Dry Eyes

Do you have good vision?

Yes, I do! But somehow, my vision started to get blurry recently... In addition, I couldn't keep my eyes open, so I thought I've got an eye strain. However, it again happened while working! This time was severe that I thought of going home. Before I leave early, I searched the Net for my last hope. Then I found out that it was because my eyes were DRY!

Dry eyes are one of the most common modern diseases. Not only for people who wear contacts, but for people who work at the office with AC and surrounded by IT devices!!! If you have bleary eyes, you might have dry eyes!

After I found out the fact, I ran to the drug store and got Rohto Dryaid EX (eye drops for dry eyes)! It's a super high viscosity eye drops that contain sesame oil and hyaluronic acid that keep your corneas of the eyes moist and avoid them from drying out! It was a pricey product but now my eyes are better! Yay!!!



Today is the coldest day so far this winter in Tokyo. Brrr... Anyway, we have three-day weekends since Monday is the holiday (Coming-of-Age Day).



Have a good weekend!!!

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Happy New Year 2011

I wrote many New Year's cards this year! In Japan, we have a custom to send New Year's cards to arrive on January 1st. Of course, I used our wedding photo :D



I prepared our New Year's food the day before. I added a rabbit fish cake since it's the year of the Rabbit!



In the afternoon, my darling and I visited the shrine to pray for happiness and a healthy year. 2011 is my grand climacteric year, so I attended a ceremony to drive away evil spirits.



How did you spend your New Year's day?



Wish everyone good luck for 2011!

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ROBOT FLASH DRIVE

On Christmas, my darling gave me a cute pink robot flash drive.

My darling uses yellow one and I was telling him that I want one (the same one) but what he bought me was a pink one. Yeah... I love the color but I don't feel comfortable with it's expression... because it looks like me!!! If I put mine next to my darling's you will know... X(



Anyway, they are really cute. They come with a 2GB storage capacity and their LED eyes light up when you plug the USB Flash Drive into a computer :)

Everybody asks me what I cook for Christmas, but I didn't cook at home. We celebrated our Christmas at family restaurant called Royal Host. The restaurant is little away from the train station, so it wasn't packed and we had a nice and quiet Christmas. Their wagyu beef hamburger steak was fabulicious! In addition, I had a grilled scallop and shrimp, and my darling had a wagyu beef steak. We used free coupon for those. hehe ;)

How was your Christmas?!

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EVOLG

I don't usually ask my darling what he wants for Christmas because he always doesn't have any definite idea, but this year, I asked him and he said he wants gloves which enable touch panel operation.

What?! Can that be possible?!

I searched google and found the gloves called EVOLG (made in Japan), which enable such!!



As seen in picture, you can use smart phones (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Xperia, Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, KDDI IS, etc...) while wearing EVOLG. EVOLG is made of special fiber, acrylic, and wool. They come in many colors. Cool!!!

Yesterday was a holiday, so my darling and I spent a whole day printing out our New Year's cards! To save time, we ordered our favorite home-delivered Kamameshi from Kamatora (only 10 bucks each!) for brunch. That's why I am wearing pajamas :P

When we finished our cards, it was already 8PM, so we decided to eat out. How perverse of me, I had oden (which is a Japanese winter dish consisting of several ingredients in a light soy-flavoured dashi broth) at Katsukura (tonkatsu restaurant). hahaha. Anyway, I wanted to eat oden :) BTW, I found newly opened Afternoon Tea near home. They have many cute kitchen stuff. Yay!

Happy Christmas ;D

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Kneipp Bath Salt Heublumen

This is my recent favorite herbal bath salt! I finally bought the largest 850g bottle, since it was on sale with many samples ;P

Kneipp's bath salt is derived from refined ancient seawater rock salt and natural herb (essential oil). It's natural Rock salt (minerals) keeps you warm and leaves your skin feeling silky smooth!

My favorite aroma is Heublumen (hay flower or wildflower in English). It has a similar addicting scent as geranium (my favorite herb). It helps me relax and balance my mind as well as my skin :D

Anyway, yesterday I took a day off to see my friend's baby. Her smile was really adorable. I mobile uploaded the photo on my facebook album ;)

How was your weekend?!

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Ear Muffs

I bought new ear muffs (thanks for those who taught me it is not ear warmers)! I always wear hoodie when I feel cold, but since I don't want to mess up my hair, I decided to get one ;)

Oh, anyway, I am testing my darling for a while but it seems like he doesn't care having a pile of paper tubes (currently five!!!) in our restroom... If it comes to this, I would wait for him to throw them away!

Tomorrow, I am taking a day off from work. Sometimes nice to refresh. hehe.

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Pink Jeweled Eyes Hello Kitty - Pros and Cons

What do you think of this Hello Kitty?

I think it's cute! It went nicely with my iPhone :D
I should have taken a picture together.

However, my darling and co-workers said it's weird...

Sometimes, I find Hello Kitty that I would never buy, so this might be one for others... People have different tastes, so that's why we have many Hello Kitty variations. hehe

Tonight, I am seeing my friends from college time. I have some time to shop at Sanrio. Yay!

Have a good day.

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Full-Time Job Conflict

I work for the same company, 9-17 full time, for over 6 consecutive years. Even if I worked for such a long time, my opinion never go through. I sometimes get really frustrated if I'm asked to attend the meeting and give my opinion for that reason... Moreover, my supervisor is not at all enthusiastic. He always goes for the safe option, which is kind of disappointing. And now, he announced us that he doesn't have a hope in his current project... Of course, I have a lot to say for it because I don't want to use my time for nonproductive work...

However, yesterday, my friend at hula class told me I have to give up and think of just getting a salary. She used to say her opinion at work but gave up because it's just a waste of time. Also, she said going home at 17 is pretty advantage. Yeah, I totally agree with her.

Unfortunately, many of the big Japanese companies have seniority-based system, which salary and job position rise in accordance with age and length of service, so it's not a good idea to change a job. It just worsen my situation. Also, most employees at such companies overwork, which is not my style.

Why I remain at the same company is because I experienced hard time seeking a full-time job in NY after 911. I think I did tens of interns and tens of part-time job back then. That experience made me think changing a job just because you don't like is not a good reason...

Anyway, now my issue here is not changing a job...

But the girl told me that is not a good idea since the stable income is important. Right...

I will close my eyes for a while and turn down my enthusiasm. I know it's my temporary stuff...

What a birthday present!!!

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My Birthday and My New Year's Resolution 2011

Today is my birthday. I have no plan for tonight but hula dancing as usual. My darling said he will celebrate my birthday on Saturday, so I look forward to it :)

Well, I'm always busy, but why don't I stop for a moment and set my new year's resolution for 2011!

才色兼備

No wonder, I will set this as my goal. It's a four-character idiomatic phrase meaning woman gifted with both talent and beauty. This year, I met many women with both and realized they all spare no effort! In other words, efforts make them talented and beautiful!!! People say they are gifted, but why don't I always do my best?! Better than giving up! hehe :P

Anyway, I have 2 exciting plans for the next year. One is our new home and another is confidential at this moment! I hope everything goes fine, and mostly, I hope everybody including myself is healthy because good health makes me happy :D

Unfortunately, 2011 is my 厄年 (unlucky year). It is said spending big bucks can drive away evil spirits, so I hope it is the right time to buy new home!!!

Have a good day!

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puma HYBRID Jacket

Winter really has come. This morning it was chilly as predicted. However, I was warm enough since I bought a new dawn jacket yesterday :D I already have one from last year but it is so large and dressy that it doesn't suit to take a packed train and go to the gym after work, so I bought a sporty one!



puma HYBRID Jacket #556466-03. 90% down and 10% feather. Very light and warm!!! To tell the truth, puma is my favorite sport brand (because it is cute and popular among young girls) but I've never owned any of puma product until yesterday!

I went for turquoise blue color because it is my second favorite color! If I want to carry fuchsia pink accessories (my first favorite color), they complement each other nicely! Yes, I bought a sports bag, too :D I couldn't find an exact image on the site but looks like the image above. Believe it or not, I used to carry my gym stuff in a shopping bag (cute one of course), so I finally bought a real bag after 2 years! haha.

Unfortunately, all I bought were not on sale yet. If I want to get a discount, I had to wait till next year, so I bought them when needed. Also, I was afraid that the color I want would go out of stock. I don't really shop at list price, so that's why I'm saying this to myself. hehe.

No wonder I go to the GYM tonight!

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iPhone App Lost Data!

Today, fuck (now I would say...) iPhone app lost all data which I kept for about a year, DAILY!!! I always try to b/u important data, but it just happened. Damn!!! Am I careless or what?! I just can't believe it! Of course I claimed the author of the app. I don't think they can help me, though...

By the way, I p/o important e-mails, b/u my important files (since our PC is 6 years old), and I even b/u my blog posts (I don't think I'm gonna retrieve all my posts when corrupted but just in case I won't feel mad...). But I do those once in 2 months. Do I better do every month or week?!

I'm really disappointed by what just happened on me...

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Barrier Repair Baby Moist Lotion

I still haven't worn my down jacket yet, but it is getting cold and dry day by day in Tokyo. I hate the cold season because my skin dries!!! To avoid the dryness, I know I should better put layers of lotion and wait until my skin absorbs, but who wants to wait in the busy morning?! But if I skip this step, my skin always dries after I wore makeup... my skin is honest.

Anyway, last month, I got a free sample of cheap (7 bucks) lotion called Barrier Repair Baby Moist Lotion (Super Moist) from Mandom. I usually spend more (with whitening function) for my lotion, so I wasn't that interested in it at that time, but once I tried, I totally loved it!!!

Now I searched more details about the product, and found it was specialized for adult skin that tends to dry, which sounds perfect for me. Baby Moist Lotion penetrates quickly into the skin and moisturizes your skin because it contains hyaluronan which penetrates into your horny cell layer. Compared to the regular hyaluronan molecule, it's size is centesimal!!! I translated the image, so hope you get an idea :D



They have other products in line and I found their Repair Concentrate (all-in-one serum) is the best selling product. Maybe I should get a sample of it! But actually, I have my own serum, so it might not be my choice. Can't get too lazy. haha.

I don't usually write a beauty product review, but I always label my non-food-related posts under others (see left side bar), so please find more there ;) Of course, you can find my reviews on Food and Drink Products reviews there, too!!!

December is my birth month! I am receiving many birthday coupons. Best month for me to shop things :D

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ibook G3 M6411

See what this is...

I bought this ibook when I was a student. Almost 10 years ago! After 6 years, I started it up to use Photoshop... and was still doing fine! Without Internet connection, it seems not at all out date. haha.

This year, because we had a wedding, I made my original Christmas card (for friends overseas) and New Year's card (for friends in Japan) :D To save time, I bought ready-made photo frames but I wasn't 100% satisfied with the designs, so I edited them with Photoshop. I will show you the cards on the days :)

Back to ibook, it has a cute handle. At that time, it was cool if you carry it like a bag... but what if I do that now... People will think I'm crazy!!! I believe some of my blog buddies even don't know what the heck is this style. haha!

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Whatsoever!!!

I am always surprised about myself being really careless while being really careful... This weekend, many things I did which I thought are GOOD turned out REAL BAD!

My darling says I am an enthusiast. That is true. So that is why I sometimes make a huuuuuge mistake with enthusiasm! And it just happened on many things at the same time on the weekend!!! hahaha...

Whatsoever!!! (I wish I could say this...)

We've been to 笑笑 (Wara Wara) again to use the rest of the coupons we had. This time, we've been to a different branch and there their menu was not all 3 bucks. Anyway, they had different menus and we enjoyed. I don't know why but I am into edamame lately. hehe!

Good for me! No eat outs this weekdays! Gonna go to GYM this weekdays!!! ...to forget about all my damn mistakes!!!

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Caon - Aromatherapy Salon

I have tried out beauty salon treatments for a few times (LPG Cellulite Treatment and Massage Therapy for example) but none of them was worth the money to sign up...

However, lately, I had a chance to get an Aromatherapy Massage for our wedding (because the salon was located near home) and found it really suits me well!!!

Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses herbal essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person's mind, mood, cognitive function or health.
Sounds really complicated but to put it simply, VERY RELAXING!

My favorite herb combination is rose otto, geranium, and frankincense. It balances female hormones.

Lately, I had seasonal herbs combination, as well! Rose geranium and basil combination is good as season changes to winter. Rosemary and yuzu (citron) combination prevents colds and feeling of cold! It is said to be good for your body to inhale and intake seasonal herbs. Amazingly I real experienced it!

My next appointment is in the end of December. I try to go there (caon) once a month :D My darling always comes with me to have a short aromatherapy since the place is for both men and women!

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