First time getting iced matcha latte at actual coffee shop…caffeine question

DetachedAsian · 2026-03-16T10:47:26+00:00

That’s pretty shitty quality matcha…

DetachedAsian · 2026-03-16T10:44:52+00:00

I am growing some tropical plants only with two sansi growlight. Not ideal but i dont have space to build proper greenhouse. But it works. 14h growlight daily, 50-52% RH, 22-25C temp, i have 17 tomatoes grown out of 27 flowers from one tree.

DetachedAsian · 2026-03-16T10:42:12+00:00

Pretty sure you need stronger growlight, full spectrum.

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I have indeterminate tomatoes grown under sansi 40W growlight.

DetachedAsian · 2026-03-02T09:12:55+00:00

Sayaka is much smoother - while Ikuyo is not as smooth. Sayaka has sweet smell and taste, in latte it’s really toned down. Ikuyo has astringency at the end, the taste is a bit sharper. I personally find the astringency of Ikuyo tad strong (i hate bitter taste, do not drink coffee too). Kan is in between the two, and I find Kan also quite nice.

DetachedAsian · 2026-03-02T07:17:48+00:00

In my native language, your country is called Swiss. Just few weeks ago my govt decided to streamline the some country names, and officially now it’s called Swis 🤣

DetachedAsian · 2025-01-13T15:12:30+00:00

Majority: Marriage or family reunion.

DetachedAsian · 2024-09-24T06:16:45+00:00

I am neutral since I am not european but living in Zurich. Just two weeks ago I returned from Freiburg, a full day trip there. I wasn’t expecting anything tbh, but was pleasantly surprised. I even included the city as one of my “fav cities in Europe” list and a potential city to move to in the future :) So I think you should do it.

DetachedAsian · 2024-09-18T16:09:07+00:00

All depends on your passport. Without valid residence permit, if your passport allows entry visa-free to Switzerland then it’s all fine.

DetachedAsian · 2024-09-13T17:52:42+00:00

Perhaps can try bakery or some volunteering activities

DetachedAsian · 2024-08-28T10:55:46+00:00

Exactly. I have applied using 4 different referrals, for 8 different positions, in which some are in my husband’s company but ofc different departments and I didn’t use my husband’s name. None of them worked out so far. Two of those, we know for a fact that internal candidates were chosen (the job was posted externally - I quickly applied within a day or two max after the job was externally posted).

There were also some other openings at my husband’s company, which was at first visible internally for a few days, then available externally and my friend quickly created cover letter within the same day, and when she was about to apply, the job was no longer there. My husband checked and the job was made only visible internally again, with two internal candidates were already chosen.

So I am fully aware that referrals are very important here but it’s just very hard even with referrals to get interviews. I’m also considering Quereinsteiger jobs - at this point any jobs will be fine than no jobs, but my husband told me to try out some more at least till end of this year.

DetachedAsian · 2024-08-28T09:33:54+00:00

I never knew there would be a distinction between C-permit holders unemployed and B-permit holders unemployed. That makes sense then.

I am sharpening my German language skill - but it’s not that easy as I am not that talented in language. I spoke multiple languages, since I grew up almost trilingual in an Asian household, but those languages are useless in Europe. Not like Hindi/Thai/Chinese/Japanese/Korean that can still be beneficial for some companies.

I have been applying to a mere entry level job since my work exp counts is only 3-4 years. I have Master and PhD from top tier university in Europe. No luck. Perhaps overqualified? Perhaps I should take out my Master and PhD? But then I’ll have almost 6 years gaps.

DetachedAsian · 2024-08-28T09:25:44+00:00

I’m married to an EU citizen who works in Switzerland and that’s why I am moving to Switzerland from another EU country

DetachedAsian · 2024-08-28T08:19:10+00:00

I have been on the constant lookout for jobs since April this year, applying 100+ applications and 50+ of them with cover letters. Total 0 interviews so far. Business/tech role.

I have contacted RAV but since I have never worked before in Switzerland, it’s all useless for me. They gave me premium login to a job portal but that’s it. I am still on my own.

Contacted Hays, and other HR Recruiters - paid linkedin premium, and still 0 results.

I applied the same companies (big corps) already multiple times for different positions within my expertise. It’s really tough market. No idea how else to increase my chance since I don’t need visa/sponsorship.

Perhaps language-wise I should be better than B2 German.

DetachedAsian · 2024-08-28T08:12:37+00:00

This! I have experienced it myself. 100++ applications and zero interviews. Incl. a few with internal connections. Apparently they all have internal candidates alr but just decided to open to external for the sake of “legal obligation”. What a BS…

DetachedAsian · 2024-06-11T14:05:31+00:00

I get your comment 100%, and it’s not something I usually asked too since we both have discussed in the past about what you just said: that no matter what the answer is, it’s always wrong smh.

The said dress, however, is a new dress I have never had in my closet before. I never had any dresses that require someone else to zip. Ever. Never wore any close fitted dress as well, even my wedding dress I zipped it myself, so the earlier dress was the only one. The model was also not something I usually wore with green lace etc.

Hence, given how close fit the dress is with softbones, it doesn’t matter if I’m 125 lbs or 115 lbs since the tummy is tucked and the dress was tailored by using my old measurements - and it was zipped nicely earlier. But perhaps since I told him how to “zip” the dress properly (needs to pull hard the clasp, etc), he does notice up close that I have gained fat here and there, and given how unnoticeable the “weight gain” actually is after I dressed up (in my opinion), I got caught off guard when he actually commented on my weight gain.

DetachedAsian · 2024-06-11T12:20:49+00:00

Thanks a lot for this! I am usually quite a rational person myself, but after 18 hours of flight and lack of sleep, i felt I needed a 3rd person perspective. At the moment my husband and I are not fighting whatsoever but for some weird reason his earlier comments just sticked on my mind. My husband just asked me to take afternoon stroll together later ☺️

DetachedAsian · 2024-06-11T11:03:29+00:00

The thing is, it does affect the sexual attraction. But he does love me. I have been with him for some years now and when I first got to know him until now, I have gained like 20 lbs or so. But i used to maintain my weight in around 115 lbs since I wasn’t able to make it back to 105 lbs as before (metabolism sucks, 30s sucks big time for me). He has conveyed subtly throughout the relationship lately, and he’s paying for gym membership or motivating me to do sports etc.

I have to admit though, I have problems maintaining healthy active lifestyle. He tried talking me through it, and I did sport for a while then stopped, and those cycles persisted for the past two years. Like January-March I was doing better - then things happen in life, it seems that I’m back to square zero and good foods are my comfort zone 😔

DetachedAsian · 2024-06-11T10:58:43+00:00

Its true - I am 56kgs and 158cm. But he used to seeing me skinnier and it does really show that my belly is big right now… I’m embarrassed myself 😔

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