J-List review ~ Thermal bento ~ Jiji vs Totoro

Moi söpöläiset! ♡
Pitkästä aikaa mulla on teille bento-juttuja! Hihii..bentot on niin söpöjä! ^^ Japanissahan yleensä syödään pakatut lounaat huoneenlämpöisenä, tosin monia rasioita voi myös lämmittää mikrossa, mutta jos mukana on vaikka tuoreita ruokia, ei lämmittäminen ole se paras juttu. Mun mielestä on kiva, että on myös tämmöisiä lämpöisenä pysyviä rasioita, tämä voi olla mieleinen etenkin länsimaalaisille. Tässä postauksessa vertailen kahta erilaista termos-bentosettiä. Toivottavasti tykkäätte! :)

Hi cuties! ♡
After a while I have some bento-stuff for you! Hihii..bentos are so cute! ^^ In Japan they usually eat packed lunch at room temperature, though many boxes can also be heated in the microwave, but if there's some fresh food also, heating up is not the best thing. I think it's nice, that there are also these kinds of boxes, that stay warm. This can be especially likable for western people. In this post I'll be comparing two different thermal bento-sets. Hope you like it! :)

Kauppa/Store:  J-List

Jiji thermal bento box set

~ sisältää / includes:  pehmeä kantokassi, haarukka ja kotelo, 1x240ml termospurkki ja 2x160ml muovirasiaa / soft carrying case, a fork and a case, 1x240ml thermos container and 2x160ml plastic containers

~ hinta / price:  $56.00 USD 

Totoro thermal bento

~ sisältää / includes:  ruostumaton teräs pakkaus, taitettava lusikkahaarukka, 1x230ml muovirasia ja 2x140ml rasiaa / stainless steel container, foldable spork, 1x230ml plastic container and 2x140ml containers

~ hinta / price:  $48.00 USD

Molemmat on aivan älyttömän suloisia! ♡

Huom! Molemmat setit on saatavana molemmilla teemoilla! ;)

Both are just incredibly adorable! ♡

Note! Both sets are available with both themes! ;)

Pakkaus / Package

~ Jiji ♥♥♥♥♥
Pakkauksessa on hyvä kantokahva, hieman tilavampi kuin toisessa. Plussaa annan sille, että astioissa on myös kuvitusta, tosin käsin pesu on suotavampaa, että ne myös säilyvät. Oman kotelonsa ansiosta haarukkaa voi myös käyttää itsekseen muiden bentojen kanssa. Vain yksi rasioista termos (ilmatiiviillä kannella), vaikka pakkaus pitääkin hieman lämpöä. Pakkaus on helppo avata ja sulkea vetoketjuista.
The package has a good carrying handle, a bit more spacious than on the other one. Liking hte fact, that there's also illustrations on the containers, although washing by hand is recommendable, so they will last longer. Because the fork has it's own case, it can be used separeately with other bentos. Has only one thermos container (with an air tight lid), though the package holds a little heat. The package is easy to open and close with the zipper.

~ Totoro ♥♥♥♥
Pakkaus on helpompi pitää puhtaana ja rasiat voi pestä astianpesukoneessa. Pienemmissä rasioissa on kumiset kansitiivisteet. Lusikkahaarukka on monipuolinen aterin. Kokonaan termospakkaus. Pakkauksen kansi voi olla joskus hankalampi avata. Sopii muodoltaan hyvin vaikka reppuun ja kannesta voi kiinnittää hyvällä klipsulla roikkumaankin. Edullisempi.
The package is easier to keep clean and the containers can be washed in a dishwasher. The smaller containers have a rubbery seal on the lids. Spork (spoonfork) is a versatile utensil. The package lid can be sometimes harder to open. For it's shape, can fit nicely to a backpack and can be connected to one with a good clip. Cheaper.

Ruoan asettelu / Food arranging

~ Jiji ♥♥♥♥
Pienten rasioiden muodon vuoksi saa hieman miettiä, miten ruoat asettelee nätisti, tosin muodot tuovat hieman vaihtelua. Yhden termospurkin kanssa saa miettiä hieman, mitä siihen ja muihin laittaa. Pienet rasiat toimivat hienosti tuoreelle ruoalle tai vaikka jälkiruoalle, koska ne pysyvät halutessa viileämpänäkin. Pikkurasiat ovat syvähköjä, joten niihin täytyy laittaa hieman ruokaa päällekkäin.
Because of the shape of the smaller containers, need to think a bit how to arrange the food nicely, though shapes give a slight change. The one thermos cotnainer makes think over which food goes in it and what to others. The smaller cups work great with fresh food or even desser, because they can stay more cooler if wanted. The little containers are deep-ish, so need to stack the food a bit.

~ Totoro ♥♥♥♥
Kaikki rasiat ovat saman muotoisia ja ne myös menevät kaikki termokseen, jolloin esim. salaatti ei pysy viileänä. Ei ole sinänsä väliä mihin purkkiin laitta mitäkin. Pyöreä muoto toimii yllättävän hyvin ruokien asettelussa. Pienemmät rasiat ovat sopivan matalia, jolloin eri ruokalajien asettelu vierekkäin on helppoa.
All containers are the same size and they all go inside the thermos, when for example a salad doesn't stay cool. It doesn't really matter which food goes to which container. The round shape works suprisingly well with food arranging. The smaller cups are enough shallow, so the arranging of different dishes side by side is easy.
 

Lämmön pysyvyys / Heat persistence

~ Jiji ♥♥♥♥
Laitoin rasiat koetukselle ja ruuat saivat odotella melkeimpä viisi tuntia niissä, ennen syömistä. Halusin kokeilla kuinka paljon lämpöä on jäljellä näinkin pitkän ajan kuluttua. Vermiselli (kapea riisinuudeli) oli odotetusti lämpöinen, omassa termosrasiassaan, ei kylläkään tässä kohtaa kuuma. Salaatti oli sopivan viileä/huoneenlämpöinen, mutta ns. pääruoka ei ollut täysin viilentynyt huoneenlämpöiseksi.
I put the boxes to the test and the foods had to wait almost five hours in them, before eating. I wanted to test how much heat is left after a long time as this. The vermicelli (thin ricenoodle) was warm as expected, in its' own thermos container, but not hot anymore at this point. The salad was nicely cool/room temperature, but the so called main dish was not completely cooled to room temperature.

~ Totoro ♥♥♥♥♥
Kaikki ruoat ja rasiat olivat pysyneet lämpöisinä, mukaanlukien salaatti, joka oli termos-ulkokuoren sisällä lämmennyt hieman. Koska kaikki rasiat ovat lämpöeristeen sisällä ja jos rasiaa ei availe, pysyy lämpöisyys sisäpuolella. Nämäkään ruuat eivät olleet enää kuumia.
All foods and containers had kept warm, including the salad, which inside the thermos-exterior had gotten a bit warm. Because all of the containers are inside the lagging and if the box is not opened, stays the warmth inside. These foods were not hot anymore either.

 

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Vinkkejä / Tips

~ käytä Jiji-bentoa keitolle, riisipalloille ja salaatille /  
 use Jiji-bento for soup, riceballs and salad
~ käytä Totoro-bentoa buffetista mukaan otettavalle lämpöiselle ruualle /  
 use Totoro-bento for take away food from a buffet
~ laita Jiji-bentoon lämmintä pataruokaa, jälkkäriä ja tuoreita vihanneksia /   
 put warm stew, dessert and fresh vegetables to Jiji-bento
~ laita Totoro-bentoon riisiä ja kahta erilaista kastikeruokaa /  
 put rice and two different kinds of saucy foods to Totoro-bento
~ ota termos bento mukaan kouluun, töihin, piknikille, coneihin, reissuun, luontoon.. /   
 take thermos bentos with you to school, work, picnic, conventions, traveling, nature..

Shop

1. Jiji Thermal Bento Box Set

2. Totoro Stainless Thermal Bento Box Set

3. Totoro Thermal Bento w/ Spork

4. Kiki's Delivery Service Thermal Bento w/ Spork

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Toivottavasti tykkäsitte! Nää on aivan mahtavia! ♡ ^__^

Olen tekemässä myöhemmin vegaania bento-tutoriaalia, kunhan pari tuotetta saapuu.

Hope you liked it! These are just amazing! ♡ ^__^

I will be making a vegan bento-tutorial later, when couple of items arrive.

❤~ Saija Sasetar

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Fairies live in the forest ~ my love towards nature

Hello lovelies!
Yesterday me and my girl went for a basic food-shopping trip and to get a little package from the post office. It started to get a bit late and we ended up eating lunch at our nearby shopping center. While walking home my girl already fell asleep and I decided to take a little walk during her nap. It was quite cold, but luckily we had enough clothing and had plankets in the buggy too. :)

It's been a while since had a chance to be outside like this, mostly because I've been very stressed and tired and my daughter has had cough for over a month, because there's not enough heat in our apartment. When my girl was little, she took her daytime nap outside, everyday, even during the winter in -27'C, just had to cover up really well and she stayed nice and warm. At that time I took a walk everyday, at least untill she fell asleep. :)

 

Ever since I was little, I have been outside alot..me and my parents (siblings were already older) went to travelling in Finland with our caravan trailer and have spent alot of time in camping sites. It's been a normal for me, that we went to foraging for berries and mushrooms every year. There was a time when I wasn't so interested in this, propably when I was an early teenager, but even we went to chill out in the forests with my friends. As I got a bit older, I have enjoyed walks in the nature by myself and sometimes with friends who wanted to tag along. Usually I had some snacks with me, maybe some juice, always had my scetch book and pencils and I could sit on a huge rock in the sunshine for hours. It's especially amazing to see the seasons change and welcome the one.

After my daugher was born, I haven't been able to do this so much, but as she grows up, I'm going to teach her so many things and spend much time learning how to live peacefully with nature. Hopefully she will grow to respect all living things around us. I think many modern problems exists because there are no respect for anything really, which leads to the type of thinking and behaviour, that people can do what ever they want..no matter what it can do to someone else, what others may feel about it or what other consequences there might be. No need to take responsibility, because they don't have to respect or care about anything, nothing is important..

Back to the topic.. I believe there are many things around us, which most of us can not see or sense. Someone might call them angels, but I'm not really a religious person, so for me they are more like spirits. They participate in our daily lives and if you ask, they can offer their guidance and help, if it is for something, that won't mess up the purpose one is here to learn in this life. We fill our minds with movies, series and books, it is fun to imagine, but sometimes we forget how amazing the world is we're living in. If we just want to see past the ugliness people have caused here, there's a whole bunch of details that can amaze us!

There are tiny hidden places in the forests, I'm certain they are houses for little fairies and other creatures. <3 When I was little, I loved to think, that there are these miniworlds everywhere, if you watch closely, there are little caves, that could be housing for those beings, little pathways they can use to get from one place to another, little drops of water on top of leaves they can drink from... The magical world we so wish to live in, we are actually part of.

When in the forest, don't have to think about how I look or what I wear, it's enough if I feel comfortable. I don't need to put on makeup and heels or think if I look good enough or worry if someone is staring at me. No one is judging my appearance. Time does not exist, it's a bubble that leaves all worries outside of it. I can goof around if I feel like it, if some animal sees it, they don't think I should be behaving in a certain way. In the forest I'm free, but I must respect the beauty and not harm it.

I can feel the gentle sunrays that make they're way through the trees. There's is a moment of silence, when I can hear no cars or other humans anywhere near me, it's magical. The light breeze moves the last leaves of the season, that will slowly fall on the ground with their friends and colouring the slightly frozen ground. There's glitter in the sunlight the frozen humidity on top of the last green plants are making shapes that are one of a kind, there's no other alike in the world. Everything is unique.

My mind is million miles away, for that brief moment there are no troubles, no worries, no stress. I'm not thinking about yesterday or tomorrow, just being here and now, enjoying the euphoria of nature. Mother nature is amazing, she's given us so many wonderful things. The huge rock formations are powerful and give strength, they are the foundations of the earth showing their might. I'm in wonderland. Everywhere I look, there are something so beautiful and simply magnificent, that my heart is about to explode!

I realised how much I love all seasons and especially this time, that it is right now in Finland. It's beond the basic autumn, when leaves are painted with autumn colours, almost all have fallen, some still remain. It's not yet winter either, but it's definetly close by. This time makes me want to have our own house, warm up the fireplace in the dark and cold evening, decorate the yard for upcoming celebrations, have friends and family over. I can see it in my eyes, the kind of suburb with families and houses close to each other, tree branches without leaves, halloween, thanksgiving and christmas close by, the kind of feeling there was in the old family movies.

When leaving the forest and seeing the conrete jungle again, it makes me wanna run to the forest and hide. I'm in a bliss. It takes while to get used to the modern scenery, but little by little it takes me over again untill the next time I can go walk hand in hand with Mother nature. ♥

❤~ Saija Sasetar

Autumn colours - lolita meetup

Moikka! :) 
Alkaa olemaan jo syksy pitkällä ja talvi tekee tuloaan, tykkäisin ite, kun tulisi vaan nopsaan, ettei olisi tämmöinen kylmä ja märkä keli. Talvella pääsee sit pulkkamäkeen! :D Talvi vois olla kyllä hieman lyhyempi ja kesä pidempi. :P Ihanaisen Carmillan idean ansiosta, ehdittiin tässä näkemään syksyisessä ruskan merkeissä pienellä lolita miitillä ennen kuin lehdet putosivat ihan kokonaan. :)

Heya! :)
Autumn is already far in Finland and winter is coming, it has snowed a bit, but it's keeps melting. It's very cold though. I wish winter would come fast, so this codl and wet weather would end. During the winter can go sledding hillsides..I love it! :D In my opinion winter could be alittle shorter and summer longer though. :P Thanks to the idea of lovely Carmilla, we managed to meet and before all the leaves had fallen from the soon sleeping trees with a small lolita meetup. :)

Elfie - Sasetar - Carmilla - Silkuchu - Sera
Kaikki oli niin nättinä, kiitoksia leidit ihanasta miitistä!
Everyone were so pretty, thank you ladies for the lovely meetup!

Tavattiin rautatieasemalla, olin itse hieman myöhässä, koska edellinen ilta vähän venähti pitkäksi ja mulla oli kauhea krapula. Oli aika zombie olo ja en siksi mm. jaksanut kovin meikkailla, hyvä kun pääsi sängystä ylös! x) Lähdimme sitten bussilla aikas lähellä keskustaa olevaan metsikköön katselemaan syksyn kauneutta ja räpsimään kuvia. Ihan hyvin sitä konkkeloi rokkiponeilla tuolla maastossa, vaikka kalliolla tosin oli vähän hasardimpaa. :P

We met at the railwaystation, I was a bit late myself, because of last night and I had a horrible hangover. Was feeling kind of like a zombie and for that I didn't have the energy to put on much makeup, was lucky to get out of bed! x) We took the bus to a forest not far from the center to see the beauty of autumn and take some pictures. Wasn't actually too bad trying to walk with rocking horse shoes in the forest, but on the rock it was a bit more hazardous. :P

Kiitokset kuvista  -  Picture thanks to

Sera (with my camera), Silkuchu and Carmilla

Tältä musta oikeasti tuntui.. -  This is how I was actually feeling..

Mun asu  -  My outfit

Mekko/Dress:  Bodyline

Paitapusero/Blouse:  

Poncho:  UFF/second hand

 Laukku/Bag:  Innocent World

Kengät/Shoes:  Double Decker

Sukat/Socks:  Lindex

Kynsikkäät/Fingerless gloves:  H&M

Peruukki/Wig:  Bodyline


Mulla ei muuten koskaan ole ollut täysin mustaa tukkaa ja mulle ei sovi kovin hyvin musta kasvoja vasten, koska se tekee todella kalpean näköiseksi. Sain tän peruukin lahjaksi mun kaverilta Candieltä, kun bodyline oli vahingossa lähettänyt ylimääräisen peruukin. Ensin ajattelin leikellä tai tehdä jotain muuta hauskaa sille, mutta sitten päädyin vain poistamaan kiiltoa ja käyttämään ja sehän toimi ihan hyvin. ^__^

I've never had a totally black hair and don't think it suits me, that I have black colour next to my face, because it makes me really pale looking. I got this wig as a gift from my friend Candie, when bodyline had accidently sent her an extra one. First I was planning to cut or do something else fun to it, but then ended up making it less shiny and using it and it worked quite well. ^__^

Kaikilla alkoi olemaan hirmuinen nälkä ja vähän kylmä, joten suuntasimme jälleen bussilla kurvailemaan ja menimme nautiskelemaan herkullisia vohveleja teen ja kahvin kera. Oma olo ehti siinä jo hieman päivällä paranemaan ulkoillessa, mutta syönnin jälkeen iski taas krapulainen olo ja suuntailinkin sitten kotiin lepäilemään.:)

Everyone were starting to be very hungry and a little cold, so we headed to ride the bus again and went to enjoy some delicious waffles with tee and coffee. I had started to feel better during the day while being outside, but after getting something to eat, the hangover got me again and then was time to head home to rest. :)

Mitäs itse tykkäilet syksystä ja talvesta?

How do you feel about autumn and winter?

❤~ Saija Sasetar

•:*Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ*:•

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Casual lolita at a birthday party

Muih ♡

Pahoittelen pientä hiljaisuutta blogin puolella..tämä johtuu siitä, että mun pöytäkone, jolla yleensä teen kaikki tietokonejutut (sis. bloggailut) on jokseenkin menossa rikki ja se ei meinaa käynnistyä suurimman osan ajasta. Vika on luultavimmin joko kova- tai emolevyssä. Läppäri on sen verran vanha, hidas ja näppäimistö hieman nuhrainen, joten sillä ei oikein touhuta näitä. Toivottavsti tilanne tästä paranee. :)

Heya ♡
I apologize for the quietness here in the blog..this is because of my descktop computer, on which I usually do all my computer stuff (incl. blogging) is somewhat broken and most of the time can't get it to open. The problem is propably in the hard disk or the motherboard. My laptop is already a bit old, slow and the keyboard is crappy, so can't do this stuff with it. Hopefully the situation will get better. :)

Oltiin tässä vähän aikaa sitten mun serkun pikkutytön synttäreillä, joka täytti kolme vuotta. Sen sijaan, että olisin sinne lompsinut ihan rennoissa arkikuteissa, päätin laittaa jotain pientä lolitamaista päälleni. Yritin myös kerrankin laittaa hiuksiani, kun oli hieman aikaa (yksinhuoltajalla tätä harvoin on). Tulos ei kuitenkaan ollut yllättävä, sillä kihartaessani korkkiruuvi-tyylisiä kikkuroita lässähti suurin osa jo ennen, kuin ehdin laittaa koko tukan. Hiukseni on myös yli vuoden ajan ohentuneet aivan järkyttävästi, varisen hiuksia kuin karvanlähtöinen koira ja tukkaa on jäljellä ehkä yksi kolmasosa tai alle. Ei kovin huvita laittaa hiuksia, vaikka siitä joskus pidin oikein paljon.

A little while ago we were at the birthday party of my cousin's babygirl, who turned three. Instead of going with my casual clothing, I decided to wear a bit something lolita-like. For once I laso tried to do my hair, when actually had time (singlemoms rarely have any). The outcome was not suprising, because while doing these ringlet-styled curls, most of the hair started to fall flat when I wasn't even finished with all of the hair. My hair has also been getting awfully thinner for over a year now, I'm shedding hair like a dog in the spring and there's only left maybe one third or less of the amount of hair I used to have. Don't really have the desire to do my hair, even though I used to like it alot.

My supercute daughter ♡ I love her so so much!!

Mun asu -  My outfit

Paita/Shirt:  Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Hame/Skirt:  Bodyline

Sukkahousut/Tights:  Lindex

Asusteet/Accessories:  Offbrand

❤~ Saija Sasetar