what are common in these 2 photos?

ayumi

candy-like candle (b-day present from m.)

1. they make me smile
2. they are sweet
3. they make me feel warm at heart
4. they are cute....so VERY VERY cute (especially the one in the 1st pix)
5. i like them

if i am her...

i don't wanna know how many bowls are waiting in front of me...

seoul is a very interesting city...i dun even know how to sum it up
but one thing for sure:
foods there are amazing!!

getting better at blogging

hmm...i love reading other's blogs
the more i read others
the more i realize how boring my blog is...(hmm...)
well,
1)it's not aritculating
2)it's so vague and broad...like BLAH!
3)the content is shallow and not very fun

but on the other hand
i am reserved (and scared, mostly) about sharing my thoughts
in such a public space

or i am just lazy
reviewing and recaputuring my day
organizing thoughts and feelings
is a very engery consuming task

or there is just nothing exciting happening (which is NOT true..i hope)

all those amazing bloggers out there,
how do you guys do it?

10 things i did in the past month..

   

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four.

six.

seven.

eight.



1. went to chicago
2. met my parents
3. got stuck in the blizzard
4. celebrated my best friend's birthday with her in vacouver
5. back to work
6. baked oatmeal chocolate chips cookies
7. had a cheese fondue party with friends at home
8. discovered couple nice cafes
9. saw L.A. confidential

10. went to the gym

what did i do on 2011.01.10?

i had delicious japanese sweets with my lovely friend

 i met my 2 aunts who i haven't met in about 3 years

i held an one day old baby

and

i turned 28

in summary:

i had a love-filled birthday

thank you for being part of my life for the past 27 years

you are precious to me

あいがとうございます

これからも　よろしくお願いします。

i bought a 'dream' for 3000 yen

did it come true?
well, let just say it wasn't a 300000000 dream for me

but i did have a great new year day though

h a p  p  y     2 o 1 1

let it snow let it snow let is snow

may your holiday be filled with joy and love...
and snow~

Merry  Christmas~

with love