Mao News - The 2013-2014 Season!

sapphiresky wrote:

Cool! Looking forward to it!

It seems like Mr. Sato is being PR for Mao, and fielding a lot of the questions for her

I like this. This way, Mao gets at least a tiny bit of break form the japanese media frenzy and their constant mention of triple axels.

COHK wrote:

Actually, I read in the twitter that it will be Kumiko Sensei accompany Mao to Canada. I think it was like what Yuka Sato pointed out that Mao's team is trying all their best to present the positive packaging for Mao!

I love this!   This could trully be her season. I haven't seen her this motivated in a long time. Go Mao!

linglang wrote:

The 2013-2014 season has kicked off !!  



Mao celebrates the 10th anniversary of "Hana-Celeb", singing a song. (cute  )
She pledges her undying love for Hana (Nose) in wedding dress.
Some special events will take place in coming months.

Hana-celeb is a box of tissue? It looks very posh  

pearlyriver wrote:

Hana-celeb is a box of tissue? It looks very posh  

Yes, it's so soft & tender and contains some moisture.  You won't get a red nose even if you blow your nose with it 100 times a day.

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

I had some at ungodly hours while watching Pairs and Ladies SP stream to keep me awake. hehe...

linglang wrote:

pearlyriver wrote:

Hana-celeb is a box of tissue? It looks very posh  

Yes, it's so soft & tender and contains some moisture.  You won't get a red nose even if you blow your nose with it 100 times a day.

Mao in the white elegant wedding dress is to die for:wub:   . Which man wouldn't be stunned:cancan: ?

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

Thank you:flowers: How does Ghana chocolate compare to Meiji chocolate? I could only find Meiji choc in my area so I choose the black one. Not bad and it really kept me awake.

pearlyriver wrote:

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

Thank you:flowers: How does Ghana chocolate compare to Meiji chocolate? I could only find Meiji choc in my area so I choose the black one. Not bad and it really kept me awake.

Both taste good.   

pearlyriver wrote:

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

Thank you:flowers: How does Ghana chocolate compare to Meiji chocolate? I could only find Meiji choc in my area so I choose the black one. Not bad and it really kept me awake.

This might be a stupid question, but is there some special ingredient that Japanese chocolate producers put in to their chocolates? It's the first time, that I hear chocolate has kept someone awake.  

zarinaballerina wrote:

pearlyriver wrote:

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

Thank you:flowers: How does Ghana chocolate compare to Meiji chocolate? I could only find Meiji choc in my area so I choose the black one. Not bad and it really kept me awake.

This might be a stupid question, but is there some special ingredient that Japanese chocolate producers put in to their chocolates?  It's the first time, that I hear chocolate has kept someone awake.  

Eh? I think chocolates have caffeine and dark/bitter chocolates have more. I usually have coffee or other drinks w/ caffeine or chocolates when I need to work long hours. Milk chocolates should have lesser content, though.

Are you guys on Twitter? I would love to follow more Mao fans! Esp. during this season, we all need a nice united front!

Follow me at @theczarisalive and I'll follow back x

Czarace wrote:

Are you guys on Twitter? I would love to follow more Mao fans! Esp. during this season, we all need a nice united front!

Follow me at @theczarisalive and I'll follow back x

Yep... some of us are on twitter. followed you. You're not yet on the FB group, are you?

Awesome!

Nope. Can you like me the FB page?
thanks!

Czarace wrote:

Are you guys on Twitter? I would love to follow more Mao fans! Esp. during this season, we all need a nice united front!

Follow me at @theczarisalive and I'll follow back x

I have already been following you on twitter for a while now  

and I know what you mean about being united, my favorited tweets are basically one big collection of nice things that have been said about Mao, so that when people start tweeting hate or unfair things, I go back and read them all and feel a little better again  

Czarace wrote:

Awesome!

Nope. Can you like me the FB page?
thanks!

sent you an fb msg... might be in your others folder, though.

You guys! you have to tell me who you are on twitter so I know! xxx

Czarace wrote:

You guys! you have to tell me who you are on twitter so I know! xxx

I follow you! Always looking for skating fans there  

roma wrote:

zarinaballerina wrote:

pearlyriver wrote:

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

Thank you:flowers: How does Ghana chocolate compare to Meiji chocolate? I could only find Meiji choc in my area so I choose the black one. Not bad and it really kept me awake.

This might be a stupid question, but is there some special ingredient that Japanese chocolate producers put in to their chocolates?  It's the first time, that I hear chocolate has kept someone awake.  

Eh? I think chocolates have caffeine and dark/bitter chocolates have more. I usually have coffee or other drinks w/ caffeine or chocolates when I need to work long hours. Milk chocolates should have lesser content, though.

I never bothered to look at the ingredients. However, chocolate has never worked for me in keeping me awake, this is why I was surprised that it works for some. To stay awake I need lots of caffeine. Then I drink coffe like it's water, not the best idea, but it works.

zarinaballerina wrote:

roma wrote:

zarinaballerina wrote:

pearlyriver wrote:

COHK wrote:

The Lotte Ghana choco-motion CM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyUwtmch9w  --> this is 15-sec version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JEJpfmPUQ    --> 30-sec version

Now I feel like having some Ghana choco...

Thank you:flowers: How does Ghana chocolate compare to Meiji chocolate? I could only find Meiji choc in my area so I choose the black one. Not bad and it really kept me awake.

This might be a stupid question, but is there some special ingredient that Japanese chocolate producers put in to their chocolates?  It's the first time, that I hear chocolate has kept someone awake.  

Eh? I think chocolates have caffeine and dark/bitter chocolates have more. I usually have coffee or other drinks w/ caffeine or chocolates when I need to work long hours. Milk chocolates should have lesser content, though.

I never bothered to look at the ingredients. However, chocolate has never worked for me in keeping me awake, this is why I was surprised that it works for some. To stay awake I need lots of caffeine. Then I drink coffe like it's water, not the best idea, but it works.

I think, chocolate even makes me sleepy!

The cocoa powder used to produce chocolate does contain coffeine, but the amount is extremely small. Depending on the degree of fermentation and the type of cocoa beans, the caffeine content will vary from 0.1-0.5%.

That said, sometimes I also have coffee with a bit of chocolate (or chocolate bars) if I need to force myself to stay awake. It's quickly digestible and provides glucose to the brain to trick it into believing it's no longer hungry and has a lot of energy. :lol2:Of course, after the "sugar rush" comes "sugar crash", so this tricking the brain only works for a short time. It's usually enough to finish a report or clean the apartment, though.

Good quality dark chocolate is also one of the foods that have the highest magnesium content. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to sleepiness, anxiety disorders, migraines and other unplesant side-effects. The only snacks that are higher in magnesium (per 100g) that I can remember off the top of my head is raw spinach and pumpkin seeds. :)So a bit of chocolate is actually good for you, as long as you remember to brush teeth afterwards.

...AKA things I didn't expect to ever discuss on a figure skating forum.

zarinaballerina wrote:

I never bothered to look at the ingredients. However, chocolate has never worked for me in keeping me awake, this is why I was surprised that it works for some. To stay awake I need lots of caffeine. Then I drink coffe like it's water, not the best idea, but it works.

I used to depend on coffee to keep me awake, but then I became immune to it, and too much coffee made me feel tired, so I have to turn to dark chocolate. It seems like the Japanese consumers don't like dark chocolate. Meiji only has what they call black chocolate, and the cocoa content is just around 30%. It's more like milk chocolate.

inskate wrote:

Good quality dark chocolate is also one of the foods that have the highest magnesium content. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to sleepiness, anxiety disorders, migraines and other unplesant side-effects. The only snacks that are higher in magnesium (per 100g) that I can remember off the top of my head is raw spinach and pumpkin seeds. :)So a bit of chocolate is actually good for you, as long as you remember to brush teeth afterwards.

...AKA things I didn't expect to ever discuss on a figure skating forum.

Lol, I was dubbed "queen of topic change" by a fellow Mao fan on our Fb group:oops:  . Thanks for the info btw. Now I get why I always feel sleepy even when I sleep 8 hours a day.

inskate wrote:

Good quality dark chocolate is also one of the foods that have the highest magnesium content. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to sleepiness, anxiety disorders, migraines and other unplesant side-effects. The only snacks that are higher in magnesium (per 100g) that I can remember off the top of my head is raw spinach and pumpkin seeds. :)So a bit of chocolate is actually good for you, as long as you remember to brush teeth afterwards.

...AKA things I didn't expect to ever discuss on a figure skating forum.

I think, you just found out my disease! I suffer all what you counted there and some more, like spasm in the leg and stuff   

Haidogirl wrote:

inskate wrote:

Good quality dark chocolate is also one of the foods that have the highest magnesium content. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to sleepiness, anxiety disorders, migraines and other unplesant side-effects. The only snacks that are higher in magnesium (per 100g) that I can remember off the top of my head is raw spinach and pumpkin seeds. :)So a bit of chocolate is actually good for you, as long as you remember to brush teeth afterwards.

...AKA things I didn't expect to ever discuss on a figure skating forum.

I think, you just found out my disease! I suffer all what you counted there and some more, like spasm in the leg and stuff
  

yeah, I've also had problems with magnezium deficiency, which led to some nasty leg cramps.   Now that I know that chocolate is reach in magnezium, it's bye-bye magnezium pills, and hello chocolate.   

zarinaballerina wrote:

Haidogirl wrote:

inskate wrote:

Good quality dark chocolate is also one of the foods that have the highest magnesium content. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to sleepiness, anxiety disorders, migraines and other unplesant side-effects. The only snacks that are higher in magnesium (per 100g) that I can remember off the top of my head is raw spinach and pumpkin seeds. :)So a bit of chocolate is actually good for you, as long as you remember to brush teeth afterwards.

...AKA things I didn't expect to ever discuss on a figure skating forum.

I think, you just found out my disease! I suffer all what you counted there and some more, like spasm in the leg and stuff
  

yeah, I've also had problems with magnezium deficiency, which led to some nasty leg cramps.   Now that I know that chocolate is reach in magnezium, it's bye-bye magnezium pills, and hello chocolate.   

Ahh, that's probably why tennis players often eat banana, to prevent leg cramps.