Update: Pacific Coffee caves in

Cafe chain store to revise labels; and the gorgeous Angela located

MORE THAN 70 branches of Pacific Coffee in Hong Kong and around the region are today changing their shelf labels after readers of this blog complained that the company’s declaration that their drinks were 100 per cent fruit juice were wrong. Many of the drinks are a mixture of water, sugar and juice. The company yesterday apologized to readers and customers and agreed to revise its system.
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Meanwhile, the Jam News Network was interested to learn that our missing correspondent Angela Sias has been spotted in Palma de Mallorca, a mountainous area of Spain, moving at 140 kph on a large black motorcycle.

“Beautiful view of the mountainside, villages and their markets and town plazas, old cathedrals and friendly locals, plus paella and tapas and the freshest juice on this side of the planet (unlike your 100 per cent natural juice from Pacific Coffee), all made up for my painful butt after riding the whole day,” she said.

Later, she caught a lampuga, a tricky fish which plays dead while you  are reeling it in but thrashes like crazy when it is out of water, from the Balearic Sea. “This big guy later became sweet and sour fish for dinner,” she said. “Ciao.”

Comments

[Nosey]

i notice she has two helmets. Is fardel with her? Or is "the tall guy"?

[TS]

That is very nice herring... (this would make more sense if you guys had taken some time to learn Danish slang).

Uncle Nury,
You must have been sleeping in geography class, Palma de Mallorca is the main city on the island of Mallorca, while the northern part of the island does have some mountains, you can't really call Palma de Mallorca a "mountainous area of Spain".

[TS]

Regarding Pacific Coffee: What a racket we are making! , as the mouse told the elephant as they were stomping across a bridge.

[sej]

What is it about the women in this gang. They're all georgeous. Farah, Christy, Angela, just to name a few.

Anyway, picking tongue up off floor...

Nury, I had a look at the photo you sent me... it was a bit unclear - too low resolution - but yes, I believe what they've done would be illegal in Australia. If it says "Juice" on the label regardless of what the ingredient list says, then it must be juice, although admittedly, they are allowed "reconstituted" juice.

[Jenny Eagleton]

I have to look at my local PC at Festival Walk.

[fardel]

In a previous post, Angela mentioned she was looking for the big guy in Europe;
Obviously she found him;
I am lucky that it was not me, for what she did with him:
"This big guy later became sweet and sour fish for dinner,"

Hey Angela I suggest that you stick to motorbiking in the islands where speed is somewhat limited.
Considering your size and the size of the motorbike , you might look like a flag at a higher speed.

It was nice to hear from you

[May]

wow...angela, enjoy your journey

[Chamin]

Is the owner of the second helmet going to post comments here?

[Hedgehog (lifelong lady UK biker!)]

Hey Angela, lose the 'excess baggage' - you'll go faster AND you won't get lost!

[Jigishu Ahmed]

Well TS please don't be so harsh on Nury bhai (brother). At least he knows Bangladesh is an independent country, not a part of India, and Bangladeshis speak Bengali (Bangla).

But I do agree he was sleeping in geo class. To prevent this kind of things repeating in the future he needs to consult my mentor, Dr. Google MD, instead of his bartender mentor. I think my mentor is an intellectual one.

[Harry]

I was told that "one hundred percent all beef patty" does not mean that the patty is 100% beef. It means that the meat in the patty is all beef. But there may be other filler materials that are neither beef nor any other kind of meat. (Actually, I think they're primarily wood chips.)

[TS]

Harry,
That sounds more like an urban myth, similar to the one about worm meat in burgers.

However, I have come across people who thought that 100% beef meant that it contained no fat.
Some years back the American fast food chains in Europe was told that they could not call their beef patties "lean" as there's rules for how much fat "lean" meat can contain, I think it's max 10%.

Even when the rules are followed, 100% beef just means that it's pure cow between your buns, it could be any part of the cow.
Ever wondered were all the lips and anuses end up?

[Angela]

Nice surprise today to see me here ;-) thanks!

Hey Fardel, never say never ;-) at least not until you've tried it coz you might be surprise that you like it. My sweet n sour sauce is worth a swim over.

I left the giant broken hearted in singapore but it can't be helped. Didn't say i was looking for a tall guy in Europe, don't need the stiff neck :-p

I dont have security clearance to divulge the identity of the owner of second helmet..lol..

[fardel]

When I look at the helmet , I have a question;
Is that a tree , reflecting in the helmet , or the tall guy?

Sorry Angela, ending up in sweet and sour sauce like the big guy you mentioned , is not exactly the way I plan to meet you
This is definitley a NO;;NO

[fardel]

Hey guys!
you get it wrong
100% beef means that they have used 100 % of the cow;
It does not say that the patty is beef only ;It contains herbs, as an example......
Humm!!
wondering if the herbs come from the same cow's stomach?

[Harry]

They also use some kind of inert "extender" to make the patties stick together and be consistent. I used to know a guy who worked for the division of a chemical company that made the stuff and sold it to most of the major patty makers. My mother used to use oatmeal for the same purpose. At least that's food.

[Karuna]

....ah..."Palma de Mallorca"...what a co-incidence...was on transit last week at this airport..
and my luggage decided to go on vacation and stayed back at this resort-town for a couple of days.

[Nury]

Karuna, are you the mystery tall guy that is wearing Angela's spare helmet?

Also, Bill and Harry and Ellen, can you email me (nury@vittachi.com) and tell me your real names so I can quote your words of wisdom in newspapers/ magazines/ radio / TV etc? thanks

[Karuna]

Nury...If I accept to be the "mystery" tall guy, then there is no longer a "mystery". If there is no further "mystery", then it is not correct for me to say that I was the "mystery" tall guy.

hmm.. confusing myself, again.

Anyway, all that can be confirmed is that my luggage went missing in Palme De Malloco.

[fardel]

As far as I know commercial aviation routes, Palma de Mallorca is out of the way.
There is not such a thing as transiting there, unless.......

Confusing yrouself?

Humm

[Karuna]

Air Berlin

[fardel]

Sure!

[Karuna]

Fardel, how is your Europe travel going ?
I got back home last evening.

[fardel]

I was delayed and I shall have to stay longer than expected.
I should be leaving this coming wednesday

But I shall not pretend to go work in cold Europe to loose my luggage in sunny Mallorca in good company

Hey, good company
I am arriving in Paris thursday 9. will you be close by?

[Sham]

Who will win?... Fardel, Karuna, tall guy or mystery guy?

[Angela]

on the 9th good company will already be back in SG. But before that she hopes to find a naked swimming pool in Germanz, mentioned by Rika, so she can test her limit ;)