Abnormal Weather in Japan

The rainy season has started in Japan. It was 20 days earlier than last year. We see rain marks on the weekly weather forecast in Tokyo X(



And another abnormal weather we have is that the typhoon #1 passed by the Japanese continent earlier this month which was the first time in the record. Also typhoon #2 is approaching this weekend… so that means the rain on the weekend would be severe. oh boy…



How is the weather in your country?!

Today we still don't have rain yet! I'm glad it starts to rain from late in the evening because I have to go to work, which actually is going to be my very last day!

Have a good weekend!!!

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Olympus E-500 5th Anniversary

Today is the 5th Anniversary of my "Olympus E-500" (single-lens reflex) :D



5 years ago, my favorite camera Canon IXY DIGITAL L broke, so I decided to get the Olympus SLR with ZUIKO DIGITAL 35mm F3.5 Macro. Since I couldn't live without a camera, I remember I ran to an electronics retail store during lunch time (while at work) to get it. LoL So far I love it :) But I heard it's life-span is about 6 years... so I'm afraid of it's end X(

Anyways, I have been taking billions of pictures of my foods using it.

I appreciate it :D

Can you live without a camera?! hehe

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One of my Daily Routines

After we moved, I made up some routines to clean my house in order not to get lazy… I gave up cleaning my old home and I learned a lot! I'm glad it was a rent. haha

Anyways, I use Quickle Wiper to clean the floor. It's a dust-collecting mop which you can attach disposable duster (either dry or wet).



Actually, I prop it up against the wall like this so that I can use it anytime when I find a dust on the floor… but the problem is it falls over once in a while and make marks on the floor X(

So, I wrapped a pink towel!



Now it is safe to fall over! And the pink makes me happier to clean the house :D



But my darling says I am doing too much… but what if I gave up cleaning?! Better than doing nothing, you know!!!

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Confidence

What does Confidence mean to you?!
Where do you get your confidence from?!

Confidence is important in anything you do… when talking with people (even with friends), when at work (presentation, etc…), and for me, when cooking, too!

I started to live by myself when I was 18, so I now don't really depend on my parents. However, speaking of confidence, I am pretty wimpy. I worry a lot about trivial things and dwell on the past X(

But 7 years ago, after I met my darling, I changed. I still have those wimpy feelings but I don't care that much like before. My darling always listens me and say "you can do whatever you want" like a God. haha That's why I could easily quit my job. And I have groundless confidence in doing my stuff… Why I say groundless is because me in the past might think in that way. haha

I always nag my darling but I really thank him for being with me :D

My mom gave me a planter of Euphorbia milii. It signifies self-dependence. I know. I somewhat try not to depend on my darling. But let me depend on him while I'm with him. hehe



My mom gave me this a day before mother's day and was a flower for mother's day (actually with a card) which was pretty funny. Silly my mom. haha

Anyways, I'm glad to find the Blogger back now... it was quite a long down!!! Unfortunately some of the comments were gone X( I have copies in my e-mail, so I will reply to those comments when I get a chance. I hope the Blogger won't have a problem again...

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Wet Wipe Strategy

After the meal, I always tell my darling to wipe down the table but he really hates to do that... It is just about to wring out the kitchen towel, but he seldom does that while I get mad...

The same thing for the toilet bowl X( I'm pretty scared to lift up the toilet seat every time I clean... For many times (at our old home), we argued about these cleaning issues, but ending up me giving up and mess up together until he realizes it. But I found he never realizes it by testing with the paper tubes, if you remember... I tested my darling to see if he cares having a pile of paper tubes in our restroom and they ended up more than 20 before we move out... And of course, I threw them away!!!

So, at our new home, I kind of thought it is a never-ending battle. I don't say it has to be perfect, but I want him to try to pick up after himself!!! After living 6 years at our old home, I realized it is better to clean everyday than doing a major housecleaning once a year. This is why I am very serious about cleaning this time!

But one day, my darling said if he has a wet wipe, he will clean! I didn't believe in his word and said "you can just waste money", but I found really cheap wet wipe at DAISO (which contains 70 wet wipers at a buck) so I bought it for an experiment.

Surprisingly, it worked out!!!

I don't know what makes the difference, but he is wiping off the table :D :D :D

And the same thing for the toilet!!!

BTW, you can get many kinds of wet wipes at DAISO in Japan.

Wet wipe for table:


Wet wipe for toilet bowl (buy one get one free):


Wet wipe for flooring (buy one get one free):


Wet wipe for kitchen:


Not perfect but my darling's action and consideration is important!

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PIPICA BODY WASH

My darling hates when I buy something pink and cute for the things we share. So, that's why I don't get any girly pink body wash or shampoo... of course no pink furniture at home!

However, if it comes to penguin or any kind of "birds", my darling agrees to buy it without question! haha

This penguin holds something like iPhone, so this might be an additional factor for his decision. LoL



Does your hun have a surprising obsession?!

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Pink Bunny Hello Kitty

I bought a new Pink Bunny Hello Kitty cell charm!



Do you remember my Pink Jeweled Eyes Hello Kitty? After only 5 months, it really got dirty like a duster as expected X(



So I bought a new one! I know it's white face will get dirty in a snap, but I liked it :D

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As My Hun Sees Me… LOL

Tonight, we've been to a new shopping malls in Futakotamagawa: Rise and Dogwood Plaza. They both were clean and gorgeous but most things were pricey so we just enjoyed window-shopping :P

For dinner, we found yakitori izakaya (skewered chicken restaurant) called 鶏厨くし (Torizukushi). As a starter, I ordered grapefruit sour which is 焼酎 (sho-chu) based cocktail that I need to squeeze the grapefruit by myself. My darling helped me, of course ;)



And then my darling said he's gonna take my pic but I wasn't ready… as you can see I was busy picking the grapefruit pulp. haha



Here we go!



It is funny I am always like this in front of him!!!

Their yakitori was pretty delicious!!! I hate liver but I tried a piece from my darling's and found it pretty good!!!



I will go back here again :D

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Just Because Pink x Hello Kitty

I now used all of my face-wash and was looking for a new one. I finally bought Rosette Hello Kitty cleansing wash and collagen wash that have been on my mind for a long time. I don't know how good these are but just because Pink x Hello Kitty :P



Will see! hehe

Yes! Today I did a lot of shopping at Shibuya 109 and drug stores after a looong while :D I shopped for about 4 hours. whew! And I bought many clothes at a discount of half-price. Lucky me!!!

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Incipio MacBook Shell Case Review

So far, I am very satisfied with my Incipio MacBook Pro 15in Feather Ultralight Hard Shell Case!





It really keeps my spirits up while working :)

And yes! Even I am spending more time on my video creation, I will keep up my blog because I just found that my blog has been accessed by over 100 thousand people (up to the present)!

Talk to you later!!!

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Wrong Belief

To tell the truth, I don't like Japanese (as a subject). I remember my parents used to worry about my Japanese language when I came back to Japan at 5th grade of elementary school because we used to live overseas (in Jordan) for 6 years.

Back then, everyone focused on my Japanese and that made me really sick of reading books and writing Kanji, and strangely I still think the same way. LoL

Majority opinion gives the wrong belief?!

Also, many people said I am not good at sports, so I still feel in that way, too.

Do you have anything that you are not good at just because others said so?

Vice versa, I like cooking because my darling really enjoys eating my dishes. hehe

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Belief

Many people lost hope after the quake because of losing their family, friends, homes,  jobs, money, and everyday things we take for granted.

Under such circumstance of nothing, one of the things that give hope for their future is belief that things will work out.

I totally understand that because even people in Tokyo are having hard time paving the way for the future...

I am officially leaving on 5/31 but today is the last day to commute to work. I have a positive belief in my decision!!!

Have a good weekend :D

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SPAM Comments from Your Smart Kitchen...

Your Smart Kitchen writes skillful comments on my blog. I first didn't realize they were SPAM because their comments were somewhat related to my posts. But one thing that made me stop and think was they always post with a different name with the same link to their website.

Also, I sometimes get auto-related SPAM comments on my BMW post. LoL

Do you get any SPAM comments that relates to your posts?! What do you do against them?!

I now simply delete them... but seriously replied to it once. haha

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Karaoke Addiction

I've become addicted to karaoke when I was a high school student. I couldn't afford to go there that often at that time but I remember I went there after finals with my friends for more than 3 hours!



My darling unfortunately doesn't like to go karaoke so now I go there once in a great while. Maybe twice a year or less. (My darling sings if I hand over a microphone, though...)

Anyways, yesterday I saw on TV that "your tastes may change for your loved one". I guess my Karaoke addiction reduced after I met my darling! LoL

Did any of your taste change for your loved one?!

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