yamaonna

its good to do these when you are bored…..

***Remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you***
1. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING?
blue faded denim

 2. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
A guy vacuuming the lobby at my hotel.  He’s speaking chinese to another woman

 3. SOUP OR SALAD?
right now, soup!

 4. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
honey nut nutra-grain?

 5. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
dark blue

 6. WEATHER RIGHT NOW
snowing and cold!

7. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Christina, yesterday nite

8. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?
dont even know the person…..  got it off one of my mailing lists

 9. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
a little cold and tired, but otherwise healthy

 10. FAVORITE DRINK:
um, tea?

 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
right now- ultimate mudslides at TGI fridays

12. FAVORITE SPORTS?
tennis?

 13. HAIR COLOR?
brown

14. EYE COLOR?
blue

 15. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
nope, have glasses thou

 16. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES?
none 🙂

 17. FAVORITE FOOD?
where do I begin????  really I love too many types of food… japanese, korean, thai, italian, chinese, the list goes on…

 18. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Vanity Fair

 19. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
either christmas or easter.  its hard to decide

 20. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
um, sometimes yes, sometimes no

 21. SUMMER OR WINTER?
winter all the way baby

 22. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
relationships

23. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
vanilla

 24. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK?
I dont really mind either way

25. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
???.

26. LEAST LIKELY?
mariko

 27. LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
with my ‘rents in taigum still

 28. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Trigun manga (in japanese)(its study)

 29 WHAT\’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD
well, here at the hotel – ‘greenlife’.  dont have one at home

 30. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
no comment.  last time I got in trouble for calling guess who or operation a board game.  its on a board….  its a game…. 

 31. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
we went to TGI Fridays and drank mudslides and ate ribs.  a good evening

 32. FAVORITE SMELLS?
vanilla or lavender

 33. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?
nah

 34. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
christina (^_^)v  um, the ppl around me.

 35. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN?
salted

36. FAVORITE CAR
SAAB convertable

 37. FAVORITE FLOWER?
roses or cherry blossoms

 38. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING?
which keyring?  car – 5.  house – 2.  i think….

 39. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
nope.  no coordination

 40 WHAT WOULD YOU HATE TO BE TRAPPED IN A ROOM WITH?
spiders.

 41. 7-up or SPRITE?
do we still have 7-up in aussie?

 42. COFFEE OR TEA?
they are both so good…..  but tea doesnt have negative side effets for me so thats my choice

 43. WHO\’S YOUR LOVE?
hugh jackman!

 43. FAVORITE PERFUME?
testing new ones….  previously body shop moonflower

 45. FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME?
MGF

 46. DOGS OR CATS?
dogs

 47. Favorite Vacation Place
vacation….. um, japan I suppose

 48. What age would you like to retire at
retire?  Im going to die young and beautiful…  actually dont plan on retiring

 49. Favorite Quote
um.  um. I have no idea.

 50. Favorite President
can it be a prime minister???  Koizumi Junnichiro (I hope thats spelt right) the Japanese guy.  He thinks he’s hair makes him look like a lion…..  grrrrowlllllll…..  hehehe

met with Yui yesterday, it was good to see her again.

by far the best thing about being back in Tokyo is seeing everyone again.

Went to church today – hasnt changed a bit! http://www.jesuslifehouse.com well, it has changed, but it still feels the same  got to see Sarah’s bub, he’s so cute! but didnt really get to have a good chat with anyone…  sundays are always busy for them church ppl.

oh, btw, xina brought to my attention that its the year of the cock….  hehehe, sorry, just had to share…. 

wednesday I ate mos burger….

sigh….

oh and I met up with christina.  shes convinced me to take lessons with a private teacher rather than go to the language school.  its also going to work out cheaper.  It was really good to see her, she’s like my personal motivator…  shes also set me up to meet a few of her friends for language exchange, which is a great idea as well.

um, been book shopping.  its not a good idea for me. there is so much that I want here…..

saw Rika today, which was really good.  She took me book shopping…..  and I went to the edo museum.  love that place.  If I ever want to feel like Im in ruroken, that place is where I go.  🙂

um, learnt that the reason why kolas (i cant spell it properly and Im australian….) have big black noses is because they are actually cell phones.  go figure…

japanese tv is so creative!

well, japan is the place where you can buy anything.  serious.  well, except a pre-paid mobile phone.  but thats a rant.  and i want to be positive…..

what I saw today had me gobsmacked.  I just stood there for about 5 minutes trying to absorb it…..

apart from all the flashing gadget and funky toys (yes, I already spent too much money…) i saw, well, put it this way, it had the body of a finch, and the coloring of a budgie…..  really really weirded me out.I have to admit, its probably been done heaps of times before, but the first time you see it, it just wrong.  on so many levels.

so, obviously after arriving and checking in, I went shopping today.  And quite enjoyed it.  Got some anime stuffs (you know, If it were up to me, I would only buy character goods….) and a really really funky bag.  its about 6 now, but I am sooo tired.  and need a shower.  so its an early night for me tonite.  Ill see if I can get some pics for you of all Ive seen   sumos on telly

oh, and my rooms is 3 tatami mats

wah, some of my piccies didnt come out right on the last blog.  so here they are  

http://www.qag.qld.gov.au

Yesterday was a really beautiful day.  Not to hot, a lovely breeze, and beautiful blue skies  made me very happy that I live in Brisbane.

I went to the art muesum with Laura.  Two of the exhibitions were really intresting – Nature Machine and 10 Thoughts about Frames.

There was also a very nice painting in the Look of faith exhibition, but I cant find it on the net.

The Queensland art gallary is a very good gallery.  Its quite large and most of the exhibitions are usually free.  In the summer holidays they also hold events free for kids, and Im all for that sort of thing.

My favourite peice in their whole collection is a peice that was bought in 2004 when they had the APT exhibition displayed, its called Narcissus garden. APT was a brilliant exhibition featuring contempory artists from the asia region.

Laura and I are going to go the the Muesum and Science Center sometime in the holidays too, that’s going to be good (^-^)

my parents gave me a good name thank god, unlike some unlucky children who are given absolutly horrid names.

but I was given a horrible nick name.  its quite embarrising really, and I’m only telling you because it pertains to todays thought.

my nick name – mickey moo, full of poo.

how is that related.  well, i think it might explain why I am full of crap sometimes.

hehe, its my parents own fault.  they doomed me from birth.

mum’s carving a chook, mmmmm, yum

still bloody hot, it’s been raining all day, the the humidity is yet to lift.

I forgot to report on my mixed blessings this week –

well, my results from experimental physics were finalized, and I got a 6 much to my surprise.  I was thinking 5 was realistic, so Im very happy to have a 6

And I was informed that I have to oppertunity to do a supplemantary exam for physics 3, which I failed by 1%, so I’m thinking this will be easy to do, since I only got 30% in this exam and Im sure I’ll get better than that.  but the exam is next tuesday.

mixed blessings ne.

this blog needs a picture.

oh, this one’s my current bg  ciao

OMG.  today has to be the hottest day this summer yet in brissy.  it is so humid.  lemme just check – gah, the humidity is somewhere between 80 and 90% here right now.  yuck

http://www.bom.gov.au/

the other thing I have to mention is that they changed the posters in Library at uni.  no more ‘strangers exchanging data in the night’ which has been the only artwork there for the previous 5 years plus.  now we have james dean.  hehe

well, for some reason everyone is talking about new year’s resolutions at work today.

I just dont get it.  No one ever sticks to them anyway.  but suffice to say, I have adopted one just to pacify the crowds of ppl asking.

I will finish uni this year.

jolly good.

I believe in making aims, rather than resolutions.  I never stick to resolutions, but I can aim.  And of course you have to set realistic time frames for these aims.  Like, finish uni by mid 2006, move to japan again before I turn 25, travel europe, china, thailand, nepal and kokoda before I turn 30.  Learn guitar by the time I’m 25, speak japanese to a reasonable level before I’m 25.  25 is a good age.

And this year my aims are to do a photography course, get fit, learn japanese swords, and do yoga regularly.  it’s going to be a great year.