It's heart that counts.

Sun, 11 May 2008

So I had to go to India for work for awhile. I wasn't able to blog from there because I was so tired after work and depressed a little bit because I didn't have easy access to fantabulous non-indian food. On top of that, I was so hoping I'd run into a Bollywood type star and fall in love. That didn't happen. Now, I am back in Japan. I prefer Japanese food...Wow. Anyway, when I was grocery shopping (yes, I now grocery shop which I didn't because I have a man to fix dinner for but it's a long boring story so I will skip that detail) yesterday at this supermarket, I heard two kids chuckling and they came to me and asked "Is that white box on the top coffee?" and I said "Nope, that's creamer. What kind of coffee did you need?" They were 8 year old and 10 year old kids. Brothers. They told me they "secretly" came to the supermarket to pick up something for their mother on Mother's day. They looked so excited about buying a thing for their mother. They also asked "Do you think our mom would be happy if she got this?" And I smiled and said "Yes, but she'd be happy even if you got her a pocket tissue thingy. It's heart that counts." But I guess that was difficult for them to understand. I helped them get the coffee and they said "Thank you!" delightfully and ran away to the cashier. They were so adorable. I hope their mother was very happy today and should be proud of very well behaved considerate kids. It was one of the happiest moments to see this week. Yes, of course, I took my mother, grand mother, sister, and father to the traditional Japanese place for lunch today for Mother's day. A grown-up version of Mother's day costs a lot.... Anyway, happy brand new week! I hope i can blog more now.

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so blahing....

Wed, 23 April 2008

1...My computer at home was broken for awhile so I didn't update the blog unfortunately. If you still visit this site, stay tuned :)
2... Yesterday was Earth day, and this week is Earth week. What did you do to save this beautiful planet today? To be completely honest, I didn't do anything particular. But I didn't drive. I walked back home. I didn't vomit so I guess I didn't harm this planet more than I need to, today :)
3... I didn't know you are not allowed to get into Central Park in NYC at night. That was first. Not that I live there anyway but good to know.
4... My boss is really soft spoken and quiet. Sometimes, it's very difficult for me to catch what he is saying as his voice is very silent. I am not the only one who says this. Anyway, today, I asked him if he'd approve my purchase for hearing aids. Dude, that was a joke. Chill. But I am so sure he is going to be not nice to me tomorrow :-(
5... There are way too many limited edition KitKats here. This is the current one. Soybean Flour. Soybean Flour is widely used for Japanese sweets or so. This was actually good. Wait a minute, was I not supposed to be on diet for the next 10 weeks? huh...
You have a fantabulous week!

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Non-exciting blahs. Could be boring.

Tue, 18 March 2008

I cannot help but wish for world peace every morning when I read a news paper. And I look up the sky and see the beautiful sunset. This was when I was walking from one of our company's stores to the headquarters. Sure it's not as beatiful as the one I saw in Mont St. Michel last year but I still find this sunset in Tokyo still beautiful. Well, the sun is a little higher but we cannot really see the horizon in the middle of the city :) Here are some boring thoughts for this week so far.
1... So on my way to the office, there is this construction site. Currently, they are doing exterior work. And everytime I pass it by, I tend to inhale deeply to capture the essense of the smell. Thinner. But this is my secret pleasure. I don't tell anyone because I don't wanna sound like a thinner addict. or am I?
2... The spring is around the corner and it will be a few weeks until we get to see the most beautiful time of the year in Tokyo. It's so romantic that Japanese traditional sweets around this time of the year have petals of cherry blossoms. Pink. (They are perfectly modified for food and they are clean for the record.) I like pink. I should wear something pink. I haven't lately! I am in a fashion apparel company where there are a lot of weird looking people with wierd decorations so I won't look weird compared to those people :)
3...BTW, in college, I wanted to study astronomy but I didn't becuase the more I learn about astronomy, the more I get scared. Because it makes you feel your life is a nanosecond. Yeah, I am a weirdo and geeky. :-( Have a wonderful week!

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Spring(?) Greetings from Tokyo, Japan!

Sun, 3 February 2008

Officially, today is the last day of winter according to the calendar. But it's been snowing here in Tokyo today. It's cold. I've been away from blogging due to a mild storke I got, and I was brought to the hospital, a funeral to attend, another preliminary stage of asthma to develop and blah blah blah. But they are all depressing so I will spare you the details. Anyway, I hope I can blog regularly. I hope you are doing well! Spring(?) greetings from Tokyo, Japan!

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unexpectedly workaholic....

Wed, 23 January 2008

My blog was abandoned was abandoned coz.....
1... I had to go to the States on business unexpectedly last week. It was a busy week. I had to work crazy. I thought I didn't have to go on a biz trip at all for this company! But then, I am so sure that the number of biz trips I have to deal with is a lot smaller than when I had to work for the previous company so I should be grateful.
2... Because of the bad jet lag (yes, I am old...), I didn't go out after work when I was on the trip last week. Once, I went to a bar and it was Karaoke night! Yay. I sang in front of 200 or so people. Of course, I sang our homo anthem, Freedom by Wham. I didn't get booed :) Yes, the drunk asian guy who sang up there was me. haha.
3... And I had to work the weekend last weekend as well.
4... I had to go to Seoul for a day trip last Monday and it was a day biz trip. I hate it that Seoul is so close to Tokyo now... I cannot even stay there.
5... And yesterday because of hard work schedule and all, my fever went up to 40 degrees C/ 104 degrees F last night. I couldn't get a day off today due to this specific task I had to take care of. What made this worse is it was snowing earlier today! Since we didn't have snow last winter, I guess this is the usual winter in Tokyo. It's freaking cold today! along with the bad fever, I thought I'd die.... But I feel better than yesterday...brrrrrr.
6... and I have to work this weekend as well :-(
On the other hand, you take good care of yourself! Stay healthy!

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non-issue issues.

Fri, 11 January 2008

1... So this is where I have been coming instead of the usual office. Many geeks like me have to update their skills by going through class room training. Since I am going to handle something I am not familiar with, I am required to attend the training this week. What's ridiculous about this is that it costs 300,000 Yen for a week long class for this system. = US$ 2,737 = 1,864 Euros (wow, JPY is so weak against European currencies!!). Of course, my company pays that. But I still find it ridiculous. And I am wondering if there is any way I can get out of this field since I am fed up with taking lots of classes like this but cannot do anything else for a living. Sugar daddy? or Jackpot? where is it? hehe. I know life's hard. :)
2... It turns out we might have snow on Saturday this week. Snow won't do when I have to wear something pretty for a wedding party. (Not mine if you happen to wonder in any case). At the same time, since we only had one short hour for snow last season, I am kinda looking forward to it. Wait, should I have the second thoughts? I cannot decide....
3... Have you ever burped when you are in the middle of kissing? Have you? Don't do it. Try to hold it under any circumstances! However, I have done something a lot worse than that in college when I was kissing. :) I will let your imagination take care of the rest.
4... I haven't sketched on my blog recently like I used to because I got hard critiques a mild case of inflammation of the tendon sheath by jerking off too much typing too much on the geeky terminal...according to the hot doctor I went to see yesterday.
5... Have a wonderful weeeeeeeekend!!

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Judging too fast is not always the way to go.

Thu, 10 January 2008

Is taking a photo of bills illegal? Or was that photocopying? I forgot. Either way, I hope I am not violating any Japanese laws or international ones. so I modified a photo. Anyway, this is the photo of 2000 Yen Bill = US$18.27 = 12.46 Euros. This is the newest bill and probably the least used bill of all the bills here in Japan. FYI, we have 1,000 Yen, 5,000 Yen, 10,000 Yen bills in addition to this. These are very much used but since 2000 Yen Bill was firstly printed 3 years ago, we are not still used to this, and it's not widely used. A lot of vending machines don't accept them. While the design is very old traditional Japanese (as you can see, it's from the drawing in the 8th century), this is so useless. So when I get 2000 Yen bills as part of change at a cashier, this is like an uninvited guest and I feel "geez" on some levels. I am sure many of us feel the same way when we get it. Why was this made? Because the prime minister who passed away thought it was a very good idea to print the new bills to boost the economy at that time. (I am so embarrassed by saying this even) While it's beautiful on the outside, it may not be useful or not pretty on the inside. That's a very common known thing on this planet even though we tend to forget that? So, this is like a very hunky beautiful porn star who screams so loudly when he shoots but he doesn't shoot much. more like dribbling. Boy, isn't it sad? I hope you got my point :) Have a wonderful Thursday!

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Blah-ing as usual.

Tue, 8 January 2008

1... I read an article the other day that checking e-mail before going to bed is equivalent to drinking two espressos. So you sleep light and it's not good for your rest. Huh... I always check my e-mail before going to bed. I totally sleep deeply. But then I am the one who can sleep right after having an americano. Am I fucked up?
2... I read somewhere that the more you ejaculate sperm, the less risk you get prostate cancer. I have no idea if that's true but yes, I can now say "I am jerking off at least once a day because of prostate cancer prevention" Unfortunately, there is no one to help me out for that prevention at the moment. huh..
3... Jerking off is fantabulous but you know what's better than that? From today, as my "it won't last so long" new year's resolution, I started to join Hot Yoga class. Which is to do a yoga class session in a heated room. It literally is hell when you are doing it but after you are done, it's super refreshing like right after multiple orgasms. really..
4...BTW, for the holiday campaign, 24 out of 40 applicants let me know via comment/e-mail that they got the package. I am not sure if 16 other applicants are still waiting or have received the package but didn't get back to me(ouch!)... I triple-checked the addresses though. Since it's not an express mail, there is no way for me to track the package unfortunately. If you applied and haven't gotten it, I am sorry. Something must have gone wrong.... :-( I hope everyone has received it though.
Have a gorgeous day!! (Make it gorgeous if it doesn't appear to be so.... :) Peace!

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My Geeky workday....

Thu, 20 December 2007

You have seen the data center? I am sure not many of you actually get to go there so I thought I'd share here. My little virtual geeky tour. I am sorry if it's too geeky for you though :-( I am now operating UNIX as well. Yay. Geeks rock!! :) This is my last workday as I am taking a day off today and next Monday is a national holiday so I am having a 4-day weekend! Yay. I wish you a wonderful day! Stay hydrated! You have a very fantabulous day!!

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My good excuse...

Mon, 17 December 2007

I know I was supposed to ship the holiday campaign thingy by the 15th but haven't :-( I didn't know it would take so much time to complete packing 40 packs and as seen in the photo, I have never filled out the custom forms this many before. On top of that, I had a nabe party and got drunk on Wednesday. And I went to this year end party for work on Friday and got drunk heavily. Saturday, I went drinking with this French gentleman (Sorry, Jean-Luc but you are not him :-P) and went to a wine bar and got drunk there. French wine and French dude is a nice combination. Anyway, I don't remember how many glasses we had but it was very great. And in a very long time for the very first time, I have a headache today.... You see December is a month when pepole get drunk a lot here (I am sure Japan is not the only country for this tendency). I am so sure I will be completely alcohol free next month to take good care of my liver. :-( Anyway, I hope this illustrates how busy I have become and couldn't afford my time to complete packaging 40 packs for the holiday thingy. I will have it done by the end of this week hopefully. I bought a labeling sticker sheet for the addressee labels today :) So I hope you will still be able to receive my non-exciting cheapy neo-Japanese gift by the end of this year. I am working on it. But it takes time... please be patient. Now, let me get back to the thing and wish me luck on having this done soon! I wish you a wonderful week!

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Late Autumn/Early Winter Greetings from Tokyo!

Sat, 8 December 2007

On my way to work today (damn it. Tomorrow I will have to work, too), I decided to get up a little early and took a photo of this avenue that is about 10 min walk from my place before it's all gone. It's colder here in Tokyo this year. Ergo, more colors :)
Late Autumn/Winter greetings from Tokyo, Japan!

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My typical weekday...

Wed, 14 November 2007

Well, I didn't have to make this as a slide show but I thought I'd introduce my boring life to you. I know it's nothing special but you get some idea about my non-exciting days :-) You have a fantabulous day!

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while working....

Mon, 12 November 2007

So I had to work yesterday and the day before yesterday. I thought I didn't have to work a lot like I used to.. according to the director who interviewed me... If I have to keep working like this, I guess I will have another half year long vacation starting next spring :-) Anyway, I had to go to this location where has exactly the same settings as a usual store. This place is to demonstrate how the next season's decoration should be done and stuff like that by using the actual settings. And they also take pictures of displaying clothes to show shop staffers how to decorate the clothes and how the arms should be bent, etc. For a geek guy like me, it's pretty interesting to see this. Being alone in an empty store :-) Of course, I saw a lot of naked mannequins like this. When I finished my work, I took a photo of this. It's interesting that mannequins used in the shops are exactly the same as the ones used in our American shops. I mean average Japanese do not have 34 inch inseam for the record...BTW, is it so wrong I got "a little" turned on by this biceps? I must be tired or haven't had sex for a long time. :-) Another BTW, I had a dream about my company acquiring Fred Perry and I was so happy that I was able to wear Fred Perry clothes at work.... It was only a dream... sob. You have a fantabulous week!

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I had to say bu-bye to many clothes :-(

Fri, 2 November 2007

Today was the first day at this company. fashion and apparel. It's a different world. Fancy. Fashionable. Many are dressed nicely. I really have to pay attention to what I wear is what I thought. Because until today, I didn't even pay too much attention to what I wear to be completely honest. The interior of the office is so fancy, too. The big ads are everywhere I go. Lucy Liu, Josh Duhamel, Kiefer Sutherland, etc... Yesterday was just the orientation. Listening to how to do the expesne report and etc. All the basic stuff. We had the orientation all day long in this conference room. There was a big photo of Ken Watanabe almost half naked staring at me. I was so pleased :-) You know it's so cliche to say this but I think my gaydar went "ping ping ping" everywhere I went in the office. I know there are many straight dudes as well but I am sure the percentage of homo should be higher is what I thought. But then, you know how Tokyoites can be metrosexual/fem so I am not 100% certain. While designing, merchadising, anything fancy departments look so gay and stylish, IT is just a backoffice where computer geeks should be hidden from the front :-) It's not as fashionable as other those departments but I will live. The most drawback for working here is not to be able to anything that has a different company's logo that is noticeable from the outside. So I have to say bu-bye to my Polo Ralph Lauren and other things for work clothes :-( I am so sad. Anyway, I will see how it goes. I am hoping I can work here for 6 months at least while I am so sure they expect me to work more than 3 years as I am a permanet employee. Well.. you never know the future :-) Anyway, it's just a boring update. I wish you a fantabulous weekend!

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Where is he?

Wed, 31 October 2007

This is the photo I took last Sunday in the hallway of the hotel I was staying in Portland, Oregon. Why did I take a photo of this? Well, my sense to see ghosts has become weaker since that's what I wanted after the monk training (That was one of the good benefits) but then I still saw ghosts in there. So I thought I took a photo and see if I could capture what I saw. Well, I actually tried four times to take a photo in here but none of them came out good :-( Damn it. How can one take a good ghost photo? Anyway, first, I thought I saw one guy walking ahead of me and went into the room. That was when I realized that was the room I was checking in. I thought I was still badly jet lagged. But then, the same guy was walking ahead of me and looked back at me and ran away to the end of the hallway and dove from the exit door!! That's when I realized he was not the real human being with warm blood. He looked so real and vivid so I couldn't tell the difference at first. Anyway, I kept seeing this guy and I am sure he wanted some attention from me as he killed himself here. But I was too tired and not very nice so I wasn't being polite. Everytime I come back to my room, I saw him doing things here. I thought I was going to take a photo. He even came into my room when I didn't welcome him. But he was harmless so I let him be. :-) Poor guy. If he was hotter, I might have reconsidered :-P Anyway, I thought I'd bring this non-exciting story up on this particular day. For me, the scariest thing right now is that I have to work from tomorrow :-( Ugh. Happy Pumpkin day!

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Is it so wrong to get excited this way?

Mon, 15 October 2007

I am not sure what this is called in English. But since this is so Japanese, I call it as we usually do here. This is Tatami. Tatami is a Japanese flooring rug thingy. It's made of woven straw. As it ages, it gets brownish and doesn't have any smell anymore. I have a Japanese room in my apartment. Yesterday, I called this Tatami place and asked them to replace Tatami. It cost me some but it was about time this had to be replaced anyway. The new tatami. It smells like fresh woven straw. It's fresh. Nice. :-) It's been awhile I smelled this fresh. I do have to apologize that I cannot describe this fresh smell as I don't have huge vocab in English. When the Tatami guy finished his thing, I inhaled to capture this fresh smell. This smell makes me excited oddly. It is like me smelling superglue a lot when I was in junior high school or me smelling gasoline so much when I was in college. Though it's not as intoxicating as superglue :-) It occurred to me there are some things that make me excited oddly like this. Yesterday, in this fancy place, there was the elevator I was about to ride had transparent doors. You can see how elevator moves through the transparent doors obviously. I guess my nerd DNAs made me excited oddly.... But I don't jerk off to any of these in case you happen to wonder.... It's just innocent excitement that I was talking about :-) You have a wonderful week!

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Things ahead of me.

Thu, 11 October 2007

I had fantabulous dinner with a workaholic friend of mine last night. It was fantabulous. Anyway, I realized I will start working again but I hope I won't be a workaholic like him. God, how angry workaholics are!! is what I thought during the dinner. Overall, the dinner was good and the view was fantastic but it was an eye-opener for sure. While I am looking forward to working again, there are some things that I am going to miss... Here are some.
1... When I get sleepy, I take a nap whenever. I've been taking a nap almost every day for 7 months. (Except for monk days). I cannot imagine how people can live without taking a nap.
2... If there are things to do but don't feel like doing them, I always procrastinate by saying "This can wait" so I am not spending time efficiently.
3... What I will miss most will be empty department stores/ any shopping places/ the gym in the middle of a weekday. I will have to put up with crowded department stores, the gym, and etc.
4... Have Jobless days made me self-indulgence? ooohhhhh that's so scary. I should spend this month as a transitional period to make myself a more civil person.
But I keep my head up and move on. Have a fantabulous day!

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resume: to return to or begin again after interruption

Mon, 8 October 2007

1... Hello. From today, I have resumed my blog. I will keep blogging as I used to. The details about my monk days will be presented this weekend. Stay tuned if there is still any visitor :)
2... I only have about a month til I start working. I surely miss my jobless days. I thought I was going to be jobless for a year but instead, it is 7 months. But I got this fantabulous opportunity to work for a company I really liked (especially their philosphy).I know there were some people who got fired because they were too revealing. So I will not mention the name of the company. It's an american apparel company. That's it. I will let your imagination take care of the rest. :-) FYI, nope. I will not be one of those in the shop to say "Oh your ass looks fabulous in them!". I will be a nerd still :-)
3... After fantabulous dinner with friends last night, I drove back to my place. Ergo, no booze. I got pulled over by cops. One of them reached me and asked me to roll down the window. He went "Please let me smell your breath." It was a casual checkpoint for under the influence. He approached and his nose was a few inches away from my mouth. I was like "Seriously?" When I was about to exhale, I burped by accident.. I am so sure he captured every essence of my garlicky breath followed by onions. He immediately stood back... It was an accident... In my defense, how primitive for them it was!!!. I thought Japan was good at inventing stuff! They should've used the detector... On a side note, I am glad the cop was not hot so I didn't have to kiss him instead.
Thanks for visiting the non-exciting site again! Have a fantabulous week!

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My Boring Update

Fri, 21 September 2007

I actually came back to Tokyo several times during the monk thingies which I will explain in detail later this month or next month as another post to have interviews for a job. My original plan was that I wouldn't work til next Spring because I wanted to have a year off. At the same time, I really thought about what my job would be next. There isn't much I could do except for the nerdy work I'd been doing... Eventually, I will have to get a job if I don't get a sugar daddy or a jackpot winning. Also, I didn't wanna be too rusty. So I thought I was going to work for awhile as a contractor. But the job agency introduced this permanent position in IT department at this company. I didn't want it that bad. But after researching on the company I was applying, I really liked their philosophy. So I thought "Well, working for a year here wouldn't be too bad". Besides, no more crazy hours :-) Technically, it may not be as challenging as previously ergo more boring but I can study on my own in my spare time :-) After the third interview, I got the offer letter. I think I am going to take it. The more I researched on the company, the more I wanted to work. The interesting thingy is this is the very first time that I work for the company that sells things to personal consumers. The field is apparel. How gay can it get? I will see how it goes. When I told my friends I'd work here from autumn, they went "You are not good at folding clothes." Well, I am not going to be one of those guys though. After all, I cannot change my career path is what I realized because 1. I like nerdy work like this. 2. I cannot do anything else. 3. I am not married so that I cannot be a stay-at-home dad. Anyway, yes, so jobless days will be over soon. I am excited and sad at the same time :-) You have a pretty weekend!

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Boring Pre-announcement

Wed, 5 September 2007

Hello. How are you doing? I hope you are doing fantabulous. My monk days are over. But it was a very hard/worthwhile/I-don't-wanna-do-it-again time of my life. It was great but I will never do it again :-) The most difficult thing about this training was when I had to squat/ kneel and touch the floor with my forehead and pray 300 times every morning. I literally cried in bed when my legs hurt like mother fudger due to muscle aches. But I did learn many things including that I could never be a monk permanently. I am finally going back to Tokyo tomorrow. One thing I'd love right now is breathe polluted air in Tokyo as everything is so clean here. (The photo was taken near the temple and there is nothing around except for foxes and raccoons.) Isn't that weird? BTW, unfortunately, the traffic to my website hasn't decreased as I wanted. I might have to upgrade the monthly traffic capability or leave it for a little more whlie. Anyway, I might have to run a lot of errands and will have to figure out a lot of things before going back to a normal life. So I will re-start blogging from the end of this month. :-) Anyway, this is my pre-announcement that I will start blogging again later this month (30?) and to let you know I still exist and turned 32 alright :-) Thanks for checking out this boring site still. :-) I pray for your peace and health even though my prayer isn't that helpful (I am sure it's a lot better than the one I would have prayed before the training in July:-) .Anyway, thanks for the comments in the previous post but I cannot reply right now as I still feel funny blogging here again. Have a peaceful week! Love ya.

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OMFG

Tue, 26 June 2007

1... When I was about to publish this e-learning movie on my computer, the application froze during the process of publishing and the application got shut down unexpectedly.... My 2 hour work on this presentation was completely gone..... This is not the first time and I usually keep backing up every 10 mins or so but I didn't do that. When will I learn??? :-( I thought it was a brilliant presentation... I shall present something else tomorrow
2... I talked to the fellow blogger, Jon, who is in Tokyo on his vacation. For some reason, I expected him to sound very scary/angry. But he sounded really softly. :-) I think I will have dinner with him tomorrow. I hope I will be a good hostess of Tokyo.
3...Tomorrow, I'll do the e-learning again. I hope I'll publish it fine without any "Tragedy"
4...Speaking of which, I spilled red wine all over the sophisticated french restaurant's white table clothe. That was the most embarrassing time of my day....
5... I was having coffee with my straight friend outside on the terrace of this cafe near the homo district of Tokyo earlier tonight. The drunk foreign guys came up to us and asked where a gay bar was. They came to the area without any research???? I nicely drew the map for them where to go to. The problem was one of guys' pants were totally undone and would fall off in a minute. (he was like 20 year old German. not cute). My straight girl friend was "Is this how you guys behave?" no, he is stupidly drunk. I am lucid. A big difference. Come to think of it, I should have pulled down his pants.
anyway, You have a fantabulous week

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Post Travel Blahs

Fri, 22 June 2007

1...Cosmpolitan is an american drink. I couldn't have it in London and Amsterdam. BTW, I am not afraid of my masculinity even if I order it. :-)
2...Since they don't know how to mix the drink, I had vodka on the rocks or Scotch straight. When I said "Johnny Walker Black Label Straight", this dutch bartender went "Can you explain how I make it?" well... I didn't visit the distillery in Scotland so I don't know is what I said. Gay people, please be careful, if you become too gay, you will forget the word "straight" like him.
3...About the big announcement I was originally going to make today, It has to be pushed back til July 6th. Sorry. :-( I will then make a big announcement. :-)
4...Next week is an E-learning week for me. E-learning will be presented every day next week. These won't get you college credit... but if you are bored, please check here :-)
5...The visitors to my blog has increased to 2000 per day. But I get less comments. I am so stalked :-) My website has to be either upgraded by paying extra or shut down due to reaching the maximum cap!! I will see how to handle it.
6...I read this magazine in the photo today. I wish I were able to read this before I went to Europe. You know how much I spent? I reached one of the credit card's maximum limit. I am not looking forward to next month's bill :-) Anyway...
You have a fantabulous weekend!

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la-la-la-

Tue, 29 May 2007

1....I bought this cowboy shirt and all the buttons on the shirt are snap buttons shown in the photo. Snap buttons are nice because you can undo your shirt easily :-) Anyway,when I threw out my chest out just to do stretch a little, the buttons on my chest popped. And a friend of mine went "That's why you bought a tight shirt to show off?" Did my pecs become awesome all of the sudden? nope, I might have had too much for dinner :-)
2....Due to my pre-asthma condition, I decided not to do the audio-blog for this month which is not a big deal as you already heard plenty of me mumbling non-excitingly :-) When this thing goes away, I might do that again.
3....The rainy season is coming right up here in Tokyo. Sticky, hot, nasty, wet weather. However, this makes me feel a little sexy. It's really difficult for me to decide whether I like the rainy season or not.
4....Tokyo is a popular destination for junior/senior highschool field trip. There were these kids in school uniform today. One of them came up to me and aske for the direction. My response "I will tell you if you don't walk four abreast."
Have a happy day!

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Non-issue news from Tokyo, Japan

Wed, 23 May 2007

I didn't have to make this as an interactive thingy but I thought I'd take a different appraoch to list things I blah about :-)
You have a fantastic day!!!!!

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I always speak to myself....huh

Wed, 16 May 2007

1....I hopped on the plane this morning and went to the norther part of Japan, Ishikawa prefecture, as a day trip. I went to this one of the most beautiful gardens in this country and had a zen moment as shown in the photo. Zen. ahhhh. It was relaxing. But my days aren't stressful anymore so I am being spoiled :-)
2....I was going to create an e-learning post in response to this "queen" but unfortunately, I didn't have time. I shall do that tomorrow.
3....This guy told me I looked weird and my appearance wasn't compatible with him whom I'd been contacting. Well, I know I am not good looking as some of you already saw me here on this blog (Yeah, I uploaded the photo of myself unfortunately.) So he cancelled our first date which was supposed to be tonight. Fine. I am not planning to get plastic surgery though. Nope, I'd rather spend my money for something prettier :-)
4....Last night, at this bar, someone I don't know who was talking to me tried to kiss me on the cheek on his way out. When his face approached me, I severely sneezed without covering the mouth...... ew... ew me... Honestly, that was just a natural cause. But I just lost another chance for the future husband...
5....After coming back home from the day trip today, I spent 3 hours on Wikipedia.org. This website can be my boyfriend for some days. :-) Should I put a big L on my forehead? :-)
You have a fantastic day!

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I keep asking questions...

Mon, 14 May 2007

1.... When I was trying to park my car by using the "automatic parking assistance feature" today, I scratched a rear bumper... WTF? I should have parked by myself...
2.... Why do they never really have answers when I ask a question and they say "good quetion" in return?
3.... I watched Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final today. My favorite was Russia and the male host. The most annoying thingy was I watched the BBC version, and this narrator from BBC talks too much. He talked while the pretty host was speaking so I couldn't capture enough of him :-( It's like someone I am not interested in is in front of the person at whom I want to look.
4.... I had a blind date. He was showy in every way possible. I don't like a showy too confident man.When I asked him what he did, he said "Successful" entrepreneur. I don't like someone who calls himself "successful". It's not very Japanese of him to say. He asked me if I ever went to college. When I said my college, he looked very pissy. Coz my college is less stupid than his.... but a college doesn't make you a good man. It's just a school... I hated every conversation with him. So I went to the bathroom and called my friend to give me an emergency call in 5 mins. I successfully got out of the restaurant.On my way out, he asked me if he could split the total. and I was like "Well, you are a successful entrepreneur so you should buy me lunch. I am jobless and not successful for god's sake. I should have gotten that huge lobster instead...." You have a pretty day!

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Fresh Start from this week, hopefully. :-)

Sun, 13 May 2007

Last week was like a roller coaster ride. I've been coughing since I recovered from the sickness I got last month. It's been more than a month.I cannot seem to stop coughing... So I went to see a doctor and get tested. There was a shadow on my right lung for the X-ray. I realized quitting smoking (I've been smokeless for more than a year.) was too late already. To cut the story short, there was a problem with the X-ray film. I don't have lung cancer :-) Whew. It gave me 24 hours to think about how I should prepare for the death until the blood test result came back. Anyway, the long coughing was from the preliminary stage of asthma and it should clear out with the meds I got. Though no alcohol for two weeks!!! damn. Today is Mother's Day here in Japan. So I took my parents, sister and my grandmother to a nice Japanese restaurant for lunch. It was on me. But my dad drank way too much last night and he said "I cannot eat anything as I drank too much last night and don't feel good". I was like "What are you? a fraternity college dude? Please think about how old you are... geez". FYI, having a hangover so much on the following day is usually considered an embarrassing thing here especially at work. So if your liver cannot handle it, you shouldn't drink too much is my motto That's why I have this super remedy for hangover :-). Anyway, Since I am alcohol free, I had to drive. I've never thought I would be a designated driver as I am usually the one who drinks. As you can see in the photo, the road is not congested and it's nice to drive in less crowded Tokyo.It would have been better if it was sunny today...oh.. I really have to wash my car but that's another story. :-) You have a wonderful "healthy" week!

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uh-oh blah-ing.

Wed, 2 May 2007

1.... While I like winter best, I also like late spring/early summer in Tokyo. Because it's not too hot. It's dry and it's bright out. I went shopping today (which I happen to do a lot recently but that's another issue right now), I saw the section for Japanese fans like that in the photo. This tells me summer is around the corner. :-) Unfortunately, this breezy late spring/early summer doesn't last long. The sweaty nasty hot summer is on its way. The nasty sweaty hot... something I'd rather have for something else.
2.... Did you know you could get bad rash due to psychological reasons? Or maybe, this guy has become allergic to me. It didn't happen for some time. But it did this morning. He is allergic to me. And that's the reason I got dumped after 5 weeks of dating. Well, that was obviously new. Or maybe, he faked it to end this. If he really did fake it, he must be damn good at telling lies. Anyway...
3.... I went out to have wine with my friends. We thought it would be 10,000 Yen for a bottle. It was a bargain considering it was fabulously sensitive aromatic vintage champagne from Champagne, France. It was when we got the check to know it was actually 100,000 Yen = US$833 = 614 Euros. One of my friends said "I thought my heart stopped". Well, it would have been better if it did. If you cannot count how many zeros there are, you are drunk. I'm gonna miss my kidney....
You have a fantastic day!

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Summer is around the corner....

Thu, 26 April 2007

Today's high was 24 ºC = 75ºF this afternoon here in Tokyo. It was 15ºC = 59ºF for high yesterday. So you can understand how warm it got here today. The humidity this afternoon was 26% so it was very nice. However, I can guarantee people who have to wear a suit for work are not looking forward to the summer :) Thankfully, since I don't have any dress code to follow as I am unemployed (that does sound like I was fired:-), I decided to wear short pants. this is what I took with my camera phone. Actually, this was the very first time I wore short pants this year. Well, I do wear them at the gym but not outside of the gym until today. I went to have lunch with a friend of mine. I am sorry to reveal a messy non-model leg like this but I didn't have time to use my leg hair trimmer to decrese the volume of the hair.... I know nobody paid attention to my legs but I was very uncomfy for my legs shown to the world. It was strangely exciting at the same time. My friend told me I am too summer today but it was a warm day. I didn't wear a sleeveless shirt, you know. On the other hand, my friend didn't check the weather forecast so he was sweating in the thick jacket. Considering he is from a very northern part of Japan, yeah, I can understand so I pinched about 5cm/2inch above of his nipples a little bit and pressed hard for seconds. He got really surprised for me doing it. I told him I am not raping him, a straight guy. :-) voila!, he was no longer sweating. Yup, those spots are to stop sweating on a upper part of the bod. When you are sweating too much from heat or nervousness, I'd suggest you do that :-) It works like a charm :-) Anyway, bubye from a happy warm day in Tokyo! Have a good one!

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Not a great night.

Tue, 24 April 2007

I am sorry if I don't sound happy and pleasnt today. Here's why. Unfortunately, the restaurant featured in some fashion magazine is supposed to be very famous so many Tokyoites go to a restaurant which was once featured in a fashion or Gourmet magazine. For me, I don't really care for a famous restaurant. If a restaurant serves great dishes with reasonable prices, I am happy. So I don't really care for the name value. I care for the quality. But it's sad that many people would go for a big name. I personally think that lowers the standard here in Tokyo. I went to this Italian restaurant in a snobby district of Tokyo last night. A friend wanted to go so she made a reservation two weeks ago. The dinner was horrible. Is Italian supposed to have a lot of black pepper and you can no longer taste the meat due to too much black pepper? Is Italian supposed to be overcooked pasta so the past is so soft? Well, I am not a sophisticated person, maybe, my taste is so cheap and cannot handle something so sophisticated like the one I had yesterday. Anyway, when I asked for the check, this in the photo was given. Everything was written in Italian. But I don't know many Italian words. Neither do my friends. Since we were going to split the total, I asked the waiter to translate one by one. And he went "This is how we write the check". !!! So here's what I said to him in return. "Okay, if it's so Italian, where is a hot hunky Italian chef with a hot italian sausage? and I am not going to pay in Euros." Yes, wine talking :-) It wasn't the best move of me but I felt so good. Apparently, I am so hoping this restaurant will go out of business anytime soon.
You have a fantabulous week with the right decision for dinner :-)

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I didn't know....

Mon, 23 April 2007

First of all, I have added a link to the dentist in Canada. Maggie. She is one of the visitors to my blog and contributes interesting/educational comments. :-)
1.... I didn't know that I was a rare case about being able to control a dream while being asleep. I mean if I have a nightmare, I can rewind it and make it better. I thought there were more people who could do this but apparently, after sharing this with friends last night...
2.... I didn't know that my fly was wide open again from this morning at the gym after workout to the cafe. I felt the "breeze" on my private part as it was chilly earlier today. The problem was I was wearing pink boxer briefs... My friend pointed it out subtly at cafe as PINK was so easy to notice. Since it has happened to me three times, I'd love if the gym puts up the warning "Did you zip up?" sign instead of "Please take off your shoes in the locker room" sign
3.... So after zipping up, I had this fantabulous matcha (green tea) cake originally made by this Japanese patissier in Paris. While it was really good, I didn't know a bottle of perierr costs 800 yen. (If I convert it, it doesn't sound that expensive as Japanese Yen is weak recently but...) US$6.73, 4.95 Euros... I am sure this sparkling water magically transforms to something so snobby once it enters this pastry place.
You have a wonderful week!

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without my knowledge...

Mon, 16 April 2007

1.... One of the embarrassing moments is when you attemp to pay with a credit card but the transaction is declined. It happened to me today. I don't remember I maxed out the limit so I called the credit card company. Apparently, somebody who tried to be me bought a first class round trip ticket from Paris to Hong Kong. Thanks to the insurance company that I don't cover this person's trip to Hong Kong. But I am so interested in knowing how s/he got my credit card number... Darn, I have to memorize the new card number again...
2.... For the first time in a very long time, I went to get boozed with friends last night. It was a great chapagne night. Champagne and Sushi. Of course, I followed the e-learning class given on this blog :-) According to a homo friend of mine, when I get boozed, I happen to talk dirty.... I don't remember saying anything naughty. I just said "OH MY, it came out more than I thought!" when I poured champagne into a glass. Well, in Japanese, "It came out more than I thoguht" could mean "I ejaculated more than I thought" with the same phrase. I guess the way I talk gives a misunderstanding lead. I should not sound naughty but how ? I was told I sound dirty when I am heavily boozed... Darn.
You have a fatastique week!

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My Relaxing Night.

Fri, 13 April 2007

So a friend of mine askd me to join and celebrate his career success as his own TV segment will launch from this month. As much as I wanted to join and get to know new people, I haven't recovered yet so I decided to stay home on Friday night. Well, to me, every night is like a Friday night since I don't have to worry about working the following day but drinking a bunch of wine and champagne won't get me any better so I had to bite the bullet and be at home. Well, a friend of mine suggested drinking wine will make my condition better but I highly doubt that. So I grabbed some magazines. Some are geeky. Some others aren't. One of magazines is this Fitness magazine. The title for this edition is "Lose gut in 2 months". Well, I don't have any beer gut but my abs should be better. Since I didn't have much time to work out last year, I am so going to get better abs this year as I don't have to work and I have a plenty of time. The problem is this magazine always picks western guys and girls for models. The cover guy model looks a little creepy... I've seen better & hotter Japanese guys than him.... But anyway, that's just my personal opinion. When I get fantabulous abs in two months, I will report back :-) Wish me luck. Now, I am going to go read Newsweek. What a way to spend Friday night, you said? Well, I couldn't relax at this hour when I was working :-) So this is something new and exciting even though it doesn't look so :-) you have a wonderful weeekend!

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Blah blah blah

Thu, 12 April 2007

1.... Today in the morning, I had to deal with this girl visitor from America. Since she was a college student, I asked her major and she said "I was a pre-med student but I reconsidered my options and I am a psych student." When I was in college, I saw so many "pre-med" students and so many similar answers like hers when they decided not to go for med school. My curiosity had to ask her "Are you really sure? Didn't you just fail calculus classes or something? because something tells me you are not good at math :-)" If I felt fine without this sickness, I wouldn't have been bitchy....But when I explained Osaka is 500Km away from Tokyo, she was like "It's about the same distance to Hong Kong"...!!! I am so relieved to know she doesn't become a doctor. :-)
2.... Yup, we, Japanese, should totally import the custom of hugging but I guess we have a different way to interact with one another. That may be why we look shy and Japanese. (e.g. covering the mouth with a hand when laughing like a geisha)
3....After quitting my job, I happen to grow a beard as I won't be yelled at by HR department. It's hard to keep it neat by using the trimmer but I do it. I think having a beard does make me look older so I didn't get carded during the entire trip in the States last month. The fact I didn't get carded actually made me sad a little...
4....I was able to have something greasy shown in the photo for lunch today. Finally. :-) Yay.
You have a wonderful day!

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Another reason why I shouldn't....

Sat, 7 April 2007

The worst thing about living alone and being single is when you are deadly sick. It doesn't occur to you on a regular basis but it does happen when it does. It happened to me last Thursday and I thought I was going to die. First, I thought I was just under the weather but the lower abdomen started to hurt like mother fudger. I literally passed out from the pain. I don't remember working on my abs to make them fantabulous... So the pain wasn't from that for sure. Or it might be from the imaginary fantabulous abs workout. Anyway, since I live alone and don't have anybody to nurse me, I was very devastated. I realize when I am deadly sick and don't have anybody, the sick gets worse automatically. For those who don't live alone should be grateful. My pain didn't go away and I was severely dehydrated. I needed to see a doctor. I was debating whether I should call an ambulance. Instead, I called my mother and asked her to take me to the hospital. The diagnostic was viral enteritis. I got lots of IVs and meds. I still feel funny but the pain is gone. I am hoping to get back on track by Monday. God, I've never had this before. It was one of the worst ills I have ever dealt. Anyway, yes, a 31 year old single "pathetic" gay guy went to the hospital with his mommy. This is when I "again" realized I need to get myself a husband... You have a pretty "healthy" weekend!

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I get a bonus point for behaving well :-)

Wed, 4 April 2007

So I went to the clinic and had my knee problem observed today. No problem knee-wise so far as I will get an MRI thingy tomorrow. But it occurred to me I once read the article that Japanese get the most amount of exposure to the X-ray radiation for lifetime. The research (in that article) also mentioned 3.5% of the Japanese cancer patients happened to have cancer due to too much X-ray radiation. True. We tend to get X-rayed so easily. Yesterday, I got 6 shots on my knee and right foot. It's always good to be healthy and it's always good not to have any need to get X-ray taken. But I had to go through that yesterday. Right now, I am not worried about the radiation exposure even though I may have had X-rays a lot like other Japanese. The thing was the orthopedic surgeon yesterday who touched my leg and foot was the hottest doctor I have ever seen! That was the first time ever when I thanked for my knee problem. By the way, while he had to touch my knee, thigh, and foot for legitimate purposes, I had to undo my pants for easy access :-). I am so glad I wore the non-agressive type of underwear today. And Shigeki Jr. behaved well during the thing. :-) Okay, I don't think I can ever become a pure innocent person like I used to be... but I had to have something to look forward to. :-) The hot doctor made my day pretty :-) You have a pretty day!

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The first jobless weekday.

Mon, 19 March 2007

According to the workaholics I ran into, I would be bored to death if I didn't work. Some friends from college told me it would be bad to live without having any purporse or a job. Some others told me I'd feel empty when I got up and realized I didn't have to go to work and didn't have friends to hang out in the middle of the day. As you can tell, many people here in Japan think living without a job is a bad thing or a crime apparently. But I am so glad to tell you I don't feel empty. I am here at a cafe and still reading a newspaper. I didn't even realize how fast I had to read the newspaper to start the day. Now, I don't have to :-) For the rest of this month, I decided not to do anything specific or set up any goal I'd like to achieve. As I am still paid by the "former" work, I don't have to worry about the finance for some time. I may not be able to carry on the life I had until last week but as long as I learn to live "reasonably", I don't have to worry about the job for some time. If I don't have to work at all for the rest of my life, I wouldn't even if many people tell me it would be a bad thing. I said I'd start a thing in May but that was just a business talk. I am thinking of not getting a job for another six months or more.... Anyway, the minimum requirement for my life this month is to get up at 8a.m. even if I don't have to do anything for the day...But I do have an issue to come up with the best answer when "What do you do for living?" is asked. That's something I have to think about. That's the biggest problem in my life right now. :-) Now, I am off to the gym and will enjoy the luxurious moment when it's emptier :-) I like the emptier gym. You have a happy week!

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I am finished!!!

Fri, 16 March 2007

This is what I sent at work awhile ago. :-) There is a Japanese saying that "You leave gracefully" so that's what I do even if I hated this work for the last 2 years. I am off to the farewell dinner they will throw. I am so going to get drunk! No more biz trip (yay!). No more luxurious life (boo) but I am happy :-) Have a happy weekend!

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My unusual way to spend the afternoon

Thu, 15 March 2007

You have a wonderful day!!

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Almost healed :-)

Tue, 6 March 2007

You have a pretty day!!

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Wrong First Impressions

Mon, 26 February 2007

1... A friend of mine who lives in the States asked me whether I eat whale every day.... Where did that come from? I was surprised to find out he wasn't the only one who thinks like that.... I haven't had whale for a long time but since he brought it up, I wanted some. So for my lunch today, I went to eat fried whale meat in the photo. Oh yes, I know this is politically incorrect but it was fabulous. I am going to hell anyway...... Please don't hate me that I had this. Tuna is going to be very scarce soon, people.
2... A long time friend of mine from high school whose father is American and whose mother is Japanese asked me whether I could make a trip to the States with him. The thing is he doesn't look Japanese at all even though he is technically Japanese according to his passport. He is hazel-eyed. His skin is pretty white. And he cannot speak English AT ALL because his parents decided English wasn't important for him. It's pretty funny for most of people but he has gone through the hell of time when he was younger. Of course, he tried to learn English HARD but that didn't work out. Anyway, I am going to be the guide for the guy in a country from where his dad is from...But the way he speaks Japanese is beautiful!! I cannot speak that beautifully. So he has something else to back him up :-)
3...A friend of mine is a size queen. On the other hand, I don't mind as long as it functions properly. He told me it matters under any circumstances. I asked him if he didn't mind the Mr. right now's tender was extremely tender as long as it was huge. He said "no". Really? If Mr. Right Now's tender was very soft, I'd go "huh....". The harder, the better. It