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How to Brew the Rose Tea Enzyme Washed — And Is It "Flavored"?
Konbanwa, Awei desu~~ Good evening, I'm Awei! A friend took a sip and asked, "It's so fragrant — was there flavoring added?" Its name's a bit long: Colombia…
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Building a Drip Bag Label Generator: An AI Agent Workflow from Scratch for Small Coffee Shops
A friend of mine who runs a coffee shop saw the drip bag cover generator I built and sent me one line. "I think I need that too." Every batch of beans has its…
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Wide Living Cup's Website and Cart Are Live
Good morning, friends of Awei! Wide Living Cup's website is done, and you can order straight from it now. Just pick your beans on the site, fill in the…
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“Eating Hot Pot”: Do What Needs Doing, Eat When It's Time to Eat | Good to Be Alive
Off work, starving. Just as I was heading out to eat, it started pouring. I love rainy days. The cool air, the just-right dampness, the sound of rain on an…
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The Bewildered Youth and the Joyful Middle-Aged Man (Ah, I'm 33 This Year) — On EX-Theatre Asia's “And Yet, Siddhartha” | Good to Be Alive
The ferryman leads Siddhartha to listen to the river. "No past, no future, only now." A thousand voices — pain, joy, longing — fuse into a single word. Om. The…
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“Dubai Chocolate”: May Good Times Live On, for Now, as Calories | Good to Be Alive
It happened to be my day off on Qixi, Chinese Valentine's Day. After a morning soak in the hot springs, I picked up some Dubai chocolate and cinnamon rolls…
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The Museum Where Light Falls
Toyama City Glass Art Museum | Toyama Glass Art Museum Two years ago, I visited COEDA HOUSE, designed by Kengo Kuma, with the company at Atami Rose Garden. The…
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A Hot Spring in the Snowfield
I trekked across a huge snowfield to soak at "Mikurigaike Onsen." Open since 1957, it's an old high-mountain hot spring thick with the feel of time. The source…
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“Drinking Water”: AI Is Great at Generating, But It Can't Go to the Bathroom for Me | Pestering AI
I've recently discovered that the most dangerous thing about vibe coding isn't bugs — it's that I forget to use the bathroom. That sounds a little absurd.…
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“Scrambled Eggs”: The Time AI Saved Me, I Spent Staying Up Late | Pestering AI
I'm hooked. Vibe coding, illustrated writing, novels, music remakes — all open at once. Ideas sprout like mushrooms after rain, popping out of the ground…
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“A Letter to Little Pear Blossom”: Bringing Three Packs of Diapers to Meet a Baby | Good to Be Alive
Today I visited a close friend from college, and his newborn daughter. It's really a small, everyday thing: visiting a friend's home, seeing a baby, bringing a…