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Once, my sister said that there’s a mamak nearby my house recycled their straws and to be used as new one. How did she know it? Well, according to her friend, on one (boring) day, they were bored sitting at a mamak stall. So, what they did was they took all the straws from the drinks they ordered and put it side by side. Don’t ask me why they did it as I couldn’t be bothered. Anyway, to their shocking, the straws are at different length from one another though they are of the same type/built/quality/pattern.

As you know, some fellas like to chew/bite their straws while drinking their drinks. Hence, you’ll get out-of-shape at the end/tip of the straw. So, what those fellas (mamak workers) did was they cut the end of the straws so it looks like (perfectly) new again. But of course, it is shorter than the original shorter length. So, you could imagine how filthy the straw is as it is shared among 10s of people (or maybe more).

What a way to save money or perhaps, they are trying to save the environment. Haha. But this happened long time ago. And yeah, the shop is out of business already. Thank god.

In other words, I just bought a new accessory for my Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens.

Canon ES-71 II lens hood

I’ve been searching high and low for this as it is quite limited or should I say, there is no stock in most of the shops I went to/called. After a few searches in Google, a few calls to shops and Canon Customer Service Centre and a few e-mails shooting here and there, I’ve finally managed to get hold of this bloody plastic and boy, it costs more than I expected.

With hood

Boy, it looks big. One thing for sure, I can’t attach this to the lens and put it into my bag. It takes up a lot of space. :P

Anyway, I don’t have the time to test it yet, so I can’t show the results with and without the hood..

Caramel Hazelnut Ice Blended

Originally uploaded by Churchill Chong

Firstly, they launched some ginger latte drink during Christmas season. Then, within a few weeks later, they itchy-handed and launched another one for god-knows what reason now.

So, If you’re bored of the typical drinks you always had in Coffee Bean, you could gamble your moolah on this new drink. It is called Caramel Hazelnut Ice Blended. There is another drink called Caramel Hazelnut Latte, which obviously is a hot drink. I don’t fancy hot drink, so I opted for this one for a change.

It taste a lil like their Caramel Ice Blended but it lacks of coffee aroma/taste. It is rather strong on the milk and caramel side compare to what it is claimed, Caramel Hazelnut. There is rather faint taste of Hazelnut in it. If you compare to Starbucks, they (the green logo) are rather generous on their essence. But hey, I still like it as they use real caramel sauce unlike Starbucks, who use essence instead (it doesn’t taste as rich as thick caramel sauce).

Overall, if you like to try something new, go ahead and get this. It can’t get any worse. Otherwise, stick to whatever you normally order from Coffee Bean. I like their Ultimate Ice Blended. It is lovely..