Greeting from moon

can you read?

christ mas time 2007

it'a been warm in here in these couple days. it is winter, but i feel like midle of autum. i love it!

well, i got crazy picture of moon lasty night on my way. Cloud covered around moon and some how green and red color covers it! can you seeit??? Moon cereblate for xmas too! What a wonderful abd quiet present from earth.

and another day, i saw bush got icy water down his body. it was suprising and funny to me.

happy merry christmas, and a happy new year to all :)

naoko

hai hai, middle of Nov.

My little journey.... it was last week maybe. I had little advancture from my place to the town called Asagaya. I don't usualy go to Asagaya town because it is little bit further than Kouenji area which i always go for shopping. But, there is one roasted coffee bean shops towards Asagaya direction, i stopped by Asagaya area then! It was quite fun, because atomosphere is pretty similar with Kouenji, but shops and street is totally different, and i had no idea where i was going to. So, after I enjoyed shop around Asagaya, i decided to go back to Kouenji. Then, i started to my real adventure!!!!! I tried to walk follow street near by train rail, but there are so many sneaky street, japanese style, so i kinds followed by seeing runnig train above my head! While i was walking, i found creazy house! it's covered by yellow fruits or something, and so many toys everywhere!!! People must be so happy to be surrounded by wired stuff for their daily life. But it will be so scary if i live threre and come back in night time....

earthquake!

naoko

new one, red color, and color

i got hair cut, it seems everytime i go to salon, no matter where, they give me same style, really normal, nothing creative. I have some patterns for my hair since i was high school. And when i got boared soem certain style, i cut my bang very short that also one of the hair style i do since i was freshman. so i did it this time too. I'm sure people who i work with are not like this hair, that is also one of the point i like this hair. Objection to this world!

Anyway, this is some new naoko----;

ooops, i went to kichijyoji another day, and gound cool garage, i should have like this in future!

naoko

I went to cafe called `cafe apartment` in kouenji another day, and sat window side. Their style is being comfort like yourr house, so i needed to take ofd my shoes, i was so glad i wore GOOD socks, sometimes i wear socks with holes so..... you know.... not good in this situation, anyway, i was looking at out side for long time with coffee. Cat was hanging out on the top of the wall, and she movedo towards left side slowly and slowly, she took nap for each couple steps, so it took long time to get the eadge. it was good time, and today, i need to go to kichijyouji to get my contacts!!!

naoko

Most heavy, creamy form FOR latte

i went to cafe in kijchijyoji couple days ago, and ordered walnuts banana chocolate cake with Latte. It was good, but form was almost too thick to drink as liquid, it was almost another desert.... Anyway, i love this place, time goes really really slow, peaceful music, easy going people are working, food is also good, not tooooo expansive, and it's located in out of shopping area. I should check out the theatre in front of the cafe! here are some photos at cafe!

naoko

Before After, my kitchen

Dear dear dear.... it is TUEsday today in japan, the day for recycle trash. Tyler and me kept all bottls on the kitchen, beers and wines.But it was time to say good bye. It's all clear now!

And i cut my hair little bit! little little little

This is what you call SUPRIZEEEEE

here we goooo--! check it out! can you guess what is happening???

You have to tell me what you thought at the first sight!

naoko

more photo----

Here are some photos!!! more and more!!!;) i couldn't fix the orderrrr rewitfhao; tghurea; hnoea

Life is life

Hello hello hello everybody!

i think it is comfortable to read those BIG letters when i don't wear contact, but when i wear them, it is tooo big, i should make changes again...

Anyway, those 3 weeks with Tyler was passed so quickly, and we are back this real, abnormal, too much realistic life again, even though i had to work, i took 9 days off when Tyler got here this time, and it was good time, we needed those time in many ways. I am so glad we spend time in Japan and it wasn't so rain, also i believe i had to work, but much less than last year!

We went so many bars and cafes and restaurants! there are some PROOF!!! that we spend time toghether;)

hehehe,

Naoko

Camomile?? how do you spell?? tea tea hot tea;)

I had tempura for dinner and it was sooooo filly, my stomach is almost too full to breath deeply.

Well, I'm sure all of you knows tyler is coming to japan 2 days later from now, i cleaned up my apartment today, and i still need work on that tomorrow too, but almost done! i bought toilet papers, and everything is fine;)

i keep forgetting to get degital camera everytime i go to shopping, i think i just need someone to remid me and help me to buy it. Because i have 200 points for electric shop members card when i bought laptop, which has almost $200 worth on it! Isn't it great??? So now, if i pay $80 more, i can get good quality camera!!! hahahaha!

And i am drinking camomile(is it how you spell??) tea, Numi tea, from USA??? maybe??? it's organic tea and taste is soooo goood. Feels like i am cleaning off my grease in my stomach------

tomorrow, i am working, and day after tomorrow too! i need wake up at 4 am and start work form 6:30! Isn't is creazy?? Good thing is i can get off work at 2:30---- so that i can slowely go to Narita Airport to pick tyler up!! yes! Finally, we have been waiting this morment for 9 month!
This is how our relation ship goes, so it's just as it is. but it is soo exciting!!
This time, he is in Japan only 3 weeks and i'm ganna take 9 days off! I hope typhoon is not ganna DESTORY our precious daysssss, but actually next one is coming, not in Tokyo area, so should be all right.

Well, i just wanted to write my feeling with great tea, and it's dark in my room, so no picture, soorrryyyy.

Love you all, really.

naoko

Longer?? hair and time at my work...

I hope you can tell my hair is getting longer!!! yes, i hope they'll glow faster! All of you know about travelor from the Lewis family, secound son, his name is Tyler, he is coming to this country 11 days later!!! This is third time for him to go thru japanese immigration! on September! Everytime when he comes, it is September! great! not tooooo hot, but we can still enjoy sunshine!

Well, I totaly refreshed my feeling towards my job lately.

I have been working at my work almost 6 month, but honestlly, after evaruation in May? or June, i lost my confidence, energy, goal, reson for work, everything, i was working just for money. And i got tired of everything..... but, a couple days ago, my co-worker told me if i'm mot going to change my atitude towards my supervisor, i have highly possibility to get fired..... As everybody(even country manager) knows my supevisor is not helping other customer service reoresentatives(include me!!!), and she always complain when we made tiny mistakes, she is the one who needs to check and protect us when something happened as our boss, but she is not that kind of person, she always push push push things to us, and leave work early.

but, she is my supervisor, that is the truth, and nothing we can change. Icried so hard when i talk with my co-worker, who told me i have to change myself..... my co-worker is very nice people, they always help me and encorege me. i have been blind abot that, so now, it is time for me to change myself, focus on my co-workers to help. OF course i have to help our guest too.

And i 'm goin to have 9 days off when tyler comes here !!!! can't waittttttttt------

love you all,

Naoko

NEW COLORS

i just changed little bit. Needed some changes.

It's almost september! Finally! I can say bye bye to AC! And almost payday! can't wait;)
sorry, nothing new news. i have spending time, not using.... wowowow. That's terrible, i need to follow my way! As this blog.....

well, i hope i can update next time with great news.

hello everyone---

New round shape with banch of lines around my face

I hope pictures are clear enough to see. Those were taken by my phone, so not good quality. Well, i wanted to get hair cut, not this much shorter, but it is too late to say something. I need to wait one month and it will be totally fine. I really don't like short style, people says it look good on you, but i just don't like it. well, well, well.....

Today was so hot in here, 28 degree!!! so i washed my laundry 3 times, sheets, clothes, towels etc etc... but right after i finished my hair cut, it just started to rain...... all of my laundry were wet now. I actually run from salon, and it took about 15 mins, of course i took rest many times! Can't keep running!!! And when i go home, i took all of them inside, but my blankets were.....

it is still 4 PM, need to do something... maybe cooking, maybe reading, reading sounds good. I have been reading about phylosophy lately, quite thick book and i am almost ending. i should make hot tea and read it!

oh, thank you for reading☆

naoko

PC??? Laotop??? Which company??? Madein where?

Oh yeah!!! i got this this this this this lovely Laptop!! last week, is this made in Japan? Maybe made in china. but it is Fujitsu, and called FMV-BIBLO!

I am so happy that i can use laptop for my own, i was using Taylor's laptop since i moved in here, it was fine because i do not need that much for internet or something. but it is always fun to do not have limit or rush for using something.

Well, It have been rainy those days in Japan, called Tsuyu(rainy season). Sometimes i feel good, i like rainy smell, but i hate my landry is not ganna dry for ling time....(we don't use dryer in Japan, we dry them at outside under sunshine!) and it is happening right now. sad sad sad sad saddddddddd.

Other things, I have been working of course, it is really hard to be nice to my supervisor... but you know, that is what i have to do, I just realise i should stop get angry at her, just think about how can I make everything easier thru my supervisor. I shold do something different for her, to make us fun for working... if i could. i should try with my coworker. At the same time, i also realise working at flont desk is much easier than sales..... much much easier...... sales .... always.

Any way, i should be more easy going for working, working is working, just for living my life. I should focus on my private time more, ne??? hehehehehehehehehehehehehhehehehhehehe.

i hope i can update my blog with some picture someday sooooon!!!!!

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NEW POSTING

this is the first posting since we got OUR internet connection yesterday. yeah, finally! Taylor left for school, and i woke up at 10:30. Lately, life is getting more easy. getting used to work, still hard to do so many things though. And our apartment is quite oeganized well. Put bamboo curtain outsite, otherwize evrybody can see us! I will take picture of us later, but now, taylor has her camera, so not this time! i ganna get ready for work, bye now-- nnnnnna

Shashinnnnnnn s

there we gooo ! i finnaly posting some of our latest pictures the life with Taylor! It has been really nice! this is the couch i got last week, the goos thing of her is she can be bed toooo! yes, then we can invite people and stay over!!

this is the one when me and taylor went to shopping around neighbor, we found gallary, they served us free cold green tea, and japanese soft cookies(manjyuu);)


Cooking picture is the fist night we made Gyouza, chinese spring roll?? Hard to explain, as she is vegitarian, we made really good and healthy 24 Gyouza with brown rice. it was so tasty, and great time for chatting with greart food.

I;m so glad i can show you what our life is been for you by pictures, i'll update my blog more and more!! naokokokokoooooooo kokkkko

LONG TIME NO POSTINGGGGGG

hi all, many of you must have been forgot about this blog is still exist! I need to send parsonal email to tyler, then evreybody can see. I am in my sister's place for tonight for taking care of her cats. I finally mved out her place last week, to new place called Kouenji. for starting new life of myself. It's been so nice, i can decolate everything my color, my feeling. And many of you know taylor, right? She is in Japan now, and she is my roommate!!! that is best thing!!

After I applied for my place to real eatate company, I got know she was looking for place to live, and asked her whether if she wants to live with me!!! her answer was YES wowowowowwo! Now, as i have 2 rooms, we are using one room for floor for living room, and another room for tatami mats*japanese style one is for bed room!! Mino{ goof frined of ours} already came over our place last night, even i was not there! And he said he really likes our place!

I am so excited to put more things we need day by day. we still need rice cooker, kettle, pan, trash can, etc.... maybe lights as well.

I already bought coffee maker for $38 at used shop! this is the picture of it!
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/kenkocom/x139480h/
sorry only for Jpanese, but it looks really nice, i haven't get chance to have coffee with this machime, but i'll have good coffee with taylor tomorrow for sure.

I got soar today to cut top of chelf to put coffee machine smothly, I hope it is strong enough because i got it from $1 shop, I was so amazed they sell a soar for only 1 dollar though! it is good for me anyway. Well, this is what i have been thinking about tonight.

I hope all of you are excited for somethig new as well! Oh, actually everybody is going to get new place to live! Almost all of us! Good thing! we can get intertnet connection middle of May, so it may takes longer to get back to you again, but I always hole you are well, and talk to you soon;)

Naoko

train train, took 2 hrs from work..

It's been llloooooonnnngg time since I posted last comment. I've been pretty busy for work, which is good and bad. I wish I have more ability to lead team, in the way of teaching , encouraging, and being tight team; however I always rush for new tasks. Anyway, I'm ganna stay at my work from tomorrow, trial stay, it will last at least 10 days to prepare opening. It is exiciting to taste what rich people likes, and I will loose the excuse for escaping form work. I am thinking what I should bring to my work, tooth brush, tooth paste(Tom's), clothes, stockings, underwear, tea bags, and music!! book, jounal note, charger for my cell phone, oranges form my granma, what else??? pajyama?? yes, contacts case! with solutions, yes, yes. uhmmm, amybe that is enough, i hope.
Once we open, everythig will be fine I believe. This is just time to rush for everything at the same time. I should enjoy!!! What I want to do is listen music very loudly in the center of Tokyo. And I am going to do it tomorrow night!!! yeah;) I have to choose best one, or just bring bunch of them;) I hope you are doing fine, and see cherry blossom's blooming soon!!
love you so much, naoko

My birthday is pssed!

thank you all for sending message for my birthday! I enjoyed a lot!!! My birthday was just normal day, except receiving special messages and cheese cake which I GOT for myself!

What I did on my 23rd birthday was working. I realized that the atmosphere is very natural to me, which people speak japanese and English naturally, and all the douments and orientation are in English. We had New Associates Orientation in the afternoon, and superviser presented about the history of the company in English, evernthough he speaks perfect Japanese. And most of Associates are japanese, except one girl who is native English speaker. The interesting thing was evrybody had storng English accents, such as Australian, British, American(Me)... I could't even understand what the Japanese girl said in English because she has very strong Australian accent. But it was very clear where did they learn English. hahahaha!

The new thing is thinking about relationships for new associates. There are 4 people include me who started to work here from Feb. And except me, other 3 people are just graduated students and have no experiance for working hospitality industry... i haven't work for hotels or something yet, but i worked restaurants and bars a lot when I was students. And I am the one who has work experiance. That is not mean i have advantage for this job, but the value is totally different. I believe this job is not tooooo hard to me, even if i were asked to organize flont desk right after i got this job, i love it, i got chance! but for other people, it is almost stressful and impossible job. They complain little bit... So it makes me hard to understand them sometimes, but it's just we have different value of life. Now, i have to think about understanding people and adjust people, and make it more comfortable to work toghether.