Wasn't that life threatening.

Fri, 1 August 2008

It's really steamy and hot in Tokyo and it's common among us, Japanese, to talk about something scary during the summer to "chill". I thought I'd share something I recently experienced. As mentioned, I am "sensitive" in that area. A (My boyfriend) and I went on a weekend trip last weekend. Just one night stay in this mountain area. It was a pricy sophisticated Japanese hotel. However, I felt something uncomfy when we entered the room. I tried not to mention it to A since he would freak out. Usually, when I feel "something" uncomfortable in the hotel room, I usually ask a front clerk to change the room because my sense is accurate but who could give up this beautiful view and the bath like this? So I didn't do anything and try not to care. I sensed there was someone present. After dinner and tons of drinks and mind numbing "snuggling" with A(heh), I passed out. However, I sensed another person present in our room in the middle of the night. I wasn't scared but was annoyed by that presense. So I pulled my bed sheet over my head and not to care. After awhile, I felt his body weight on me and heavy breathing very close to my ear. I knew it wasn't A because I could hear his slight breathing from a different spot where he was supposed to be and A is a skinny guy so he shouldn't be that heavy. I was wide awake but closed my eyes and chanted buddhist thingies by hoping it would disappear. However, my instant-trained chant I learnt during the monk training last year wasn't helpful. The guy's face was so pushed against me through the sheet and I could totally feel the lips moving on my left ear through the sheet when this guy whispered "no, you cannot ignore me even if you try." So I opened my eyes and tried to look at the guy. It was a farmer killed by a Samurai like 500 years ago. I was trying to be nice but he was a very angry spirit.. I tried to calm him down but it didn't work and he grabbed my neck. That's when I passed out. I thought I'd die. In the following morning, A woke me up. He asked "what happened to you? Did I do that?" I wasn't sure what he was referring to. It turned out I had a bruise on my neck where that farmer grabbed. I still have it now but I hope it will go away. We had a morning bath and breakfast and left. I don't think I will go back there even if the view was so fantastic. I wear a linen scarf even if it's steamy these days because the bruise is really painful looking... anyway... stay away from those angry people. Have a wonderful weekend!

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Lunch Date (^_^)V

Sat, 26 July 2008

Have a fantabulous weekend!!!

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the hardest day of the week.

Wed, 9 April 2008

no, silly. I am not taling about how stiff my erection is.

Have a wonderful day!

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Covered with Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)

Sun, 6 April 2008

So I went to Kyushu (The west region of Japan about 500 miles west of Tokyo) where there are lots of hot masculine guys. haha. I went there with my friends to see beautiful Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) and drink local liquor (Japanese white liquor called "Shochu") I am glad it was a fine day and it was so beautiful. I was speechless. I hope you get the idea of how speechless I was. A friend of mine took this photo without any filter!!! Anyway, spring greetings from Tokyo, Japan! Have a wonderful week!

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The season of Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)

Mon, 31 March 2008

I am sorry if it's too heavy to load but this is what it is. Anyway, I wish you a wonderful fresh 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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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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What I do on New Year's day II

Thu, 3 January 2008

Lonely planet and Wikipedia English don't probably cover this so I thought I'd share :) I know it's not exciting but as always said, this is about non-exciting scribbles :) Happy new year! BTW, the custom we do for the slide #9 has been practiced widely since the 8th century according to Wikipedia. Isn't it super cool? Don't get me wrong. I am not being an ethnocentrist. I am just trying to show what we do in our country :) Thanks.

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Year 2008. Day 1

Tue, 1 January 2008

The color, gray, is also called "The color of the rat" in Japanese. Ergo, it's gray even though I like blue. :) I thought I'd change the scheme even though I really like that blue I used to have for more than 2 years on this site :) But I didn't update the "about me" page except for the photo. Anyway, it's year 2008 here already. I am sure a lot of this world at the moment is still year 2007 but :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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Usual Japanese Winter Dinner Event this month :)

Thu, 13 December 2007

Due to one invalid entry by the duplicated post with different names with the same IP address (Yes, this is why I work as an IT geek. You cannot fool me. Sorry!), there is one open position for the holiday campaign entry :) If you haven't applied and are interested, you can enter yourself now! Just only one applicant! You snooze, you lose! You have a very fantabulous day!!

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It's not that bad :)

Tue, 11 December 2007

So from today, my usual newspaper's font got a little bigger. They proudly mentioned it on the front page. To me, it looks odd as my eyesight is pretty good for a geek because if I look behind in the office and look at somebody's computer display which is about 3 meter (10 feet) away from me, I can actually read what s/he is typing:) Anyway, back to my point, the font is larger now. It takes some time for me to get used to the new bigger font. Since I am not a size queen, I don't follow the rule "the bigger, the better" but I guess there is a good reason behind this and why it has gotten bigger. I am not sure if you know but Japan faces an aging society and the country's over-65 population already stands at 26 million. More than 20 percent of the total. Ergo, more elder friendly paper since younger people rely on the internet and don't read newspapers much. Now, SOME (I say some. not all.) young insecure people in their 20s and 30s even may think aging is bad. Those want to stay young forever by singing "Forever Young". I am not against them. I was actually one of those when I was 24. So I can understand them. But I pretty much gave up on that idea and accepted about aging. Though my bottom line is that I do not want to look older than I have to. You already saw the most recent photo of me in that slide dated on the 27th of last month. (Thanks Jean-Luc. yes. I am trying to lose weight. But I know before you told me!!!) Well, I am not young anymore. So I am focusing on aging gracefully. Aging is actually good. Aged whiskey is so fantabulous. So is aged wine. I am sure having "intimate" moments with "aged" experienced guys can be a lot more enjoyable than with inexperienced young guys. See? Anyway, I don't know why I changed a subject a little from a bigger font on the newspaper...I had influenza last Satruday. I am now recovered. I hope you stay healthy! Anyway, age gracefully! You have 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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Jipangu!!

Wed, 21 November 2007

In the 15th century, Marco Polo, the explorer from Italy, mentioned there was a mysterious island country called, Jipangu, far east. That is actually Japan. Back in that time, they believed Jipangu was a country of Gold and they believed every building in Jipangu was made of gold. People there were rich and polite though they ate human flesh. So I guess Marco Polo got lost in wild fantasies. It was almost 100 years after that (1549) when Japan had started import/export trading with Portugal. Eventually with Holland. Anyway, this is the 21st century but Japan can be still mysterious for some and it's still far east for those who live in the west. Even for me, Japanese, this country can be mysterious. Here are some.
1...I went to Izakaya last night and I saw "kids' menu" and actually saw 5 year old boy talking loudly in the middle of night around 11 o'clock... WTF?
2...I went to have dinner with my blog friend, Rose from LA as she just came to Tokyo to see me kidding. We had "Oyster stew/pot?" (as shown in the photo) which is a very popular thing in cold winter in Japan to warm up. If a couple eat lots of oysters, some might think we have it for a "later" activity. Well, I am not capable of that activity with a lady anyway :-P
3...People who can sleep standing in the packed rush hour train should be one of the mysteries. Thankfully, I live in the central area of Tokyo. The train is outbound and empty :-)
You have a fantabulous Wednesday! PS Holiday Campaign entry is still being accepted. (The gift will be cheapy neo-Japanese so if you hate Japan/cheap, I am sorry :-() 21applicants and 12 disqualified applicants so far!!! Make sure you read every rule on the application form.

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Are you ready?

Mon, 19 November 2007

I reminded the first few applicants who hadn't but there seem to be more who haven't read the rule #3 carefully. There are 10 people who applied but not yet have followed the Rule #3. For those who haven't done that, you will be disqualified!! I am sorry to make it so strict but this is the rule. For those who haven't, please take a moment to do that. Thanks. My company's stores have changed to the holiday season decoration the day before yesterday. This web site will change to the holiday version soon. However, I thought I'd give you the heads-up for something I have never done on this blog. Why am I super generous? Well, I feel like it. While the number of the comments I got most was 28, I gave wiggle room for 12 people who have never commented or those who passed by.
The link will be inactive once the 40th applicant submitted the form. You have a fantabulous day!

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I finished it!

Wed, 17 October 2007

If it's too small to read, please click the photo to enlarge it :-) Thankee.
You have a fantabulous 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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Entering the priesthood. Zen. ahhhhh!

Fri, 6 July 2007

One of the things I wanted to do after quitting work earlier this year was to be trained as a buddhist monk. What I will have to do at the temple is to meditate, eat light vegetable monk meals (called Shoujin Ryouri), pray and clean the temple frequently. Well, I am wondering if jerk-off is allowed...and if I get to see any young monks.... I will see about that. The temple which will welcome me is in the northern part of Japan and it's so isolated. If I went there permanently, I'd have slashed my wrist right here right now but I am only going to be trained for some time as a guest monk :-) Unfortunately, they don't allow me to take my computer with me and they don't have an internet connection. Ergo, I will be completely internet-less and cannot update my blog. It's actually a good thing as the internet traffict to this website has dramatically increased over several months while I get less comments :-) So this should decrese the internet traffic, and I don't have to worry about paying extra for that. Also, I didn't share it but since I got sverely sick earlier in April and stopped running regularly, I gained weight and was trying to lose weight. This training should take care of that, hopefully. I actually have scheduled several posts during my absense (almost weekly) so if you care to check this webpage still, please do. And if you still remember this web page by the time I come back (which is after I turn 32...September), please visit here again. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank every one of you who have visited, commented, supported, and communicated. If you still remember this site, I shall see you in fall! Until then, peace!
You have a peaceful day! Zen. Ahhhhh :-)

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Super preventive magic :-)

Mon, 21 May 2007

I am still on the medication for the preliminary stage of asthma so I've been straight (!) I mean haven't had alcohol for more than 1 week. I miss booze....
You have a pretty week!!!!

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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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Late Spring/Early Summer lunch.

Tue, 8 May 2007

since I am not working, I guess I happen to cook by myself more often than ever. This is very reasonable for sure. But sometimes, I enjoy gorgeous lunch outside with friends or family :-).... Anyway....you have a gorgeous day!!!!

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Spring Greetings from Tokyo, Japan!

Mon, 2 April 2007

I am sorry if this is heavy to load. 526K.....This is the most beautiful time of the year in Tokyo while the most beautiful time of the year in Kyoto is Fall. Now, the question is when will I get to share this beautiful time together with my husband? I will see how it goes :-)

you have a beautiful day!!!!

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Good Bye Winter. Hello Spring.

Wed, 21 March 2007

You have a wonderful day!!

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It's not bad to tell a lie.

Tue, 20 March 2007

When you don't have anything planned for the day, what would you do? I happen to read books and research on something unimportant or explorer the city. While I have been living in Tokyo forever and am a Tokyo native, I still enjoy exploring the city. Anyway, this morning, on my way to the gym, I stopped by this temple that has this statue. Let me introduce King of Hell named "Enma" to you. This is supposed to be the king sitting at the entrance part of hell. So when the death is sent to hell, s/he meets this king and is determined how sinful s/he is. If s/he has ever told a lie in the past, Enma (The king) will cut her/his tongue off. So my father used to take me to this temple to tell me it's always no-no to lie. I was scared to see this statue when I was little. So I guess my father's intetion worked well with this. But I think this belief has to be updated is what I thought this morning. Because you can never not lie these days. This one time, someone asked me "Are you interested in going to that fantabulous italian dinner with us?" I'd say "Oh, I'd love to but I have something planned" which is so much nice than "You always talk about yourself and bore the others to death. I'd rather eat dinner alone " which is the truth. If I was not allowed to lie, I'd be bad at socializing. So when I saw this thing, I thought "You must be very busy to cut everyone's tongue." But I still think it's nice to educate kids with this statue's story. I wouldn't call it a double-standard because kids eventually find out how dirty the adult world is :-) You have a fantabulous day with good lies!

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My unusual way to spend the afternoon

Thu, 15 March 2007

You have a wonderful day!!

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Religious event trip....

Mon, 12 March 2007

You have a fantastic week!!!

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Almost healed :-)

Tue, 6 March 2007

You have a pretty day!!

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Peach Festival. :-)

Mon, 5 March 2007

For those who sent me e-mail to see how I was doing, aren't you sweet? If there was a way to deliver kisses over the Internet, I would :-) Thank you! It's been crazy weeks as I had to go to Boston for 24 hours. Just 24 freaking hours!!! Anyway, things should be less crazy as I will quit my work soon. Yay. You have a good week!

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I almost died from the shock!!!

Wed, 14 February 2007

This chocolate cake was from my sister last night. (She said she would be busy today with her boyfriend. alright. alright). She was actually waiting for me to come home. It's a very common for gilrs to give chocolate to boys on St. Valentine's day as I said yesterday. Based on that weird rule here, my sister bought me and my dad this fantabulous chocolate cake. This is my favorite chocolate cake from the nice chocolatier near my parents'. It's St. Valentine's day. Speaking of which, what song do you come up with when you think of this day? I assume many would say "My Funny Valentine". When you ask the same question to Japanese, the answer would be different. Many would say "Valentine Kiss". (Warning. Her singing sucks) This idol back in the 80s sang this song on St. Valentine's day and ever since then, this song is frequently played on radio..etc. on this special day. I was 11 when she was actually singing this. When I was wasted several years ago, I did sing this with the perfect choreography at a homo bar... But that's another story...　Anyway, this 26 year old girl at work went "huh? I don't know this song." when I talked about this. I was shocked!! I thought most of Japanese were supposed to know this song....She must have been too young....But she was mean and told me "A Gerneation gap. That's all". I could have shot her.... But I told myself I had to admit I was old. This finding was more shoking than the horrible singing by this idol. So when I got this cake, I asked my sister, who is by the way, 4 years younger than this stupid girl, the same question. My sister said "Doesn't everybody know this song?" Whew! The girl was just ignorant!!! Ergo, this song is the signature song on St. Valentine's day here in Japan. :-) Happy Humping Valentine's day!

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non-important blah-ing from Tokyo, Japan

Thu, 1 February 2007

1... Have you ever watched the video of Jump" by Madonna? I am sure some of you have. Anyway, the video's location is very Tokyo actually except in where Madonna dances strangely. But I was very sad to see the video because these dudes who jump in the middle of Tokyo only jump in dirty areas actually. I wish the video was able to capture the fantabulous side of Tokyo. I mean I am not against these areas but it's not the prittiest location for the music video. Also, it is not good for Tokyo Olympic promotion. :-) That's all I am saying.
2... Do you see the photo? that's actually the photo of the closest subway station to my place. They have finally installed the platform door thingies :-) Yay. This is one of the mysterious thingies in Tokyo. But, all of the sudden, a workaholic middle aged man jumps into the train track and kills himself. Whether you believe it or not, it does happen more than you can imagine. There is this major line coming from the suburb to the city and this line used to stop its operation for an hour or so almost weekly due to those people comitting suicide. It still happens... So these doors are to prevent those brain-washed workaholic persons from comitting suicide. :-) I hear the delay fee per one incident is almost 100 million yen = US$ 826 thousand = Euro 6369 thousand.
3... I have been straight (um... sober) since Monday. How strong am I :-)
4... It was reported it's been one of the warmest winter here in many areas of Japan. I can totally believe it. I didn't have to wear a coat today at all. Soon we have to expose ourselves more :-) Yay. Spring :-) You have a fantabulous day!

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How I got drunk :-)

Thu, 18 January 2007

I've been doing this flash slide thingy a lot latey. I should stop... but I thought it would be convenient this way. Anyway, have a super gorgeous day!!

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What I do on New Year's day.

Tue, 2 January 2007

I am sure this is boring but hey. I just got back from my parents' so this is the only thing I can kinda share. Now I am relaxing with my boyfriend, Jack. Jack Daniels of course. :-) Have a fantabulous Tuesday!!!!

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Happy New Year!!

Mon, 1 January 2007

The reason why I put "Neo-Japanese" as the category of this post is because this year is supposed to be the year of the pig outside of Japan while it is the year of the wild boar here in Japan. :-) It's Year 2007 over here even if some parts are still year 2006. :-) I was going to send you e-mail with this card to all of the visitors who have commented last year on my blog. But it turns out the e-mail address organizing is way too much work so I decided to share it here on this web. This was meant to be delivered to all of you. Sorry. :-( I am lazy. .


I wish you a fantabulous new year!!!

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The most beautiful time of the year III

Sat, 2 December 2006

Have a fantabulous weekend!!!!

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The most beautiful time of the year II

Fri, 1 December 2006

Have a fantabulous weekend!!!!

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The most beautiful time of the year.

Thu, 30 November 2006

Please have a fantabulous day!!!

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Another Tuesday... (though the 9th day without a day off)

Tue, 14 November 2006

1... So this was my lunch yesterday. Oysters from Hiroshima over rice. I actually had these last week in Hiroshima but anyway. Oysters. :-)
2...It's been almost a year since I quit smoking. I don't miss it. I still find a hunky cowboy (not that Brokeback mountain cowboy type) smoking is a great sight to see. I really should go see a real hunky cowboy.
3...Listening to iPod on my way to work is sometimes so not the thing I should do. I didn't even notice I was skipping down the street and did a little steps. No more iPod commuting for awhile.
4... When I was searching for something and trying to take the thing out of my bag, a pack of condoms slipped out as well. And a friend saw that. And I said "No, it's not what you think" even though my friend didn't comment about it. She actuallly didn't even notice until I said that. The more I give excuses, the more embarrassing it gets. sigh...
5...So there was an incident that I misshaped my eyebrow. Ergo, I am using the eyebrow pen not to look stupid. I had never felt qeer-er than this before.... I hope it will grow back soon.
You have a wonderful Tuesday

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The happiest moment between 9am and 5pm

Thu, 9 November 2006

My life is pretty much non-exciting these days but I guess this blog suits my non-exciting days very well. Yay

You have a fantabulous Thursday!

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Halloween

Tue, 31 October 2006

Halloween is not really happening here in Tokyo actually but it's halloween. By the way, I don't see pumpkins like those in the photo taken in Boston earlier this month... Pumpkins here are so different.... Anyway, I thought I'd share this story that is almost shared among junior high students. This story is very popular among them. When I was one of them which was many years ago (ugh!), I got to know this, and it was very good. But I realized this had to be shared verbally. The essence of the story cannot be kept as much if I shared it in text. Also, I translated it into English so it's different...but use your imagination to get the story please. Happy Halloween, everybody!

They were a lovely family on the surface: a father, a mother, and their 5-year-old son. However, the man and his wife didn’t get along well. After a sexless 5-year relationship, they hated each other. The man was irritated by everything his wife did. He seriously hated her in every possible way you can imagine. He wanted a divorce, so he asked for it, but she refused. Then he calculated how much life insurance he would get if he killed his wife.

On the fateful day, the man decided to kill his wife while their son was at school. He buried her body in the park. What a relief for him. The next day, the kid kept asking his dad where his mom was. The man realized if he didn’t have the kid, he could be completely free to start a new life. So, he decided to kill his kid, too.

A week later, Dad took his son to the same park at night, when it was deadly silent. The time had come. The father decided to kill his son and bury him next to his mother’s body. The 5-year-old knew something awfully wrong was about to happen to him. He asked, “I know you want to make me go away, but can I ask you something first?” The dad snapped, “What is it?!” The kid stared at his dad and said, “Daddy, why are you carrying mommy on your back all the time?”

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Quickie

Tue, 24 October 2006

I used to bring my own like this. But since I don't have any husband, I am being so lazy. I would love to fix something like this if I had a husband but since I don't.. here it is. Anyway...you have a super wonderful Tuesday!

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We are obsessed with seasons.

Thu, 12 October 2006

Yeah, I guess we are obsessed with them. I have no idea why but I guess we heavily rely on seasonal stuff as there are so many seasonal little thingies almost everyday. or I was raised in the family where seasonal events were taken so seriously. I have no idea. Anyway, speaking of which, it's a very warm warm fall day today. I am going back to work from today. I am not looking forward to it but I will act pretty and deligent. You have a fantabulous Thursday!

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Graceful sushi dinner. :-)

Tue, 12 September 2006

so I went to fish store to pick up some fish yesterday (Yes, I sometimes cook by myself even though I am not good at it), I was going to do some Tuna sushi salad. But I couldn't believe what I saw. The price of Tuna was ridiculously expensive. I asked the clerk why. She told me it's getting more expensive because Tuna Sushi is becoming more popular worldwide and tuna is getting scarce. Wow.... On a different note, I will change my blog patter from tomorrow so I will probably blog in the evening before going to bed. I wonder if there is any mood change for that. Anyway, you have a wonderful Tuesday!!

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Sniff, baby.

Fri, 8 September 2006

OH YAY, I was finally able to get this!!!! I am over the moon because this is EXTREMELY hard to get recently. It's been in market since July, I guess. This is chewing gum called "Male Scent" but what's so special about this gum is that it exclusively targets dudes from 20s to 50s. You see, male body odor is something unpleasant even if some of you (a.k.a. me) find it arousing. But seriously, you don't want the werid male typical middle aged man smell on you, do ya? This gum has come to rescue. The substance, geraniol, which you can find in roses is in it. What it does is that once it's inside the body, it comes out from sweat glands. That way, you will smell like rose subtly but for sure. I like to smell something subtle. You might think fragrance would be an alternative solution. But we don't really wear that and oversprayed guys are a big turn off. For the record, I don't smell like a middle aged smelly man .... but I bought 5 packs yesterday. Due to the super popularity among guys here, this is so back ordered. This illustrates there are so much more metrosexual guys here in Tokyo, maybe. I was very happy to see them at the closest convenience store! Rose scented Shigeki from now on. :-) How romantic. I can go on a date after eating too much garlic. :-) However, I don't deny that I like to smell something smelly under the SPECIFIC circumstances... You have a fantabulous weekend! I am going to smell like rose today. :-)

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Happy Day for many Japanese?

Thu, 7 September 2006

So the new prince in the Imperial Family was born yesterday. Regardless of the Japanese Imperial system being so conservative and their luxurious lives being funded by our bloody taxes, many of us are very happy about the news since the succession to the imperial throne is only made to boys. What a nice profession that is....when people ask him a question for what he does, he says "I am the prince".... By the way, I was born in the same hospital in where this new prince was born. It's not that important and I don't act like a prince at all but I thought I'd mention. :-) Anyway, Shinto Shrine is very close to the Emperor's family considering it was believed Emperor's ancestor was Shinto God. Last Sunday, it was the first Sunday of the month. So, as usual, I was summoned by my parents and went to the shrine and church together. This is the photo of the Shinto shrine that we usually go to. When I pray there, I sometimes say "Gee, I so wanna go back home and take a nap" by pretending I religiously pray for something higher.... But mostly, I only thank him/her (I don't know the God's sex..) for letting me live healthy and happily to this date eve if I add some extra every once in a whlie. Like a gorgeous boyfriend... Surprisingly, the local shinto shrine we go to is a very relaxing spot even in the middle of Tokyo, and I feel my dirty soul getting cleansed. (I think it has to be scrubbed vigorously to be pure as I am too filthy.) Anyway, may peace be with you. Happy news from Japan. Happy Thursday!

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It's coming :-)

Tue, 5 September 2006

It's the time of the year again. Even though it's still humid (well, a lot less humid than it was in August) and hot (30 degrees Clesius 86 degrees Farenheit), the air smells like autumn already.This canned beer sold at any convenience store reminds me the autumn is on its way. This is the beer only sold in Autumn. The taste and aroma is richer than usual beers, and I like it very much. The weird creature in the center is Chinese legendary animal, qilin. The name of the beer company is "Kirin". BTW, there are so many "light" beers out there for less calories. I am not a big fan of those fake beers because I don't want to worry about my weight issue when I drink/ eat something fabulous. I want the best even if it has more calories....And what's up with those people who supersize everything but order a diet coke? Okay, I am being critical... sorry.... Another BTW, I am not on a strict diet or anything. I weighed myself at the gym this morning and it turned out I lost 5 kilos (11 pounds) and now weigh 61 kilos (134lbs). Considering I am only 171cm /5'7" tall, I think it's still okay. Look what corporate stress could do to my body...I lost muscles as well. I need to bulk up...It's a long way to get fantabulous abs... But I can never give up real super great beers like this even if it takes a lot more to get any fantabulous body part... I am hoping I can be all slutty when I go somewhere tropical next time... Seriously...sigh... You have a fantabulous Tuesday!

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My midnight snack.

Thu, 31 August 2006

So after the lame domestic competitions today, Tokyo was chosen over Fukuoka for the Olympic games in 2016. Tokyo is going to be in the compeition for hosting Olympic games in 2016. I truly assume the name of the city "Fukuoka" is not internationally appealing. The airport abbreviation code for that city is "FUK". That's why Tokyo was chosen? :-) However, I am not too thrilled about Tokyo being the host city of the Olympic games in 2016. Because my apartment is within 5 minute walk to one of the gymnastic stadiums!!! Though it hit me I will be 41 years old in 2016? wow... I haven't prepared how to deal with 40s skin tone so I will think about it later....

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Behave gracefully and sensually.

Mon, 28 August 2006

I am not working as an IT guy during weekdays. Since I am becoming less busier with IT stuff, I thought I'd take the vacation but my request got rejected and I am being an executive assistant to this new expat from the States. I hate her. But I pretend to be a pretty secretary in a pretty suit until the mid September. Being able to speak English sometimes gives me more tasks than I hope.... Since I happen to do this thing every once in a while on this blog, I deleted one category and created a new category named "E-learning". This is something I noticed by looking at her behavior the other day... To be honest, it's not that educational but a little entertaining, I hope...It's the last week of August! You have a fantabulous week!

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Neo-Japanese moments. :-)

Tue, 22 August 2006

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Is this neo-Japanese?

Mon, 24 July 2006

My parents and friends tell me my job is very stressful, and I am always working. Yes, I did work over the weekend and went home to take a shower and to get some sleep a little. Yes, my work can be very stressful some times but I realize I am not the only one and I actually enjoy some parts of my work even if it doesn't look fun. I don't have time to think about things I need to in my personal time right now but I guess my life is pretty good whether it looks bad to others. This is a typical statement by a workaholic, I guess. Anyway, this thing in the photo was presented by a friend of mine yesterday. It's "O2 Suppliment". Do you know how much it costs? 600 Yen per unit = US$ 5.16 = 4.06 Euros. This has pressurized pure oxygen in it with some grapefruit aroma filter. That's it. This is supposed to be great for relaxation and stress. It's ridiculous that it costs this much but this is widely sold at a convenience store here. My friend thought it would be good for Workaholic Shigeki. To be honest, I didn't feel any different after inhaling this. Having mind-blowing sweaty activity with someone hot would make me feel much better if you ask me. But I think this illustrates that a lot of people need a temporary solution for their stress. Otherwise, this doesn't need to be sold. Stress is not good. It may get you cancer. No kidding... Well, I got a blood clot so I could actually understand what could stress do to ya. But at this moment, the scariest thing of all about the stress is that you age faster. No, no, no... I don't need to age faster than I should. So I guess I am going to get non-sensual massage after work today. That will do me good. no? But this stupid oxygen thingy... huh... Happy stress-free week if you can!

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