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		<title>Just in time</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/03/09/just-in-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Idol 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crystal Bowersox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I come home late from work tonight and turn on the tube to watch the final 15min. of American Idol. To my pleasure, I find that the final two contestants to sing for the evening are in fact my two top choices in the entire competition. The second last singer of the evening was Crystal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Idol Season 9</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/03/03/american-idol-season-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/03/03/american-idol-season-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Idol Season 9]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Didi Benami]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a hiatus from watching this show (thanks to the Winter Olympics), I was able to see tonight&#8217;s episode where the girls got to perform their songs for the week. The day prior was the men&#8217;s version, of which I managed to see the first half.
Honestly speaking, I have to say this year&#8217;s American Idol [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Olympics</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/03/01/post-olympics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Winter Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tv]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My coworker asked me today why I hadn&#8217;t updated my blog in a while now. My response to him was, &#8220;I was occupied with the Olympics for the past two weeks.&#8221; To that, he responded, &#8220;So? You had nothing to do with the Olympics!&#8221;
I had to laugh at that because admittedly, I had nothing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okonomiyaki and a Yellow Tail</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/16/okonomiyaki-and-a-yellow-tail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/16/okonomiyaki-and-a-yellow-tail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japanese pancakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okonomiyaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shiraz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yellow Tail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s dinner was some great tasting Japanese pancakes, or otherwise known as okonomiyaki. With two variations on the plate tonight (one green onions, and one pork), it was a mighty tasting meal that satisfied my hunger. But with all this food, what was I to drink?
I had opened a bottle of red the other day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Olympics-Chinese New Year-Valentine&#8217;s-Family weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/14/happy-olympics-chinese-new-year-valentines-family-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/14/happy-olympics-chinese-new-year-valentines-family-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some people will have noticed that this weekend you had a multitude of reasons to celebrate. With up to four things going on this weekend, there wasn&#8217;t a reason not to celebrate.
Most people will know that the Olympics started on Friday February 12. Although some may not really care to celebrate this once-in-four-year event, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Idol&#8217;s Hollywood week begins!</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/09/american-idols-hollywood-week-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/09/american-idols-hollywood-week-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ella Fitzgerald]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I just finished watching the first two days of Hollywood week on American Idol. I have to say, I wasn&#8217;t really blown away with anybody&#8230; except for the talent of Lilly Scott.
I missed her audition in her hometown so I&#8217;m not sure how she faired on that day, but when she belted out that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>epi breads</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/07/epi-breads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/07/epi-breads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artisan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baked]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bakery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[croissant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epi breads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pecan fruit loaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toronto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white cheddar chive scone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Epi Breads Ltd.
1526 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 3B4
416-488-1952
www.epibreads.ca
I drive by this place now and then and have always wanted to go inside. Today, after an early morning rock bathing treatment, I decided to head on over for some freshly baked bread.
Being a carb-lover, I&#8217;m always excited to try new bakeries out. So as soon as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baking the best bagels</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/06/baking-the-best-bagels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/02/06/baking-the-best-bagels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bagel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diastatic malt powder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Reinhart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bread Baker's Apprentice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unbleached hard spring wheat flour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While I&#8217;m no stranger to baking basic homemade bread, I&#8217;ve decided to go back to the basics again and learn things from square one. From the recommendation of my friend and online forums, I purchased Peter Reinhart&#8217;s The Bread Baker&#8217;s Apprentice (BBA). Even after reading just the introduction I was more inspired to bake something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamming to the tunes of the Beatles</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/01/27/jamming-to-the-tunes-of-the-beatles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/01/27/jamming-to-the-tunes-of-the-beatles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beatles Edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rockband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XBox 360]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been rocking out recently to the sweet tunes of the Beatles. That is, to Rockband, Beatles Edition on the XBox 360. I find it—more recently than ever—it to be a great stress reliever. 
Take today for example. After a full day of trying to meet the deadline, I snuck in a small jam session [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rental increase</title>
		<link>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/01/26/rental-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smaku.com/blog/2010/01/26/rental-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taku Kumabe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apartment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a letter today from my landlord saying that they will increase my rent this year. I wouldn&#8217;t normally think twice about this letter because it comes every year, but this time it had something of note written on it.
The increase was a whopping 5.4% from last year&#8217;s rate. So what, you ask? Considering [...]]]></description>
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