Dirty Dozen +1 (Around the world...)

[Chicken]

this is like the only thread i check everyday now.

loving every post. thanks miz.

[fre-co]

Oh man, I never knew this thread had become the Miz in Okinawa blog thread!

Great stuff, I've been reading through your post. Good luck with everything, looks like you are having a great time. I'll be there in april.

[Akira]

Congratulations get your new powerdrill. ()

I read a japanese novel recently, and surprisingly the background was okinawa!!

They said about 'sata antaki' which is okinawa's traditional candy.

so~ so~ sweety

I want to see how does it looks like. Do you know about this candy?

miz, if you have a chance to eat 'sata andaki(?)' will you take photos of it plz? (o_o);;

Do you mean andagi? That's more of a doughnut-ish thing rather than a candy though... still amazing!

Edit: Yeah, you do (in Hawaii I never attached the sata to it so wasn't sure if it was the same... google fixed that). Yeah, it's good

[mizanation]

they call them "okinawan doughnuts" here. and they are good, but not too sweet--more like a scone. a lot of okinawans immigrated to hawaii so i'm not surprised at all to hear that they got them over there.

[tweeds]

what happened to my original dd+1 family? do you guys even check this thread anymore?

greetings

miz is all around superman? cooks, plays the horn, builds things, wears jeans...

[Gang]

okinawan doughnuts... more like scone...

Oh... little bit diffrent from my imagination

"Uncle from okinawa made us sata-andagi with sugar, and it was so~~ sweet."

- from the text what I read

[mizanation]

hmm. maybe the uncle put a little bit more sugar in his recipe.

they are sweet but not like krispy kreme sweet.

[mizanation]

greetings

miz is all around superman? cooks, plays the horn, builds things, wears jeans...

lol, tweeds. i'm more like all around mediocre-man. i really wish i could be super good at one thing but i lack the talent and/or the focus for it.

[Gang]

hmm. maybe the uncle put a little bit more sugar in his recipe.

they are sweet but not like krispy kreme sweet.

smart reader, miz

it's all because of uncle's poor cooking

[mizanation]

hey, so, i got my wallet from kamida-san. it's the first of a new line of okinawa-themed wallets called "godsland." rather than clutter up this thread, i'm just gonna post some pics here. you can see the rest in the kamida leather thread:

(go to the bottom of the page)

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=36057&page=4

anyways, here are some pics:

receiving the wallet from kamida-san:

here's what it looks like:

fit pics:

[denimdestroyedmylife]

it is nice to see clear shots of the jeans

they look fantastic

wallet rope is serious

[cheep]

fucking amazing miz...

[mizanation]

diddy, i think you will especially appreciate the meaning of the chibana-ori fabric.

chibana-ori is a traditional fabric that is from what is now okinawa city (where kamida-san and i live). it's hand-woven and hand-dyed in indigo. the pattern of the fabric has existed for hundreds of years.

the alternating five square and four square patterns have a very beautiful and significant meaning. five can be pronounced "itsu" in japanese, but "itsu" also means "any." four can be pronounced "yoh" in japanese, but "yoh" also means "time" or "world." so, the alternating five and four squares means "itsu no yoh made mo" which roughly translates to "anytime, anywhere, i will always be with you."

fabric with this pattern were given to lovers who had to travel far away to remind them of the love they have at home. also, the indigo-dyed yarns represent the deepness of their love, since the yarns have to be dyed numerous times to attain that rich color.

beautiful, isn't it?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I would wear that wallet in my SC Okinawas.

[.jacob]

More pictures of Hiro's bike please!

[Gang]

hon-ddony subarashi desu-ne!!! ()

[mizanation]

More pictures of Hiro's bike please!

sorry, this is the only other good pic i have of his bike. he is probably riding around in kyushu right about now.

[mizanation]

hon-ddony subarashi desu-ne!!! ()

arigatou gozaimasu!

btw, our friend, ni-ni, just posted on his blog that he made some sata andagi!

crazy timing, huh?

this is his blog, please check it out (it's all in japanese though):

http://yamahara.ti-da.net/e2368222.html

he has a small vegetable shop in koza, but he is somewhat of a local celebrity. people from all over japan buy his vegetables and fruits. he's got fans all over the world. next time, i buy some groceries from him, i will take some pics. "ni-ni" means big brother in okinawan language. maybe you read this in your okinawan novel?

[lenn]

your wallet looks amazing! i love the story of the fabric too.. will definitely consider kamida when i'm in the market for a wallet again

i think this tour should be extended at least one more month so miz can entertain us some more with his awesome life

[mizanation]

i think this tour should be extended at least one more month so miz can entertain us some more with his awesome life

thanks, man.

i am scrambling to pack more stuff in before my time runs out. however, i will also start a blog before this is through so i can keep you guys updated on what's going on over here.

[Gang]

I really appreciate your kindness miz.

now I understand why they called it okinawan doughnuts.

[ChattyPuma]

lol, tweeds. i'm more like all around mediocre-man. i really wish i could be super good at one thing but i lack the talent and/or the focus for it.

Well, I don't know...you -are- teaching BJJ, no? You must be pretty darn good.

[coleslawyum]

lol, tweeds. i'm more like all around mediocre-man. i really wish i could be super good at one thing but i lack the talent and/or the focus for it.

Actually, Miz is a very good trumpet player and a decent overall musician. Keys, drums, guitar, he can do it all. Also he can kick your ass…

[darkanimal]

dark animal, that's salt!

makeman finally opened!

great success! i got my powerdrill! now, i can rock and roll.

I need that too in 110 Volts... do you do proxy?

[pomata]

thanks, man.

i am scrambling to pack more stuff in before my time runs out. however, i will also start a blog before this is through so i can keep you guys updated on what's going on over here.

That's some good news! jeans are a beauty. Thanks for all the updates, it's always interesting to come here.

[tappy]

great updates miz....I feel like i've just been watching the DD+1 travel show on the discovery channel...oh and can you put more pics of food up...eveything you've been eating looks so tasty...

[mizanation]

a couple days ago, i met tyrone and his girlfriend, yu-chan, for tea on park avenue. his mom came by with two of her dogs. tyrone's mom is very cool and super funny.

a bike was parked outside the cafe....

i'm a big dog lover. someday, i will have a dog of my own.

[mizanation]

tyrone's mom bought some patches at a nearby patch shop. this patch shop is very famous in okinawa. they do most of the patches for all the military units on the island. they make custom patches too, and some novelty patches.

[mizanation]

i made some activated EM the other day. EM stands for Effective Microorganisms and it's a mix of friendly bacteria and yeasts. before, i bought some EM in a spray bottle at the EM hotel in okinawa. however, i wasn't too satisfied with the results. i talked to woman at the local EM store and she said that brewing my own EM works a lot better.

so, i decided to make my first batch of activated EM. activated EM is EM that you ferment yourself in your home. after its activated, you can use it for all sorts of household uses and also use it to help out with composting.

first the required materials.

1) EM mother culture

2) Pure blackstrap mollases

3) Chlorine-free water

4) An empty PET bottle. I marked this one "EM" as to avoid confusion.

5) A funnel.

[mizanation]

i am using a standard 1:1:20 ratio of EM:mollases:water. just a little bit of EM goes a long way. after the EM is done brewing, you dilute it further depending on the specific use.

pour one part mollasses into a measuring cup. while i was doing this, i found out why they say, "...slow as mollases."

pour one part EM into a measuring cup.

pour in 20 parts of warm water. the water is brown because i had some mollases left over in the cup.

that's it!

now, put it in a warm place and wait a couple weeks depending on how warm it is. i will be posting updates from time to time.