Engrish Alert!

While we were at lisakit's home the other day I spotted the following Engrish on a container of something called "Fruitery Jelly:"

This product contains fruitchunks. Must be chewed thoroughly before swallowing. Beware those children under 6 years old and the elderly who consume the products with company's specially care. Please never let them swallow the product in whole.

And yes, the lack of spacing in "fruitchunks" is as [sic] as it gets.

Bonus cultural misunderstanding: the front of the container specifies that "Fruitery Jelly" is "ISO 9001 Certified!"

But what about the torture?

Two months ago I went into the hospital for a minor procedure, and one of the things the doctor recommended was no heavy lifting for a week or two. That included skipping the gym. Well, that week turned into two, then four, and now eight, and today I finally went back to the gym.

The good news is that my arms are in great shape. Almost no loss of capacity in push-ups, pull-ups, or the like. I can still do 30 push-ups, and was able to do high reps with 25 pound weights in simple curls. Not too shabby.

The bad news is that my legs have gone to nothing. I could normally do 30 squat-thrusts; today I was able to do sixteen before my legs threatened to give. My knee gave me no unusual trouble, so that was reassuring, but it was still annoying that I burned out on the legs so quickly.

On the other hand, my leg stamina seems to be okay. I was able to do the running machine at my full speed for the full 20 minutes, so I guess it's not all bad.