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I was walking in the Hachiko area of Shibuya station where I spotted a trio of university-aged people offering free hugs. In a country of people who don't really ever touch each other it is very interesting. Unfortunately I did not indulge in a free hug. I can get plenty from Masa at home.

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I have just discovered facebook and have already spent way too much time searching for people that I don't really need to reconnect with. I am pleased that I have come into contact with a couple people that I have been thinking about recently. It's a pretty good setup. And I can connect with some friends that don't really do email very much. I've already added two photo albums and it's only been

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I felt like a good hamberger and since I was in Shinjuku, I headed off to Journal Standard near Takashimaya for a quick lunch. Pictured here is the aloha burger with pineapple and usually onion. I think it had spaghetti sauce on it. Anyway, it was really good.When I got home, I purused a colleague's blog and found a fabulous pic of a towel. You can check out her pics here. Nice work Sarah.

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Hello all,We are all officially married. Married life is good.We got a sneak preview of pics from our photographer.I can't think of anything else to say at the moment. Kirsten

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Last weekend I went to a team building event for work. There were about twenty-five of us and we did a high ropes course in Hakone. Some of the activities involved jumping off eight-meter platforms to catch a trapeze. It was a lot of fun. The pic is of me.On the way up we stopped at a good Mt. Fuji viewpoint. The small, faint white peak in the background is Mt. Fuji. It was a beautiful clear

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While most people enjoyed buy clothes during the holiday sales, Masa and I went for a more practical approach. We bought a fridge. We are now officially an old married couple... ほとんどの人はお正月のセールで洋服を買ったが私たちは冷蔵庫を買っちゃったんです。おじさんとおばさんのカップルみたいですよね。 On January 3rd we went to a gyoza party (gyoza are Japanese dumplings). Everyone worked together to make and eat the dumplings. They started preparing at

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Christmas has come and past in our house. We started on the 23rd with a family dinner and then did the couple thing on the 24th. After those two days, today (the 25th) doesn't really seem like it's still Christmas. We've posted pics in our online album.クリスマスが始めて終わった。２３日にファミリークリスマスパーティーをやって２４日に二人で遊んでいったので今日はクリスマスだから感じない。オンラインアルバムにクリスマスの写真をポストした。 The turkey was a success thanks to my mom's advice.

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I had more cards than display space so I decided to hang them up with white thread so it looks like they are float ing in the air. Christmas cards look really funny on south-east asian furniture.It's Christmas for us tomorrow (23rd) as the family is coming over. I finally get to see what got sent from Canada/Cuba. I'll keep you posted on how the turkey turns out.

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良かった！！！！ハニーちゃんは多くのスーパーに連絡したけど生ターキーがなかった。今日伊勢丹新宿店のB1の肉屋さんで見つけました！！！でも２キロのやつは５千円だって！！！クリスマスだから買いました。ちゃんと焼くように頑張りまーす。I finally found a turkey. Masa phoned several supermarkets but they only carry precooked turkeys. I found one in a meat shop in the basement of Isetan in Shinjuku. It is four pounds and a whopping $50! But it's Christmas. I'll do my best to cook it properly.友達は最近スペインに行ってきた。スパークリングワイン

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最近クリスマスの装飾を買いました！小さいアップルとキャンディーケーンと天使です。もう少ないけど。。。カナダからプレゼントが来た！楽しみにしています。クリスマスはまだね。今パンプキンチーズケーキを作っています。今週の土曜日に友達と一緒にクッキーを作るつもりです。おいしかったら、写真をポースト使用と思う。I've bought some ornaments for the tree! Not many but I bought some apples, an angel, and some candy canes. I think I need some more as it's still a bit bare. I'm making cookies this weekend. I started today with pumpkin cheesecake, if it's any

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今週の金曜日に１９６０・１９７０時代のクリスマスパーティーに行きます。どんな感じだろう。コスチュームはどうしようかな。。。On Friday I'm going to a sixties and seventies Christmas party. I wonder what it's going to be like. What on earth am I going to do for a costume.

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クリスマスツリーを買いました！うれしかった。すごい小さいけどかわいい。一年後もっと大きくなると思います。今装飾をまだ買っていない。。。 We bought a Christmas tree!!!!! I'm so excited!!! It's really thin and small. In a year or so it should be a lot bigger. I haven't bought any ornaments yet...

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昨日とおとといにクリスマスのストッキングを手作りました！織物の店にいいやつを見つけなかったので座布団のカバーを選んだ。次のクラフトはどうでしょうか。 Last weekend I made Christmas stockings. I couldnt' find good material at the fabric store so I cut up cushion covers. I wonder what my next craft will be. １２月２３日マサの家族は私たちの家でクリスマスを祝います。七面鳥を焼くつもりです。問題はオーブンがなくて電池レンジはオーブンの作用があるけどちょっと小さいです。小七面鳥を見つけ頑張ります。On the 23rd Masa's family is coming over for Christmas. I'm planning to

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I know it's only November but I've been feeling Christmassy. I watched the original "Grinch who Stole Christmas". The one with Boris Karloff narrating. Love it. What a classic.11月だけどクリスマスの機嫌になった。最近The Grinch Who Stole Christmasを見ました。ジムケリーのやつじゃなくて、アニメの原画です。懐かしいなー。Next is Gluhwein. Aka hot spiced wine. Me thinks I shall make it tonight. Yummy. I will not decorate my house before December though

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こんにちは、最近Mixiを使っているのでブログを全然アップデートしなかった。いろいろなことをやっていました。I've be using Mixi a lot lately so I haven't updated this blog. But we've been up to a lot. Here are the three biggest things.１）一番良かったことはマサの妹さんは子供が生まれました。とってもかわいいよ。鼓美ちゃんです。9月26日に生まれました。9月がいい時だね。私も九月。1) The best thing that's happened in the last little while is that Masa's sister had a baby. A little girl named Tsuzumi. She's soooo cute. She

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帰って来た！ We're back!カナダはとても楽しかったですよ。Canada was sooooo good!ロッキー山脈に行ってカヌーを乗ってエドモントンの大きなショッピングモールにも行ってバンクーバーに行きました。ちょっと忙しかったね。 We went to the Rockies, went canoeing, went to West Edmonton Mall and went to Vancouver. It was pretty busy.インターネットの写真のアルバムで写真を見えますよ。こちらです。でもカメラがおかしくなったんだー。新しいカメラを買おうと思います。We have an online photo album where you can see our pics. My camera is a little funny so I'll have to

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久しぶりです。It's been a while since my last post.九月九日にカナダに行きますよ。 ロッキー山脈にも行くよ。On September 9th we are headed to Canada! We're even going to the Rockies.おみあげのことをよく考えた。最後たくさんおみあげをあげたのでなんいがいいかなと思っていた。でも面白いものを見つけた。 I've been thinking a lot about what souvenirs to bring back to Canada. Last time I went back I took a lot of stuff. What's left? I got a good idea though.伊奈町で買いました。インターネットでも買うことが出来る。ウェブサイト

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最近結婚式の準備を始めたんだー。自分で計画するのはすごい大変たよ。日本でみんなはＷｅｄｄｉｎｇ　Ｐｌａｎｎｅｒをつかっていますね。カナダでは自分で計画をしています。 A little while ago I started planning for our wedding. Planning it yourself is nuts. Most people in Japan use wedding packages but not back in Canada.花のことはどうだろう。。。花があまり好きじゃないから。インターネットで探して面白いアイディアを見つけました。花は水に浮いてとてもきれいです。和風が好きなので生花のほうがいいかも。 What to do about flowers... I don't really like flowers. I found a

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今日何もしなかったので東京に住んでいる人のブログを探していました。すごくうまい写真のブログを見つけたんだー。でも全部フランス語で書いているのでぜんぜんわかりません。うまいのでよく見るつもりです。私はそのような写真を撮りたいんです。今から写真を撮るために外で歩こうと思う。。。

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会社のブログに面白いリンクを見つけました。京王の電車のマナーのサイトです。 かわいいでしょう。会社の日本語の先生は転写のマナーを教えるためにこの写真を使う。サイトはこちら。いっぱいあります。I found this site linked to the blog at work. It's about train manners and the pics are really cute. The Japanese consultants at work use this site to teach 'foreigners' about train manners. I love it!Kirsten

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Last night Masa and I went to watch pro wrestling. It was soooo horrible. Low budget WWE. They were really bad at acting. It was the most horrible thing that I had ever seen, entertainment wise anyway.昨日の夜まさとプロレスリングを見に行きました。とてもつまなかったんだー。アメリカのWWEよりやすっぱいだたし、演技がへただったし、今まで一番良くなく見た娯楽ですよ。

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最近いろいろな事をやっていたけど何も書いてなかったんだね。I've done a lot of stuff lately yet haven't written anything.昨日教会の友達の１３歳の娘さんと３人で湘南にサーフィンしに行きました。すごく楽しかった。　ちょっと大きなんですけと波がきれいだった。強かった。Yesterday we took our friend's daughter surfing in Shonan. It was so much fun. The waves were beautiful albeit a bit large. They were really strong.２，３週間前友達の家でゆかたを着ました。友達の仕事の中国人の友達もいてそばを作って浴衣を着ました。面白いポイントはカナダ人と中国人は日本で日本語でコミュニケーションしました。 世界

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ご自身を良くわかりますか？Here is a good exercise to see if you really know yourself. Complete ten statements beginning "I am..." with a word or phrase which describes you at this point in time.I am shyI am gentleI am often scaredI am happyI am lovedI am respectedI am scared of being rejectedI am interested in almost everythingI am sometimes frustratedI am always tiredWhat kind of person are you?ご自身を分かるになるために

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先週の金曜日にあった会社のトレーニングのテーマはThe Mind　Gymでした。とても面白いですよ。新しい考え方になりそう。とても独創的な会社だと思います。今日Mind　Gymの本と買いました。英語がわかる人ウェブページを見てください。The title of my training session last week was the Mind Gym. It was really interesting. It's a new way expand how you think and wake your mind up. Super creative. Those of you who are English speakers should check it out. I bought the book today.

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今日池袋の東口の件のミルキーウェイというアイスクリームショップに行きました。すごくおいしくと、大きなんですよ。一人ずつは自分の手のサイズで、日本では大きですね。I went to an ice creap shop in Higashi-Ikebukuro tonight. Everything was really good and big. Everything was the size of your hand. That's big in Japan.飲んでるデザートはフルーツランドという名前です。とてもおいしかったよ。普通の紅茶はフルーツがはいている。今度のパーティーに作ってみるつもりです。The dessert I'm drinking int he pic is called Fruit Land. It was really tasty. It was

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私はアイスホッケーのファンではなくて、でも自分のホーム・アイス・ホッケー・チームはStanley　Cup Finalsの最後の試合に入っています。がんばってね。I'm not really a hockey fan but my home team is in the Stanley Cup finals!!!!!!!! Game seven. They came back from being down 3-1 to tie it up and force a game seven. Look who has got all the momentum now!Kirsten

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Tonight we watched the Japan vs. Croatia game and My friend was so quiet. I found out that he is a fairweather fan during the first game of the world cup. He stopped cheering as soon as Australia tied it up. Where is the love? Being a fan means sticking it out to the very end. I will have to teach him the art of cheering a team on. They need us fans.I think Kawaguchi did a great job tonight

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先週霞ヶ関にあるカフェでおいしいタイ風サラダを食べました。とてもシンプルなので作ってみようと思った。材料は米の面とベビーほうれん草、マッシュルームとチキンです。ドレッシングは甘いチリ・ソースとお酢だけです。このソースは春巻きのソースですよ。ちょっと辛いけど良かった。全部をミックスして、食べます。カーステン

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I went to Yoyogi park today with some friends and saw something interesting. A group of about eight guys dressed kind of Elvis-syle were dancing to fifties rock and roll music. They were dressed in black leather and had huge hair. It was quite a sight considering it is Japan and all.今日代々木公園に行きました。とても面白い事を見ましたよ。８人の男の人はエルビスのままでアメリカの１９５０代のロックに踊っていました。ずっと革の衣服を着ているし、髪の毛のスタイルはスゴク大きだったんだー。日本ので珍しいだと思っていた

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今日三社祭に行って、面白いパンツを見ました。友達の友達の居酒屋の前で道に寝ている３人の４０代の男の人がいました。その３人ははっぴとふんどしを着ているままで寝ていました。日本人は恥ずかしいがりだと思います。でもお酒と祭の時は積極的になるかもしれない。I went to the Sanja festival today and saw some interesting underwear. In front of my friend's friend's bar three men were sleeping on the street. They were wearing "fundoshi" (underwear that looks like the thong that sumo wrestlers wear) and "happi" (like a short cotton

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今週新しい仕事になって、すごい疲れたので最近あまり書いてないでごめんね。おとといにJapan　Times を読みながら、面白いコラムを見つけました。割り箸の不要について読みました。１年間で一人は２００本を使って、出します。多いですよね。日本に来て、この事に興味になりました。日本に来て、日本が効率的なし、こんな不要があるのでびっくりしました。ペットボトルもすごい不要だと思います。I started a new job this week and since I've been tired, I havent' written much. Sorry about that.A couple days ago I found an interesting story in the Japan Times. It's about "waribashi" aka disposable

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土曜日に私は最後の学校で働いている日だったんです。そこで３年間を働いていました。英会話学校で３年間は長いでしょう。写真の日本の旗に生徒たちはメッセージを書いたんです。感動した。Saturday was my last day working for the language school. I worked there for three years. For a language school, three years is a long time. My students wrote messages on the flag in the picture. I was touched. From now on, on to bigger and better things.Kirsten

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今週の月曜日はマサと私の１年のAnniversaryなので火曜日にロマンチックなデートをしました。お台場でちょっと買い物して､レストランに行って、ゲームセンターに行きました。観覧車を乗りたかったが、雨で景色があまりなかったので、乗らなかったんでした。二人はスーツままにゲームセンターで卓球をした。ちょっと変でしょうね。スゴイ嬉しかったんですよ。行ったレストランはおいしいイタリア料理ですよ。VenusFortの２階のマーノ マッジョ 【MANO MAGIO】です。時間があれば行ってください。On Monday this week, Masa and I had our one year anniversary so we went on a romantic date. We went to Odaiba and did a bit of shopping, went out for

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今週の日曜日にマサの両親の家の近くで筍堀しました。スゴイ楽しかったんだ！始めてので時間がかかったけど、マサのお父さんは速かったんだー。２，３回掘り返して、終わった。私は２０回位かかりました。その夜私は筍を茹でるつもりのために殻を引き剥がして、マサはそのこと見て、「あれ！何をしてるんだの?］と言って、「殻ままで茹でてよ！」「えっ？ごめんね、どうする？」「そのままに茹で見ましょう。」まさのお母さんよりおいしけど、喜んでおいしくなったんだ。 On Sunday, Masa and I went digging for bamboo shoots near his parents' house. It was really fun. Because it was my first time, it took me a long time to dig one up. Masa's dad was

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昨日朝２時位マサと一緒に吉野家に行きながら、近くの交番で変なことを見ました。酔っ払い人はタクシードライバーを怒鳴りつけていた。何を言ったかわからないが、すごい怒ってるんですよ。交番はいなかった！！！！突然に酔っ払い人はのかれ始まって、タクシードライバーは酔っ払った人を追った。交番はもういなかったんですよ。どこにいたんだろう。Masa and I were walking to Yoshinoya at about 2am yesterday morning.At the local police box a drunken man was yelling at a taxi driver.I couldn't catch what he said but he was really angry.The police weren't there.Suddenly the drunken

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最近は曇り日が多いね。そんな日に子供の時の曲を思い出す。It's been kind of cloudy lately. On those kind of days I always remember a song from my childhood.It's a rainy day, it's a rainy dayIt's wet outside and I can't go out and play.anyway...「雨の日、雨の日外はウェットで、遊びに行けない」な感じです。私の仕事の友達は最近子供が生まれたので毎日毎日「なんとかの子供の曲を思い出すの？」かわいいね。One of the guys from work just had a baby and everyday he asks me if I remember different childrens' songs.

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メイド献血センターがあるんだ！３月２４日のDaily　Yomiuri　Shimbunを読みながら、あきばのメイド献血センターを見つけました。 あそこでメイドさんは手のマッサージサービスをします。気もしわる意だね。メイドカフェはひどいけどメイド献血センターはちょっと非論理的だと思います。セックスと献血が混ざらないだと思います。理由があって、１９９３年に献血者は７２１万人だって、２００３年に５６２万人になりますた。日本は少子高年齢化で重大な問題けど献血者を増すのためにセックシーな事をするのはちょっと。。。I was perusing the March 24th edition of The Daily Yomiuri Shimbun (Newspaper) when I came accross something that makes me question ethics. I

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I was reading the Weekender (an English language magazine in Tokyo) and came accross an interesting articles about convenience stores in Japan. Here are some of my favorite quotes:A joint venture between the large securities firm Nikko Cordial Securities and Lawson in July 2004 saw the convenience store operator open a branch insideNikko’s brokerage office. The branch distinguishes itself by

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You may be wondering what at "chocokuro" is. I will tell you. It is a chocolate filled croissant you can buy at St. Marc's Cafes in and around Tokyo. They keep them warm at the store so when you bite into them the chocolate is still soft and warm. It's like you've died and gone to heaven.あなたたちはチョコクロは何だろうと思っているかもしれない。知らせてよ。チョコクロはチョコレートが入っているクロワッサンです。クロワッサンはフランスのペストリーです。サンマルクカフェで買えます。温かいままで売るので噛む時に

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I went to my favorite bar, ChitChat, for the last time last Thursday. I'll miss that place. It's a little far from my new place.I love the music they play there. And I will never forget the bar tender Kentaro who is pure of heart. And the boss Rei-kun.I'll miss you Chitchat...この前最後に一番好きなバー行きました。そのバーに行けないことがさびしい。新しい家はちょっと遠いと思います。聞いていた音楽はいつも楽しかったんです。けんたろうという店員とレイ君というボスも忘れない。さびしいいなー。Kirsten

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So anway...is this a house or a warehouse?I just can't decide. Metal siding is typical for a warehouse but the wood finish near the door is really nice. Infact it may be the nicest door that I've seen in a long time. They just finished building it down the street from me. It doesn't fit into the neighborhood at all. Oh well, I hope the owners are satisfied. This shows my conservative side.

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Masa's uncle took us to Costco yesterday and Masa was completely overwhelmed. He wanted to buy everything in sight. We ended up buying a spice rack for the new house. It's amazing how fast you can spend 10,000yen. Did you know you can buy a package of 96 granola bars? I wonder how long it'll take us to eat them...私たちはマサの叔父さんとコストコに行きました。コストコとは卸で商品を売る店です。マサは商品がいっぱいあるでとても圧倒した！何でも何か買いたかったんだー！短い

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I've decided to take up belly dancing. I've just ordered a dvd from the Amazon Japan website. I think it's kind of sexy and it's supposed to be great for your abs. I like belly dancing music too. I think a varied workout is the best way to go. It'll be hear sometime after next week and then I'll be able to start.ベリーダンスをし始まるつもりです。今日アマゾン二本のウェブサイトで注文しました。ベリーダンスはセクシーだと思います。音楽が好きです。いろいろな運動した方がいいだと思

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I picked up I am a Cat by Natsume Souseki last week. The entire thing is written from the perspective of a cat. The cat just sits and observes humans all day adding it's comments here and there. What a fabulous idea. How did he think of it. The book is really thick, 638 pages in English. I have no idea how long it is in Japanese. It may be shorter because Japanese cultural things don't

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A couple songs went through my head today. The first one is a song I heard Great Big Sea sing on one of their cds. The line that keeps running through my head is:"We arrived in December and London was cold...TAKE ME HOME!!"I have absolutely no idea why this song has been going through my head.This pic is soooo CanadianMasa and I went to an Irish pub last night with Etsuko and Mr. Topless and we

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I have always been interested in research methodologies and while I was preparing to teach a lesson about health I came accross an interesting article on the Science Daily website. It is about the placebo effect. A group of researcheｒs did a clinical trial that studied the placebo effect of sham pills versus sham acupuncture. People reported they felt more of an effect from the fake acupuncture

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Today is Masa's birthday!Yesterday we went out for a quick dinner and drink at Mother in Shimokitazawa. It has an interesting interior and an eclectic menu. I had German spiced wine while Masa drank Jamacian beer. We dined on Pakisani and Japanese food. A nice little bar.今日はマサの誕生日です！　昨日下北沢にあるマザーというバーで飲みました。雰囲気はよかったし、メニューもとてもかわっていました。ドイツのホットワインとジャマイカンビールをそれぞれ飲みました。ナシゴレンとアボカドパスタも食べました。　とてもナイスなバーでした

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下北にあるdukeというメキシカン料理 barにいってきました。メキシカン料理好きの僕には最高でした。グローリッシュというオランダのビールを飲みました。ポップのきいた苦味がおいしかったですよ。 ＾＾I went to a bar, that also serves mexican food, in Shimokitazawa called Duke. I love mexican food and it was really good. I drank Grolsch beer from the Netherlands. It had a bit of a bitterness to it that was really good.でもいつも思うのですがなんで日本には　TACOBELLがないんでしょうね？？I always wonder why there is no Taco

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I was looking at Keison's website and found a link to the guy who takes most of his photographs. Buntaro Kato is the photographer's name. He's really good. I miss surfing. I'm too much of a cold wimp to surf in the winter. I was looking at surf blogs this morning and now I miss surfing even more. When is it going to be April again... Keison will also be appearing in The Green Room Festival that I

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本当に久しぶりにバッティングセンターにいってきました。ここは一回(２０球)３００円でしたが１０００円で４回の回数券がありました。二人で４回ずつやりました。始めはあまりあたりませんでしたが、後半の２回は結構いいあたりしてました。次の日は案の定筋肉痛でした。。（笑）　年ですかね。。でもカーステンもでしたが。。ｗまさI went to a batting center for the first time in ages.You can buy one round(20 pitches) for 300yen or a four round card for 1000yen.We each did four rounds.In the begining I could not hit well, but I did pretty good during last two rounds.The

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Ayako and I have started talking about going to the The Green Room Festival this year. We went last year and it was great. It's a surfing culture festival. It has art, photography, a bit of fashion, video and of course music. It was sooooo good. We ran into the owner of our favorite bar. He's a music nut. It's the bar that I mentioned in my last post.あやこちゃんとグリーンルームフェスタに行くつもりです。楽しくて、享年行きました。

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いつも沢山のひとが並んでいるのでとおりすぎていました麺屋武蔵新宿店に先日行ってきました!! 　(念願の武蔵。^^)　死ぬまでに一度は行ってみたいとおもっていました。　ちょっと大げさですがＷ　　予想していたより並んでいるひとは少なめでしたが、３０分並んでようやく写真のらーめんにたどりつけました。　はじめにまずスープからー、隠し味の柚がはいった魚系スープはなんともいえません。＾＾　　くずれそうにやわらかいチャーシュー、コシがありしっかりと固めの麺も最高でした。またぜひいってみようとおもっていますー。　でも毎週とまでは。。月に一回ぐらいいけたらいいなーーー　ではではまさ

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A friend and I went to our favorite bar Chit Chat in Shinyurigaoka. We ordered some hot wine and it was delicious. I experimented tonight and I think I figured it out.2 parts wine1 part orange juice1 cinnamon stick1 shot of brandyI cooked it on low for about twenty minutes until the really strong wine taste went away. I used a 300yen bottle of wine so apparently the cost doesn't matter.By the

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I went to a good restaurant last week with a couple friends. The atmosphere was good and so was the food. One of my friends tried Cassis beer. It was suprisingly good considering I don't like beer. The pizza and pasta were also good. The only bad part is that they played the same Jack Johnson CD all evening. I love Jack Johnson but when you hear the same CD three times... Anyway, for those of you

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Yesterday we went to the clearance sale at Marui (a big department store). We were planning to get up at seven and make it for opening time but we ended up getting there at noon due to a traffic jam. We aren't good at mornings...There were a lot more people waiting in line than I had expected.The people who bought "fukubukuro" had already left. "Fukubukuros" are grab bags. They aren't the two or

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There is something wrong with my ipod. I think it's dieing. I can't live without music. I've had it for two years, so for two years I have had music at my disposal. I tired reinstalling the software, resetting the ipod. What is there left to do?I haven't had much to say in the last little while so that is why I'm boring you with my ipod story.I'm spending New Years Masa's parents' house. A family

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Hello all,Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!I put some pics from Christmas Day in my online photo album.If you have a chance, check them out.http://takokun1981.shutterfly.com/action/Kirstenハロー！メリークリスマス　＆　ハッピー・ニュー・イヤー！オンラインアルバムにクリスマスの写真を載せました。機会があったら、是非見てください。http://takokun1981.shutterfly.com/action/カーステン

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I was reading The Daily Yomiuri two days ago and stumbled on an interesting fact. Apparently one third of the canidates in the next election in Iraq must be women. And one quarter of the parliment seats must be occupied by women. Sounds good on the surface but will someone find a way to exploit it. It's kind of interesting considering in Canada and the US numbers are not that high. And we

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As I was preparing for a class on regrets I stumbled across a really interesting blog. I love the way the person writes. He is quite perceptive and interesting. Check it out if you have time.http://bestoftheblogs.com/postcards.htmlI was thinking about regrets and I don't have many. I can't remember having many because I usually do what I want. There are the few people that I wish I had gotten to

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Hello and welcome to the new location of "So anyway...". It's somewhat naked now but give us some time and there'll be lots and lots of stuff to read. Hope you enjoy.Our old home is at http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/takokun1981 if you want to check it out.Kirstenいらっしゃいまっせ!!So anyway...の新しいサイトにまだ何も書いてないですが、出来るだけがんがん書いていきますので、これからもよろしくお願いいたします。　ちなみに前のサイトは http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/takokun1981になります。カーステン

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