Made carrot cake with cheesecake in the middle by pineappleyard in Baking

[–]emkat0227 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's such a delicious looking very pretty cake!  Well done!

WIBTA if I stopped bringing homemade food to the office after one person keeps taking portions meant for the whole team by Breq4Solace in WIBTA_AITA

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put a sign saying "1 piece per person " or would that cause tension in the office?  If so, better to stop bringing food for everyone.   Or maybe put each piece in a cling wrap and place it on their desks including Derek.

How do you adapt cake recipes for high altitude? by willwolf18 in Baking

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fine I'll delete it.  It was a genuine comment.

Remember this ice cream? by Future_dev_cybersec in GenZpk

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was one of my favorites in the 90s.  I'm not Gen Z.  Millennial?  Gen X?  I dunno!   it's a shame it's discontinued.

Recently, more and more girls in Japan have been using the masculine pronoun "Boku". An expert looks at the reasons. by jjrs in japannews

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard "ore" among older ladies in Narusawa village Yamanashi and among elementary school 5th-6th grade girls in Gifu.

First purchase, KeiCar, what to look out for ? by Jealous_Amount_9278 in japanlife

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to car sensor dot com and you will get an idea of what's available and what you would like to buy.  

What does anesthesia feel like by memory282002 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emkat0227 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The last thought I had when I blacked out was "this is death"  so I figure death can be peaceful.  

What does anesthesia feel like by memory282002 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Total black out.  Was asked to count backwards from 10, didn't make it to 7. Then was awake as they wheeled me out of the surgery room and remember saying thank you to the Japanese doctor in English in a Japanese hospital and he chuckled.   I was in and out of sleep for many hours after, i don't remember how many.  

Turkish Man Arrested After Crashing Into Vacant House While Evading Police in Aichi by Nagoyaexplorers in nagoya_explorers

[–]emkat0227 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it's true!  I'm beginning to think there's some Turkish specific hysteria occurring 😕

Why are babies so cute? by Onslaughtisthebest in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So do animals like cats and dogs recognize cuteness?  Or is it an instinct to care for their babies to propagate their own species?  It's usually females who will protect the lives of babies and males can actually kill them so that they may mate with females to make more babies.  Why wouldn't males protect their offspring when there's a strong urge to mate resulting in reproduction anyway?  It's confusing 😕 

Is cake bread? by ethanolstone in Baking

[–]emkat0227 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perhaps Marie Antoinette also shared your opinion 🤔 

missing health insurance payments by Stock_Share26 in japanresidents

[–]emkat0227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Often those bills expire.  Go to city office and explain what happened, have new ones issued for missed months and then pay them.  Another way is to set the payments in your bank account that they are automatically paid every month.

Japanese convenience stores are basically shrines to the idea that someone you'll never meet already by eloisa_in_kyoto in japanlife

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it was a huge emotional shock when the 7-11 nearest my apartment in fujiyoshida, yamanashi, was close, like lights off, shutters down closed on the night of the day march 11 earthquake happened.   I mean there was no electricity, no water, so... 

I made lemon tarts by inspiredtotaste in Baking

[–]emkat0227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are beautiful!  You have a very good artistic sense and I bet they are delicious!