Road Bloggin': Give Me a Break

Mike Hagerty's Photo of the Day

I'm going to start with a photo of the day to get myself motivated to keep posting. I tend to set these kind of goals for myself, do it for about a week or two, find a good reason not to do it one day, then use the same reason for the next several months until I get back to it. Hopefully that won't happen...but it probably will. The layout right now really is quite horrible and I realize the title appears at the top twice, but until I figure out how I want it to look, it probably won't change. Enjoy...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Give Me a Break

Slow day at the office going over some startup procedures, getting our punchlist up to date. On a daily basis dates of this project possibly being over are thrown out there. Today, the word was early December (maybe).

One of my coworkers here in Thailand started eating quite a few Kit Kat bars at work. The other day at the Walmart of Thailand, Tesco Lotus, I passed by a box and picked some up. I'm quite addicted at this point. Looking at the box today though I noticed an interesting note on the box that caught me by surprise. I'd even call it un-American...as in, it would never fly to have such a thing printed on a box of candy bars in the US.

In case you can't read it threw the glare, it says "Nestle chocolates are shipped fresh from our factories in perfect condition. Exposure to heat and sunlight may cause the appearance of white spots, or fat blooms. The taste, however, is unaffected and the chocolates are safe for consumption"

FAT BLOOMS?!?!

On the back of the box, it reads "GOOD TO REMEMBER This Kit Kat recipe is specially made for tropical countries. It withstands heat better and tastes best in air-conditioned places." That doesn't seem to jive with the message on the front that reminds you "Your favourite break best enjoyed Outdoors"

I'm confused, but full after eating five. No fat blooms to report.