The first destination of the first trip in 2007.

I like Sue. :D.

Your New Year banner: Japanese favour the boar, whereas Chinese go with the pig. The pig is cuter, but the boar is more serious.

Aw, it's cute that you like Sue. I was born in Chicago oh so long ago, and another important event happened there while I was on a school field trip...

And as for the teeth, we might have been blinded anyway. I hope the unpleasant thing was not too awful. Now we are in suspense!

TK

I love the banner too! :)

Wow! Dinosaurs, pizza and white teeth!!! What a city!! ;)

I hope that tomorrow's "bad incident" wasn't too bad! :)

I don't have to repeat myself again but you are probably use to this.... I M SO JEALOUS OF YOU RIGHT NOW!!! :-) Now next time you fly again, do you need a companion???? I can fly for free as well.

I'm so unmotivated on my first day of work!! Anyway have fun in the US and please be reminded of your fellow bloggers who have to work :-(

YOU WENT TO CHICAGO TO GET YOUR TEETH WHITENED?????

I'm hoping that was just a side benefit. :-) Actually $400.00 is a pretty good deal. Did they do the gel treatment or the laser? Are your teeth sensitive? If so use the new sensodyne toothpaste PreNamel.

OMG Sue, she's fantastic! I would love to see her.
I laughed when I read that she was made possible by McDonalds.

Your life is not always so crappy Shigeki, you just had a crappy day. :-(
I hope it will get better. :-)

Sorry about the typo, that's ProNamel .

I need to get my teeth whitened, too. I should have done it while I was in Thailand (along with getting my crowns done). But I can't wait to see your pearly whites. Will you be back in Tokyo in March? I am really, really hoping I can go to graduation. It's March 13 in Shimane, but I will spend some time in Kanto, too. Glad to hear the guy gave you a suite upgrade. It never hurts to smile and be nice, no matter how many people think you are nuts. Take it from someone who used to give tours at Disneyland!

You going to visit Toronto this weekend -- you're close :) And winter's been cancelled in the North American northeast... So your teeth won't have to compete for whiteness with much snow :)

Enjoy Chigaco. Sue isn't the biggest dinosaur in the U.S. though -- that would be the President! :)

those stuffed pizzas are sooooooo cheesyyyyyyy. we barely ate half of it when we were in chicago. loved the garett's caramelized popcorn tho. well, I hope you're not too affected by the unpleasant event!

Hi William,

She is marvelous, isn't she? :-) Thanks for liking my new year banner. Well, unfortunately, this year, in Japan, it's not the year of pig. :-( So I had to go with the boar. You have a fantabulous day!

HI T.Kevin,

I am so in love with her, I think. :-) Wow, I didn't know you were born in Chicago. That's nice. A midwest person :-) Unplesant thingy is still unpleasant but I was told this year would not be great by the fortune teller, yeah, I guess she was right. :-( You have a fantabulous day!

HI TigerYogi,

Thanks very much. Well, The bad incident was pretty bad :-( Oh well. But I guess I put up with it. You have a fantabulous day!

Hi Ian,

Well, you are not jealous of the part that some item got stolen, no? Don't worry. I had to work today, too. So I am not fully on vacation right now :-( huh.. You have a fantabulousd day!

Hi Maggie,

No, it was just a side benefit, yes. :-) I think they did put gel on the teeth and turned on greenish light on my teeth. I thought my teeth would be sensitive as my friends told me about that but I didn't feel anything :-) Yay. Well, my life for today is so crappy but I think I will put up with it. You have a fantabulous day!

HI GaijinGirl,

I think I did it because it's been a year since I quit smoking and they got white alright but they are not freakishly white. I thought they would become freakishly white :-( By the way, you know about the college dude from Portland? He is bothering me again :-( UGH! You have a fantabulous day!

HI Steve,

hahaha. Mark suggested that I'd have to go there and I probably will this year when it's not too cold. :-) Sue is very adorable and I did enjoy my visit to Chicago... I think... You have a fantabulous day!

HI Tiptup,

I think someone can throw up after eating those because you get nautious if you dont' feel good in the first place :-) I am so devastated that I still have to work!!! UGH! You have a fantabulous day!

I hope you had fun in Chicago and got to do some good shopping.