (お盆祭り)
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
okay okay! i have got the message – the more u participate, the more fun u can get!
my life is trying to let me understand this i bet, for it keeps popping up all these goodies to show me the message just said.
so after the belly button festival (へそ祭り）in furano (富良野), i was in tsurui’s [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Oh! That’s Me on TV!
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on August 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
yes! thats me on NHK!
i m going to be famous in japan! wahahaha 
this is 社長 (the boss) of hopeland
Update from Hokkaido – Fireworks in Furano’s Flower Field
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
last week, there was a festival & firework show (祭り & 花火大会) in hinode park (日の出公園) . n omg, its so good! clear sky, perfect weather, excellent location, beer n yakitori (chicken skewers). もう最高でしょう！ there is nothing more one can ask for!
before the firework show, there was some kinda parade. at first it was quite boring for all they [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Enough of Flowers!
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i wwoofed in furano (富良野) for 2 weeks. as many of u know, furano is well-known for levander. one can see levander everywhere, can smell levander everywhere, can taste levander everywhere (like levander ice-cream, levander cake). at first when i visited a flower field, i was so impressed, just kept taking pix n thrilled by the [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Tada Farm the Carrotland (多田農園 – にんじん工房）
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on August 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
so i left tada farm this morning after wwoofing there for 2 weeks. unlike hopeland which has almost everything (cabbage, onion, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, strawberry, milk, cheese, pork … ), tada farm specializes in one – carrot! its all about carrot! the farm doesnt just sell its carrots, but also make them into other products [...]
The 40th Belly Button Festival (へそ祭り)
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on July 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
i went to the belly button festival (へそ祭り) in furano last nite. its a big and famous summer festival in japan. in fact, i met quite a few japanese from sapporo and tokyo who came to furano mainly for this event.
n lucky me! originally, i just planned to go to the festival n watch the well-known [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Gomi Taro Exhibition + Jap Dessert
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on July 20, 2008 | 11 Comments »
i will go to furano (富良野) for another farm stay tmr. since i dunno if i will hv any internet access there, i decided to come to this internet cafe near obihiro (帯広) train station for another update.
this morning i went to hokkaido obihiro museum of art (北海道立帯広美術館） for i wanna check out gomi [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Wow! Beef too?!
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on July 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
on monday, we had a shabu shabu party. while ppl usually have beef for shabu shabu, hopeland has its shabu shabu party with pork while the farm has more than 200 pigs, it has only 2 cows for their yummy milk. in fact, besides a chicken dish we had for lunch yesterday, we [...]
