cactus
Now Playing: gorillaz-all alone
Geez,this weekend has been like a storm.
Lots of things happened...mmm.

Aaaaanyway!!
On Saturday, I went to Izu.
The weather was not so clear, but anyway we headed there, had fantasically delicious fish lunch (and fantasically expensive...), and visited Izu Cactus Park.
There were lots of cute animals, none of which are flesh-eating animals. There were lamas, monkeys, peacocks, capibala (strange animal like a rat with a face of middle-aged man...), lots of birds, and also a chimpangee show.
The entrance fee is kinda expensive (1800yen!), but it was a very nice place. Yeah, it's a zoo built over the mountain of cooled lava rocks. Of course the main feature is the cactus. The zoo started its business with the base of cactuses collected by some professors of univ. You can see huge cactuses taller than you as well as tiny cactuses as small as omanju-.
The animals are very very cute! The peacocks are not caged but freely walk the same street as us. So you can step on its long tail if you try hard. (They manage to escape very quickly with skill, though)
Do you have any idea how peacocks cry? Well, they cry like elephants...!! which is very suprising and pretty cute. :)
Among the animals we'd seen, what I liked the best was a white lama. It was very very cute. When I called her(or him), it came over me quietly and slowly with a peaceful face, chewing at something. It came just in front of me and we stared at each other's eyes for a while...without saying any words.
I felt our hearts were connected for sure.
When she knew that I wan't gonna give her any food, she started chewing the leaves nearby.
It was a very beautiful animal. Whenever I visit a zoo, I always feel that human beings and monkeys might be one of the ugliest animals on the planet.

After that, we went back home through Jogasaki-cape and then Hakone, where we enjoyed a wonderful hotspring.

Today I went to have my hair cut. My hair hasn't changed much, so nobody will notice...

may
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Crystal Style
It's been kinda long time...

Yes, I continue working late. :) I am so blessed! ...

Anyway..I am working hard, and..playing well too.
I went to Yokohama last weekend and enjoyed the movie, talking, spilling the beans..etc. etc....
The weather of this season is fantastic, isn't it?? Soon the sticky air will be coming, so we gotta enjoy this wonderful outside air as much as possible before the heat of the hell comes over...

I listen to Crystal Kay a lot these days, and I feel that she sings a lot of songs about losing a love. In her songs, girls are always annoyed by boys. :( Therefore, I can understand what the lyrics mean...*sigh*

Gee, be optimistic and positive!! Keep your chin up...

zangyo
Mood:  vegas lucky
The other day there was a big event for me at the office..."sekigae"!!
Since I started working in this company, my seat was just next to the COO..u know, the seat you can never relax yourself.
I have been seated there for the whole two years, and finally I could change my seat to the corner of the room, where no COO is around!!
U know what? I am surprised to know how much the place of seat can change one's mind.
Now I am enjoying working late!
I used to leave the office as soon as the bell rang, but now I don't anymore. It's so much fun to work at my own pace without being interrupted. :)

Aaaaanyways, I luv my seat. hehe...

1/2 of gw
Mood:  special
Now Playing: tv
Only a few days of GW are left...:(

I'm having very good time with my family. We had a birthday dinner at a restaurant named Bellini in Ashiya to celebrate my mom's and my birthdays.
The dinner was fabulous, plus I got lovely presents. :) The waiter of the restaurant sang a birthday song for us, which was really good! It was a movie-like birthday.

Yesterday, my dad and I went to Kurakuen for some shopping. In the evening I went to Kobe to hang out with my friend. We had tasty Chinese at China town. It was a lot of fun. The port tower is always beautiful. :)

And today, I went out to Kobe again with my family. We bought too many breads.
I'd say that the best bakery in Kobe is "brasseries comme cinois" near Sannomiya-station. The breads (and food in "Honest Cafe" in the back of the store) are all fantastic and have never disappointed me. :) They are visually very pretty and beautiful, and amazingly tasty! It's been the best bakery for me since I was a univ. student...

Of course, there are lots of other good pattiseries and bakeries in Kobe too, though.

I walked a lot today so I'm kinda tired...
I'm going to Kobe for shopping tomorrow again though! hehe.
Coming back to this area, I feel like quitting my job and moving back here and find some other job.
Obviously, this area is much better than where I work...in every way.

And I'm getting fat again...*sigh*

golden week
Now Playing: tv
I came back to Hyogo last night!
I've said this many times, but it's always good to be home. :)

April 30th was my 26th birthday!
Damn, have I really lived for 26 years?? Luckily people say I look much younger though...
On my birthday my bf treated me very good. hehe...it doesn't happen many times, by the way!
We went to Yokohama to get on a lunch cruise where we had tasty light Chinese meal and enjoyed the harbour view. After that he bought me a cute Tiffany's necklace. :) I love this so much.
In the evening, he took me to the hotel Pan Pacific and had such gorgeous dinner there. Gee that was really tasty and nice... The jazz band was playing cool music there. I wish I could stay in such a wonderful hotel someday.
After the dinner, for cooling down our head heated by sweet cocktails, we saw the movie "Shall we dance?". It was okay, although I like the Japanese version better. I guess J.Lo was too outstanding. I admit she's beautiful, but her figure was too sexy....

Ya, and on the next day of such a lovely birthday, I got on a plane to home. :)
My parents are doing fine, very happy, so is my grandma.
Today I went to renew my driver's license. The place was very crowded with lots of people so my mom and I had to wait a long time. Plus, I had to take a looooong lecture of 2hrs... I didn't think the lecture was so important. :( Anyway we were so tired...
On the way home we bought some sweets and groceries.

My sister is coming home soon. :) I can't wait to see her.

YAWN
Mood:  spacey
Now Playing: toxic
It's been a few weeks since the last diary...

I've been busy both emotionally and physically, although I cannot describe them precisely here.

Good news is that my ADSL line has recovered! yay.
My PC is 7yrs old so it can't keep up with 50M line, but it's okay...:)
Another good news is that two new college graduates joined our translation group! Now we are a group of 6 translators. :) They are very pretty and diligent. A new wind is breezing..change is good. :)
O yes, and one more good news is that the deadline of a huge job is postponed! phew...now I'm being kinda lazy.
One more work day and big vacation starts!!

What are you guys gonna do for the vacation?
Anybody going out of Japan? I wish I could too...!!

Ah...and..
I feel very sad and sorry for those who died and got injured from the train accident in Hyogo. It's very close to the place where I grew up, so I'm worried if any of my friends are in trouble...

chilly
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: nothing
These days I am sooooooo busy! I've got tons of documents to translate. (TT) I'm in the hell for sure.

A happy news is, that my old friend moved to Machida from Hyogo! I hanged out with her last Saturday-Sunday and had fun time chatting about subtle things.

I need to buy a new PC. It's sad that I have to say good-bye to my old PC which has been with me for more than 7 years. We went through fun time and tough time together, in Boston, in my home town, and here in Atsugi too...I'm not gonna throw it away. :)

dogs
Mood:  on fire
Tonight I went to see the movie "inu no eiga".

It was a very very good movie about dogs. It contains several short stories about dogs.
Some are sooo funny, some are sooo cute, and some are sooooooo sad....
I shed tons of tears and snot....the most amount ever in the movie theater of my history.

I truly truly recommend to see this movie for those who have ever lived with a dog closely, and particularly for those who have lost a doggy before...

weekends fly
Mood:  mischievious
Now Playing: nothing
I'm always surprised how fast weekends pass...I didn't do anything special again. :(
On Saturday I went to see the movie Aviator. It was fun for the first 1/3, but..it's too long----.
These days I can't stand watching a 3-hour movie. I can't concentrate on staring at the screen, I want to go to the restroom, etc. etc....
Yeah the movie was good, but I didn't like the rest 2/3. Again, it's too long.
The actress who won the Oscar was reeeally good in it though!

After that we headed to Hachioji to eat tasty yakiniku. It was very very veerryy good!! mmm.

On Sunday, I woke up late and...in the afternoon I washed my bf's car with him. I was tired but it's ok...he's got a clean car..

Damn, Monday's coming again. *crying*

tomato sauce pasta
Mood:  cool
I didn't do anything for the 3-day holidays...although I played catch ball, badmington, did cooking, watching videos, driving, trimmed the bumper of his car...(which was a lot of fun!)
As the weather was so beautiful, we went to see the early cherry blossoms, but of course there was no cherry blossoms blooming...but we could see beautiful Japanese apricot instead!

Gotta work hard..!