Thank you, 2011♪ and hello! 2012

I appreciate everything I had this year.

I'm sure 2012 is going to be another great year :-)

"Everybody, have a happy new year!"



CHOCOLATE HAPPY

It snowed a little bit in my town in Hiroshima yesterday.

Finally, already, whatever... winter has come :-)

Speaking of winter, I wanna introduce a part of my winter happiness you♪

This is "Moritz Ice Cube Chocolate"

I've heard this German chocolate is limited to winter time.  For me, this is the best chocolate ever♪

Go to a store "Jupiter" or something to find this blue package with a bear picture on it and try :-)

Today, I went to a store with my coworker and bought 3 packs.

One is for me, another one is for my mom and... the last one is...  for me♪ lol

I love this hazelnut flavored melting chocolate :-)

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Fill'er up!

I went to nice dinner with my friends last night♪

 Food, wine, people, chatting... everything was good :-)  I filled up myself and had a great time♪

I was really ready for the sales time on December weekend!

Then, what happened today was... "I got so unconfident"   Well, I don't wanna say anything negative like "unconfident" but I'm not perfect, so it happens! lol

I had a chance to talk to my coworkers and they let me realize I was not managing them very well.  I thought I was trying hard but I was making a lot of mistakes.  I can't tell everything in here but... it was very serious to me and took my confidence away from me for... a while.

Some people think working under someone is very stressful, but it's easy, I think.  Being a leader is more difficult than being a follower... but it's very challenging♪

Maybe that's why I can keep trying :-) 

Honestly, I was a bit down today but I'll be better soon!  I can do better :-)  I really feel I'm lucky to know how my coworkers were feeling and then they told me about it.  I guess they had a hard time to be courage enough to tell me their feeling honestly.  I appreciate it.

We'll be better :-)  because they are all good girls and reliable ;-)     

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Are they ready?

It's time to get new year greeting cards♪

Have you done this yet?

I guess many people will send greetings by e-mail or something on the internet nowadays.  It must be very easy, quick and convenient ;-)  I understand that and I used to do that.

But I started sending greeting cards instead of e-mail because I just wanted to. lol

And I felt good when I received one :-)

As I do every year, I picked up cards from UNICEF catalog because 50% of sales will be a donated.

I got pens for writing, made up a list of friends... now, all I have to do is "write"!

I'm a slow starter but I know I gotta do this gradually... so I won't be late for a deadline and my cards will be mailed on New Year's Day♪

I know we still have more than 3 weeks by the end of this year,

+

From now to new year, it's gonna be a busy time for anybody,

but I already hope next year will be another great year for us♪  Well,,, I know it will be! 

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nuclear, war... and people living with them

December is gonna be my movie month♪ 

As I posted to another Japanese blog, I watched 2 documentary movies yesterday.

http://wasabismtsurezure.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-post_06.html

I just wanted to watch something serious and I'm not familiar enough with movies to review them,

but both of the movies were so good and I'm glad to have a chance to watch them.

I was shocked and moved by kids and babies.  Especially the one about people suffering from Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, while this movie I couldn't hold back the tears.

I saw many kids and small babies who had very serious problems on their body, both mentally and physically.  Many of them were left by their parents because of disease caused by radioactivity.  Everything I watched was very shocking.  Babies born with problems, teenagers suffering from cancer or heart disease...  But the most shocking thing was a boy who had paralyzed limbs talking about his dream.  He said "I want to be a doctor because I want to save people from disease"

He can't walk, he can't move much by himself.  I think everybody could have the same feeling as mine if you see him...  "You are one of the people who need good cure first!"  But this young boy still care much about suffering people around him.  Maybe it is ordinary and very true for him to live there with people who have more serious and fatal problems. 

Another movie was about relationship between Israel and Palestine.  While doctors and parents try hard to save one life of a baby at a hospital,  hundreds of people are dying at once in the battle area nearby. 

Killing and hurting... or saving and helping...  We, human beings can do both.  We can't be stupid.

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just my blah-blah

I feel really happy when...

"work" is prior to any other stuff in my life.

I certainly feel it's true and it's ME!  lol

Some people say  "Oh, you should take more rest.  You always work too much"

Well,,, thank you.  But I will do it in my own way because I'm not you! :-)

Besides, I know many people who work much harder than me.  So I never feel "I work too much" ;-)

I've been working on managing and coaching people.  A few weeks ago, I was just feeling "This is so difficult.  I don't know if I'm doing anything right!"  But I recently started to feel "hmm... this is kinada interesting"  It's still difficult but I try to learn from hard working people around me, books, thinking back my experience and putting it into action.  And I finally found it a bit more interesting.  lol

Just focus on what I have to do and keep trying,

Then I will see I'm making a progress later on.  This is when I feel really happy about my life♪

And I keep trying so I can see another "one more step ahead" :-) 

I guess everybody can have the same feeling... about their hobbies, studies, marriage, raising kids... anything!

For me, work is the biggest measure right now :-)  This is my personal trait♪

Enjoying my own time

This is nice♪

I didn't expect that I could take such a nice picture with my cellphone camera! :-)

Because it was a bit warm yesterday, I enjoyed riding a bicycle place to place in my town.  When I was going to a train station to pay a monthly parking fee, I looked up at the sky because it was a very beautiful day out there.  I found a nice blue sky with shining clouds reflecting mild afternoon sunshine♪  My mind was full of plans and I was thinking about finishing them, but I stopped my bike and enjoyed the sky for a moment.

This is kinda funny...  When I'm having busy days, I tend to do a lot of stuff on my day off, for example, shopping, going to movies, driving somewhere,,, I just don't feel like staying home all day.  I start my day writing down "what I want to do today" on a piece of paper, make a schedule tight and try to do everything

... by myself!  lol

This is exactly the same as my "to do list" at work.  Writing down and crossing out. 

Crossing out one each let my stress gone♪  lol  I like when I do it wthout being bothered by anybody. haha!

 From my next day off, I'm planning movies for a few times.  I'm looking forward to it :-)

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Because I wanna stay up,

☆I'm at a retro cafe named "yesterday" where you can hear Beatles songs all day long...☆

It's getting colder and colder... and people started getting ready for Chrismas.  I'm becoming busier and having more customers than usual.  I know we're gonna have a crazy busy "hard work!" time very soon, but it's ok.  Because it's much better than being bored at work! lol 

Because I got many things to do, I left work later than I usually do.  And I wanted to finish one more work before going home... one more thing which is called "homework"

I know my switch will be off automatically and immediately! so I'd better stay out and finish it because I have to bring it to my English class tomorrow night.

Having 2 cups of cofee, I just finished my homework.  While I'm staying out, I'm writing some here:-)

I had my homework done, I'm working on my blog... which I haven't really updated recently, lol

I could refresh myself and enjoyed my own relaxing cofee time...

Now it's time to head my home sweet home♪      ...Have a good night☆ 

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PICTURES OF FALL

When I went out on my last day off, I was carrying my camera with me.

Have you ever done any "fall" stuff yet?  It is said fall and spring are becoming shorter than they used to be, like some people say Japan nowadays has only 2 seasons, HOT or COLD.

Because I was almost missing "fall", I got off the bus before my stop and tried taking some pictures there when I found trees turning red on a riverside in the city.

I remember it was around 5:00pm and the sun had started setting.  I was trying to take pictures of colored leaves on trees but it was difficult to keep them bright red in pics.

I was wondering how I should do to take ones and walking under the trees for a while.  When I came closer to a bridge, I noticed green grass partially covered with red leaves.  I found "fall" color on the ground, not only over my head :-)

This is like being on a green and red colored carpet♪

I liked it :-)   And I like this picture, too♪

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ロールモデルへの思考回路

"I love myself!"

Does it sound stupid or narcissist?  But I really do! lol  I do feel so much more than before! :-)

I don't know how people do, but I don't want to leave work without things done.  Because I like my job, I appreciate nice people at work and I feel this is gonna be one more challenge, I stay responsible and tell my coworkers all I've learned there.

I'm not perfect at all, but I really want tham to learn from me as much as possible.

We are going to have the busiest season until the beginning of January.  I'm going to get a little more closer to them and share + get over the crazy busy time together! :-)

To make things better, I thought about myself.  I thought how I should talk to them, how I should present myself,,, how I should be as a roll model for them. 

I thought I should care about them more.  Not like "buddy-buddy" relationship! lol 

If I were them, I would feel like following a boss I can respect.  The boss should be a person who is strict, very serious about work, funny sometimes, who treat any people impartially,,,

who is a very stable professional hard worker!   ...Am I asking too much? lol

And one more thing!  I would be influenced by a person who enjoys what she or he is doing :-)

I don't know if my coworkers will respect me! lol   but I want to be their roll model at work.  Because I want to be the ideal boss like I just mentioned, I decided to pay more attention to myself.  If my condition is bad,,, especially "mentally", I will easily forget to manage myself well.

I guess everybody is same, though ;-)

So... I will stop worrying too much about tomorrow, just focus on what I'm doing for today♪  If I do the best, I'll be able to have a chance to get better tomrrow again♪  I appreciate myself more because I've been already working on hard!

And... I will respect my coworkers so they can respect me too ;-)

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年末なんてあっという間

One schedule book for this year, one more schedule book for next year, another notebook for my college planning and smaller notebook to put in my pocket as a "to-do list" at work...

1-2 books to read during breaks, dictionary, and more personal belongings...

I got everything in my daily bag and it becomes big and heavy!

Carrying 2 schedule books means "One year is ending very soon."

And it means the busiest time of an year "Christmas season" is coming!

A lot more customers everyday, the higher sales target... and we gotta work longer everyday.

What I need to do for Christmas is

Staying healthy + tough!

"What a romantic season Christmas is♪" ;-)

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職場ガールズトーク

"trick or treat"

One of my coworkers and I was having a... a girls' conversation at work.

It was about a very common topic "Ideal Man" things.  lol

My coworker is 10 year younger than me.  I know her taste is very different from mine!

She told me to give the most important requirements because she was curious and I guess she got a lot more requirements. lol

I said...

1. a man who works really hard

2. a man who doesn't have anybody else

3. a man who is attractive

When I mentioned number 2, my coworker said "That's too basic!, too fundamental!"

Yeah, I know.  But it can be the hardest part though! lol

Well, number 1 is what I always think.  I don't mean he needs to be very rich but I want him to be dedicated to his job and proud of it.... and... managing what he's doing well by himself. ...whatever he does♪

3 is... maybe I can also say "seductive" lol

I used to give a lot more requirements.  The older I get, the simpler it gets!

Chatting with my 10year younger coworker reminded me that I've got older more mature!

That's good though ;-)

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Life's funny♪

Thinking, thinking,,, and thinkg.

I'm thinking a lot ... in the locker room... during lunch break...

I got a new stuff to take care of at work.  I'm not gonna tell you what it is but it's a very important issue, I know.  I never consider it as a PROBLEM but I'm sure I gotta deal with it keeping myself motivated.

Things keep coming up!  Moreover, they get tougher very often! lol

But it's OK!  They (who?! lol) always give me a chance to learn and become stronger + smarter! haha!

But seriously, I'm very lucky to meet a lot of chance to learn everyday.  Working as a manager is a very important experience and career before studying business field in the US.

I appreciate all the problems and things happened to me!  ;-) 

All I can do is...  just believing I can handle them!  haha♪

ちょいと模様替え

I've been enjoying a very relaxng night time... listeninig to D'ANGELO.

hmm... nice♪

It's been more than an year since I started posting here.

I was thinking about moving on a little... and I decided to have one more blog♪

Here's the link → http://wasabismtsurezure.blogspot.com/  「WASABISM 徒然留学記」

I'll start keeping my diary there... in Japanese! lol

Because I want it to be a blog which tells you all,,, I don't know who's gonna read it! lol,,, how I'm doing even if you don't know English at all.

And... if possible, I'd like to share my small happiness with you as much as possible.

I'll keep posting here too.  I hope here, WASABIの世界, will be more like... an English practice blog...

So,,, I will try two of them and hope you will enjoy them too ;-)

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New York に行こう

After all...

"I wanna go to New York again!"

...is what I always feel.

California, Seattle, Florida... even some places in the middle of the states where people describe "in the middle of nowhere" because I was always worried about college and living expenses.

Unfortunately, I'm not a millionare,,, so far! lol

I've been working hard to save more for college.  Then I'm gonna spend it all in a few years!  ha!!

So... I decided to head for my favorite place in the world♪  Yes, that's New York City♪

I don't think I'll live and study in the city but I'll go closer to NYC so I can focus on school on week days and visit downtown sometimes on weekends ;-)

I know I get excited when I think of going to NY... much more than any other places in the world.

It was very simple ;-)

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POP☆POP ストレスが私を走らせる！

My current uplifting music for my exercise time :-)

LADY GAGA and NATALIA KILLS   Too pop for me? lol

I started running a few days ago.  I usually try to go about 4km but I did 6km :-) because I had more time today.  Yes, it's my day off today♪ 

I went to my running course as usual. → http://rockinwasabi.blogspot.com/2011/02/run.html

Because I hurt my knee before, I pay more attention to it and go slowly.  Sometimes I switch to walking when my knee feels funny.  So... it's more like slow jogging right now.  I try to keep doing this and I hope I will be able to run like I used to :-)

During summer time, I often went out before my holidays.  But I didn't last night. lol

I had been dealing with some... tough stuff at work for about a week.  Finally, it's getting settled ;-)  And yesterdays, I could finish the most stressful (haha!) paperwork which always takes so long!

So... I decided to go straight home last night :-) then I took a nice long bath and went to bed early... looking forward to jogging early in the morning♪

Now I feel really good!  My body's sore, haha! but I'm so relieved ;-)  I'll have a good day off today!

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TOEFL 結果。良くも悪くも…

It's been more than a month since I took TOEFL but I haven't talked about it in here.
Alright, I will tell you! lol

My score was exatcly the same as the last one!
No difference even one point!

...it's kinda miracle... lol

What happened to each sections was...
READING: 6 point increased :-) 
The score report told me I moved to "intermediate" from "low"
This is very good! I knew my problem was reading.  Even a little, I'm getting better, yeah~♪
I think reading college websites was the biggest practise.  I try to READ because I want more information.  This made me used to reading, I guess.  And I try magazines and books sometimes too. :-)

LISTENING and SPEAKING: 2-3 point decreased
I still stay on "intermediate"  I was almost "High" last time but I went a little bit backward this time.
Unfortunately, I haven't had a lot of chance to have a conversation with English speakers recently.  I know that's the reason.

WRITING: 1 point decreased
Total for writing section is almost the same but the details are different.
"writing based on reading and listening" became worse. I think it might be related to my listening ability.  On the other hand "writing based on knowledge and experience" is better than before.  I was "fair" last time then I became "good" :-)  Well... good! lol  I hope my English diary is working♪

So...
Though my reading score is less than others, my English ability is more balanced than before.  lol
I know I gotta keep working on listening and speaking too.
But I learned it's so obvious that English study is directly connected to the result!
If you do, it'll be better.  If you don't do, it'll be worse.  This is very simple! ;-)

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たまらん香♪...これでがんばる♪

Ah.............. smells good♪

I'm addicted to this cologne in the middle of the picture. 

When I was walking around before going back to Hiroshima, I met this scent at a department store in Tokyo.  This small black bottled cologne is a limited edition, they say.  I guess I should buy one more soon because it smells so good!  If someome with this cologne walk pass, I will follow the person! lol

"diptyque" ... http://www.diptyqueparis.com/

I know I haven't been writing much here recently.  Well, let me make an excuse... I was busy! lol

And I'm sure I'll be busier and busier at work toward Christmas and New Year season because I work at a sales department.  It's much better than being bored though! lol

So... I'm going to try to spend time for myself and treat ME good♪ :-)

Sometimes I think,,, for example exercise, I tend to think like "I know I gotta do some exercise but I've been busy.  Maybe I should start when I have more time!"... Then, I don't start it even when I got less busy!  That means I can do it whenever I really want to, even if I'm busy.  Yeah, so right! lol

I guess it sounds very strange but I feel I have 2 brains! lol

One is dominated by work stuff and another is trying to work on college + English stuff.  God is fair, everybody has 24 hours a day :-)  I gotta switch them on and off well.  Sometimes I imagine like "if I had an easier job with less responsibility, I could focus on my college plan more and improve my english faster because I would have more time" but I know it doesn't really matter like exercise thing. lol

Besides that I do prefer MY situation to an easier job.  I still keep learning a lot from managing a store.  This practical study is not waht I can get while sitting in a business class at a school ;-)  I'm lucky♪ 

Then I will treat myself better.  I should take good care of me :-)  so I can stay healthy and happy♪

It got cooler, fall has come.

Exercise, reading,,, feeding yourself with  the best season food :-)  Let's treat ourselves GOOD♪

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Twitter的… なぅ

Not a good picture, huh? lol
I didn't think it was so hard to take a picture of Mt. Fuji from a shinkansen window!
But I'm glad to see beautiful Mt. Fuji today♪

今日はおのぼりさん♪

Business trip! I'm going to Tokyo today.
As soon as I arrived at Shinagawa, I have to go to the office in Sendagaya and stay there all day.
I know it's gonna be a very important meeting and also a good chance to talk to people at the head office or managers from other shops face to face.
It's ... stressful but I really like it! Because I always work far away from Tokyo lol, everything is like stimulus :-)
Especially this time, I will talk to my bosses about my college plan... that means talking about my leaving. I like my job, I like people here,,, so... I want to leave everything alright when I move on :-)
If I finish everything today, I will have some free time tomorrow. I will visit our shops in Shinjuku, Harajuku and Ginza to say hello to my coworkers and see what they are doing. Then I want to enjoy some more Tokyo Time before going back to Hiroshima. I'm wondering where to walk around :-)Well, I'm around Kyoto now.
I still have 2 more hours before arriving at Shinagawa. I will enjoy the beautiful weather outside and have a little more relaxing time♪
Oh, I have to remember to see Fuji san, too! ;-)

飲んで、笑って、夢を見て♪

The CLOSING of our joshi-kai♪

I had blueberry cake with vanilla ice cream and a cup of cafe au cherry :-) 

This place is called  "R[a:r]cafe" 

I like here... I like this relaxing space and laid-back time in the middle of the night.

...after drinking :-)

As we always do, we enjoyed shashimi and sake♪ chatting about... a lot of stuff! like my trip, work...

And her trip plan too♪  She will be traveling somewhere in the world and I'll be somewhere in America in the near future.  We talked about our reunion in America♪  Sounds fun, doen't it? :-)

Good friend, bright future, nice coffee,,, I had a really good time.

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Fremont 写真

This is the entrance of Fremont.  I took a bus from downtown to this stop Fremont Ave. and N 34th St.

Near the bus stop. 

This is the shop I wanted to go in Fremont.

"FRANK & DUNYA"

I knew about this shop from my travel guide book.  This is a shop which introduces works of local artists and local designers.  I bought candles, keychains, T-shirt... and some goods as souvenirs.

It was a very interesting place.  I found a lot of pretty products there.  Besides, the clerk was a very nice and friendly woman.  She told me some other interesting places to visit in Fremont because I told her I was from Japan and it was my first visit there.  It was really nice to talk to her, she was very kind!

Local people were sitting and relaxing outside the shop.

I like this picture :-)

Every shady sidewalk, every corner were picturesque.

It was a beautiful day.  I enjoyed walking around in this neighborhood.

I also visited a famous chocolate factory "Theo" which the woman at FRANK & DUNYA told me about.

Because I don't have a picture of the chocolate factory, I attach URL instead.

http://www.theochocolate.com/

I tried some... well, plenty of chocolate samples there :-) and bought some too.  Their chocolate was bitter and rich♪  Yummy ;-)

I wish I would have been there with somebody so I could have lunch or something there.  I saw many nice restaurants and cafes in Fremont.  I want to enjoy a relaxing time with wine and good food,,, chatting with girls... like "joshi-kai in Seattle"   haha!  It sounds nice, doesn't it? ;-)

I think you can easily find information about Fremont in a book or on the internet.  If you have a chance to visit Seattle, try visiting outside downtown and maybe Fremont too♪

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すっかり「シアトル＝ロック」

I've been having busy days at work since I came back to Japan.  Finally, I'm updating my blog :-)

I'm going to write about my first Seattle experience.  I guess this is just a certain part of Seattle but... what I found about Seattle is like this...

☆More guys have long hair there!

☆More people, especially young people smoke there!

☆In some areas, most of the people got tattoo or had their face pierced!

So... my image of Settle is, "ROCK"  :-)  I saw more rockes than any other cities I've been to. lol

Well, I really understand because I grew up listening to American rock music, especially 90's.

I enjoyed many types of music but the most of it was often called "alternative rock" back then, like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden... I don't know if you have ever heard of these names,,, but I love them :-) and they are all from Seattle.  Seattle is known as the city grange/alternative rock is from.  Oh, speaking of grange, Nirvana is very famous band from Seattle, though I was not that into. lol

And world famous Jimi Hendrix was form Seattle, too♪

So... the atmosphere in Seattle was like "90's rockers everywhere♪"  haha!  It was good to me.  I enjoyed it :-)  Say I was a teenager, I would choose this city for my college plan straight away!

I stayed at a hotel near the airport so I had to take a bus or a train to downtown area.  Public transportation was very convenient, clean, safe... and cheep!  I took a train called Sound Transit Light Rail which takes me to downtown in about 40 minutes.

Because I had only a half day free time in Seattle, I already decided where to go and see.  I went to downtown by train, walked around a little bit and went to another are called Fremont by a local bus.  As other tourists do, I checked a travel guide book and knew about Fremont area.  It was an interesting, arty and a little quirky nighborhood with nice cafes, restaurants, shops and unique local people.  I went there to find something good for souvenirs of Seattle :-)
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日本の味に到着！

I'm back in Japan!  This is a picture of yakiudon. lol

Have you been to the domestic flight gate at Narita airport?  There is a small store of snacks, gifts... and Japanese fast food.  Every time I arrive at Japan and get here for my connection to Hiroshima, I can smell JAPAN! lol  They have udon, soba, karaage... with "tachigui style"♪  Actually, I've never eaten here before because sometimes I didn't have a good appetite or sometimes I didn't have enough time to eat before flight.  But I was already hungry when I got here because United Airlines' light meal before landing was so... small! lol  and I had plenty of time for quick tachigui :-)  so I tried its yakiudon♪  Mmm... it was good♪

I was gonna have soba but it's too hot to eat soba in hot soup now.  I was in northern part of the US where weather is beautiful in summer.  I almost forgot about Japanese summer! lol  It's still so hot and muggy!

By the way, have you ever heard of ANA's "wake up service"?  I didn't know that.  When I was eating yakiudon here,lol it was announced. 

They say it's a service for passengers waiting for their flight here.  Some people might fall asleep.  If you ask ANA staff for the sticker that tells them which flight you are taking and put it on yourself so they can see it, ANA staff will notify you when your boading time has come so you won't miss your flight... 

What a sweet country...

I just remembered I was struggling with drowsiness everyday in the US.  I tried not to fall asleep when I was on a bus or train and at the airport too because I didn't want to be so careless outside of Japan!  Japan is a safe country,,, sometimes I think we should be more careful and more responsible for ourselves though.

Anyway, I'm back♪  I'll be home in a few more hours :-)  Big laundry time is waiting for me! haha!

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ご搭乗時刻 bye bye America

I'm leaving America very soon... this is the time I don't like about a trip.

Oh, my story about Seattle,, I'll post it after coming back to Japan because it's almost my boarding time now.

I'm feeling a little bit sad about the end of my trip in the US, but I really feel happy because my stay was fruitful and successful!  People I met here were all nice and I had very good experiences every day.

Well, I'll be back soon again, I know that ;-)

Bye bye, America... see you in a while♪

眠たいばかりで、また明日

My schduled has been so messed up since I started a trip! lol  It's because of a jet lag... The older I get, the more I feel it... lol   So I haven't taken a good sleep at night for several days and I often get very sleepy in the day time... especially around 2:00pm.  Well,,, this is the trip♪  I tried not to care about it, but I was crazy sleepy today,,, and tonight too! lol

I slept only a few hours and woke up at 6:00 this morning.  Then I cought a first bus at 7:45... cought another and another to visit a campus at 9:30.

Actually, I like  taking local public transportaions.  I used a lot of quarters today. lol  I got 2 roles of them yesterday, so it was not a big problem though.

So... I'm very very sleepy now.  But I'm definitely sartisfied with my day.

It's still 10:30pm here, but I'm going to bed soon... I can't keep my eye open any more! lol

Oh, maybe this is very... "not me" but I haven't drunk beer since I got here.  That's true! lol  The last beer was a can of ASAHI on ANA.

Because this is the last night of my trip in US , I couldn't help having one!  My tired body was complaining .lol

I went to a restaurant at this hotel and had dinner... by myself, of course! haha!  Does it sound lonely?

Well, it might seem lonely if you see a woman having dinner alone.  But it was not that bad... I enjoyed dinner and my relaxing time... and CORONA beer too♪ I'm totally happy♪

So,,, I'm extra sleepy now.  I'm goint to write the details about staying Seattle tomorrow♪