I love mushy peas. Especially minted mushy peas. Mushy peas are very popular in England, and my mother is English, so I probably got the taste for them in my youth.

Finding good mushy peas is actually not easy – I’ve tried many different brands, and amazingly the brand I found I liked the most are Coles $mart Buy Mushy Green Peas – basically a cheap no-name brand. Here’s the simple can that houses the taste sensation that is the minted mushy pea:

So, I’ve been eating these for a while now, and I thought I’d show some images of what they are like. First, in the can – not a pleasant sight at all. And then out of the can in a bowl – much better!

Yum!

Now, apparently the green food colouring used is considered bad for you – it’s always something with these health nuts! So Coles have started selling this without the food colouring. They taste the same, but check out the colour! It just isn’t the same experience:

Close your eyes and think of England!

My best mate Coatsie and his wife are having their first baby! Congratulations guys!

Coatsie, having seen my previous article, asked me if I would be the child’s scienceparent. I am honoured and accepted immediately. Chemistry sets, electronic kits, models of the solar system – all lining up as potential gifts…well, when they are a little older… :-)

Congratulations once again guys!

Front page of The Age today is this ad:

“Faster simpler”? What does that mean? Did they possibly mean “Faster, simpler”? And given the other sentences ended with correct punctuation, shouldn’t that one end with a full stop?

Not to mention the large 7 is a different font than the 7 in the actual logo at the bottom?

It’s just lazy, like everything Microsoft does. Their ads have as much attention to detail as their operating system. No need to click the “Experience now” button – I think that ad tells you exactly what to expect.

A new t-shirt that just hit the local Chinese markets has put the China-U.S relations at breaking point. The t-shirt depicts US President Barack Obama as Mao Zedong dressed in a military uniform. China is so concerned that the t-shirt will offend Obama they’ve decided to send a complimentary container ship filled with watermelons and fried chicken. Obama has welcomed the gifts which he has used to help kick start his Windows 7 party at the White house. Obama said “This represents a new chapter for the US and China, I also like the bigger icons, Windows 7 really is rising“.

Obama is currently in Japan to discuss regional security concerns. He is also requesting additional support to halt the production of the “Kung Fu kid” after previous attempts to stop Will Smith have failed.