Today Indonesian people consume the largest amount of instant noodles per year with an average of 50 packs per national, followed by Japan with 42 and the People's Republic of China with 21. In terms of market volume, each year 27.7 billion packs are sold in China, 11.2 billion in Indonesia and 5.4 billion in Japan.

 

 

The idea of instant noodles can be traced back to the Chinese Qing Dynasty, when yimian noodles were deep-fried to allow them to be stored for long periods and then prepared quickly. However, modern instant noodles were invented in Japan by Momofuku Ando, the founder of Nissin, one of the biggest manufacturers of instant noodles today. His noodles were boiled with flavouring, deep-fried with palm oil to remove moisture, and dried into a noodle cake. Other preservation methods have been tried, including preservation with salt and smoke, but Ando concluded that palm oil is the most efficient.

In 1958, Nissin launched the world's first instant noodle product, Chikin Ramen (chicken-flavored instant ramen) in Tokyo. Another milestone was reached in 1971 when Nissin introduced the Cup Noodle, instant noodles in a waterproof styrofoam container that could be used to cook the noodles. Further innovations include adding dried vegetables to the cup, creating a complete instant soup dish.

According to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, instant noodles were the most important Japanese invention of the century. (Karaoke came second, with the compact disc only coming in fifth.) As of 2002, approximately 65 billion servings of instant noodles are eaten worldwide every year.

Instant noodles are not only popular with college students, they can also be an economic indicator. In 2005, the Mama Noodles Index was launched to reflect the sales of Mama noodles, the biggest manufacturer in Thailand. The index was steady since the recovery from the East Asian financial crisis, but sales jumped by around 15% in first seven months in 2005 on year-to-year basis, which was regarded as a sign of recession. People could not afford more expensive foods, hence the increase in the purchase of ramen.

Today is another day.

 

Today, I didn't really do much , I was late for school again,  and right now I should be studying for another mid-term test.... but really.... I don't want to ..    I'm starting to hate school more and more... Why is that?  Do I really have that little self of steam?   Or is it that my mind can't focus?  or is that just some excuse... who knows...   I don't seem to want much anymore, I just want to go somewhere and live life.  I just don't know what I want to do,  hmmmmm maybe I should just run.. run run run...  Speaking of which I feel like going for a walk, but then again,  I have to run away from the grass.... dumb grass....

 

Who is a people that isn't sure of him self?  or Someone that was too sure of him self?  or person that doesn't want to be too full of him self that he acts as if he isn't full of him self, but by doing so, just make him think that he is just acting that way because he was too full of him self..

 

Why can't we just be free?   Are we always so full of our selfs?  I don't know how much differece I make in the world, but can't I just be me?

 

I really want to find sometime that I can be passionate about.  I take some much for granted.  I need to focus on what is important. 

 

But I feel so build up......  why can't I just life simply?

 

Anyways

 

Just a thought

 

-Tom

Hello everyone,  and we're back.. I'm going to try and keep a log of what I'm thinking or what I'm doing from now on.. but .... from the looks of it... I haven't been able to do anything of the sorta for a long time..... I need more time!!

 

Anyway.. Time for a update.. 

Korea has been added to my list of places to really travel to.. I have a friend in Korea right now.. so.... hoping I can get lots of insider information.. woo ha ha  ha .. oh yea.. if that friend is reading this.. I want you to know your the greatest thing since slided bread... 

 

Anyways... Next on the list.. a small city . " Nara"  in Japan is offering to give me one month homestay for free.. so I really wanna take them up on it.. it's for a Excange program of sorts...

 

Anyways. It's late..

and i have class in ..... 5 hours 48 mins.... . I need sleep

 

Peace Out

 

- Tommy tomtom

I'm on a rollercoster this month,  sometimes I'm feeling pretty good,  sometimes I'm feel pretty bad.  But the Avg. is about Mod.  The Mean is who knows , lol @ math -
Anyways, Sorryz 4 all other pplz that dun't understandy my short hand writing.  lol

 

Speacking of Short Hand

 

Decode this one

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35V37d 3W
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Lol, thanks Zera for that one.

 

 Anyways, I was writing of stuff to write about this month. but I ended up writing for about 1 hour, and then gave up because I couldn't understand write I was writing.  Woot!

 

そうそう～！　今日本語勉強します、　でも　とても難しいですよ！

 

だでだって 扶助　辞さない ですか？　ok , I went out on a limb on that as line..

 

anyways.  I should go to sleep now... or work on my Business Home Work.

 

 

Nightz

 

NABE !! WOOT!!

 

Oh man, First Week of School , and I'm alreally feel overly tired.....

 

This quater was soo much money !! I think I'm going to die! , I ended up applying for free money at the student grants / scholarship office.   Ya,  But I still need for my appliacation to go thru.

 

Books were about $500, ... Yup,, Thats a VISA Expense :) Go VISA!!  Get Money, when you have none

 

Anyways, I really need some sleep tonight, 

 

:D

 

Oh yes, I make a picture in my spare time,, It's started as something else, then became a work of art.... Not finnish yet , but pretty much done.

 

 Oh yes, if your wondering..... Albert is eatting Chicken Feet .

HOW !!! WHY THE HECK DO I HAVE ALL 8:30AM FINALS!!!!!

SOMEONE IN ADMIN HATES ME!!!!

:'( !!!!!

Anyways, I thought I would give everyone a little day,

 

I've reinlisted my self back into walmart .  ha ha ha, I enjoy the work there, thou the pay isn't great..

 I still need to save up all my pennies if I am to go oversea in Sept , but hey, who knows..  :)

 

Anyway, a friend of mine has invited me to stay in Japan for abit, I think that would be so much fun !! , I just have to double check how much it cost to go from China to Japan.....

Anyways, need to save money

 

:D

...Todays News.....

 

Nothing.....

I think,  ...hmmmmmm.... I wonder....

.... Anyways,

 

Time to Kill School Work

 

Byez