I noticed if first on Tuesday when some mommies and I met for our usual movie date. Especially at the train stations and at the streets. and everyday since then. I had wondered why and then realized B Obama is due to arrive this afternoon in Japan.

Nov. 7, 2009
1:50 am
Tokyo

I have been singing this since midnight:

Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, you belong to the zoo. All the monkeys and the donkeys, they all look like you!

Can you tell from the 'singing' that I don't really feel 45? I need to go to bed. Blog again later!

Not a tattoo person here but I have nothing against those who have them though.

The thread just reminded me about tattoos in Japan. Did you know that you can be refused a sports gym membership, or entry to a swimming pool, or hot springs or sento (public bath) if you have tattoos. DH told me about this way back and I was sooo surprised. He said if the tattoo is smaller, they ask you to cover it up with a bandage or wear long sleeves, etc. You obviously can't do that with really...

What a treat! I need him to teach me how to make this.





It's called Tau Huay (literally means tofu flower; called douhua in Mandarin), made from soft tofu. Very mild dessert with ginger sauce and tapioca & peanut topping. Not too sweet, which I prefer.

They...

Sho was a mummy this year. Happy Halloween!





His friends dressed up as mummies, too and they got a lot of second looks because well, mummies look great when in a group. lol.

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Finally!!! After going through stages or motivation and otherwise, I finally finished the online course. I submitted the first worksheet on April 20th and submitted the 20th (and final) worksheet on Oct. 5th. Deadline was Oct. 20th. I certainly took my time.

I'm not even sure why I took this course and if it will help somehow. I am entitled to a free 'young learners course' but I'm taking a break until end of this month to enjoy the halloween festivities.

Pardon...

Hey there, DH has the original pic in his computer but I did find and took a pic of the page Miss Joanna made for Sho.



Brings back memories. lol For those who had not seen this, dh shaved Sho's head when he was around 5-6 months old (I can't exactly remember now).

Thanks for asking!

Sho's group, the younger group.


These were highschoolers.


My favorite color among the lions. 2 high school kids inside.
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I came across 2 stores this week with interesting names. An underwear shop called 'Lunch' (in Shibuya station)and a hair salon called 'Real clothes' (in Shimokitazawa).

Some pics taken the past week:

A JR train with a Meji Chocolate ad. Normally, JR trains are colored green but this one is totally chocolate colored. Not too may of these & I really like the look & I was lucky enough to get on one on my way back home after sending off Sho to school. I...

I just got the revised phone tree for Sho's class today and there are 36 kids in their class. Out of the 36, only one mom did not have a cellphone number listed, just her home phone. All the rest had cellphones.