Organic Lunch & My dog & cat

Went to organic lunch surrounded by beautiful field.
The all vegetable were grown here.

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In front of restaurant.

Organic Lunch dishes
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Dessert, fruits & shiso- leaves juice
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I am really satisfied :)

After lunch, I was gonna go for a run.
But I hit upon the idea to take my dog for a walk.
My dog(ViVI) doesn't go for a walk cuz she is really scared to go out.
Always she run around in the backyard.
We have never succeed to take her a walk.

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She doesn't walk more than 3 meters...
I hold her in the arm and take her for a while.
Let her walk. but she stops.....
My arm got getting sore... Give up..

ViVi (Before sleep)
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She always sleep with my dad on the futon.

(After sleep)
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It is a bit hot to sleep on the mat.
That's why she moves around looking for the cold floor.
She turns over for this....

My cat(Cherry)
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She loves to sleep on massage chair.
extending looong...

Akashi food

Today, I went to Akashi (next to Kobe) to renew my driver's license cuz it was expired when I was in Vancouver.

I can drive again better to say I can practice again .

Akashi is famous place for octopus.
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After I have got back license, I went to have Akashi-yaki(special tako-yaki -Octopus ball) with mom.

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We got octopus ball & Anago(Conger eel) ball.
sooo yummy. It is super soft.

souvenir for house..... "Octopus croquette

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oops. food food food. time to shake up
work out with Pilates before going to slp

Japan life has started..

Japan life has started
What I miss a lot when I was in Van is this cuttie
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my honey, ViVi.
She always sleeps with my dad.
on his arm, between leg, anywhere.

Today, I went to grocery shopping with mom
Happy sweet time
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natural jelato place close to my
(Left) ram raisin & Salt gelato (Right) coconuts milk & pumpkin
Soooo yummy. I love this place

Today the election was carried out.
I went to vote in election for the first time in my life

Visited my elementary school for that
Ground of school...
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There were soccer girls and surprisingly my coach!
I was playing soccer here for 5 years in those days
My coach was really surprised at me. I was, too!! such a nice meeting to him.

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school hallway
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I should learn about Japanese politics more...
Tmrw, i am going to Shiga Pref. for happy time
Hope to get enough wind for kitesurfing, too

25 year old and go for Pilates life !

I haven't been here for a long time again..

Update my life here!

What should I start writing here?

Let's start from the new place to live,,,

I moved to new place on mid of June.
Here is really quiet and good neighborhood.
I live in the basement suite which has own bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and so on.
-bedroom-
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-my private kitchen-
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Found good place :)
Always, enjoying cooking here.
Especially I do lots of cooking on weekends to make stocks for the week as I did this weekend, too.

Okies. next topic....
I reached to 25 years old on the last weekend!
I had great B.D weekend with my sister in Salt Spring Island.

We stayed B&B which has cute cats and sheeps. And more than anything, super nice owner's wife took care of us lots.

Thanks to her and nice people there, we had great visit to that island.

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Kyoko, Ellen(B&B's owner's wife), Hitomi(sister)
at Ganges Harbour

I really liked that island and learned something from there.
Turning to new age and approaching to 30, I wanna be a matured and attractive lady!
Before all, I will keep in mind to cherish day by day and thanks to everybody around.


Okies. Let's move on to the next topic.
As a next big challenge for me, I got chance to take Pilates advanced course in New York!
I was certified as a mat Pilates instructor last year.
But to open more opportunities as an instructor, I have decided to take Reformer course which use machine and teach privately.
I looked around the summer course in Canada, but all studios in Canada were fully booked already.
Finally, I found the course in N.Y in end of July.
Then, decided to go for it :)

I will leave here on July 18th and back here Aug 2nd.
It is the 1st time to go N.Y!
I am really excited and appreciate this chance which I got motivated by family, partner, friends and so on.
Until then, train body and refresh brain for it!

All about it!
Go for next challenge and enjoy day by day :)






Summer is coming!

Haven't updated blog so long...

I spent half of month doing various things here.
But at least, I am fine

Had v-ball week playing v-ball 6 days in a week.
It was for Asian tourny on long weekends.
I had so much fun with my team ladies!!

Went Comox again for about 2 days and had big super surprising Birthday party for my Canadian grand mom.
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I made 85 cranes with origami for table decoration.
(It was 85's years old b.d for her)

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Huge B.D cake(maybe regular size in Canada!?)
My host mother's hand made yummy lemon cake.
decorated by her friend who was pastry chef.

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We set up restaurant before ppl comes. Ready !!

Grandmom was in hospital and took to the restaurant.
Even she didn't know it was her B.D on that day.
When she got to the restaurant, there were around 40 ppl like her friends, relatives, and old co-workers...
She was crying and surprised.

Came back to Vancouver after the party.
Started new life.

I have decided to stay in Vancouver through summer without going back to Japan last week.

Thanks to everything what I have now and everybody who are supporting me.

Sometimes it doesn't go well as I planed.
But, day by day just do what I can now.

Recently, I am enjoying healthy cooking.
Taking tofu or seafood as a main dish,
I make several side dish. of course, Japanese side dish. healthy choice!

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Tofu-berg

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baked salmon with garlic. etc

Always making Japanese style lunch box using stocked side dishes.
I mean not sandwich lunch bags.

Food is really important, I feel everyday.
Eating and enjoying good & healthy food. Make it the energy for the day

I have relaxing weekend. Doing the things what I gotta do at home.

Well. almost done! then, time to enjoy sun in front of beach!?