So, today I received the last bit of present from my Secret Santa, cheers to you!

It came in two packages. The first one was an "Atomic Treasure Gift Box", containing candy! Always a nice present. (And thankfully store bought. If it had been home made, I'd be a bit suspicious, Mr. Willy_ Yogurt!)

I was familiar with most of the stuff in here, but some were new to me. Just for fun, since I had to wait for package two anyway, I've given a short description of the content and my opinion about each here below! Mostly done because, well, why not really? xD

Still! The second package contains what was probably the main gift! Apparently, Santa thinks I really should get my arse off the chair and actually learn a new language. Sure, I did put it as one of the things I want to do, but that takes a lot of effort dangit! I received "JAPANESE From Zero! Book 1".

I've already done the first pre-chapter of lessons and can now with confidence say that 7777 in Japanese is "nana sen nana hyaku nana juu nana". Which sounds hilariously wacky. I also know that 14 is "juu shi", which I might actually remember since, if I read this right, it's almost pronounced like "Yoshi". ("Juu yon" also means 14, but that's harder to remember.) Will I actually manage to keep up with this and learn the language? Heck if I know! But if I do, no more subtitles in Anime for me!

Here's the promised opinions on the various types of candy as well:

Bubblegum Strips: Tasty gums, for the few seconds they last. Shame they never seem to invent bubblegums that last longer!

Fruit Salad: Tastes like no fruit I've ever had! A fudge that taste mostly of chemicals.

Bubbly: Strong taste at first, but fades quickly. Lasts slightly longer than the Bubblegum stips.

Black Jack: Yuck! I can best describe this as a "fruity, sour liquorish". I don't know who thought it was a good idea, but they can't have tried it themselves!

Fizz Wiz: Pretty fun snapping effect on my tongue. Can't really judge the loudness. Tongue does feel sore after eating though! Tasty as well, would receive as present and eat again!

Whistle: Very artifical taste. I think it's supposed to be strawberry. Not very good as a Whistle either!

Marvel Heroes Candy Sticks: Dry. Kinda tasteless. Not sure what they were supposed to taste like. Flour, I guess? (It only lists it as "Flavouring substances", which is a bit ominous. Maybe mutagen is a flavour and I'll get superpowers? Unlikely, but at least they'd be good for something!)

Wham: "Raspberry flavoured" says the packaging. Sure, I believe that. If we're talking about regurgitated Raspberries. Blech. Horrible. The taste hits you the moment you put it in your mouth. I'm almost tempted to mail the packaging back to them, because I'm about as far from 100% satisfied as can be!

Refreshers: Tasted typically Lemony. As you'd expect from lemon candy. No real complaints, but nothing extraordinarily positive either. Definitively an old classic.

Rainbow Drops: Not sure what to say of these. I've had a Hungarian candy that was rather similar. Puffed rice coated in sugar. Tastes almost like you should put it in milk and eat it that way.

Dip 'N' Lick: Sour. Not much fizz in the "fizzy sherbet dip", but very sour indeed. Pretty tasty though.

White Mice: Pure white chocolate. Well, I say "pure". It contains 52.3% sugar, and tastes like it too. I've never been particularly fond of white chocolate, and this is a bit too sweet even for my sweet tooth to handle!

Flumps: Foam marshmallow thing! Pretty nice. Man, easy to eat though. Melts nicely in your mouth. Was surprised by the slightly lemony touch to the taste.

Double Dip: Much the same as the Dip 'N' Lick. Except this time with two different tastes. I now know that the taste from the whistle probably is supposed to be cherry, because this one tasted about the same.

Drumstick: And here's the last item in the batch. A "Raspberry and milky flavour" according to the packaging. The taste is OK. Not sure I think Raspberry and milk is what it tastes like, but I ate it all anyway!