No Chocolate This Month

         Guuzaka                                                                                                          2025-02-28

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No Chocolate?!

So last month, January 2025, I uploaded a short post celebrating 15 Years of the Guuzaka brand. 🎂 This also simultaneously marks 5 Years of Atazaka, since the 2 brands were created on the very same day. 🍓 Now to get straight to the meaning of this month's title: No Chocolate This Month. 🚫🍫 Just what could that possible mean?! Did I literally not get to eat any chocolate? True, I did not get hands -- mouth on any nice chocolate this month. That would be the super literal definition of this title, but what if I told you that there is another meaning to this? 😲 Yes, keep reading.

Hardly A Surprise

Chances are when you come to look at content from my brands, it is almost certainly YouTube. 👀 Maybe Instagram. My Blogger statistics tell me that there are some readers, albeit significantly less than in comparison to YouTube. So you will very will know that there has be no new content uploads for February 2025. 🥱 I know. How boring and depressing of me to not upload anything. 😴 Will this finally change for March 2025? Will I Spring forward for Spring and Spring out some interesting things? 🌼 Let me tell the truth: there is a 50% chance I will, a 50% chance I will not. 😐 I would say more, but for now, I will end this entry here and bring more information in March 2025.

Maybe I will taste some chocolate by then? 🤔 Even if it is not heart-shaped and full of toxic preservatives? 😝 Not that I eat those kind of chocolates to begin with, but I felt a random urge to poke fun at how loaded the ingredients are in a lot of sweets are on the shelf. So much so, that I came across an article sometime this month about the United Kingdom pulling a whole bunch of candies from the United States off the shelves because the contained various poisons. ☠ Wow. North America ought to get on board with the rest of the world and ban problematic ingredients. Maybe then people will stop complaining about how much worse North American food tastes in comparison to that of the old world continents. 😳

December 13th Entry: November Uploads

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December 13th Entry: November Uploads

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Guess what will happen if you walk past a black cat,🐱‍👤 or go underneath a bridge?🌉 🤔 If you guessed nothing, congratulations! 😀 You are a winner! 🤑 Seriously, people come up with such dumb superstitions that have absolutely no truth to them! 😆 If there is any truth though, this is the last Friday 13th of the decade. 😐 That's right, 18 days till a new decade begins. 🌠 Do I have some special things planned? 😮 You bet I do! ⭐ For now, I will be discussing the November 2019 uploads, including the videos that were intended to be upload within that batch. By that, I'm talking about the early December 2019 uploads, that are not considered part of the batch for December 2019.

Unboxing Towels, Pillow Cases, And Socks From Simon's

Visit Simon's here. I love 100% Egyptian cotton towels. 😌 They feel so fine, and dry so well. Unlike the last time where those were bath towels, these ones I bought were intended for my face. In addition to this, I bought some pillow cases and Jersey socks. The pillow cases are holding up fine, but one of the socks has a slight tear. 😬 The colour washes fine and all, but long term reliability might not be too good... I would not write these socks off as completely unreliable, but certainly not tough and durable either, despite being made in Portugal. As if that was supposed to guarantee toughness anyway. It does sound fancy and exotic though. 😐 Where a product is made does not guarantee superiority. You can buy fine, long lasting things from China, so long as the manufacturer is a respectable one that values durability.

Two Toques From Sporting Life

a Tuck Shop Trading Co. Unisex Chinatown Toque and a Coal Headwear Unisex The Lodge Beanie. Which of these two is better? 🤔 The Tuck Shop Trading Toque. Why do I say this? Because it will keep you warmer than the Coal Toque in weather below 0°C. 🥶 Perhaps if you are bald or have a very short hairstyle that allows your ears to be covered entirely, you may not notice too much of a difference. But for those of us that have high, long, or a voluminous hairstyle of the sort, and want to keep our ears nice and warm, we will appreciate a longer toque. I don't know about you, but I don't like cold-induced earaches! 🤕 Functionality aside, both of these toques look fantastic! 😎

Unboxing Spelt Cookies And Toothpaste From Well

Bite Me! or chocolate chip? Chocolate chip. 🍪 Spearmint, cilantro mint, or frosty mint? Depends on my mood, though frosty mint is very potent, and the least liked for me. 😶 Now that I have had lots of time to try the cilantro mint plenty of times, I can say that it tastes like a blend of lemon and mint. 🌿🍋 At least on my taste buds, it does. 👅 If you like sweet mint, go with Green Beaver's spearmint. Like the lemony flavour? Cilantro mint. If you just love the powerful, minty blast, frosty mint is the one for you. Oil of Oregano is not tasty, but is a handy thing to have in your home. 👨🏾‍⚕️ 

Unboxing Glass Jars And A Wallet From Amazon

3 glass jars and a wallet. How are they holding up? Nicely. Even though the wallet I bought is listed as a "Travelling" type of wallet, using it as a regular everyday wallet works, too. The Walnew wallets also come in many colours, and even variations, so there is something to suit everyone. In case you are wondering what I am using the glass jars for, I've used them for dry foods like flour, pasta, and cookies. And yes, I've used it in the fridge. The freezer? No, do not use them in the freezer, as these are not freeze-resistant. If you do, I would not be surprised if your lid cracks! 🤯💥

Asphalt 9: Legends - Pininfarina Battista

The Pininfarina Battista is my first Special Event vehicle! 🥳 I hope Gameloft keeps the same formula for future Special Events, where they give you free tries for the new vehicles that nobody owns, as well as some of the other harder ones to get. This event also rewarded lots of tokens and credits. 💰 In past events, they only gave you tokens for the races involving the Special Event king. Despite the ease of getting the Pininfarina Battista, I do not like that we had to get it to two stars before getting the packs released for it. 😒 This is problematic, because there was still a paywall car, that did not get a Car Hunt, or Unleashed Event, during the run of that Special Event. Is this case, that vehicle was the Vanda Electrics Dendrobium. 🙄 If you did not have it, the Ferrari 812 SuperFast, or Aston Martin DBS Superleggera fully maxed out, getting the Pininfarina Battista to two stars or more will be impossible. And by the time you dumped tokens into one of these things to get all their stars, you will not have enough to buy blueprints for the Pininfarina Battista. Unless you either pay with real money, or happen to be one of those God Players with 50,000+ tokens. 😶 Still, I am glad to win a vehicle I wanted to see in the game. 😎⚡

A dead Porsche 911 Targa 4S

Unboxing Einkorn Cookies And Flour From Vitacost

The cookies taste good, and so does the flour, once baked. Not much more I honestly have to say about these goods. They arrived in good condition without bugs, mold, or other nastiness. 👍🏾 You can also get these from Vitacost or Jovial directly.

Unboxing Three Pairs Of Agloves

I did not actually end up returning the white pair. Instead, I gave it away to a relative. How well do Agloves hold up in cold weather? After testing them, I can tell you that the results were extremely predictable: no good. 🥶 in weather below 0°C, you will find your hand getting very cold rather quickly. In terms of touchscreen functionality, they function amazingly well. 😎 And yes, I have been able to successfully handwash my Agloves without them getting damaged. I mention this just in case anyone was wondering if they lose functionality after getting rinsed. If you are interested in these gloves, do not bother with the Original Sport. Only buy the Polar Sport. 🧤 Unless you do not give two rats about keeping your hands warmer, then by all means go for the Original Sport. 🥴 Keep in mind that they are also less grippy, too. As someone who has used and tested both, it makes me wonder why the Original Sport even exists, considering the Polar Sport is superior to it. But hey, to each their own. 🦙 The Original Sport does have the fabulous red, that the Polar Sport does not come in. I hope they will make a red version of it in the future. 🙏🏾

Unboxing Blue Jim Halo Sunglasses From Amazon

Remember Unboxing White Jim Halo Polarized Sports Sunglasses? Well, now I have decided to buy a blue pair of Jim Halo's that are larger, and slightly gradient. I have only worn them outdoors once between the time of that unboxing and the typing of this blog post. My impressions? 🕶 The gradient lenses felt a little weird at first. Seeing as though this was my first time ever wearing gradient sunglasses, this probably explains it. Gradient idiosyncrasies aside, they are beautifully clear as you would expect from Jim Halo. 😎 If you wanted blue, stylish, quality, gradient sunglasses that will not break the bank, these Blue Jim Halo Sunglasses will not disappoint you! 🤩

Casual Instrumental Noise Session Episode #27

Me playing Christmas tunes badly -- NEXT! 🎄🎶 What, you wanted to read more than just that? 🤨 Well, sorry, I unfortunately do not have much more to say, other than I need to stop playing the tenor recorder only during Casual Instrumental Noise Sessions! 😳 Seriously, I need to treat the instrument with far more respect than that. ☹ Definitely something I need to change for 2020! 😖

What's Next & Other Topics

If you have seen my Tweet from 3 days ago, then you will know that there would have been 3 outdoor videos recorded. While they obviously were not intended for the November 2019 batch, they were very much intended for the December 2019 batch. If you noticed from this set of uploads, there were no outdoor videos. 😢 Outdoor videos are a huge part of the Guuzaka brand. However, seeing as though there is only 18 days left of 2019 -- AKA the 2010 decade, this only leaves me with the week of December 15 - 21 to edit videos. After that, things will likely get too busy to do editing for several videos. Therefore, I only have a few days left to record anymore videos I intend to include in the December 2019 batch. As for the decade end special video -- wait, am I even supposed to talk about that right now? 🤫

The Tesla Cybertruck! 😝 There has been several all-electric vehicles unveiled in 2019, but none other than the Tesla Cybertruck has captured so much attention! 🤯 Yes, some of you are going to say that much of it is negative attention, but much of it is also positive attention. 👏🏾 The thing did shock my eyeballs at first, but the shock very quickly turned into awe! 😍 Do I care that the windows broke? Absolutely not. In fact, you would not want them to actually be bullet-proof anyway. The reasons?

1. It would make rescuing occupants inside dangerous

2. Real bullet-proof glass would make the vehicle heavier than what it already is. This will lead to a much compromised ride, range, and a host of other issues associated with a portly curb weight.

So there you have it. Will I buy the truck? Well, no because I do not have the money right buy a vehicle in the first place. Secondly, the fact the Cybertruck is missing so many legal requirements for production, has caused some to dismiss it as fake. It has no crumple zone, windshield wipers, side mirrors, brand badge, or licence plate. And notably, its headlights are apparently not legal. 😬 For me, and thousands of others, those sci-fi headlights are a major source of interest. Perhaps Tesla can make the strip broader, and maybe add a slight spit that will allow them to signal left or right to make them legal? 🤔 I am not an automotive legal expert, so who knows. If the they do not shrink the truck, and manage to keep it looking terrifying sci-fi, I will buy one. All-electric + pickup truck = 😍💚💚😍

April 30th Entry: Loving The Lake

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April 30th Entry: Loving The Lake

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There are nine videos in this batch of uploads, three of which are dedicated to the lake. 🌊 It has been quite a while, not terribly long though, since I've visited the lake. Filming the April 2019 lake videos has reminded me how lovely it is to be by Lake Ontario. To find out more about my time down there, read the appropriate areas of this blog post. Let's dive into the videos! 😎🌊📸⭐

Asphalt 9: Legends - The Long Hunt For The Ferrari LaFerrari!

While this video comes in at just under two hours, the original video was over that! 🤯 But unfortunately, the audio was badly out of sync with the video... 😭 Well, most of it. Therefore, I had to remove it which also allowed me to speed it up easily. There would  be no point in watching Asphalt 9 without any sound at the original speed. Audio issues aside, the hunt for the hyper hybrid red colt was successful! 😎🐎 It really is a shame that Greedloft only gives it four cans, before you have to watch 7+ advertisements to refill it... 😣 Not cool. I've said it numerous times in videos, but not here, so I'll say it: either a) remove the fuel system. b) Double the number of fuel points the vehicles currently have. Example: 6/6 vehicles would become 12/12, 5/5 = 10/10 and you get the idea. That way, it would give players so much more freedom to enjoy their favourite cars, while Greedloft could still implement ads for those that managed to burn through all of it. 

Healthy Planet Canada Unboxing

Crofter's Organic Strawberry Jam 235ml, Druide Citronella Repellent Spray 250mL, Joy of the Mountains Oil of Oregano 30mL, Green Cricket Body Lotion Lavender 500mL, Jason Soothing Aloe Vera Body Wash 887mL, Glee Gum Triple Berry 16 Pieces, and Glee Gum Sugar-Free Lemon Lime 15 Pieces. Whew! 😅 That was a lot of product names to copy and paste! Now, you can obviously see what I unboxed simply by looking at the photo below, or from the video's thumbnail. What you want to know is how good these products are. The strawberry jam is nothing special. Tastes great, mild and natural. Not like one of the other brands where you tell they've added extra sugar to it. I have not recently tested the citronella oil, so I cannot comment on it. In the past, I found it to be effective against mosquitoes, but do not know how well it holds up now. The oil of oregano is amazing! 👍🏾 It's done a great job for helping to ward off colds. It's not bulletproof, but it sure does help a lot. The lavender lotion smells just like the essential oil, but is not overwhelming. That said, if you have sensitive skin, you should avoid it. The aloe vera body wash is refreshing and non-irritating. The glee gum just tastes like gum riddled with cane sugar. While cane sugar is nice, I expect gum to last and freshen your mouth. This gum does not do that. Well, at least not the flavours I chose. Overall, I'm satisfied with most of these goods I bought. I just wish they'd have those Nature's Path Granola Bars Berry Strawberry 5x35g in stock. 😛

Casual Instrumental Noise Session Episode #20

Yeh, the usual madness. Don't worry, not every single episode is going to feature merchandise. In fact, you will be pleased, sad, or indifferent to hear that Episode #21 does not have products with their brand names smiling and waving at you. 🤣😂 Well, the videos aren't sponsored, but you know what I mean when I say that. Anyways! Products aside, I finally bought a Selmer Series II Bass Saxophone - Silver Plated!!! 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥 You know what that emoji means, right? Yeah, I think you do. 😳

Asphalt 9: Legends - Welcome To The Caribbean!

This marks the first episode where I strayed away from the once-a-month recording of Asphalt 9. The Caribbean was just too special to ignore. 😎🌴🌞🌊🥥🥭 Both of my parent, and much of my relatives came from it. Some are still living on some of the islands. Ah, I really do need to visit it again someday. For now, let us discuss this episode. As mentioned in the video, the tracks are pretty and all, but not very fun to drive on. They are very twisty, and painfully tough to master -- especially when they feature that rainforest section. 🌴🌴😵🌴🌴 The short ones without it are ok, though. The career races require you to use a convertible or topless car. The problem? Majority of them are locked away behind tokens...🙄 I tell you man, an Asphalt game without tokens would be great! 😍 Too bad, it's not reality. 💔 Thankfully, tokens are not as tough as they were to get in Asphalt 8, but still. Did I tell you that this video has audio in sync? 😎 Yeah, and so will the May 2019 Asphalt 9 videos.

Playing Yoshi's Story On BlackBerry Passport

23.7 gigabytes! 🤯😱😲 That's how big this video turned out to be. You see, it's reasons like this why many aren't flocking to other platforms. YouTube, despite all the pains, pangs, and treatment towards creators, allows you to upload video sizes all the way up  to 128GB at no cost to you, anytime, any day of the week, as much as you want. Till other platforms can match or best that, YouTube will forever reign as the video uploading king. Uploading and size aside, it felt amazing to not only play, but record this nostalgic game! 😄 Sure, it was awkward as first with the BlackBerry Passport keyboard controls, but it became better when I got them figured out.

General Motors Canada: Brief Commentary and Discussion

Really wanted to do this commentary while walking around the headquarters, but alas! I did not do that, because there was a whole heap of people in the area that made me nervous. Funnily, this video also happened to be filmed during a holiday weekend, too. 😐 Wait, that itself explains why there were so many people: it's because this place is also home to a wildlife area and campgrounds further east. Anyways! Let's talk about General Motors! 💭 I have not been closely following the news with what's happening in the United States. For Canada, we know that the Oshawa plant is going. What will happen next? It is still uncertain. I may have heard a word about it being turned into a commercial area. If true, it will take time, perhaps years, to get the area cleaned up and turned into something else. 

I've said it in the video itself and the video description, but I think the best thing Canada can do is put its own automotive brand into the facility and headquarters. Sure, that's going to take some time, but it will be damn well worth it! 😤 It will show the world that Canada no longer only manufacturers foreign nameplates, but that it is also strong, creative and innovative. 🚙🍁 Let's go, Canada! 🍁 You can do it! ✅ I believe in you! 🙏🏾

Nokia Lumia 1520 4K Lake Ontario McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve April 2019 Visit

It's amazing how a 2013 smartphone like the Nokia Lumia 1520, can still take such fine videos. It wasn't the warmest day, but it was so refreshing to walk through the trails, listen to the animals, then come down to the coastline to film the waves and nearby surroundings. 😎🌊🎥 One advantage the cold weather has is the absence of mosquitoes, but that won't last too long... 😬 I welcome the warm weather, but I do not welcome the mosquitoes, ticks and other biters...😶 So, um, yeah, if you plan to do videos and photoshoots in outdoor areas, remember to bring protection such as the citronella I discussed above. Lyme disease or West Nile Virus are both terrible things...🤒

BlackBerry Passport 1080p@60FPS Lake Ontario McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve April 2019 Visit

Though it may have looked cool to see the BlackBerry Passport in the Nokia Lumia 1520 and iPhone 6s Plus' videos, watching and editing this was no fun. 😴 Next time, I will hold it and pan it around to make it not only more interesting for myself, but for viewers. Unless you were just "listening" to the waves, then sure. Watching? You're going to fall asleep -- wait, maybe that's another thing this video could be good for! 🤣😂

🔇iPhone 6s Plus 4K Lake Ontario McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve April 2019 Visit

A gorgeous video, but had to remove the sound...😒 Next!

What's Next & Other Ramblings

 So yes, if you're a gamer or outdoors person, you will be pleased with the April 2019 uploads. I do have plans to do more Lake videos, so if you enjoyed those above, you will want to stay tuned for May 2019. 🌊 Enjoyed the fact this month brought two Asphalt 9 videos? You will again, be pleased to know that May 2019 will also bring two as well. 🎮 This will not be the case for every month, but just confirming this for May. As mentioned above, Casual Instrumental Noise Session Episode #21 has been filmed, and it will feature something from nature. 🌲🌳 Nothing to get excited about, but it will be a refreshing departure from the merchandise you've seen for the past several episodes. 😅 Well, I guess that's all I have to say. Have a safe weekend. 🌞🌊

March 31st Entry: Spring Gaming

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March 31st Entry: Spring Gaming

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Though the gaming videos featured in the batch of uploads I'm about discuss were filmed before "Spring day" I still feel that it's a fairly accurate title. 3 gaming videos, and one talk video about a game. 😲 Yes, that's right: a talk video. FINALLY! 🥳 Though they take some work to put together, the end results are highly satisfying. So now let us dive into each of these videos! 🌊🌸🏵🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🥀☘🌱 Because there's a garden in the spring ocean. That's why. 😂🤣 Anyways, disregard that remark and read along! 😆

Casual Instrumental Noise Session Episode #19

Lights out + Fidget spinners + vocals = the 19th episode of the musical madness. ⚡🎵🔥 Though that only lasted for a few minutes of the episode, it is certainly bound to have you intrigued, weirded out or indifferent? 😐 Various emotions, needless to say. Noticed the lack of tinny, scratchy audio distortions in this one? That's because I did not film this episode with the iPhone 6s Plus. 😆 Mind you, am I not trying to say that the iPhone 6s Plus has horrid video quality. I have already mentioned why I have that problem in numerous entries, so rather than bore you about what's causing it for me, I encourage you to read December 4th Entry: The Novemberian Crowd and scroll to "Lynde Creek Autumn 2018 iPhone 6s Plus 4K" Even better, comment on that video if you have a solution. I guess I don't have much else to say about the episode, other than for you to watch it! 🧨🎶🎵 Glowing fidget spinners are oh-so-much-fun to work with! 😄

Asphalt 9: Legends - Antonio Vivaldi

Oh, Antonio Vivaldi! 🎻 How sweet and fine your music is! 🎵 As sweet as it is, putting together the soundtrack was not. 😬 Back in July 2017 when I uploaded "Asphalt 8 With Video Game Soundtracks" that video was 43 minutes. It seems as though I must have forgotten that putting together a soundtrack is not as quick as it seems. 😶 It's not painstakingly long either, but definitely not as easy as simply throwing a bunch of song together and calling it a day. This video is just shy of two hours, so definitely wasn't a quick task! 😅 As you can tell from their rare presence on my channel, these types of videos aren't a norm on GuuzakaTube. For the video back in 2017, I intentionally wanted to put music on it, for the fun of it. Such was not the case with this video. I only did it because I could not commentate on it at the time. Contrary to what I said in the call-to-action, the out of sync audio had nothing to do with why I did not include narration. Anyways! If you love the viola d'amore, Antonio Vivaldi, Asphalt 9, one of the three, or all of the mentioned, then you will enjoy this video. It's certainly unique from the usual Asphalt 9 videos on YouTube that typically feature pop, dance or electronic music.

iHerb Unboxing March 2019

So, is iHerb just another one of those random Health Food Websites, or are they actually good? 🤨 My experience with them has been good, thus far. Mind you, I have only bought from them once to date, but it was a good, fast experience. I placed an order on Monday, and had the parcel come all the way from California to Ontario by Friday that same week. 😎 Now before some of you say, "I've had goods from further places arrive sooner than that" Let me tell you that I did not use any sort of "express shipping" when I made the order. Perhaps it helped that I did place the order in the morning/early afternoon? Either way, they are clearly experienced with shipping to Canada.

So my goods! How are they holding up so far? The Weleda Face Balm is as good as the reviews said it was, so that's great. 😎 The Epic Dental Gum taste great. Between the Orange-Mango and Fresh Fruit flavours, I personally prefer the Fresh Fruit. As one of the reviewers noted, the flavour runs out very quickly. 😐 Like, really quickly. 👎🏾 Thankfully, they do have 50 in a pack. The package is a plastic cylinder at 7.6cm x 5.1cm x 5.1cm,  and weighs 0.09 kg. It cost $7.21 CAD at the time I wrote this post. Random nitpick: I do not like how the gum does not melt on your tongue, after keeping it there for a while. A bit of a strange thing to point out, but just saying. The original Juicy Fruit for instance, does melt.

TunnelX: Direct Screen Recorded Gameplay

Before uploading this video, the last BlackBerry 10 gaming video I uploaded was on March 08, 2018! 😱🤯 That's right, more than 1 year ago...😶 Well, this month presents you with not one, but two BlackBerry 10 gaming videos. They may be of the same game, but with different setups. If you've watched my BlackBerry 10 gaming videos (hopefully not the ATA branded ones! 😳) you will notice that they have both external and internal sounds. Well, truth is, I had to capture the in-game audio with an external microphone. It was not too much of a big deal, because at least it allowed me to pair the captured audio with footage recorded internally from the BlackBerry Q10. For some reason with my BlackBerry Passport, I don't know why the internal audio stops playing whenever a screen recording application starts running in the background. 😬

I don't know if it's a problem with all BlackBerry Passports, just mine, or a perhaps a problem that is relevant to all BlackBerries running OS 10.3.3? 😣 Who knows... Do you? 🤨 It's great that the screen recorder saves the entire video and captures external audio, but narrations alone are not sufficient. Unless, of course, the game has no audio then that's a different story. Majority of games do. Audio issues aside, it was great to record and play TunnelX again! 🥳

TunnelX: Secondary Camera Recorded Gameplay

The alternate setup. Certainly not anything new. I have done this before, with some of my iPhone 6s Plus gaming videos during the times when the internal audio was abysmal. As I've noted numerous times, the advantage of this setup is the powerful audio. It is not as desirable as watching screen recorded gameplay. Maybe for some people, they like watching your hands actually playing the game? 🤔 Who knows. To each their own. Most will agree that internally recorded videos are superior. All in all, I think this video turned out alright.

Top 10 Cars I Want Added To Asphalt 9 Legends

Finally. A talk video with slides. 😱 I have no idea if another one will come soon, but it was great to be able to get this one done. 🎉🎊 Yes! 🚗🎮🕹 So! What is the likelihood of Gameloft adding any of those cars in the video? Extremely slim if I must be honest. Most of the cars that people request are often high performance coupés. And even then, Gameloft still goes ahead and adds the most random cars that nobody asked for, so yeah. 😐 Not something to hold your hopes up high for. I originally intended to do two videos on the Asphalt series: The Top 10 video you see here, and a video about the atrocious changes of the Fast Lane Update in Asphalt 8. The latter did not happen, due to time constraints, so I decided mention some of it in the Asphalt 9 video. What you will not know, is the fact that the Fast Lane Update part was supposed to be longer. Here is what I was originally going to say after I mentioned the “Top 10 Cars I Want Added to Asphalt 8 Airborne”:

"As much of you will know, I quit that game back in 2018 when it became too horrible to play. Fast forward to 2019, and guess what? They have gone even lower than where I thought they go! Now I have to get this out of the way first, because if you have not seen the commentary videos that other YouTubers have done on Asphalt 8’s Fast Lane Update, it is atrocious. Yes, I said it, which seems counterintuitive to say in a “Top 10 Wishlist sort of video” but you know what? Let’s be real here: how can you feel good about the longterm future of Asphalt 9 Legends, based on their appalling treatment towards Asphalt 8 Airborne? Let’s just say that they should have terminated Asphalt 8 before the start of 2019, and allocate their resources towards making Asphalt 9 better. The game that they wanted us to play so badly. Mind you, Asphalt 9 is good so far, but purposefully making your predecessor as crappy as possible in order to coax people into upgrading, reminds of when Apple was slowing down their older iPhones to make people upgrade to the notches! Not cool Gameloft. Not cool at all!"

And here is what I ended up saying:

"My oh my! It has been forever since I have done a talk video with slides! Now if this title looks eerily familiar to a video you may have seen already, that’s because it should. That was “Top 10 Cars I Want Added to Asphalt 8 Airborne” which I have done all the way back in January 2018. And, um, yeah! Speaking of that game, it has now turned into a state of despair as of the January 2019 Fast Lane Update, but that’s a whole other subject on its own. Now let’s get down with this top 10 list!"

The highlighted part is the reason why I took it out. It is certainly not because I'm afraid of taking savage. Quite the opposite, actually. 😂🤣 But because I felt that it was far too distracting from the video's topic. I felt that I would be better off going full-in on it, or just keeping it brief. So this begs the question: will I be releasing a commentary video on the Fast Lane Update? Nah. I don't think I see the point anymore. I have already touched on it twice within the Asphalt 9 video, and because I don't play Asphalt 8 anymore, I honestly can't be bothered with it. Oh, and now that I typed out what I was originally going to say, it makes it even more of a waste of time and resources to consider doing now. So what do you think? Should I have kept the original line in, or was I right in not detracting from the original subject of a Top 10 list? Comment and let me know. 📝

What's Next & Other Ramblings

If you are a reptile owner or admirer, chances are you watched a lot of snake videos. If you have seen the latest controversy going on, it's the spider royal python potentially getting banned from certain venues. I believe this applied to expos in Europe, so I'm not sure where else it may have happened. Several YouTubers expressed their opinions stating they should be banned because of their neurological wobbling. Others, particularly the "more experienced" people disagree with the move for a ban. What do I, GuuzakaTube, think about it? I posted the following comment on NERD's video:

"So after watching this video, I still believe that something should be done. No, I do not think they should be banned, because when bred and cared for properly, they're largely functional. What I think is that breeders should work towards phasing them out. 💡 Many different problem-free morphs and species of snakes exist out there, so why stick with a morph that can have mild to severe motor problems? Kevin himself even admitted that there's no way to tell how severe the offspring will come out, meaning that the morph is clearly dicey. He also admitted to breeding the "worse" wobbler he owns, after he just said that he believes in proper self-regulation. 🤨 Not exactly a good example of self-regulation right there... He clearly does care and know a lot about snakes, but just saying. 😐 Anyways! Spider business aside, I give him props for bringing in so many cool python morphs into the pet trade! 😎👍🏾⭐🐍"

Another thing I want to ramble about is the use of hole punch selfie cameras. 🙈 You have seen them most notably on the Samsung Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+. Goodness gracious, is it really that bad to have slim bezels like on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9? An all-glass display does not offer any useful functionality. 😐 All it does is make the phone more fragile and prone to accidental touches. Are manufacturers going to stop this stupid race to the most bezelless display? Sadly, it does not look like it. 😑 One can hope they will miraculously go back to removable batteries, headphone jacks and microSD cards. Many devices still offer headphone jacks and microSD cards, but for how much longer? 

Smartphones and wobbling pythons asides, you can expect to see gaming videos next month, a noise session, and I'm not sure about what else. Maybe a creek video or unboxing? 🌊 Time will tell. 

That's It: First Brief Look

GuuzakaTube                                                                                                  04-13-2018

That's It: First Brief Look

Boy, it's a cloudy, rainy day again in southern Ontario. During the earlier part of the day yesterday, there was a lot of loud thunderings in the sky. Not the case today. Anyways! For this entry, I'm here to take a look at a website called "That's it". I know, that's quite a generic name, and it's funny considering that it doesn't specialize in generic products at all. Quite the opposite actually. I'll take their official blurb from their About Us page and quote it below:

"That's it.® is a snack company dedicated to simple and easy ingredients made from real fruits, veggies, and dark chocolate.

We only use natural, non-GMO fruit and veggies sourced from organic-practicing farms. Our goal is to make eating healthy snacks easy and stress-free. No washing, cutting or peeling required. Plus, we don’t add any preservatives, colors, or try and trick you by adding sugars and renaming them high-fructose syrup. Our products have 5 or fewer ingredients that you can pronounce.

Whether you are headed to the gym or in between work meetings we have a snack for you that you can feel good about.


That's it.® products are non-GMO, vegan, kosher, and gluten-free. We are Paleo certified and Whole30 compliant."

So know you may have a better understanding of why they call themselves That's it: because when you read their simple ingredients, you'll probably be like, "Wow, that's it?" So the name is pretty clever if you ask me. It's refreshing to see a health and diet website that does revolve around all those junky powders, chemical-filled bars and "magical" weight less pills. Those types of products will never be discussed or looked at on my blog. I'm not into pill this, pill that, at all. Now time to take a look at 5 of their products and then comment on them. Oh, before I do that, let me be honest with you by telling you three things:

1. I have not used, or in this case, eaten any of their products up to this date

2. This post is not sponsored. Probably very obvious, as nothing has been sponsored on this blog to date, just in case you may have been under that impression when you see the "Contains affiliate links" at the bottom of each blog post that has been monetized with such links.

3. All images belong to That's it.® and are being used fairly for the purpose of discussion and commentary.

APPLE + APRICOT BITES

Apples, apricots and dark unsweentened chocolate? 😛 Yes! I don't know about you, but apricots taste great in jam, great on their own, so I can just imagine how good they'd taste with apples and chocolate. At 52g, it does look like these packages are probably quite small. As disclosed above, I've never ordered them before, so I might dead wrong on that. They could be larger than what 52 grams may seem.

APPLE + CHERRY BITES

Between the Apple+Cherry versus the Apple+Strawberry combination, I just had to pick this one for my list. Why? Well, duh! It's because it sounds much tastier to me! 😆 Strawberries are sweet and all, but cherries are even punchier. 

APPLE + PEAR + GINGER

So as you can see on the package itself, this is one of their Zest offerings, for self-explanatory reasons. Why eat a zesty bar? Because it can spice up your mood a little, and wake up your taste buds. "No duh! Everybody knows that, GuuzakaTube" And if you literally just said that after reading that sentence, then LOL! 🤣 This combination sounds really good, without being over the top with zestiness. Can you imagine if they used cayenne pepper alongside the ginger?  🔥🤯🤪🔥 Yeah, I think my use of emojis there sums it up.

APPLE + MANGO

Have you noticed something yet? 🍎 Every product they have, save for the not-so-tasting-looking-vegetable bars, all have apple combined with something else. For those that don't know, it's probably to keep costs down. If this entire 35g package were to be made entirely of organic mangoes, it would probably cause it to cost a lot more, as opposed to mixing it partially with a cheaper fruit like an red iPhone 8 plus apple. A lot of companies do this, so That's It certainly isn't the only one that does this. In fact, almost every company does this. That said, pure offering of course exist, but as such, they command a higher price. Detail diving aside, apples and mangoes sound wonderfully good together. They taste great on their own, so why not mash them together and see how you like it?

APPLE + CHERRIES

Another Cherries+Apple recommendation? Why not? Surely, there are other products, but because I'm writing this, I'm only focusing on the things that would interest me, and potentially you, the most. Now unlike the other products I mentioned earlier, this one obviously does not have chocolate in it. So if, for whatever, you don't like dark unsweetned chocolate, then you'll naturally choose something like this over the chocolate-laden version.

Wrap up

So! This has been it for my entry on this healthy snacks website. It does not look like these guys have a YouTube channel, so I couldn't make any notes on that. If you found this entry helpful or have tried any of these products before, comment below and let me know. 😎🍎🍐