You know what I've always loooooved eating since childhood? Bean curd dessert! What it is, it's sweet tofu dessert. Made from the soy bean (the main ingredient for tofu, soy drinks and anything soy related), I've always loved the taste of soy wherever I go. Seriously. Anything from soy bean milk/drink, Japanese style silky tofu, fried tofu, mapo tofu (tofu with mince pork), tofu dessert...I'll always somehow manage to hunt them down.

Of course, I don't like settling for anything mediocre when it comes to soy products. I've eaten burnt (!) tofu dessert before in Shanghai, which tastes absolutely gross because it smells smoky and burned and I honestly have no idea how they could manage to burn such a thing. I've drank weird tasting soy drinks before in the UK, because, in my opinion, they don't have the right formula. And...hmm...well...I've eaten countless rough textured drinks and desserts - enough to know which places and brands to remember and avoid. For commercial packaged drinks, my top would be Vitasoy (Hong Kong brand), but Yeo's (Malaysian brand) is also decent if I can't find Vitasoy. As for commercially packaged tofu dessert, Pak Fook (Hong Kong brand) and Vitasoy taste and feel similar, so I'm putting them on the same level. On the other hand, if you're asking me for the fresh stuff, I know of 2 places in Hong Kong that can make better quality silky tofu dessert. Simply because the taste is just right and that it's really really smooth in the mouth. In Singapore too, there's one store on Geylang Road that does good tofu dessert. But I think the Mr. Bean does keep up to standard too.

The reason behind all these tofu and soy explanations? It's because only when I was eating the Mr. Bean tofu dessert at home when the slogan dawned on me on a conscious level rather than letting it breeze past: "Mr. Bean: Life's simple pleasures." Given how I always feel excited whenever I grab tofu dessert, these simple words hold so true in my case: simply indulging in something as simple as just eating your favourite dessert can make you feel good about yourself. For some people, it's probably chocolate. In my case...it's sweet soy goods.

From Project 365 (v.2010)

This container held my tofu dessert. And it really is part of my "life's simple pleasures" (the slogan that's on it) for me. I suppose I need it, in the midst of all the busyness that's going around me (as seen on the coffee table).