ak and yoshiko

me and my cousin are having too much fun trying and posting at the shop

hahaha!!

don't worry we didn't leave the jackets there...

we brought them home with us~

me and my cousin actually got the same hat too...

now we have matching hat and biker jacket~

we are charlie's angels!! (so as the sales person said....haha!!)

me and yoshiko with 'our boys'
HAHAHA!!
thanks to my cousin for introducing me to yoshiko
we share the same obession with jdrama and...boys??
but she is definitely way ahead of me...hehehe!!

it was definitely rewarding for me to spend some quality time with my cousin and yoshiko
thanks for the wonderful crazy time together~
i miss you both~

Food

i started to like and enjoy cooking a lot for the past 2 years
here are some of the pix of food i had made...
i should keep a better record...
food journal...maybe?!?



#1: mexican style Doria aka rice casserole (in mexican style)
since it's mexican, i replaced white sauce with chilli tomato meat sauce
top with lettuce, sliced tomato and cucumber, and cheese crisps (melted cheese on fry pan)




#2: chicken wings (soy sauce and garlic)




#3: spinch curry with 1/2brown 1/2 white rice





#4: chicken (mixed with mushroom, lotus root, scallops, green onions) stuffed 'fat cucumbers' with scallop sauce




#5: taiwanese style meat balls





#6: veggie burgers (tofu burgers)




#7: fig almond whole wheat oatmeal yogurt honey muffins
(this is actually a result of me trying to get rid of food in my cupboard and fridge... and it turned out super delicious!!)



#8: lunch box for picnic (rice balls:a)brown/white rice, b)plus black sesame, fried sliced potatos with parsley, mushroom fried with scallops, pepper/carrot/onion stir fry, fried egg roll, mini hamburgers)

please share your cooking wisdom!!! i am just a baby in this cooking world!

i wanted and i got...

maybe i am too implusive

credit card is not a good thing to carry around with me...haha!!
or it is a good thing?

i refrain myself from browsing etsy...(what a dangerous tempting site!!)

but i made 2 shopping last week

1) black leather biker jacket (i am in love with it!!it's too hot to wear now though)
it's kinda implusive...me and my cousin ak and yoshiko got the same jacket together!! haha!! the sales lady was smelling...A LOT...when the 3 of us lined up at the cashier..i think the 3 of us totally made her quota (for the week?!? HAHA)

2) my cousin is good at explaining how great RICOH camera works
i was thinking about it a month ago since my SONY is acting funny on me
with a little push from my cousin...i made the move


now this baby is sitting next to me! HAHAHA!!


i wanted and i got

and hmm...i think it's time to stop..

no more...no more...

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ps. i just read the def. of implusive on my friend's blog
implusive is acting without forethought...
so..i guess i am NOT implusive afterall..

hehe!! just trying to justify my purchase..

hula hula hula

a little stage performance on aug 9th
so much fun!!!

a list

just a random list of things on my mind

- cooking (finding recepies that are easy and delicious is great joy!!i will blog about cooking later...there's just too much to say!)
- eating healthy (that's related to cooking in a way i guess)
- hula dance
- buzzer beats (jap tv drama...haha!)
- finding yummy cafes, restaurant, cake shops, bakeries
- ways of eating avocado
- thinking about my future...(a fun n tough one)

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anyways,
i am seeing my cousin and yoshiko sanma very soon
and mon ちゃん too!!!
i can't wait!!!

take it slow

i grow up in big cities all my life
Hong Kong...Taipei...Montreal...

coming to Japan 3 years ago
is my 1st time living in country side

i wasn't used to it
i always thought and dreamed of moving back to the cities
be a career oriented woman
be successful and 'smart'(hehe!)

yet...this 3 years
God taught to me slow down
look around
appreciate nature,things,especially people nearby
take time to build relationship
take time to chat with a kid on my way back home from home
take time to hear the elderlies' wisdom

take it slow but not being lazy

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yesterday, as i was strolling around the city
i found this super nice cafe hidden in the corner of a very quiet neighourhood
the owner was at the front door sweeping
so i started the conversation
as we were chatting
the owner invited me in for a cup of juice

the cafe is beautiful!
the owner was an architect and she just passed on her business to her daugther and now is free to do things she wants
so..she turned a traditional japanese style building into a cafe
thanks for the lovely time
i am definitely going back for lunch...and cake next time!!

素敵な空間と時間　ありがおう～

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and hmm...don't know if it is due with me getting old
but i had so much fun watching election on TV yesterday

the dominant party in Japan has changed!!!
what will happen??hehe

when will it be on TV?

when i see this CM on TV
it will make my day
...
for sure!! hehehe...

<3 <3 <3 <3
hehehehe...

ps. just one luxury request
if they can add 松ケン...it would be perfect!