Vendo Update

This'll be an addendum to my previous entry.

Just this morning, the vending machine got two new drinks again. I'm not sure why they suddenly decided to replace the drinks one by one, but this recent development got us running for our mugs.

Jasmine Tea and Calpis!

I'm not a fan of the tea, unlike all of the people here, but I am of Calpis. And now the whole office smells like Spring. Not sure if you know Calpis, but it's a popular drink here in Japan. Sometimes it's carbonated, sometimes diluted in water; it's a milky, citrus-like drink. Actually you could say it's a yogurt drink. Much as I like Calpis, I still regret the fact that it replaced the Ginger Ale... a drink I never fail to have everyday. =(

Anyway, when the jasmine began to permeate the room, I felt a sense of nostalgia. I looked it up and lo! I found out that my country's national flower (Sampaguita) is none other than a specie of jasmine! I can't believe I haven't associated them before... I've always commented on the fact that whenever my mom would have a cup of jasmine tea, it smelled like sampaguita.

Hmm... I think the vendo will run out of jasmine tea quite soon. Oh well, Calpis FTW~