high tech toilettes

so you have been hearing me rave about the heated toilette seats, but what you may not realize is that they can do much, much more. now, a picture paints a thousand words, so there you have the picture. mind you, this is your toilette seat with BASIC functionality. the enhanced version is mind boggling. i dare not attempt explanation of some of its features, but let's just say that the button with the music notes is one that is most heavily used. it doesn't play beethoven, but what is does do is play a flushing sound to masks the bodily sound made from your #1 and/or #2's. this is most popular among the modest women of tokyo. this prevents the wastefulness of real flushing. now if they can only insert a button that sprays popouri scent into the air...

so why do i talk about toilette seats? 1) to give you a break from all my food talk and 2) cuz it's simply amazing. it gets me every time and it's already been many years since i've been exposed to it. makes me want to take one home with me back to the states every time...

while i just stated that you'd get a break from my food talk, i just can't let this blog entry go by without sharing a picture of a lovely plate of delicate beef slices that were used for shabu shabu! when dunked into a stewing broth, within seconds, you have a cooked meal that melts in your mouth like butta...