Hi Brianna-Yes I seem to remember seeing a lot more when I lived there. Perhaps it was the super hot day!

Hi grace-Haha you know I never really thought of it that way!

Hi Christine-Thankyou so much! Hubby took those, he can shoot great pics in darkish light

Hi Grentone-Thanks! I think it was shoyu ramen but the thick version

Hi fish4wish-Thankyou so much Variety is the spice of life they say Ahhh cool, now that makes sense about the bank name!

Hi Simon-I can’t help but keep going back to Japan, I adore it there and there’s so much to see and do. Yes the current exchange rate is not great. When we went it was great. About $1AU for Y100JPY which made things so inexpensive!

Hi Jessica-Wow, they sound popular. I can definitely imagine huge lineups when it’s cold. It’s so nice and warming

Hi tasho-Thanks for your comment I had no idea that was going on and they decided to take a little comment and make so much out of it. To be honest, I didn’t mean much by it and find it disheartening that they’ve decided to attribute all of those negative (and inaccurate) connotations to me. To me I was simply disappointed that I went to Boon only a couple of weeks before they did and they knew I was a blogger and I got different treatment. I think most people would be disappointed if they had been in the same situation. I wasn’t demanding freebies at all.I think most people would be a bit disappointed that they didn’t get anything if they were in the same situation.

I think it’s interesting that they’re all non bloggers that say this. We food bloggers blog for the love of it and freebies are things that we very occasionally get and when we do they are very welcomed. Some bloggers (that I won’t name) feel that we should get all our meals for free and some happily write for money or in exchange for money. I don’t necessarily agree with either of these bloggers but that’s their opinion and they can do what they want. I suppose it’s because we spent a lot of money writing our blog and if we are offered just one thing occasionally, it’s something that we are all grateful for. As for discussing my integrity, that is quite insulting. I didn’t change my story on Boon at all nor did I even think about it. I still think their chocolates are great, however given all of the fabulous chocolatiers though in Sydney I’d choose to go to Zumbo or Colefax and that is my personal choice as I prefer both of them for both service and chocolates.

I think some people may be determined to cast a negative light on something fairly innocent that you say, to me it’s a misinterpretation. I’m glad you’re still a reader and as for those 2 or 3 people, it’s their choice if they don’t want to read me but to me it comes out of a complete misunderstanding of me and what I said. Also, the internet is a pretty ideal environment for misinterpretation to occur and I find it odd that they’ve taken a few lines and written a whole script out of it instead of just asking me to clarify like you did

Hi Cappucino-LOL yes it’s pretty dire at the moment for the AUD!

Hi The Duo Dishes-It sure is!

Hi Angela-Oh cool, thanks for the recommendation! Hehe yes no undies but a shirt for modesty!

Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thankyou! Japan is one of the most interesting countries to visit. Even after living there and visiting, I feel like I’ve sill only tapped the surface

Hi Barbara-Oh really? Well Japan is one of my favourites although it is quite different from other asian countries. We travel for both business and pleasure

Hi FFichiban-Hehe your favourite cuisine right?

Hi Diamond Lil-Yeah I’ve never seen them cook like this either. I think they are from the way they were examining the ramen!

Hi Arwen-It’s sometimes risky (if they have odd taste) but it usually works out well

Hi. Christie-Are you another AD fan?

Hi Beth-Aww thanks! Still, you’ve got a great blog and it’s all about Buffalo so that makes sense